Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w40a includes more changes to world generation and ore
A small changelog packed with changes.
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What you need to know
A day afterMinecraft: Bedrock Edition earned its first 1.18 beta release, Mojang Studios is dropping a bomb onMinecraft: Java Edition players with the arrival ofMinecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w40a. The new build doesn’t look that impressive after a casual glance at its relatively short changelog, but actually features pretty significant alterations to several key pillars of the next major Minecraft update.
1.18Caves and Cliffs UpdatePart Two is going to feature major changes to world generation, ore distribution, and mobs when it arrives later this year, and the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot touches on all of these. It’s recommended that you back up any world before loading it on this snapshot, if only because world generation is still changing rapidly in these builds.
Minecraft: Java Edition is one of thebest PC gamesaround, and it only continues to get better as Mojang works on their next massive release. That doesn’t mean Mojang isn’t also working behind the scenes on other projects, as I recently discussedwhat other games Mojang could be working on. Either from the Caves and Cliffs Update or from a new game altogether, new inspiration for the newMinecraft toys and giftsis bound to come.
The full changelog for Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w40a includes:
Features and changes
World generation
Mob spawns
Technical changes
Fixed bugs
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