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    Adrian Östergård
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    Adrian Östergård
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    2/24/21

    Minecraft Snapshot 21w08b

    A Minecraft Java Snapshot

    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
    An image comparing the changes to ore textures.

    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

    An image showing the ore distribution in snapshot 21w08a.

    Ore distribution in snapshot 21w08a. Click here for a link to the image in full resolution.

    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

    Get the snapshot

    Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

    Snapshots can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

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