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Ironically, the poisonous potato creeper looks very good and I think I might start playing with it because it feels like it might actually blend into more terrain.

MnCerift Jāver OOpdirt in nutshell

Pre-Classic: Grass, cobble, and a big ol' box
Classic: Here's more stuff
Indev/Infdev: Here's more stuff and infinite terrain
Alpha: You want more? Get pig!
Beta 1.0-1.7: The game is getting more finished by the second.
Beta 1.8: Challenge? Challenge approved.
1.0: The game is actually finished now
1.1: Yeah never mind here's some other stuff
1.2: I'm Steve of the Jungle
1.3: Temples? Covered in emeralds?
1.4: HOLY SMOKES A NEW BOSS
1.5: *happy Mumbo Jumbo*
1.6: Neigh. Whinny. _____
1.7: This update really did change the world. Sales climbed up 50%!
1.8: Remastered enchanting and ocean monuments!
1.9: You want better combat? Give this a shot and- *gets shot*
1.10: OK, we're sorry. Here are polar- I MEAN bone blocks.
1.11: You want a challenge? Woodland mansions and pillagers.
1.12: I CAN SEE THE COLOURSSSS
1.13: Snorkel gear is FINALLY added after popular demand. And pufferfish!
1.14: Minecraft is popular again, so here's a fresh coat of paint and 'hrrr's!
1.15: BzzzzzzzzzZzzzZZzzzzZzzz
1.16: Oink. Want nether? Here's a new logo on the title screen.
1.17: IT'S HERE!!! THE CAVE UPDATE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!
1.18: And here's the REAL update. And mountains.
1.19: Swamp? Nah. Was there a portal in the deep dark? Nope.
1.20: Want Minecraft to be Minecraftier?
1.21: If you want the ultimate test, your reward is (sort of) broken!
The Future: Alright, here's a new end update. And overhauled biomes, structures, progression, textures, animations, skins, Fortnite Battle Pass...

DATAAAAAAAA

I've answered for myself below, but "let's start one of those trends"!

Revealing that 1.21 will have 20 paintings and not 5 is huge for pack makers, since we have so much more space to put the paintings we want! At the same time, Zetterstrand is awesome and it's nice to have another fragment of old Minecraft coming in. Do you have nostalgia for the paintings? Share your own Minecraft painting experience!

I'd ask about the new ones but I haven't been able to properly take a look at Zetterstrand's since 5 of them are only visible in a Short or behind text on his blog. We'll likely see them tomorrow for the snapshot.

Zetterstrand makes is grand return to Minecraft this week. Were you around for when paintings were originally added to the game?

What's your favourite painting from back then and why? Have you used them often?

I'll go first: Paintings have been in the game for as long as I've known it. I don't use paintings too often, maybe once in a base if I want it feel cozy. Sunset usually fits my build the best space-wise, but my favourite is aztec2 for its general aqua hue feel.

OH MY GOODNESS NEW ZETTERSTRAND PAINTINGS THIS IS NOT A DRILL THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING

It's funny because I've been having a dilemma with the new paintings on how to treat them for PADX (I'm almost definitely not touching them anyways), and I just checked the website and wiki for the paintings a few hours ago.

Does that mean Boeving made the wither one so many years ago? (Edit: No, it was Jeb, and the wiki puts that in a weird table entry)

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Also it's stupid that he has 15 (shellshock) for the 15th anniversary but they look soooo good and he definitely has a lot of works to catch up on... at least I know this is unlikely to repeat if it is for the anniversary (they admitted it's hard to get the variation you want now)

EDIT: Also, the blog says we'll have 51 paintings even though that brings the total to 46 (or 50 with the elements). General typo, or another tease..?

Been listening to the new soundtrack, and it's certainly given me different feelings in comparison to the last update. I was trying to figure out where to put songs for Music Re-Cued, but I'll have to wait to see where they put it because I feel like there's so much music that's starting to have an amount of variety that might require more splits or changes to how I approach the pack. Stay tuned!