Dripstone Caves
The dripstone caves biome is an underground biome filled with pointed dripstone and dripstone blocks.
Description[edit]
On the surface, this biome is indistinguishable from a plains biome.(Java Edition only)
Underground, dripstone caves generate as a cave biome but with dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites. They mostly appear like regular caves, except with patches of dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone. Large dripstone clusters structures generate occasionally inside ravines.
In Java Edition, dripstone caves cannot generate naturally in normal worlds, but can be generated with a buffet or custom world type.
In Bedrock Edition, dripstone features generate throughout the Overworld caves.
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Dripstone Caves | dripstone_caves | biome.minecraft.dripstone_caves |
History[edit]
| October 3, 2020 | The dripstone caves biome is shown at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w49a | Added the dripstone caves. | |||
| 21w03a | dripstone_caves display name is now Dripstone Caves instead of Dripstone caves.[1] | ||||
| March 22, 2021 | Henrik Kniberg shows the natural generation of dripstone caves. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | Added the dripstone caves. They don't naturally generate yet and are only accessible through add-ons. | |||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.230 | beta 1.16.230.54 | Dripstone features now generate throughout caves in the Overworld. | |||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Dripstone Caves" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- The Sơn Đoòng cave in Vietnam was of particular inspiration when coming up with the features of dripstone caves.[2]
Gallery[edit]
A large cavern below y=0 in the Dripstone Caves biome. Multiple dripstone clusters are visible.
A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer.
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