Account & promotions
Vanilla Cape
A thank-you to players who owned both Java and Bedrock before the two editions were bundled.
No longer availableTexture from Mojang’s official servers, rendered by Blockaria.
How it was obtained
It went to every Microsoft account that owned Java Edition and Bedrock Edition for Windows before June 6, 2022, the day both editions started being sold together. Newer buyers cannot get it.
Design
A grass block on top and bedrock at the bottom, one half for each edition.
Cape details
- Availability
- No longer available
- Type
- Account & promotions
- Java Edition
- Yes
- Bedrock Edition
- Yes
- First given
- 15 Aug 2022
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