Minecraft Devs Explain How Rage & Anger Shaped Warden's Design
In a recent developer diary, Mojang briefly explains how Warden’s rage and anger helped shape the creature’s design and behavior in Minecraft’s The Wild Update. While the underground creatures are legitimately frightening, some players are also successfully retexturing them to look even scarier.
One particular fanmade custom texture pack added new horror to Minecraft’s Warden, turning them turned into a walking nightmare soon after The Wild Update was released. Having taken advantage of increased resolution, the artist redesigned the underground monster to be even more menacing and horrifying than it already was. Since the texture turned out to be disturbingly detailed, the creature’s open rib cage with a second set of jaws and a giant blue heart became too realistic to look at indifferently. This nightmare fuel only gets spookier with the unique animations Mojang created, which the studio recently went into more detail on via its YouTube channel.
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In the latest YouTube video dedicated to Minecraft 1.19 version, the game’s developers discussed the secrets behind The Wild Update‘s art and sound, including the effort put into bringing Warden to life. Wardens are one of Minecraft's scariest mobs, with the creature not only making distinctive noises, but also unique animations. According to developers, they wanted to translate Warden’s raw fury and rage into motion when the creature digs up or down in the ground. The moment it starts going down, the monster is driven by anger and annoyance, probably caused by being disturbed by a player. It almost feels like Warden has a plan to reappear later and surprise the player with its sudden arrival. The
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