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. The Nether update is previewable in the snapshots 20w06a and 20w07a which both add a bunch of new features that should feature in the full 1.16 release.

Additions

 * New blocks:
 * Soul Fire.gif Fire
 * Generates naturally in the soulsand valley biome in the Nether on top of soul soil.
 * Emits light level 10.
 * Placed with flint and steel on top of soul soil.
 * Soul Fire Torch.png Fire Torch
 * Emits light level 10
 * Soul Fire Lantern.png Fire Lantern
 * Emits light level 10
 * Crimson Fungi.pngWarped Fungi.pngon and Warped Fungi
 * Generates in crimson forest and warped forest biomes.
 * Crimson Stem.gifWarped Stem.gifon and Warped Stem
 * Soul Soil JE1.png Soil
 * Generates in Soul Sand Valley biomes.
 * Basalt.pngt
 * Warped Wart Block JE1.pngd Wart Block
 * Generates in the warped forest as part of the Nether trees.
 * Shroomlight.pngmlight
 * Weeping Vines.pngng Vines
 * Generates under red nether trees in the crimson forest.
 * Crimson Nylium.pngWarped Nylium.pngon and Warped Nylium
 * Grows on top of netherrack.
 * Ancient Debris JE1.pngnt Debris
 * Can be smelted into netherite scrap
 * Generates between level 13 and 17, but is more common under level 20 in the the Nether, and is always covered
 * New items:
 * Netherite Scrap.pngrite Scrap
 * Created by smelting ancient debris in a Furnace.
 * Used to create netherite ingots.
 * Netherite Ingot.pngrite Ingot
 * Can be used to upgrade diamond tools and armor.
 * Netherite Armor (Entity).pngrite Armor
 * Does not burn in Lava or Fire as a dropped item
 * Netherite tools:
 * Added Netherite axes, Pickaxes, Swords, Shovels and Hoes
 * Do not burn in lava or fire as a dropped item
 * New mobs:
 * Piglin.pngns
 * Hoglin.pngns
 * 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.