At Minecraft Live 2020, the developers announced the Caverns and Rocks update . The new version of Minecraft 1.17 can be downloaded at the end of the article. Read our update review.
The full version will be released in summer 2021. The first innovations can already be tested!
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- Overgrown caves
- Stalactite caves
- New generation
- Shining octopus
- New redstone
- Warden
- Amethyst
- Axolotl
- Bags
- Copper
- Lightning rod
- Telescope
- Goat
- Archeology
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Overgrown Caves
Giant, overgrown and flooded caves have been added to the game. The developers have reworked the generation. Added new types of plants :
- Light berries – emit light, are edible
- Spore blooming – emits particles
- New water lilies – you can walk on them
- Azaleas – tiny trees
- Unknown moss
Stalactite Caves
Stalagmites are mineral formations growing from below. Stalactites – growing from above.
- Instant damage
- May fall on the player
- Dripping water can be collected in the boiler
New generation
Changed the generation of the world. Changed the following:
- Added groundwater
- The mountains got steeper and higher
- Ore underground will be generated in groups, in ore veins
- Perhaps they will add “snowy snow” through which the player will fall through
- Added new structures
New mob: Shining Octopus
During Minecraft Live, players voted for a new mob : Shining Octopus won . They will be found in the depths of the sea and in underground caves. Meet a living light source.
New
Redstone Redstone goes to the next level. Thanks to the new blocks, wireless circuits can be built . The following blocks are generated in the Deep Dark Biome:
- Sculk block
- Sculk chute
- Sculk Growth – A thin growth, like a layer of snow.
- Sculk Sensor – a sensor that reacts to steps, block placement and shots. Wool can drown out the sound, then the sensor will not respond. When triggered, fires a redstone signal. You can build wireless circuits.
New mob: Warden
Looks like a minotaur. Reacts to sounds and senses your fear . The faster you run, the faster it catches up. To survive, you have to sneak.
- Focuses on sound
- Strong damage: from 30 units per hit
- Has 84 health or more
- Lives near a new structure
Amethyst
Amethyst Geodes are rare blocks that are generated in clusters in new structures underground. Can’t be broken. Amethyst Crystals grow on geode blocks . Shards of crystals drop from them. Used to craft a telescope.
New mob: Axolotl
Fish living under water in overgrown caves.
- Can be caught in a bucket and tamed
- The tamed ones protect you
- Come in different colors
- Pretends to be dead during combat to restore health
- Attacks guards, drowned men and any fish
Bags
The developers have solved the problem of lack of space in the inventory and added bags.
- Up to 1 stack of blockscan be stacked here
- The tooltip shows all the items inside
- The bag can be tied and passed to a friend
- Items can be removed at any time
New resource: Copper
New ore will be generated underground.
- Used to craft Telescope and Lightning Rod
- Copper blocks can be crafted
- Copper blocks become patina over time (turn green)
Lightning rod
During a thunderstorm, attracts lightning strikes and protects the house. Crafted from copper.
Telescope
Allows you to see at a great distance . Crafted from crystals and copper.
New mob: Goat
A Goat has been added to the mountain biome .
- Jump high, overcoming obstacles
- Butt and push other animals far away
- Can multiply
Archeology
Use the brush to extract ceramic shards . The shards can be placed on pots and burned. The fragments can depict:
- Ender Dragon
- Skeleton
- Alex
- Wood
- Champion
