Minecraft Dungeons releases hotfix patch update for ‘Howling Peaks DLC,’ fixes some bugs

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A small patch to close out the year for Dungeons.

What you need to know

Minecraft Dungeonshas already had a busy month, with the release of this third expansion, theHowling Peaks DLC, and a new Season Pass that includes the latest DLC as well as three more future updates. However, Mojang Studios isn’t quite done with the year yet and is releasing a small hotfix update for Minecraft Dungeons withUpdate 1.7.3.0. There’s nothing terribly exciting about this patch, but it does fix some annoying bugs and make some balancing changes, one of which should hopefully make the game feel fairer.

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This update should be available for all Minecraft Dungeons platforms simultaneously. The full changelog for Update 1.7.3.0 includes:

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Explore new worlds in Minecraft Dungeons.

It’s been a busy first year for Minecraft Dungeons, and now the ARPG dungeon-crawling Minecraft spin-off is looking ahead towards its future, with four new expansions planned. The first one, Howling Peaks, is available right now, but players can also grab the new Season Pass to gain immediate access to all four expansions as soon as they launch.

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