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.

Blocks:

 * Blue Fire.gif Fire
 * Blue variant of fire.
 * Fire lit on soul soil is blue fire regardless of dimension.
 * Generates naturally in the soulsand valley biome in the Nether.
 * Nether Fungi
 * Generates in both netherwart forest biomes.
 * Crimson and Warped Stem
 * Blocks that comprise trunks in the netherwart forest
 * Soul Soil
 * Generates in the soulsand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.
 * Basalt.pngt
 * Makes up speleothems.
 * Generates in Soul Sand Valleys.
 * Warped Wart Block
 * A variation of the nether wart block.
 * Generates in the Warped forest as part of the Nether trees.
 * Shroomlight
 * A light-emitting block that closely resembles glowstone can also be seen.
 * Appears to correspond to the spots seen on new mushrooms, due to how it appears as part of large fungal structures in the netherwart forest.
 * Weeping Vines
 * Generates under red nether trees in the Crimson forest.
 * Red Nether Grass.pngon and Warped Nylium
 * Resembles grass blocks.
 * Grows on top of netherrack.
 * Comes in red and blue.
 * Red Nether Mushroom.pngBlue Nether Mushroom.pngon and Warped Fungi
 * Attwo new types of mushrooms are added to the netherwart forests.
 * Can be used to breed hoglins.
 * Will grow into Crimson or Warped trees, respectivly
 * Ancient Debris
 * Can be smelted into Netherite Scrap
 * Generates under level 20 in the Nether, and is always covered

Items:

 * Netherite
 * Items made with Netherite can float on lava
 * Items made with Netherite last longer and work faster
 * Items made with Netherite do more damage

Mobs:

 * Piglins
 * Have a baby varient
 * Will be found in the Nether.
 * Are naturally hostile toward the player, unless the player is wearing gold armor.
 * Can "barter" (similar to trading) with the player.
 * Hoglins
 * Will have a baby variant.
 * Found in Crimson Forests
 * Are naturally hostile toward the player.

Generated structures:

 * Bastions
 * Speleothems
 * Unnamed tree-like structures


 * New biomes:
 * The Soulsand Valley.
 * The Crimson Forest.
 * The Warped Forest.

Changes:

 * Zombie pigmen are to be renamed to zombified piglins

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.