Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.18 Version History
Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.18.0 is called the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II and was released on November 30, 2021. It is the second part (ie: Part 2) to the Caves & Cliffs Update. It is considered a major update to the game that continues its focus on the redesign of caves, mountains, and cliffs with lots of new biomes.
| Update Name | Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II |
|---|---|
| Platform | Xbox One Edition |
| Version Number | 1.18.0 |
| Release Date | November 30, 2021 |
| Revision Type | Major Release |
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
Here is what's new in Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.18.0.
Items
Music Discs
- Added Lena Raine - otherside
Mobs
There are no mobs added
Biomes
Overworld Biomes
- Added Frozen Peaks
- Added Grove
- Added Jagged Peaks
- 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
Status Effects
There are no status effects added
Enchantments
There are no enchantments added
Game Commands
There are no game commands added
Changes
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
- Bug fixes
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