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From December 4 to December 11, 2024, several releases were made to promote The Garden Awakens drop, which had released the day before the campaign. These 7 days were known as Expect the unexpected,[1] also known as Beyond the Pale Garden,[2] featuring projects such as add-ons, a skin pack, and an event server.
Prior to the campaign's official beginning, a cryptic article revealing the Garden Awakens release date set up a narrative of Minecraft.net writer Sophie Austin reportedly disappeared into the pale garden.[3][2] It would be formally announced on Minecraft Monthly.[4]
Phantom Frames is a free add-on developed by Hive Games, available on both Bedrock Edition and Java Edition (as data pack and resource pack).[2] The add-on features several "magic paintings," which send the player to a random biome in the world.[5]
Majestic Camping is an add-on developed by Jordan Maron, better known as CaptainSparklez, that is centered around various camping supplies, such as hammocks, tents, and flashlights. It was released for 👁 Image
660 Minecoins.[6]
Ghost Pets is an add-on developed by AriaCreations that allow existing "pet" mobs to become powerful ghosts, with associated features such as glowing dye. It was released for 👁 Image
660 Minecoins.[6]
To promote the release of the drop, an advertising campaign began on December 6, 2024, featuring two community challenges. For Bedrock players, they'll earn the two items. For Java players, a skin pack was also released to reward progress.[7]
| Name | Image | Type | Rarity | How to obtain | Challenge | |
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| Icon | Render | |||||
| Creaking Mask | Face Items 👁 Image |
Rare 👁 Image |
Requires players defeating 75 million creakings. | Mob Community Challenge | ||
| The Creak | Emote 👁 Image |
Required players placing 50 million resin blocks. | Biome Community Challenge | |||
A series of character creator items, referred to as the Garden Awakens Collection, was released, made to represent three distinct characters.[8]
| Name | Image | Type | Rarity | Price | Character | |
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| Icon | Render | |||||
| Tattered Flannel | Top | Rare | 👁 Image 400 Minecoins |
Pale Wood Punching Lumberjack | ||
| Tattered Jeans | Bottom | 👁 Image 160 Minecoins | ||||
| Creaking Pauldron | Outerwear | 👁 Image 280 Minecoins | ||||
| Resin-Trimmed Gloves | Gloves | 👁 Image 160 Minecoins | ||||
| Pale Brimmed Hat | Headwear | Epic | 👁 Image 400 Minecoins |
Eyeblossom Botanist | ||
| Eyeblossom Apron | Outerwear | Rare | 👁 Image 280 Minecoins | |||
| Pale Gardening Gloves | Gloves | 👁 Image 160 Minecoins | ||||
| Pale Moss Hair | Hairs | 👁 Image 120 Minecoins |
Rake Moss | |||
| Pale Moss Beard | Facial Hairs | |||||
| Pale Moss Shoes | Shoes | Epic | 👁 Image 240 Minecoins | |||
Although previously announced on Minecraft Monthly, on December 7th an article was announced formally explaining the Eerie Mojang Office Party.[9] The plot, settings, rewards, and release date of the event were revealed.
After several days without any official updates to the initiative, news would conclude with the announcement of three additional add-ons.[10]
Developed by Honeyfrost, Scary Furniture contains several pieces of unique furniture entities. Several options include mimic chests, haunted bookshelves, chess sets, and a piano. The pack was released for free, with an accompanying pop-up to promote it.[citation needed] Within the context of the narrative framing device, the possessed furniture ended up killing several detectives.
Developed by Horizon Blocks, Mob Light is an add-on adds several lights in the shape of mobs. These each have their own properties and abilities, intended for use defending survival bases. The add-on was released for 👁 Image
660 Minecoins, and contributed to the meta narrative by helping illuminate a path, with the investors getting distracted by the add-on's cosmetic options.
Developed by Noxcrew, Monster Food offers several food options themed around monsters, such as wardens, ravagers, and the ender dragon. The add-on was released for 👁 Image
660 Minecoins.
Alongside the add-ons, two additional content bundles were released to coincide with the theme of the event.
The Weapons Pack is a bundle devoted to weapons and tools, including the Mob Weapons add-on by Logdotzip, two additional add-ons, the Pufferfist character item, and minecoins.
The Scary Pack is a bundle devoted to horror tropes, including the Mutant Zombie Dungeons map, Mutants add-on, The Backrooms map, Insane Disasters add-on by Spark Universe, several character items, and minecoins.
On Twitter, notable Minecraft content creators CaseOh and Quackity were announced to be participating in a promotional stream. Announced to begin on December 13th, the stream centers around their quest to rescue CaseOh's cat Kitty, who had somehow been captured in a cage within a pale garden.[11]
Following several days of apparent incidents within the narrative, Sophie was found outside the pale garden, wearing the Heart Transplanter character creator item. The item is unlocked by properly activating a collected creaking heart.[12]
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