Minecraft Minecraft 1.18 experimental snapshot is out!

Minecraft 1.18 experimental snapshot is out!
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Minecraft 1.18 experimental snapshot is out!

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 09:02 AM PDT

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.

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

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Changes compared to Caves & Cliffs: Part I

Here is a demo video.

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

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 "pending 1.18_experimental-snapshot-1"
Start the game and the remaining files will be downloaded
Play in a new world! Note: 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/

Having trouble? Check this visual overview.

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.

When will these features show up in the normal snapshots?

1.18 snapshots will probably start sometime around September.

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. If you find any new important bugs you can post them here.

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The moments after finding a Fletcher

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 09:42 AM PDT