Ever wonder how easy that trek across a full-scale Middle Earth in Minecraft would be with some better transport besides horses? Wonder no more; developer Mojang’s latest update includes the ability to find a magical set of wings.

Keep your hopes at ground level, though, as the wings necessary to fly can only be found, not crafted, according to developer Jens Bergensten on Twitter. Judging from the GIF below, however, searching for the new power-up will be worth it.

The wings look nearly identical to an ability found in Trion World’s Trove, which allowed players to craft a variety of wings that open up aerial traversal. Those came in a number of styles, including fairy and fire wings among others. Judging from Bergensten’s tweets, it looks like wings can be reskinned (Bergensten uses a Mojang cape design on his) and then fold up into a cape when the player touches ground. Players can only trigger the wings by falling from a high enough point and looking in a certain direction.

[Source: Mojang, Twitter (1), (2), (3)]

Our Take

The Minecraft community is undoubtedly taking this well, judging from replies to Bergensten's tweets alone, but this is something that Trion World's Trove did better and with more flair some months ago, and at an easier entry point than "go find it." It's also a little odd that the wings can only be triggered by letting your character begin to fall. You can't flap your wings to gain height, making them seem like more of a glider.