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A dark cave. This is where one will most likely hear ambience sounds.

Ambience (sometimes called cave noises) is a set of sounds that occasionally play when the player is in close proximity to a dark cave. They were made by C418, who also composed Minecraft's music. Ambient sounds can be played in any dimension, including the Nether and the End and can be heard in both singleplayer and multiplayer. Despite their name, they are not sounds that one would expect to hear inside of a cave, such as falling pebbles or dripping water, but rather supernatural noises frequently likened to demonic or ghostly moans, vehicles, ringing bells and instruments.

Ambient sounds can play in a space of any size, but they seem to play much more likely in larger spaces positioned 10 - 20 blocks away from the player in any direction, and completely filled with a light level less than 8 without any lighting from the sky (the ambience will more likely play from the direction of lower levels because of a lower light level). The space does not need to be sealed off - a sound can even play from a space that the player can actually see - nor does the player need to be underground to hear it. The sounds can also come from player-created spaces, even if that space is a box above the clouds.

The Sounds

Ambient sounds are found in the resources/newsound/ambient/cave from the .minecraft folder. They play randomly in different pitches, like other sounds of Minecraft do. There are 13 sounds (Cave 1 - 13) in total:

  1. A loud, ghostly screech, often compared to the whistle of a train or a wolf howling.
  2. An echoing choir of angelic voices or an jockey laughter.
  3. A deep sound, like a low-pitch orchestra or an phantom echo or a rabbit dying.
  4. The roar or breath of a demon or a blowing distant wind.
  5. A loud, creepy, ear piercing ringing.
  6. A car or train passing by or a bat flying.
  7. A low-pitched, quiet sound like somebody hitting a gong or a wither sight.
  8. The sinister grunt of a demon or a blaze breath or a zombie pigman dying or an spider hiss.
  9. A flying distant plane, or echoing minecart or an ender dragon roaring often compared to the working car or a frighting sound or a skeleton rattling.
  10. A loud violin screech, often compared by some to an ambulance siren or a ghast or mice screaming.
  11. A train going by or a creeper exploding.
  12. A loud boom or echo of a demon.
  13. A ghostly moan or the wind or a zombie growling.

History

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1.2.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Nautilus Shell|Nautilus Shell]]<br/>{{Item
| type =
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
}}

A '''nautilus shell''' is an item that is used for crafting [[conduit]]s.

==Obtaining==
===Fishing===
{{main|Fishing#Junk and treasure}}
Nautilus shells can be rarely obtained as a treasure item from fishing. The drop chances of nautilus shells slightly increase with each level of [[Luck of the Sea]] on the [[player]]'s [[fishing rod]].

===Mob loot===
[[Drowned]] have a 3%{{only|java|short=1}} or 8%{{only|bedrock|short=1}} chance to spawn with a nautilus shell in their off-hand, and this nautilus shell always drops upon [[death]].

===Trading===
[[Wandering trader]]s may [[trading|sell]] a nautilus shell for 5 [[emerald]]s each, but they only sell 5 of them at a time.

==Usage==
{{IN|bedrock}}, a nautilus shell is one of the few items that can be held in the off-hand.

===Crafting ingredient===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===
Nautilus shells can be given to trident-wielding drowned with a chance for the drowned to pick up the shell and drop the trident.<sup>[''[[Bedrock Edition]] only'']</sup>

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nautilus Shell
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nautilus_shell
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nautilus Shell
|spritetype=item
|nameid=nautilus_shell
|id=570
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==History==
{{History|java}} 
{{History||1.13|snap=18w15a|[[File:Nautilus Shell JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added nautilus shells.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w05a|Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell nautilus shells.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Nautilus Shell BE1.png|32px]] Added nautilus shells.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.2|[[File:Nautilus Shell JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of nautilus shells has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.0|[[Drowned]] now sometimes spawn holding a nautilus shell.
|Nautilus shells are no longer behind [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.5.0.1|Nautilus shells can now be used to craft [[conduit]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Nautilus shells can now be obtained from [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Nautilus Shell JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added nautilus shells.}}
{{History||xbox=none|ps=1.91|wiiu=none|Nautilus shells can now be obtained from [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
*[[wikipedia:Nautilus|Nautilus]]es are animals that occupy deep oceans in the real world. However, they are absent in Minecraft and there are currently no plans to add nautilus [[mob]]s into the game.
*Because {{el|bedrock}} allows for Nautilus shells to be held in the off-hand (since drowned hold them), they are the only item in that version that can be put in the off-hand slot without having a specific function.

