Minecraft Dungeons Flames of the Nether DLC Receives Release Date

Mojang's Minecraft Dungeons will be receiving its fourth paid DLC 'Flames of the Nether' on February 24, 2021, on all platforms where the game is available for purchase. Here's everything we know about this new DLC.

Minecraft Dungeons is a cooperative dungeon crawler spin-off of Minecraft. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on May 26, 2020, after being delayed from its initial release date of April 2020 due to the pandemic.

Minecraft Dungeons is set in the same world as Minecraft. However, they are wildly different from each other. They differ on the base gameplay in that the original sandbox game is an open-world sandbox while Minecraft Dungeons is a hack-and-slash dungeon crawler in an isometric perspective. This spin-off also has a narrative while the original game has none.

Mojang announced that there will be six missions included and that it will be a "journey to the blazing heart of the Nether itself." This may mean a handcrafted level will be added, as the game employs both procedurally generated content and human-designed levels.  There will be new artifacts, weapons, and gears - what they are and the number of them is not specified. The DLC will also include two new skins and a pet: Baby Ghast.

The Flames of the Nether DLC is not just the additional content that Minecraft Dungeons is bound to receive. There will also be a free DLC that is already in the pipeline for this game. Mojang calls it the "most ambitious free update" for the game.

This free update will include a major new feature called Ancient Hunts, procedurally generated end-game missions that take place inside and outside of the Nether. Successfully completing these Ancient Hunts and destroying the Ancient mobs will reward the player with top-tier Gilded Gear. There is a chance of getting Gold, a new currency that will be useful in dealing with the new-arrived merchant Piglin who is stationed in your camp.

Flames of the Nether will arrive as part of the Minecraft Dungeons' Season Pass priced at $19.99. There is currently no pricing for the Flames of the Nether DLC as a standalone, but it could be inferred that it will cost $5.99 like the three previous DLCs. What Are The Other DLCs of Minecraft Dungeons? Jungle Awakens Jungle Awakens is the first DLC pack for Minecraft Dungeons. It was released on the 1st of July 2020. The DLC introduced the following in the game: Name Type Abomination Vine Mob Archaeologist Skin Barrier* Enchantment Corrupted Seeds Artifacts Dingy Jungle Location Explorer Skins Jack o' Lantern* Mob Jungle Abomination Mob Jungle Zombie Mob Leapleaf Mob Melon Slice Consumable Mossy Skeleton Mob Oakwood Brew Consumable Ocelot Mob Ocelot Armor Gear Overgrown Temple Location Panda Mob Panda Plateau (Secret Level) Location Parrot Mob Poison Others Poison-Quill Vine Mob Quick Growing Vine Mob The Monkey Motivator* Gear Vine Whip Gear Whip Gear Whisperer Mob Included with the DLC but is unused in-game Creeping Winter Creeping Winter was the second DLC pack for Minecraft Dungeons. It was released on the 8th of September 2020. A gameplay feature that was added with this DLC is the requirement for a player to break the ice block surrounding them in order to move if they fall into the icy water. Below are the things introduced in Creeping Winter. Name Type Acrobat Enchantment Arctic Fox Mob Bag of Souls Enchantment Burst Bowstring Enchantment Busy Bee Enchantment Cooked Salmon Consumable Dynamo (Melee) Enchantment Dynamo (Ranged) Enchantment Frost Armor Gear Frosted Fjord Location Frosty Skin Frozen Zombie Mob Horse Consumable Ice Wand Mob Iceologer Mob Icy Creeper Mob Illusioner Mob Lone Fortress Location Lost Settlement (Secret Level) Mob Mage Mob Polar Bear Mob Quest Giver* Mob Rabbit Mob Snow Armor Gear Snow Bow Gear Stray Mob Sweet Brew Consumable Tumblebee Enchantment Winter Warrior Skin Winter's Touch Gear Wretched Wraith Gear *Included with the DLC but is unused in-game Howling Peaks With the Opulent Armor, you can destroy everything

Howling Peaks was the third DLC for Minecraft Dungeons. It is a Mountain-themed DLC that introduced the wind-based areas and additions. The previous two DLCs are part of the Hero Pass. The Howling Peaks is part of the Season Pass which includes the Flames of the Nether DLC as well as the two unnamed upcoming DLCs with an Ocean theme and an End theme. Below are the Additions of the Howling Peaks DLC which was released on the 9th of December, 2020. Name Type Armored Mountaineer Mob Baby Goat Mob Burst Gale Bow (Unique variant of Wind Bow) Gear Chill Gale Knife (Unique Variant of Tempest Knife) Gear Climbing Gear Gear Cooked Salmon Consumable Colossal Rampart (Secret Level) Location Death Barter Enchantment Dense Brew Consumable Echo of the Valley (Unique variant of Wind Bow) Gear Emerald Skin Emerald Gear Gear Emerald Shield Enchantment Enchanter's Tome Artifact Environmental Protection Enchantment Gale Sanctum Location Glided Glory (Unique variant of Emerald Armor) Gear Goat Mob Goat Gear (Unique variant of Climbing Gear) Gear Illager's Bane Enchantment Life Boost Enchantment Llama Mob Llama Skin Lucky Explorer Mob Mountaineer Mob Multi-Roll Enchantment Opulent Armor (Unique variant of Emerald Armor) Gear Pink Armored Mountaineer (Unused) Mob Rampart Captain Mob Ravager Mob Resolute Temptest Knife (Unique variant of Tempest Knife) Gear Roll Charge Enchantment Rugged Climbing Gear (Unique variant of Climbing Gear) Gear Rushdown Mob Satchel of Elements Artifact Scatter Mines Artifact Squall Golem Mob Sweet Berries Consumable Tempest Golem Mob Tempest Knife Gear Updraft Tome Artifact Wind Bow Gear Wind Caller Mob Windswept Peaks Location Wooly Cow Mob