6 things to do before the Minecraft Chase the Skies update

Minecraft Chase the Skies update will be released soon as Mojang has already finished adding new features and changes. Now in the final stages, it's set to release sometime in June. The player base is eagerly waiting for this update since it brings some of the biggest, game-changing features to the sandbox.

While the community patiently waits for the update to release, here are a few activities they can do in Minecraft to get ready.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.

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List of 6 activities to do before the Minecraft Chase the Skies update releases

1) Collect ghast tears and soul sand

Collect ghast tears and soul sand blocks to make dried ghasts (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Dried ghast is a new block in the Chase the Skies game drop. This block can be grown into a happy ghast, which will help players fly in the game. While it can be found near Soul Sand Valley fossils, it can also be crafted using eight ghast tears and one soul sand block.

Hence, before the update arrives, players can start gathering loads of ghast tears and soul sand blocks. The best way to do so is to create a ghast farm in the Nether roof, and also have access to the Soul Sand Valley with lots of soul sand blocks.

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2) Create a happy ghast station

Happy ghast station can be created to get on and off the new mob (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Happy ghast is as huge as a regular Nether ghast. Hence, getting on and off the creature near a base can be tricky. Furthermore, the new mob will fly around in a large area, which can make it difficult to lure it near so that players can remount on it.

Hence, players can create a simple happy ghast station as shown in the picture above, with chests consisting of extra harnesses, snowballs, and leads.

All three items can be used to lure the mob, and the leads can be used to tie it to a fence block.

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3) Ready mobs for transportation

Keep mobs ready for transportation (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

In the Minecraft Chase the Skies update, Mojang has brought several changes to the leads. Most notably, they can now be used to connect two entities together, without the player being connected to either of them. Since happy ghast is also an entity, all of them can be tied to it while a player flies it around the Overworld.

Since this will make mob transportation quite easy, players should keep the mobs that need to be transported ready. Once the update releases, players can make happy ghasts, bring the mobs that need transporting, connect both of them with leads, and then lift them into the air.

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4) Grow carrots for horses

Carrots can now be used to tame and heal horses, donkeys, and mules (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Previously, players were able to tame, heal, or grow horses, donkeys, and mules, using various food items like wheat, sugar, apples, golden food items, etc. While there were many common and rare food item options for horses, the next game drop also adds carrots into this.

Since horses usually eat carrots in real life, this upcoming feature feels quite realistic. Hence, players can start growing carrots for their horses as well.

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5) Create a spider farm for string

Spider farms can be created to get strings for lead (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

In the Chase the Skies update, Mojang simplified the lead's crafting recipe as well. It will no longer require a slime ball to be crafted, instead, it will only need five strings.

Since the lead's crafting recipe now only requires strings, players can create a spider farm if they want to gather loads of strings and indirectly farm lead.

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6) Create a leather farm for saddles

Create a cow crusher farm to get leather for saddles (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

After saddles were first released in Minecraft many years ago, Mojang has now finally decided to make them craftable. After the Chase the Skies update, saddles can be crafted using three leathers and one iron ingot.

Hence, players can create a leather farm using entity cramming mechanics of the game and crushing cows in a single block space to kill and gather their resources. Additionally, they can also create an iron farm to farm saddles when the update drops.

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