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1.17, the first release of Caves & Cliffs: Part I, is a major update to Java Edition announced at Minecraft Live 2020 [1] and released on June 8, 2021. [2] On April 14, 2021, Mojang Studios announced that the update would be split into two updates due to the amount and complexity of content, as well as team health. [3] .
Caves & Cliffs is the name of two major themed updates for Java and Bedrock editions. The first part was released as Java Edition 1.17 and Bedrock Edition 1.17.0 on June 8, 2021, [1] which focused on blocks and mobs.
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Minecraft now uses a more recent version of Java. If you are using a default setup, the Launcher will download and install the correct version. If you are using a custom Java setup, or a third-party launcher, you will need to ensure that your Java installation is version 16 or above.
Jun 8, 2021 · 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update Part One releases today on all Minecraft platforms, including Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, macOS, Linux, PS5, PS4, Switch, Android, and iOS....
- Overview
- Items
- Blocks
- World Generation
- Gameplay
- Changes
- Snapshots
- Trivia
1.17, the first release of the Caves and Cliffs update, is an upcoming major update for Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition themed around revamping caves, mountains, and cliffs. It was announced during Minecraft Live 2020 on October 3, 2020, and will likely be released in Summer or Spring of 2021.
Amethyst Shard
•Drops from amethyst clusters.
•Used to make spyglasses and Tinted Glass.
Brushes
•Used to brush layers off of certain blocks to gain special items.
Bucket of Axolotl
Block of Amethyst
•Found in amethyst geodes.
•Can be crafted with 4 amethyst shards.
Budding Amethyst
•Unobtainable block that has amethyst crystals growing on it.
•Makes a special sound when walked on.
General
•Building height limit and generation has been expanded 64 blocks upward (256 to 320) and downward (0 to -64), for a maximum of 384 blocks •Underground features, structures, and caves generate all the way down to y -64 •Terrain now generates up to Y level 256 •Changed size and positioning of diorite, andesite & granite generation •Diorite, granite, and dirt no longer generate below Y=0. This has been replaced with Deepslate and tuff. •Changed ore generation to match the new world height and to add more strategy to mining •Strongholds are now mostly encased in stone
Biomes
Deep Dark •Found very deep in the world. (Y < 0) Dripstone Caves •Filled with stalagmites and stalactites. Lush Caves •Filled with all kinds of plant life. Mountain sub-biomes •Lofty Peaks •Snow Capped Peaks •Snowy Slopes •Mountain Groves •Mountain Meadows
Cave Types
•Noise Caves - New caves that can generate using a new system They come in two variants: •Cheese caves. These often form caverns of various sizes. •Spaghetti caves. Long squiggly tunnels, sometimes wide. •Aquifers - an area with local water level, independent of sea level. Aquifers are used during world generation to generate bodies of water inside noise caves. •Mesh Caves - New caves with lots of thin corridors.
•Two new game rules:
•freezeDamage - whether entities take damage from freezing inside of Powder Snow.
•playersSleepingPercentage - controls what percentage of players must sleep to skip the night. When set to 0, a single player can sleep to skip the night. Set to 100 by default, meaning that night cannot be skipped.
•When an open Shulker is hit by a shulker bullet, it has a chance to create another shulker.
•Freezing - a type of damage that only takes place when the player is in Powder Snow.
•Archaeology - a game mechanic where the player can find items and blocks in gravel and dirt by using the brush. Possible items that can be excavated include diamond blocks, emerald blocks, and ceramic shards of any color.
•Clocks and compasses have new textures
•Blackstone, Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks have had some minor touch ups
•Caves and Mountains have revamped generation
•When Shulker boxes are destroyed (via lava, explosion, cactus), the items inside are dropped
•The Drowned will now drop Copper Ingots instead of Gold Ingots
•Skeletons that freeze in Powder Snow become Strays
As of February 17, 2021, there are eleven snapshots: 20w45a, 20w46a, 20w48a, 20w49a, 20w51a, 21w03a, 21w05a, 21w05b, 21w06a,, 21w07a, 21w08a, and 21w08b.
•This update is the first to add a new ore to the overworld since Java Edition 1.3.1 snapshot 12w21a in 2012, Legacy Console Edition TU14 in 2014, and PE Alpha 0.9.0 in 2014 when emerald ore was added.
•This update is the first to add a real world metal into the game since Java Edition Classic 0.0.14a in 2009 and TU1 in 2012, which brought iron and gold, and PE Alpha 0.3.0 in 2012, which brought iron.
•This update adds wireless redstone into the game.
•This is the first update to add new biomes to caves.
•This update brought one of the only minerals that can be used in crafting that does not have an Ore, the other being 1.16
•From 20w45a to 21w05a, "Waxed Lightly Weathered Cut Copper Stairs" is the longest item name in the game, with 41 characters.
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