Minecraft Festival 2023

Minecraft Festival 2023 was the Minecraft announcement stream of 2023, it took place on October 13th, 2023. It changed the name of the streams from Minecraft Live to Minecraft Festival. It announced many features coming in the next year and a hint at the future of Minecraft. Mojang also announced the next 3 major updates coming to Minecraft. There were two votes for the first time ever this year.
== Trailer ==
The trailer opened with an unknown type of village burning and in ruins, with Pirate and Illager Banners scattered around. Then it shows an unknown biome that looks like a Volcano. Inside the volcano, there is a strange color of lava. Through the lava you see an autumnal-looking forest with a family of Foxes. At the end, it shows a brief flash of a strange book falling into the void with a scene of lost mobs on it.
== Minecraft Updates ==
During Minecraft Festival, the next 3 major updates were announced: 1.27- Rise of the Illagers, in December 2023, 1.28- The Update That Changed The World Again, in April 2024, and 1.29- Seasons and Weather, in August 2024. Rise of the Illagers will be a sequel to 1.14- Village and Pillage, except it will be more focused on adding Illagers, but also changes to Piglin Structures, End Cities, Endling Structures, and Pureni Structures. It will also add new villagers. The Update that Changed the World Again is a sequel 1.7- The Update that Changed the World and will add over 6 new biomes to the game with a lot of new variety. It will also add more food, trees, mobs, and farming items. New pets will also finally come. Seasons and Weather will add a few new biomes to accommodate seasons in Minecraft, as well as new temperature features in hot and cold biomes. It will also add new weather patterns to the world with new mobs to go along with them.
== Minecraft Dungeons ==
During Minecraft Festival, multiple new DLCs and a major game update were announced. The update will contain a second postgame storyline, as well two new difficulties: Massacre, which is harder than Genocide Plus, and Hardcore, which can be set to either Apocalypse, Genocide, or Massacre and ends after the player dies. Also several new DLCs such as a Mythic DLC, Desert DLC 2, Nether DLC 3, and a Mushroom DLC. The new DLCs will showcase multiple new game gimmicks, and features from recent updates in the main game.
== Forgotten Vote 2023 ==
The Forgotten Vote is a new kind of vote in Minecraft Announcement Streams that brings back mobs that lost in previous votes for a second chance. The top 2 mobs will be added in one of the next three updates. This is the first vote to have two winners. The four candidates are Mob D: The Hovering Inferno (Minecraft Earth 2017), Moobloom (Minecraft Live 2020), Iceologer (Minecraft Live 2020), and Pike (Minecraft Live 2022). The Pike was eliminated after Round 1. The Moobloom ended up victorious with 66% of the vote, and the Iceologer came in second with 33% of the vote. Both were added in 1.27 and 1.28.
=== Hovering Inferno ===
A stronger Blaze variant found occasionally throughout Nether Fortresses. Its floating appendages can act like shields, making it hard to attack. Vote for this mob if you want more of a challenge in Nether Fortresses.
=== Moobloom ===
A yellow cow with flowers growing on it originally from Minecraft Earth. Can attract bees and its flowers can be harvested. Vote for this mob if you want more vibrancy in the world.
=== Iceologer ===
A cold illager that can summon large ice sheets that can stun players, originally from Minecraft Dungeons. Lives in the Mountains making them harder to travers, vote for this mob if you want more menacing peaks.
=== Pike ===
A predatory fish that feeds on smaller fish. Drops the fish for you to pick up easily. Vote for this mob if you want easier fish gathering.
but in reality the mob candidates are the Crab, the Armadillo, and the Penguin.
== Biome Vote 2023 ==
Unlike previous years, this year's Biome Vote is for bringing a new biome into the game. There are three candidates and only one may win. The candidates are Chaparral, Orchard, and Wasteland. The Chaparral was eliminated after Round 1. The Orchard ended up victorious with 66% of the vote.
=== Chaparral ===
Biome consisting of hilly landscape, scattered small shrubs, and bushes. Small pockets of stone can also be found.
=== Orchard ===
Similar to a hybrid of plains and forest, it has fields of large oak trees and bright grass. Also contains many new fruit trees to explore.
=== Wasteland ===
A hazy biome with pools of murky brown water. Dead trees also appear in this biome. It is an inhospitable place, and not recommended for beginners.
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