In this snapshot, our new beloved stone type has suffered a grim fate and has been renamed "Deepslate". How mysterious!

Update: We've now released 21w08b to fix two issues with ore distribution.

Fixed bugs in 21w08b

• MC-216744 - Iron ore doesn’t generate (only iron ore in deepslate is generated)
• MC-216101 - Redstone ore generates with a flat distribution below y=12

Changes in 21w08a

• Tweaked cave sizes further
• Canyon and cave carvers now apply below y=0
• Cracks can now be found carved into the ground
• Grimstone has been changed into Deepslate
• Added Deepslate ores
• The distribution of ores has been further tweaked
• Andesite no longer generates under y=0
• Tuff now sometimes generates under y=0
• The Tuff layer of amethyst geodes has been replaced with now a new type of stone called Smooth Basalt
• Smooth Basalt is now obtained from smelting Basalt
• Another round of tweaking has been done to the new textures of ores and Blackstone
• Emerald and Lapis Lazuli ore textures have had some touch-ups
• Mineshafts now once again generate in the open air in caves
• Particles now appear in the air around spore blossoms
• Slime Blocks and Honey Blocks have been moved to the Redstone tab of the creative inventory

Deepslate

• Grimstone is now called Deepslate
• Deepslate now has a top texture, and a new block called Cobbled Deepslate drops from Deepslate
• The cobbled variant is the same but without the top texture, and is used to craft all Deepslate variants instead
• Deepslate now has a unique set of sounds! Very crunchy indeed

Deepslate ores

• Added Deepslate versions of Iron, Gold, Lapis, Redstone, and Diamond ores that generate wherever those ores replace Deepslate
• Twice as tough to mine as normal ores

Ore Distribution Tweaks

Fixed bugs in 21w08a

• MC-213926 - Rooted dirt footstep sounds are considerably quieter than normal dirt footstep sounds
• MC-214782 - Geodes can generate floating in caves
• MC-214843 - Old style caves don’t generate past Y=0

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