Nether Update



The Nether Update is an upcoming major update themed around revamping the Nether. This update was announced at MINECON Live 2019. The update is to be released on Java Edition as version 1.16.

Additions

 * New blocks:
 * Soul Fire.gif Soul Fire
 * Blue variant of fire.
 * Fire lit on soul soil turns into soul fire regardless of dimension.
 * Burns forever, similar to regular fire on netherrack and magma blocks.
 * Generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome in the Nether.
 * Deals damage at a rate of per second as opposed to the  per second of regular fire.
 * Does not extinguish when in the rain.
 * Soul Fire Torch.png Soul Fire Torch
 * Emits light level 10
 * Crafted similarly to a normal torch, with soul soil being placed under the stick.
 * Soul Fire Lantern.png Soul Fire Lantern
 * Emits light level 10
 * Crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul fire torch instead of a normal torch.
 * Crimson Fungi.pngWarped Fungi.png Crimson and Warped Fungi
 * Generate in crimson and warped forests, respectively.
 * Can be placed on dirt, coarse dirt, farmland, podzol, nylium, soul soil, and grass blocks.
 * Bone meal can be used on fungi to grow it into the respective huge fungi when placed on nylium.
 * Unlike mushrooms, fungi cannot spread.
 * Crimson Stem Axis Y JE1.gifWarped Stem Axis Y JE1.gif Crimson and warped stems
 * Blocks that comprise the trunks of huge fungi.
 * Have animated textures.
 * Has a top texture similar to regular log blocks.
 * Can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
 * Does not burn.
 * Have respective Stripped Crimson Stem Axis Y JE1.pngStripped Warped Stem Axis Y JE1.pngped variants.
 * Soul Soil JE1.png Soul Soil
 * Generates in Soul Sand Valley biomes.
 * Basalt.png Basalt
 * Make up basalt pillars.
 * Generates in soul sand valleys.
 * Can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
 * Warped Wart Block JE1.png Warped Wart Block
 * A variation of the nether wart block.
 * Generates as a part of huge warped fungi. Sometimes generates in the ground replacing the warped nylium in warped forest biome.
 * Shroomlight.png Shroomlight
 * Weeping Vines.png Weeping Vines
 * Generates in the crimson forest.
 * Is placed on the bottom of a block and grows downward.
 * Crimson Nylium.pngWarped Nylium.png Crimson and Warped Nylium
 * Resemble grass blocks.
 * Can be spread to netherrack by using bone meal on a netherrack block next to a nylium block.
 * Ancient Debris JE1.png Ancient Debris
 * Can be found throughout the Nether at any altitude, though it is much more common at lower levels.
 * Can be refined into a netherite scrap by smelting in a furnace or blast furnace.
 * Same blast resistance as obsidian.
 * Item floats on lava and cannot burn in lava or fire.
 * A diamond pickaxe or better is required to mine it.
 * Always generates covered by lava or blocks on all sides
 * Block of Netherite JE1.png Block of Netherite
 * Can be crafted with 9 netherite ingots.
 * Decorative.
 * Inventory item floats on lava.
 * Cannot burn in lava or fire.
 * Same blast resistance as obsidian, but is movable with pistons.
 * Crimson Planks JE1.pngWarped Planks JE1.png Crimson and warped planks
 * Does not burn.
 * Crafted from the respective stem.
 * Can be used to craft respective Crimson Slab.pngWarped Slab.png, Crimson Stairs.pngWarped Stairs.pngs, Crimson Fence.pngWarped Fence.pngs, Crimson Fence Gate.pngWarped Fence Gate.png gates, Crimson Pressure Plate.pngWarped Pressure Plate.pngure plates, Crimson Button.pngWarped Button.pngns, Crimson Door.pngWarped Door.png and Crimson Trapdoor.pngWarped Trapdoor.pngoors.
 * Crimson Roots JE1.pngWarped Roots JE1.pngon and warped roots
 * Foliage that generates in both crimson and warped forest biomes, as well as soul sand valleys.
 * Crimson Standing Sign JE1.pngWarped Standing Sign JE1.png Crimson and warped signs
 * Work like normal wooden signs.
 * Cannot be crafted.
 * Nether Sprouts JE1.png Nether sprouts
 * Foliage that generates in warped forests.
 * New items:
 * Netherite Scrap JE1.png Netherite Scrap
 * Created by smelting ancient debris in a Furnace.
 * Used to create netherite ingots.
 * Netherite Ingot JE1.png Netherite Ingot
 * Can be used to upgrade diamond tools and armor.
 * Netherite Armor (Entity).png Netherite Armor
 * Does not burn in Lava or Fire as a dropped item
 * Netherite tools:
 * Added Netherite Netherite Axe JE1.png Axes, Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png Pickaxes, Netherite Sword JE1.png Swords, Netherite Shovel JE1.png Shovels and Netherite Hoe JE1.png Hoes
 * Do not burn in lava or fire as a dropped item
 * New mobs:
 * Piglin.png Piglins
 * Hoglin.png Hoglins
 * Spawn in crimson forests.
 * New generated structures:
 * Bastions
 * Speleothems
 * Huge Fungi
 * New biomes:
 * Soul Sand Valley
 * Crimson Forest
 * Warped Forest

Changes

 * Zombie Pigmen:
 * Will be renamed to Zombified Piglins
 * Skeletons:
 * Now spawn in Soul Sand Valleys
 * Bone Blocks:
 * Now generate in Soul Sand Valleys

Trivia

 * Similarly to the announcement of the Update Aquatic, this update was announced during the development of Java Edition 1.15, and before the features of 1.15 were even added to Java.