History of world generation

Pocket Edition-era-terrain
The terrain generator was made infinite in mid-2014 with the addition of biomes from the then Java 1.7.2 generator. This world generator remained identical until Caves and Cliffs Part 2 was released in late 2021.

Indev World Types

 * Island: World spawns as a large island surrounded with water, smaller island off the coast are comon too. Border block is water as well, sand will generate.
 * Floating: World generates in rings of floating islands high in the air. Border block is water. Sand is common although caves often lead into the void.
 * Flat: world is a perfectly flat plane with trees growing. Border block is grass. Sand does not generate.
 * Original: Resembles classic 0.30 terrain generation
 * Inland: