When does the minecraft cave update come out

One of the most significant updates in the history of Minecraft was divided into two parts. The first part of the Caves and Cliffs update has been released globally, and the second part of the update, which contains the most exciting features, is yet to be released.

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Developers reveal when the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update will be released
Exciting features of the 1.18 update
When was the Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2 release date?
What time was the Minecraft 1.18 update?
What is in Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2?
What's the latest Minecraft 1.18 news?
Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2 trailer
What's next for Minecraft?
What is coming 1.18 Minecraft?
Is Caves and cliffs Part 2 out?
When did Minecraft 1.18 2 come out?
What time is Minecraft 1.18 coming out?

This was done to make working on the update more manageable for the developers and designers as it was huge.

Developers reveal when the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update will be released

During the Minecraft Live 2021 event, the developers of Minecraft talked about the deep dark cave and when the 1.18 update will come out. They have decided not to release the deep dark cave with the 1.18 update.

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Agnes 'LadyAgnes' Larsson, the vanilla Minecraft game director, announced that Minecraft version 1.18 will be released in a month or two from now. She also said that the update is almost done.

Now that the developers do not have to worry about designing or working on the deep dark cave biome in general, they can emphasize other features of version 1.18 and release them quickly.

Exciting features of the 1.18 update

Cave biomes

Dripstone cave biome (Image via Minecraft)

Lush caves and dripstone caves are the two new cave biomes that will make their way to the game with the 1.18 update. They are the most lively caves in all of Minecraft. Lush caves have glow berries naturally grown in them that act as a light source and can be harvested as well.

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Dripstone caves have a lot of dripstones and pointed dripstone blocks that grow as stalagmites and stalactites. They are scary places where players will find many hostile mobs.

Mountain biomes

New mountain biome (Image via Minecraft)

Not only the caves but the mountains will be getting new sub biomes. Six new mountain biomes are planned to be added to the game, and the developers have worked a lot on making them as natural as possible. The name of these six Minecraft biomes is meadows, frozen peaks, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, groves, and stony peaks.

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Following on from June's Minecraft Caves and Cliffs part one update, the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs part two update allows you to explore underneath your pre-existing builds in ways that you never could before, and those aren't the only major changes the update has wrought.

There is a lot of information to parse here, so we've pulled together some important details (and links to the Bedrock and Java patch notes) for you in the handy guide below.

The Minecraft 1.18 patch notes are all about caves and cliffs, obviously. Mojang

As Mojang asked its players in the aforementioned blog post: "Where are you going to begin? Are you going to channel your inner spelunker and burrow into elaborate cave systems? Will you be scaling the higher-than-ever mountains? Maybe you’ve been dreaming big and will go straight into mining large ore veins?"

Whichever part of the Minecraft 1.18 update interests you the most, it's worth taking a few minutes to read the official Caves and Cliffs part two patch notes for your Minecraft version of choice.

Mojang has shared Bedrock patch notes and Java patch notes for the 1.18 update, and you can access them at those links. Have a skim through and you'll see that a whole lot of stuff has changed in this update!

The Bedrock patch notes begin with these handy bullet points, which give you an idea of the overarching aims of this update:

Increased the world height and depth, adding 50% more vertical space to build and explore
New cave generation to explore below your existing worlds
New cave and mountain biomes like Lush Caves and Jagged Peaks
Drastically updated and improved biome, cave, and ore generation
Added several new music tracks to enjoy during gameplay
Fixed over 70 bugs, issues, and parity changes

Mojang has also released an official Caves and Cliffs part two FAQ page, so if you have any questions, click that link and they might be answered by the developers themselves. Or we've got more info for you below.

When was the Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2 release date?

When did Minecraft 1.18 come out? Very recently! Mojang

The Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2 release date took place on Tuesday 30th November 2021, just as the developers from Mojang had promised, with the Java and Bedrock editions of the game both receiving the update on the same day.

That means that big Minecraft update has already happened, and we've got all the essential information for you in this article right here. Stick around, then!

What time was the Minecraft 1.18 update?

The Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs update part two went live at around 4pm GMT on 30th November 2021 from a UK time zone perspective.

The developers from Mojang confirmed the successful launch with a tweet at five minutes past the hour:

What is in Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2?

The official Minecraft Twitter account told us prior to the launch: "In Caves & Cliffs: Part II you’ll reach stunning new heights and discover deeper ways to hit rock bottom – quite literally! Our new world generation will be the perfect playground for your magnificent builds, wondrous adventures, and spectacular stories!"

There are new types of caves, and one of them is called a Noise Cave. These are generated underground and have two variations named cheese and spaghetti - a great combination on the dinner plate and in Minecraft.

Also on the cave front is the Lush Cave and Dripstone Cave. The former is a temperate caved that is filled with all sorts of things from vines and moss to pore Blossoms and Azalea trees. As for the Dripstone cave, they are where the new Dripstone blocks will be located - you probably could have worked that one out for yourselves though.

There is also a new bundle feature being added to Minecraft that will put the focus on inventory management. It will allow you to create bags that can hold way more items than we are used to and they can be stored in chests.

What's the latest Minecraft 1.18 news?

With Minecraft 1.18 finally launching recently, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Mojang has been lifting the lid on the big Caves and Cliffs part two update.

There is now a lengthy prep guide on the official Minecraft website that offers advice on the following topics:

How to explore your existing Realm after the update, rather than restarting
Knowledge about the Door trick, and why you should only try it in Java (not Bedrock)
Tips around Java plug-ins and whether they will be ready to go at launch
Advice for navigating your new surroundings, post-update

Mojang has also shared the developer diary below, which is focused on what will happen to your existing worlds after the update...

Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 2 trailer

Still hungry for more Minecraft 1.18 news? Take a look at the trailer below to get a better look at what arrived in the game with Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs part two update.

One thing we have learned recently is that the Deep Dark will not feature in the Caves & Cliffs Part 2 update, with that particular upgrade being pushed back to 2022 instead. This means the Warden release date is pushed back to next year too.

What's next for Minecraft?

Inevitably, now that Minecraft 1.18 has come out, fans will start thinking even more about Minecraft 1.19 - what do we know about the next big update?

Well, we know that 1.19 is official called Minecraft: The Wild Update, and we know it will bring a combination of beautiful exploration and scary encounters into the game. The Deep Dark and the Warden mob boss are both slated to arrive in The Wild Update, and that's probably only the tip of the iceberg!

We'll be sure to let you know when we learn more about the future of Minecraft.

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What is coming 1.18 Minecraft?

1.18, the first release of Caves & Cliffs: Part II, is a major update to Java Edition released on November 30, 2021. It completely overhauls the Overworld generation, with larger caves, taller mountains, new mountain biomes, new cave biomes, and flooded caves.

Is Caves and cliffs Part 2 out?

Caves and Cliffs Part Two will arrive on the 30th November 2021!

When did Minecraft 1.18 2 come out?

2 is a minor update to Java Edition, released on February 28, 2022, which adds the /placefeature command, makes changes to tags and custom world generation, and fixes bugs.