Minecraft World Magazine

MINECRAFT LIVE 2020 NEWS ROUND-UP

CAVE & CLIFFS

Originally voted for at Minecon Live 2019 as the biome people would most like to see updated, the big announcement at Minecraft Live 2020 was that the mountains biome will be getting a new update, with improved cave and mountain generation, plus a host of fresh content. These improvements will appear in Java Edition 1.17 and Bedrock Edition 1.17.0 in what Mojang is calling the CAVE & CLIFFS UPDATE. And, boy, is there a lot to talk about! Note that some of the names might change, as many of these features haven’t yet been officially named.

NEW GAMEPLAY

The biggest addition to the game is the ability to conduct archaeology! Now, you can find items in certain areas of gravel and dirt using a new archaeology brush item. You’ll find ceramic

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