{{items}}

[[de:Nautilusschale]]
[[es:Caparazón de nautilo]]
[[fr:Coquille de nautile]]
[[it:Conchiglia di nautilus]]
[[ja:オウムガイの殻]]
[[ko:앵무조개 껍데기]]
[[nl:Nautilusschelp]]
[[pl:Muszla łodzika]]
[[pt:Concha de náutilo]]
[[ru:Раковина наутилуса]]
[[th:เปลือกหอยงวงช้าง]]
[[uk:Мушля наутилуса]]
[[zh:鹦鹉螺壳]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Raw Copper|Raw Copper]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Raw Copper.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Raw copper''' is a raw metal resource obtained from mining [[copper ore]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mining ===
Copper ore and deepslate copper ore mined with a [[stone pickaxe]] or better drops 2–5 units of raw copper. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it can drop extra raw copper, allowing for a maximum of 20 units per ore block with Fortune III, or an average of 7.7 units of raw copper per ore block. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops the ore block instead.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showname=1
|Block of Raw Copper
|Output=Raw Copper,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
The primary usage of raw copper is [[smelting]] it into [[copper ingot]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=2
|Raw Copper
|Copper Ingot
|0.7
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Copper
|spritetype=item
|nameid=raw_copper
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Copper
|spritetype=item
|nameid=raw_copper
|form=item
|id=507
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w14a|[[File:Raw Copper JE1.png|32px]] Added raw copper.}}
{{History|||snap=April 13, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1381991999952277513}}|[[File:Raw Copper JE2.png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw copper texture.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|[[File:Raw Copper JE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw copper has been changed.
|Raw copper can now be used to craft [[block of raw copper]].}}
{{History|||snap=April 16, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1383047666037325829}}|[[File:Raw Copper (pre-release).png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw copper texture again.}}
{{History|||snap=21w16a|[[File:Raw Copper JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw copper has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w17a|[[Copper ore]] now drops 2-3 raw copper when mined instead of a single unit.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w40a|[[Copper ore]] now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Raw Copper JE2.png|32px]] Added raw copper.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Raw copper are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.54|[[File:Raw Copper JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw copper has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
JE 1.17 Dev Raw Metals.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 1.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 2.png|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 3.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 4.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 5.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
</gallery>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Rohkupfer]]
[[es:Cobre en bruto]]
[[fr:Cuivre brut]]
[[it:Rame grezzo]]
[[ja:銅の原石]]
[[pl:Surowa miedź]]
[[pt:Cobre bruto]]
[[ru:Необработанная медь]]
[[tr:Ham Bakır]]
[[uk:Необроблена мідь]]
[[zh:粗铜]]</li></ul>
12w07aThe map format was updated to the Anvil format, which now allows ambience to be heard in Multiplayer.
Ambience was known to play only in 3×3×3 spaces or larger, but they've been heard playing in spaces of smaller size.
1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Shulker Shell|Shulker Shell]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Shulker Shell.png
|type=
|renewable = Yes
| stackable =  Yes (64)
}}

{{about|the item that drops from the mob|the mob |Shulker|the storage block|Shulker Box}}

'''Shulker shells''' are [[item]]s dropped by [[shulker]]s that are used solely to craft [[shulker box]]es.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, [[shulker]]s drop 0-1 shulker shells. The maximum can be increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], which is 0-4 shells with Looting III.

{{IN|java}}, shulkers have a 50% chance of dropping a shulker shell when killed. This is increased by 6.25% per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 68.75% with Looting III.

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shulker Shell
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shulker_shell
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shulker Shell
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shulker_shell
|id=566
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|[[File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shulker shells.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 450.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Shulker Shell JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|When a shulker is hit by a shulker bullet, the shulker can spawn another shulker depending on the amount of shulkers in the area, making shulker shells [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 1.0.0.1|[[File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shulker shells.
|Shulker shells currently have no purpose as [[shulker box]]es haven't been implemented yet.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Shulker shells can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] shulker boxes.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Shulker Shell JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.22|Shulkers now have a chance to spawn another shulker when hit by a shulker projectile, making shulker shells [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|[[File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shulker shells.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Shulker Shell JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shulker shells.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Shulkerschale]]
[[es:Caparazón de shulker]]
[[fr:Carapace de Shulker]]
[[it:Guscio di shulker]]
[[ja:シュルカーの殻]]
[[ko:셜커 껍데기]]
[[nl:Shulkerschelp]]
[[pl:Skorupa Shulkera]]
[[pt:Casco de shulker]]
[[ru:Панцирь шалкера]]
[[th:เปลือกชัลเกอร์]]
[[zh:潜影壳]]</li><li>[[Phantom Membrane|Phantom Membrane]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Phantom Membrane
| image = Phantom Membrane.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Phantom membranes''' are items obtained from killing [[phantom]]s. They are used to repair [[elytra]] and brew [[Potion of Slow Falling|potions of Slow Falling]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===
[[Phantom]]s drop 0–1 phantom membrane when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]]. [[Looting]] increases the maximum drops by 1 per level, for a maximum of 4 with Looting III.

