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 JE1.gif Fire
 * 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.  Blue fire only generates on Soul Soil, a block found exclusively in the Soul Sand Valley, you generate it by lighting soul soil with a flint and steel and all the other ways you would get normal Fire. You can also make blue variants of light sources.
 * Soul Fire Torch.gif Fire Torch to craft it you need to use a crafting table, in the top middle slot on the table you need charcoal, in the middle slot you need a stick and the bottom middle slot you need a piece of Soul Soil.
 * Soul Fire Lantern.png Fire Lantern to craft those you need a crafting table and the crafting recipe is to surround one soul fire torch with Iron Nugget s.
 * Crimson Fungi JE1.pngWarped Fungi JE1.pngon and Warped Fungi
 * Generate in crimson and warped forests, respectively.
 * Crimson Stem Axis Y JE1.gifWarped Stem Axis Y JE1.gifon and warped stems
 * Blocks that comprise the trunks of huge fungi.
 * Has a top texture similar to regular log blocks.
 * Does not burn.
 * Have respective Stripped Crimson Stem Axis Y JE1.pngStripped Warped Stem Axis Y JE1.pngped variants.
 * Soul Soil JE1.png Soil
 * Generates in Soul Sand Valley biomes.
 * Basalt Axis Y JE1.pngt
 * Make up basalt pillars.
 * Generates in soul sand valleys.
 * Warped Wart Block JE1.pngd Wart Block
 * A variation of the nether wart block.
 * Shroomlight JE1.pngmlight
 * Generates naturally on huge crimson fungi and huge warped fungi or by growing fungi on nylium with bone meal.
 * Weeping Vines.pngng Vines
 * Generates in the crimson forest.
 * Crimson Nylium JE1.pngWarped Nylium JE1.pngon and Warped Nylium
 * Resemble grass blocks.
 * Can be spread to netherrack by using bone meal on netherrack next to nylium.
 * Ancient Debris JE1.pngnt 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.
 * Always generates covered by lava or blocks on all sides.
 * Block of Netherite JE1.png of Netherite
 * Can be used in a beacon base.
 * Cannot burn in lava or fire.
 * Same blast resistance as obsidian, but is movable with pistons.
 * Crimson Planks JE1.pngWarped Planks JE1.pngon and warped planks
 * Does not burn.
 * 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
 * Crimson Sign JE1.pngWarped Sign JE1.pngon and warped signs
 * Cannot be crafted.
 * Nether Sprouts JE1.pngr sprouts
 * Foliage that generates in warped forests.
 * New items:
 * Netherite Scrap JE1.pngrite Scrap
 * Used to craft netherite ingots.
 * Netherite Ingot JE1.pngrite Ingot
 * Can be used to upgrade diamond tools and armor.
 * Can be used as fuel for a beacon.
 * Netherite Armor (Entity).pngrite Armor
 * Does not burn in Lava or Fire as a dropped item
 * Netherite tools:
 * Added Netherite Netherite Axe JE1.png, Netherite Pickaxe JE1.pngxes, Netherite Sword JE1.pngs, Netherite Shovel JE1.pngls and Netherite Hoe JE1.png
 * 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

 * 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.