Minecraft Java Edition 1.18 Version History

Music Discs

• Added Lena Raine - otherside

Overworld Biomes

• Added Frozen Peaks
• Added Grove
• Added Jagged Peaks (also referred to as Lofty Peaks in experimental snapshots)
• Added Meadow
• Added Snowy Slopes
• Added Stony Peaks

Biome Name Changes

• Changed the name of Stone Shore to Stony Shore
• Changed the name of Snowy Tundra to Snowy Plains
• Changed the name of Mountains to Windswept Hills
• Changed the name of Wooded Mountains to Windswept Forest
• Changed the name of Gravelly Mountains to Windswept Gravelly Hills
• Changed the name of Shattered Savanna to Windswept Savanna
• Changed the name of Wooded Badlands Plateau to Wooded Badlands
• Changed the name of Tall Birch Forest to Old Growth Birch Forest
• Changed the name of Giant Tree Taiga (Mega Taiga) to Old Growth Pine Taiga
• Changed the name of Giant Spruce Taiga to Old Growth Spruce Taiga
• Changed the name of Jungle Edge to Sparse Jungle

Biome General Changes

• Lush Caves biome and Dripstone Caves biome now generate naturally in the game
• Various biome variants with similar features but different shapes have been merged into one, since the shape is controlled independently now:
  • Dark Forest Hills is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Dark Forest biome
  • Desert Hills is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Desert biome
  • Desert Lakes is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Desert biome
  • Jungle Hills is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Jungle biome
  • Mesa Plateau is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Mesa biome
  • Shattered Savanna Plateau is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Windswept Savanna biome
  • Wooded Hills is no longer a unique biome, but has become part of the Forest biome

Biome ID Changes

• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Stony Shore biome from stone_shore to stony_shore
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Snowy Plains from snowy_tundra to snowy_plains
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Windswept Hills from mountains to windswept_hills
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Windswept Forest from wooded_mountains to windswept_forest
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Windswept Gravelly Hills from gravelly_mountains to windswept_gravelly_hills
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Windswept Savana from shattered_savanna to windswept_savanna
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Wooded Badlands from wooded_badlands_plateau to wooded_badlands
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Old Growth Birch Forest from tall_birch_forest to old_growth_birch_forest
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Old Growth Pine Taiga from giant_tree_taiga to old_growth_pine_taiga
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Old Growth Spruce Taiga from giant_spruce_taiga to old_growth_spruce_taiga
• Changed the Minecraft ID for the Sparse Jungle from jungle_edge to sparse_jungle

Changes

• Your list of "active" effects are now shown to the right when you view your inventory, instead of the left side
• When the inventory effects list is visible, it will be hidden from the game view to reduce screen clutter
• There's now two modes of seeing the list of effects - classic and compact and classic. Classic is the pre-existing list of effects which shows one effect after another. Compact is the single icon for each effect which is better for smaller screen sizes. The game will automatically switch between the these two modes to best suit your screen size.

New Commands

• Added /jfr command

General Changes

• Increased the world height and depth, adding 50% more vertical space to build and explore
• New cave generation to explore below your existing worlds
• Drastically updated and improved biome, cave, and ore generation
• The random number generator used for world generation has changed so expect all worlds to look different
• Enchanting tables now emit a low level of light
• Using shears on the end of a Cave Vine, Twisting Vine, Weeping Vine, or Kelp causes it to stop growing
• Sprinting is no longer reduced to walking when very minor angles of collision with a block (ie: gently brushing your sleeve against a wall)
• In the Stonecutter, a Block of Copper can be converted to four Cut Copper