6 interesting things about the Minecraft happy ghast update

Mojang will soon be releasing the new Minecraft happy ghast update, which is also being called the summer game drop by the community. The developers have already revealed most of the features and changes that this game drop will contain. Some of them will be game-changing, while others are important quality-of-life tweaks.

Here is a list of some interesting facts about Minecraft's upcoming game drop.

List of 6 fascinating things about the Minecraft happy ghast update

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1) New lead and saddle crafting recipes

Saddle and lead will receive new crafting recipes (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

In the summer game drop, Mojang decided to bring some major changes to two useful items: saddles and lead. Lead received loads of mechanic changes, including a brand new crafting recipe that replaces the slime ball with string. This makes the crafting recipe a lot simpler since finding slime balls early in the game was tricky.

While saddles only received one major feature change, it turned out to be one of the biggest features in the entire game drop. Mojang decided to make saddles craftable using three leathers and one iron ingot. Since saddles used to be a rare loot item, crafting them with such simple items will be a massive game-changer.

2) Background music frequency setting

Background music frequency option has been added to sound settings (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

In Minecraft, the game occasionally plays various types of background music. However, this music is not consistent since it stops after a while and might not return for several minutes or hours. Hence, with the summer game drop, Mojang decided to add a sound setting that alters the frequency with which the background music plays.

It can be set to either the default setting, the frequent setting, or the consistent setting.

3) New environmental fog (JE only)

A new type of environmental fog has been added to the Java Edition (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

For several years now, Minecraft Java Edition has only had one type of fog, which contained both environmental and render-distance fog. With the next game drop, Mojang decided to split the two and improve environmental fog. They also added a new type of fog when it rains or snows.

The changes in environmental fog make the game look slightly altered during different times of the day and when the weather changes.

4) Shears become more useful

Shears can now be used to cut out leads and saddles (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Shears are used in Minecraft to cut out various kinds of delicate vegetation blocks like vines, glow lichens, and so on. While it was already an important tool, its usefulness will increase after the next game drop.

The tool will soon be able to cut leads, saddles, harnesses, and even carpets from mobs.

5) Firework rockets with elytra changes

When gliding with elytra, firework rockets will act as a boost even if placed on a block (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Firework rockets are most useful with an elytra, since they can boost or launch a player in the air while gliding. Previously, if players accidentally placed the rockets on a block while gliding, the rockets would not provide the players with a boost.

This will now change with the upcoming game drop. Even if the firework rocket is placed on any facet of a block while gliding, it will still act as a booster and launch players forward.

6) Piglins barter dried ghast

Piglins will now be able to barter dried ghast (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Dried ghast is a new block coming to the summer game drop. It can be grown by submerging the block in water and turning it into a ghastling, and eventually a happy ghast. While the block can be found near Nether fossils in Soul Sand Valleys and can be crafted, it can also be obtained from piglins.

There is a 2.18% to 2.13% chance of getting a dried ghast block by bartering with piglins in the Nether.

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Edited by Akshat Kabra