Minecraft Near Final Ores - Minecraft Snapshot 21w40a is out!

Near Final Ores - Minecraft Snapshot 21w40a is out!
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Near Final Ores - Minecraft Snapshot 21w40a is out!

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 07:27 AM PDT

Yet another snapshot is now available for Minecraft Java. This time around we've done some additional tweaks to world generation and a few changes to mob spawning.

We've continuously made performance improvements since we released the first Caves & Cliffs: Part II snapshot (21w37a), and we've created another survey about performance. If you try out the snapshot, we would very much appreciate it if you could fill out this survey and tell us how you perceive the current performance. Thanks and happy mining!

We still highly recommend backing up your world before loading it in this snapshot.

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker. You can also leave feedback on the Feedback site.

Changes in 21w40a

World Generation Tweaks
Changes to mob spawning
Copper Ore now drops 2-5 (from 2-3) Raw Copper items
In the Stonecutter, a Block of Copper can be converted to 4 Cut Copper
A bunch of biome variant with similar features but different shapes have been merged into one, since the shape is controlled independently now
Renamed some biomes

World Generation

Updated ore distribution to make branch mining deep down more rewarding. Updated ore distribution chart
- For example, added more unexposed diamonds.
- Iron ore now generates above 80, with more iron ore as you go higher
- Extra gold generates below height -48
Non-cave biomes no longer change with height - so no more savannas in the sky and things like that
Tweaked the relative size of some biomes to match 1.17 a bit closer.
Increased the average size of most biomes (this also means biomes aren't in the same places as before)
Fixed some aquifer issues (a side effect of this is that aquifers are in different places now compared to last snapshot)
Slightly increased the frequency of underwater magma
Increased the amount of dungeons, especially below height 0
Gravel now generates below height 0
Villages are slightly more spread out
Removed water lake features, Aquifers provide local water levels

Mob Spawns

Axolotls now only spawn in water, above clay blocks, in lush caves
Glowsquids now only spawn in water blocks, under height 30
Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Tropical Fish, Squid and Dolphins now only spawn in water from height 50 to height 64
Tropical Fish now also spawn in lush caves at any height
Zombies once again spawn in dripstone caves - drowned can also spawn there however
Goats no longer spawn in stony peaks

Technical Changes in 21w40a

Optimized AI for Axolotls, Goats, Hoglins, Zoglins, Piglins, Piglin Brutes and Villagers
Bedrock layers generate dependent on the world seed now

Bugs fixed in 21w40a

MC-132306 - Snowy grass without snow near lakes in snowy biome
MC-169523 - As of 18w06a, the sand, clay and gravel blocks no longer generate around small lakes
MC-197688 - Mountain Edge never generates
MC-217906 - Large amounts of axolotls cause performance issues
MC-225842 - Flowers can generate on large plants near lakes
MC-225858 - Seeds and flowers appear in ponds
MC-227064 - Floating grass can still generate above water lakes
MC-229365 - Large amounts of goats causes performance issues
MC-236617 - Mountains & Gravelly Mountains use their 1.17.1 biome ID name
MC-236632 - Banners without patterns do not render properly
MC-236663 - Command blocks do not display command in their UI
MC-236736 - No relief on treasure map or explorer maps
MC-236896 - Strange mini broken aquifer walls generating commonly on the surface
MC-237490 - The bottom parts of aquifers aren't always surrounded by blocks which can occasionally cause them to spill into caves in ways that appear bizarre
MC-237666 - Unused biomes still present in game files
MC-237925 - Opening world from 1.12.2 (or older) in latest snapshot regenerates random chunks
MC-237933 - Sweet Berries generate much too often
MC-237950 - Cave vines can generate without tip because prioritize_tip option is negated
MC-237951 - Cave vines can generate into water
MC-237962 - Entities bob their head up and down when targeting towards the player
MC-238104 - Blue Orchid generation has decreased
MC-238265 - version.json contains internal revision ID instead of game version ID

Get the Snapshot

Snapshots are available for Minecraft Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar: