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Nov 17, 2024 · 1.18, the first release of Caves & Cliffs: Part II, is a major update to Java Edition released on November 30, 2021.[1] It completely overhauls the Overworld generation, with larger caves, taller mountains, new mountain biomes, new cave biomes, and flooded caves. It was first announced alongside the release of 1.17 snapshot 21w15a when Mojang Studios stated that the Caves & ...
- Java Edition
- November 30, 2021
- Caves & Cliffs: Part II
- Additions
- Changes
- Experimental
Items
Music Disc 1. Added a new music disc from Lena Raine titled "otherside". 1.1. Can be found on rare occasions in stronghold corridor chests, or much more rarely in dungeonchests. 1.2. Has a blue and green color to the ring area of the disc.
World generation
Caves 1. Completely overhauled. 2. Now stretch down to Y=-64. 3. The caves now generate in 2 layers of different stone bases depending on the depth. 3.1. The layer above Y=0 is made up of regular stone. 3.2. Stone transitions to deepslatefrom Y=0 to Y=-7. 3.3. Deepslate completely replaces stone from Y=-8 to bedrock. 3.3.1. Certain types of ores and structures still generate in the deepslate layer, as well as tuff and gravel. 3.3.2. Dirt, diorite, granite and andesitedo not generate in this l...
Gameplay
Achievements 1. Added 4 new achievements: 1.1. Caves & Cliffs- Freefall from the top of the world (build limit) to the bottom of the world and survive (30G) 1.2. Feels Like Home- Take a Strider for a loooong ride on a lava lake in the Overworld (20G) 1.3. Sound of Music- Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox (10G) 1.4. Star Trader- Trade with a villager at the world height limit (20G)
Blocks
Copper Ore 1. Now drops 2-5 Raw Copperwhen mining instead of 2-3. Magma Blocks 1. Slightly increased the frequency of underwater magma. Stonecutter 1. Block of Coppercan be converted to 4 Cut Copper using stonecutter.
Mobs
Axolotls 1. Now spawn only in water above clay blocks in lush caves. Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Tropical Fish, Squid, and Dolphins 1. Now spawn only in water from Y=50 to Y=999. 2. Additionally, tropical fishes now also spawn in lush caves at any height. Drowned 1. Now can spawn in aquifers inside dripstone caves. Glow Squids 1. Now spawn only in water blocks under Y=30. Goat 1. Now spawn only in snowy slopes, jagged peaks, and frozen peaksbiomes. General 1. Hostile mobs spawn only in areas whe...
World generation
Amethyst Geodes 1. Now generate up to Y=30. Badlands 1. Now can generate in mountain peaks. 2. Red sand generates a bit higher. Beaches 1. Beaches are generally wider. 1.1. In some places there is a chance where no beaches generate at all, to provide some variation. Biomes 1. Because the terrain height is no longer controlled by biomes, the following sub-biomes no longer generate naturally and become unused in the game: 1. As a result of this change: 1.1. All deserts are now eligible for vill...
These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Vanilla Experiments" and "Enable GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.
Pre-releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the pre-release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab. Pre-releases can corrupt your world, so please make a backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. Cross-platform server jar: Minecraft server jar; Report bugs ...
Dec 9, 2021 · Minecraft Java 1.18.1 Released We’re now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1. This release fixes a critical security issue for multiplayer servers, changes how the world fog works to make more of the world visible, and fixes a couple of other bugs.
Dec 1, 2021 · For version 1.18, Java and Bedrock versions of Minecraft have almost identical worlds generated by the same seed. Mojang says of complete seed parity that "We're not 100% there yet, but close.
Bedrock layers now generate dependent on the world seed; New random number generator for overworld generation; FIXED BUGS IN 1.18. About 250 bugs were fixed in this release. View the entire list on the issue tracker. GET THE RELEASE To install the release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and click play! Cross-platform server jar: Minecraft ...
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Nov 30, 2021 · World generation for the Minecraft Overworld has changed entirely with this release. This means old seeds will no longer spawn players in the same positions when playing 1.18. If creators are version locked to an old version of the game, their seeds will generate worlds as they were prior to 1.18.