Java Edition 1.18: Difference between revisions

'''1.18''', the second and final release of '''[[Caves & Cliffs]],''' is a major update to {{JE}} released on November 30, 2021.<ref>{{Mcnet|caves---cliffs--part-ii-out-today-java|Caves & Cliffs: Part II out today on Java|November 30, 2021}}</ref> It completely overhauls the Overworld generation, with larger caves, taller mountains, new mountain biomes, new cave biomes, and [[Aquifer|flooded caves]]. It was first announced alongside the release of [[Java Edition 1.17|1.17]] snapshot [[21w15a]] when [[Mojang Studios]] stated that the Caves & Cliffs update would be split in two.<ref>{{Mcnet|a-caves---cliffs-announcement|A Caves & Cliffs announcement|April 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{snap|21w15a|April 14, 2021}}</ref> Some features for 1.18 were initially implemented during 1.17's development cycle, before getting postponed and relegated to [[Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack|official data pack]]s used with a corresponding 1.17 snapshot.<ref>[https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4402614709389-Caves-Cliffs-Prototype-Data-Pack-for-Minecraft-Java-Edition Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack for Minecraft Java Edition]</ref> This is the ssecond Minecraft version to not introduce any new blocks, first being 1.1.