Things you should know about The Pale Garden

Key things

• The new Pale Garden biome available on the Java image brings a unique mob, Creaking, to the game.
• Players will get a new wood type, Pale Oak, which is ideal for versatile builds.
• Pale Garden offers an eerie atmosphere with new bright flora, desaturated blocks and silence.

The main reveal at Minecraft Live 2024 and the main source of interest in the various leaks leading up to the event, the new Pale Garden biome has already caught the attention of the community. While players are already exploring this eerie location, the general theme and intended atmosphere of this forested region is clearly evident.

Coupled with its own unique mob, the Pale Garden appears to be the surface biome of the Overworld, resisting the terrifying depths of the Deep Dark in the caverns below. Additionally, the reveal and experimental shot of this new biome offers a great look at what is essentially concept art, with plenty of potential for additions and changes. For players who are ready to explore these forests carefully, there are five key things to know for now.

5 Scrape

Minecraft's newest threat

Latest mob added to Minecraft Creak is a unique threat that can only be found in Pale Garden and currently has no drops when defeated. Clearly inspired by the Weeping Angel mechanic, this living tree monster isn't much of a threat on its own, but it can easily become a problem in large enough numbers.

The Creaking is effectively invincible unlike other recent enemy mobs like Warden and Breeze and can somewhat trap the Warden in a loop of constantly attacking him to no avail. A mob can be destroyed immediately once players find a Crackling Heart that is puppeting it, as currently one Heart will spawn and control one Crackling, but players cannot harm it until then. While he doesn't deal a lot of damage, he'll always deal half damage under normal circumstances, even with late-game armor, along with overpowering the numbers as a real threat, along with a Creak speed that potentially allows him to hit low-level players. health after fighting other mobs. Fortunately, if players have Squeak on their eyes, they won't be able to move.

4 A new type of wood

Light oak

For players focused on building, Pale Garden adds a brand new type of wood and brings white wooden blocks to the game. While there are a number of different white blocks used purely for design reasons, adding a wooden set of this color brings doors, fences, knobs, pressure plates and more for builders to use.

Pale Oak offers players a great deal of versatility, with the only cost being finding the Pale Garden biome. Between saplings, foliage, a variant of cut logs, and even standard plank blocks, there is a wide group of monochromatic blocks that builders can make the most of.

3 Crackling heart

Master puppeteer

What the developers describe as a “living block”, Creaking Heart is a real monster that uses Creaking as shallow puppets to scare, hurt and haunt players in its Pale Garden, fitting right in with the idea of ​​Bundles of Bravery. It's surprisingly well hidden, at least from Vanilla's point of view, making the ax somewhat essential for players who need to chop down trees to get rid of the Squeak. Currently, as of the first experimental frame, Creaking Heart blocks are finite and do not shatter when players grow light oaks.

As a “living block”, breaking the Creaking Heart can give players Monster Hunter and Monsters Hunted upgrades usually reserved for standard zombies and creepers, making this block a mob in its own special way. Since it is the mastermind of the Squeaky, players can silk touch the block and create their own Squeaky creature by placing the heart between two upright logs and waiting for the night. A “wake up” sound will be played when done correctly and when subtitles are used. Additionally, for subtitled players, the sound for the Creaking mob attack is “Creaking Heart screams”, adding more to the eerie world of the spooky garden.

2 Pale Flora

New moss and biome shade

For players looking for new shades of gray to add to their builds, or for a more gothic feel to natural builds, Pale Garden adds a small selection of new light plants as well as a new biome color for players to move into. From new moss blocks to haunted leaves, there's a small but distinct menu to choose from.

The typical green blocks that live up to the biome's name are drastically desaturated, from standard grass to even jungle trees, making it a solid place for creepier builds. As for unique blocks, light leaves are now white regardless of biome, adding strong potential for winter builds. Hanging moss also adds great texture to underground structures with the advantage that this hanging plant does not grow on its own.

1 Biome environment

Pale silence

Perhaps one of the most interesting but rather vague additions, the addition and lack of sounds in the pale garden represents a focus on the atmosphere in Minecraft has not been seen since the death of fireflies. While most biomes in the game are usually quiet except for crowd movement and music, Pale Garden is especially quiet.

In addition to the exaggerated quietness of the new biome, there appears to be a new method for adding ambient sounds. Certain blocks in the biome now make certain sounds at night, such as the Creaking Heart, which adds another layer of mystery. Beyond the current implications, the potential for more and similar ways to include ambient sounds like falling leaves or rolling waves is more than possible.