An experimental Caves & Cliffs snapshot has arrived!
With Caves & Cliffs: Part I released, we’re currently
hard at work at delivering the second chapter. In Caves & Cliffs: Part II,
we’re not only updating the caves and adding new mountains – we are also
changing the overall terrain generation to make it all fit together. As these
features will bring pretty big changes, we would love your feedback!
We need to sort out some technical things before we can ship
these in a normal Java snapshot or Bedrock beta, so in the meantime, we've
created an experimental snapshot for Java that you can download separately.
That way, you can try out the all-new world generation and provide us with
feedback while we continue our grand work of terraforming the world of
Minecraft and integrating it into our normal snapshot/beta series.
CHANGES COMPARED TO CAVES
& CLIFFS: PART I
- New
world height and depth
- New
mountain biomes (lofty peaks, snowcapped peaks, grove,
meadow, and snowy slopes)
- New
cave generation (cheese, spaghetti, and noodle caves)
- Local
water levels and lava levels in the underground
- New
cave biomes generate naturally underground and inside mountains (lush
caves, dripstone caves)
- Natural
variation in terrain shape and elevation, independently from biomes.
For example, forests and deserts could form up
on a hill without needing a special biome just for that.
- New
ore distribution (see
this chart)
- Large
ore veins
- Integrated
mountains, caves, and cave entrances
- Monsters
will only spawn in complete darkness
NOTE: this snapshot is experimental, and everything is
subject to change. Some features may be significantly changed
or even removed if needed to improve performance. Also keep in
mind that this experimental snapshot is missing some important performance
improvements that we are currently working on, so things may be slow.
HOW DO I GET THE EXPERIMENTAL SNAPSHOT?
INSTALLATION
For a visual guide how to install the experimental
snapshot, check
out this nifty link with pretty pictures! Otherwise, just follow the
steps below:
- Download
this zip file
- Unpack
the folder into your "versions" folder of your local Minecraft
application data folder (see below if you are confused)
- Create
a new launch configuration in the launcher and select
the "pending 1.18_experimental-snapshot-1.zip" version
- Start
the game and the remaining files will be downloaded
- Play
in a new world! This version is not compatible with other snapshots!
FINDING THE MINECRAFT APPLICATION DATA FOLDER
- Windows:
Press Win+R and type %appdata%\.minecraft and press Ok
- Mac OS
X: In Finder, in the Go menu, select "Go to Folder" and
enter ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
- Linux: ~/.minecraft or
/home/<your username>/.minecraft/
WHAT ABOUT THE PREVIOUS CAVES & CLIFFS
PREVIEW DATAPACK?
These changes are too big for a datapack, that's why we're
doing it in a separate experimental snapshot. So for now, the experimental
snapshot serves the same purpose as the datapack did before.
CAN I OPEN OLD WORLDS IN THIS EXPERIMENTAL SNAPSHOT?
No, experimental snapshots can only open worlds that were
created in the same version. Later on in the actual 1.18 release you
will be able to open 1.17 worlds.
WHAT ABOUT BEDROCK?
An earlier version of experimental Caves
& Cliffs world generation is available on Minecraft Bedrock. You
can read about it here.
We are working hard to get this new version of world generation to Bedrock
betas soon.
HOW DO I GIVE FEEDBACK?
Use the feedback
site or this Reddit
post.
We are mostly interested in feedback about the new world
generation overall, and what it is like to play in it. We are also looking
for feedback on the updated mob spawning. We changed so that mobs only
spawn in complete darkness in order to make it easier to spawn-proof the new
larger caves.
New feature requests are not so useful at this point, since
the scope of the Caves & Cliffs update is already large enough
and we want to focus on finishing the features that we've already announced.
Note that we don’t use the bug tracker for experimental
snapshots.
WHEN WILL THESE FEATURES SHOW UP IN THE NORMAL SNAPSHOTS?
1.18 snapshots will probably start sometime around
September.
ORE DISTRIBUTION
Approximate ore distribution for Minecraft 1.18. Click here for a full resolution image.
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