Biomes and terrain generating across new and existing chunk borders will blend seamlessly, creating natural-looking environmental transitions.

The bedrock layer at y0 below saved chunks will be replaced with Deepslate and feature new cave generation underneath.

See our World Upgrading FAQ for more details

Players can now update existing worlds to include the new overworld height dimensions and world generation features.

Overworld height and depth for new and existing worlds has been extended to 圓20 and y-64, opening up more space to explore and build in.

Minecraft Java Edition now requires Java 17 or later, but as long as you’re opening the game from the official Minecraft Launcher with its own copy of Java, everything will be updated for you. The Java Edition update has most of the same changes, including updated biome and ore generation, new music, taller worlds, and expanded build limits. There’s a lot to be excited about, though you will need to create a new world to see some of those changes. The Bedrock update increases the world height and depth, “adding 50% more vertical space to build and explore,” brand new cave generation, new cave and mountain biomes (such as “Lush Caves” and “Jagged Peaks”), revamped ore and biome generation, new music tracks, and many bug fixes.

Part 1 was released on June 8, as Minecraft version 1.17, and now Part 2 is rolling out.Ĭaves & Cliffs Part 2, also known as Minecraft version 1.18, is now available on Minecraft Bedrock Edition and Java Edition ( via Android Police).

The massive ‘Caves & Cliffs’ update was first announced last year, but was later split into two updates. Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time, and Mojang has continued to release new updates for both the Bedrock Edition (mobile, Windows 10 Edition, consoles, etc.) and the original Java Edition.

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