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Minecraft 1.17 Update - What's New
First half of the Caves & Cliffs update. Added amethyst geodes, copper ore, axolotls, glow squids, goats, spyglass, lightning rod, and many new blocks. World generation changes deferred to 1.18.
Changes
#Gameplay(5)
- Added amethyst geodes as underground structures
- Added powder snow (entities sink through it)
- Added lightning rod to redirect lightning strikes
- Added spyglass for zooming in
- Added glow lichen and glow berries for cave lighting
#Mobs(3)
- Added Axolotl (aquatic mob, helps fight underwater hostiles)
- Added Glow Squid (drops glow ink sacs)
- Added Goat (jumps high, rams entities)
#Blocks & Items(14)
- Added copper ore, copper blocks, and copper aging/oxidation system
- Added cut copper, stairs, slabs in all oxidation states
- Added amethyst blocks, budding amethyst, amethyst clusters
- Added tinted glass (blocks light but transparent)
- Added calcite and tuff
- Added deepslate and all deepslate variants
- Added raw ore items (raw iron, raw gold, raw copper)
- Added dripstone and pointed dripstone
- Added moss block and moss carpet
- Added azalea and flowering azalea
- Added rooted dirt and hanging roots
- Added glow berries and cave vines
- Added candles (16 colors, up to 4 per block)
- Added bundle (experimental, stores mixed items)
Server Admin Migration Guide
- No world height changes yet (deferred to 1.18)
- New blocks and items available but terrain generation unchanged
- Copper will oxidize over time - purely decorative for now
- Straightforward upgrade from 1.16.x
Known Issues
- Bundles are experimental and hidden in survival
- Dripstone can be used as a weapon by players
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