Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.2 is officially here with bug fixes, universal tags, and more
The long-awaited patch update is finally here.
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What you need to know
The Caves and Cliffs Update has been in the hands of players for months, now, and has provided players with plenty of reasons to return to the game. While Mojang Studios continues to work on what comes next for Minecraft, it has also been developing a patch update filled with polish and creator additions for Minecraft: Java Edition players.
Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.2 is now available for players to download, and includes a sizeable number of improvements and additions for creators and lovers of custom worlds, as well as dozens of bug fixes and general tweaks to improve the overall experience. There are no new major feature additions here, as expected, as this is simply a patch update building off theCaves and Cliffs Update.
The Wild Updateis arriving later in 2022 with new biomes, mobs, gameplay mechanics, and more, and hasalready begun experimental testingwith Minecraft: Java Edition players. With the release of the 1.18.2 patch update, today, Mojang Studios may begin releasing more The Wild Update snapshots in the near future.
As one of thebest PC games, Minecraft is in a constant state of evolution and improvement. It’snot updated as frequently as other games, but there’s always something new on the horizon. Today, it was the 1.18.2 patch update; in the future, it’ll be The Wild Update.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Java Edition 1.18.2includes:
Changes
Technical changes
placefeature command
Configurable caves
Configured structures & structure sets
Universal tags
Fixed bugs
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