Java Edition 21w42a

21w42a is the sixth snapshot for Java Edition 1.18, released on October 20, 2021, which introduces new music, changes to world generation, and many fixes related to spawning.

Items

 * Music Disc
 * Added a new music disc from Lena Raine titled "otherside".
 * Can be found on rare occasions in stronghold corridor chests or much more rarely in dungeon chests.

General

 * Music
 * Added new musics to the Overworld (when playing in survival mode) and to the main menu.
 * By Lena Raine: "Stand Tall", "Left to Bloom", "Ancestry", "Wending", "Infinite Amethyst" and "One More Day".
 * By Kumi Tanioka (谷岡 久美): "Floating Dream", "Comforting Memories" and "An Ordinary Day".


 * Options
 * Added "Autosave Indicator" to video settings, for singleplayer worlds.


 * Particles
 * Added, to replace   and.
 * Renders with texture declared in  slot for model assigned to configured block state.
 * Summoned with same syntax as  particle (i.e.  ).

World generation

 * Ore distrubution
 * Increased top height limit of Badlands gold generation from Y=79 to Y=256, and increased the number of blobs.


 * Springs
 * Lava springs can generate in mountains and snowy terrain.
 * Water springs don't generate higher than Y=192, and are slightly less common.

General

 * Player Spawning
 * Reworked world spawn selection algorithm.
 * Now spawns according to climate parameters.