=== Cat gifts ===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}

Tamed [[cat]]s have a 70% chance to bring the player a gift when they wake up from a [[bed]], and the gift has a 3.22% chance to be a phantom membrane.

== Usage ==
=== Repairing ===

Phantom membranes can be used in an [[anvil]] to repair [[elytra]], restoring 108 durability points (25% of the pair's total durability) per membrane while preserving their [[enchantments]].

{| class="wikitable" data-description="Repairing elytra"
! scope="col" style="width:64px;" | Name
! Ingredients
! [[Anvil]] usage
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | '''Elytra'''
| [[Elytra]] +<br>[[Phantom Membrane]]
| style="width: 260px; padding: 1px;" | {{Anvil| title = Elytra|Input1=Damaged Elytra|Input2=Phantom Membrane, 2|Output=Elytra}}
|-
|}

=== Brewing ingredient ===

Phantom membranes are used to [[brewing|brew]] [[Potion of Slow Falling|slow falling potions]] from an [[awkward potion]].

{{Brewing
 |Phantom Membrane
 |Potion of Slow Falling
 |showname=3
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Phantom Membrane
|spritetype=item
|nameid=phantom_membrane
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Phantom Membrane
|spritetype=item
|nameid=phantom_membrane
|id=574
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w14a|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added phantom membranes.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w44a|Tamed [[cat]]s now have a chance to give the [[player]] phantom membranes as [[Cat#Gifts|gifts]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of phantom membranes has now been changed.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=beta 1.6.0.5|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added phantom membranes.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tamed [[cat]]s now have a chance to give the [[player]] phantom membranes as gifts.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of phantom membranes has now been changed.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added phantom membranes.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Phantom Membrane JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of phantom membranes has now been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--phantom-membrane Taking Inventory: Phantom Membrane] – Minecraft.net on August 2, 2019

{{items}}

[[de:Phantomhaut]]
[[fr:Membrane de Phantom]]
[[ja:ファントムの皮膜]]
[[ko:팬텀 막]]
[[pl:Błona fantoma]]
[[pt:Membrana de phantom]]
[[ru:Мембрана фантома]]
[[th:เนื้อเยื่อแฟนท่อม]]
[[uk:Перетинка фантома]]
[[zh:幻翼膜]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]</li></ul>
Ambience no longer plays when entering the Nether or the End.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ambience" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Ambience is not an indicator of nearby ore, underground structures, mobs, etc. Following them can still lead the player to such things indirectly, since they emanate from unlit caves.
  • Ambience can be used to detect areas where hostile mobs are able to spawn, since both require a light level of less than 8.
  • Due to the unsettling atmosphere of ambience, these sounds can be frightening to some players. However, they do not represent any immediate danger. They only play in deep darkness. If you do not want to hear the sounds, ambience can be disabled by turning off Ambient/Environment sound, though this also means all environment sounds are turned off.
  • If the fifth sound is listened closely, presumably at loud volume, sounds of thumping can be heard, like someone walking.
  • If the seventh sound is listened closely, a short creak or a sizzle can be heard near the beginning.
  • The eighth sound resembles a stretched blaze sound. Although it sounds like there is one nearby, Blazes are very rarely encountered outside the Nether, unless it has traveled through a Nether portal or has been spawned using a spawn egg.
  • On rare occasions ambient noises can be heard if the player is standing by an ocean or deep body of water, regardless of light level outside the water. This is because deep bodies of water have very low light levels making this possible.
  • The rarest sound to hear is 1.
  • 11 12 and 13 seem to be the same sound at different pitches. The length of the sound is different in each one though. The pop heard at the beginning is an error and can sound different each time you play the sound (most noticeable on 12).
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