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Emerald ore is the rarest mineral block in the game. It only generates in Extreme Hills biomes, and drops emeralds when mined with a diamond or iron pickaxe without the Silk Touch enchantment. It drops 1 Emerald from each ore block mined in this way (1-4 if Fortune III is used) or experience orbs worth 5-7 experience if mined with any other tool (including a pickaxe without Silk Touch.) Instead of generating in veins like other ores, it is encountered as a single block, and tends to be very scattered around. It is also the only ore with a texture that looks to be small square gems embedded inside the ore, unlike the small, broken rectangles seen on the other ores.

Ore distribution

Emerald ore is only generated in Extreme Hills biomes. Due to the nature of the generation algorithm, it may be found a short distance into adjacent biomes, but always within the same chunk as an Extreme Hills biome.[1] It attempts to generate 3-8 times per each chunk, generating anywhere between layers 4 and 32, meaning it can occur as high up as gold can. In a world there are about 0.2 Emerald ores per chunk. It will only generate in locations which would have otherwise been stone - it is thus possible for as few as 0 to 2 emeralds to generate in a chunk. Found as individual blocks, rather than veins, it can be encountered more commonly than gold, which has a similar range. Also note that even though Emerald ore is less common than Diamond ore in general, it is possible for Emerald ore to be more common than diamond ore in a certain type of biome or a specific chunk.

As a smelting ingredient

Ingredients Input » Output
Emerald Ore Template:Grid/Furnace

Note: Emerald ore blocks can only be obtained directly with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch. Otherwise they will drop emeralds when mined.

Video

Emerald Ore/video

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Pufferfish (item)|Pufferfish (item)]]<br/>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Pufferfish}}
{{about|the food item|the mob|Pufferfish}}
{{Item
| title = Pufferfish
| image = File:Pufferfish_(item)_JE5_BE2.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
|effects=: {{EffectLink|link=Hunger (effect)|Hunger}} III (0:15)
: {{EffectLink|Poison}} II (1:00)
: {{EffectLink|Nausea}} I (0:15){{only|JE}}
: {{EffectLink|Nausea}} II (0:15){{only|BE}}
}}
A '''pufferfish''' is a poisonous [[food]] item that is used to brew [[Potion of Water Breathing|Water Breathing potions]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Fishing ===
Pufferfish can be obtained through [[fishing]]. The pufferfish catch rate can be increased by [[Lure]], which reduces wait time generally.
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{{IN|bedrock}}, pufferfish can be caught only when fishing outside [[jungle]] biomes and its variants (i.e. everywhere ''except'' in jungles).

=== Mob loot ===
==== Guardians and elder guardians ====
[[Guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s have a 2.5% chance of dropping a random fish upon death. This has a 13% chance of being pufferfish (0.325% chance of dropping a pufferfish). The chance of getting a fish can be increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], but the type of fish is not affected.

==== Pufferfish ====
[[Pufferfish]] always drop 1 pufferfish in its item form when killed. This drop is not affected by the Looting enchantment.<ref>{{bug|MC-212795||Salmon & Fish mobs are not affected by Looting}}</ref>

== Usage ==
=== Food ===
Pufferfish restores {{hunger|1}} hunger and 0.2 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]], but inflicts [[Hunger_(effect)|Hunger]] III for 15 seconds, [[Poison]] II for 1 minute, and [[Nausea]] I<sup>[''[[Java Edition|JE]] only'']</sup> or II<sup>[''[[Bedrock Edition|BE]] only'']</sup> for 15 seconds. Unlike [[rotten flesh]], it is not helpful to eat pufferfish while starving because they inflict more hunger than they earn.

===Brewing ingredient===
{{brewing
|Pufferfish
|Potion of Water Breathing
|head=1
}}
{{brewing
|Pufferfish
|Mundane Potion
|ingredients=Pufferfish + [[Water Bottle]]
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
Master-level fisherman [[villager]]s buy 1~4{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or four{{only|java|short=1}} pufferfish for an [[emerald]].

=== Wolves ===
{{IN|Bedrock}}, pufferfish can be used to feed a [[wolf]], healing it by {{hp|1|mob=1}}, but only when the wolf is not at full health. Unlike other wolf food, pufferfish cannot be used to speed up the growth of baby wolves, and cannot be used to breed them.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pufferfish
|itemtags=fishes
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pufferfish
|id=267
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Furious Cocktail;How did we get here;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet;Fishy Business}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.
|Added potions of [[Water Breathing]], which can be [[brewing|brewed]] by adding a pufferfish to an [[Awkward Potion]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w43a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Pufferfish is now obtainable as a rare drop from [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>fish</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 349.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|[[Pufferfish]] (and other [[fish]] types) has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its item form when killed.
|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has accidentally been reverted.}}
{{History|||snap=18w43b|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The correct texture of pufferfish has been restored.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] pufferfish.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 2|The level of [[Nausea]] given by pufferfish has been reduced from II to I.<ref>{{bug|MC-196473}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w46a|The level of [[Poison]] given by pufferfish has been reduced from IV to II.<ref>{{bug|MC-197276}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Pufferfish now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].
|Pufferfish can now be used to make [[potion]] of Water Breathing.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Pufferfish is now dropped by [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|[[Pufferfish]] has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Pufferfish can now be used to feed [[ocelot]]s to gain their trust.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Pufferfish can now be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.19.10|snap=beta 1.19.10.23|The strength of the [[poison]] effect has been decreased from IV to II.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added pufferfish.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|[[Pufferfish]] (and other [[fish]] types) has been added as a [[mob]], which [[drops|drop]] its [[item]] form when killed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Pufferfish (item) JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pufferfish has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* The consumption of pufferfish inflicting the player with Nausea and Poison is based on reality. Real pufferfish contain the dangerous [[Wikipedia:Tetrodotoxin|tetrodotoxin]] within their organs, especially in the liver. Tetrodotoxin leads to quick death through respiratory paralysis. Muscle tissue and blood contain trace amounts. In East Asia, pufferfish are considered a delicacy known as [[Wikipedia:Fugu|fugu]], as small parts of the fish are actually edible. Any chef preparing fugu must have special licensing/certification to prepare this dish.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Eat Pufferfish.png|The result of eating pufferfish.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Fishing]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--pufferfish Taking Inventory: Pufferfish] – Minecraft.net on October 14, 2020

{{items}}

[[cs:Čtverzubec]]
[[de:Kugelfisch (Nahrung)]]
[[es:Pez globo (objeto)]]
[[fr:Poisson (nourriture)]]
[[it:Pesce palla (oggetto)]]
[[ja:フグ (アイテム)]]
[[ko:복어 (아이템)]]
[[nl:Kogelvis]]
[[pl:Rozdymka]]
[[pt:Baiacu (item)]]
[[ru:Иглобрюх (предмет)]]
[[th:ปลาปักเป้า (ไอเทม)]]
[[tr:Kirpi balığı]]
[[zh:河豚(物品)]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Enchanted Golden Apple|Enchanted Golden Apple]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Enchanted Golden Apple.gif
| rarity = Epic
| heals = {{hunger|4}}
| effects = 
* {{EffectLink|Absorption}} IV (2:00)
* {{EffectLink|Regeneration}} II (0:20){{only|java|short=yes}}/V (0:30){{only|bedrock|short=yes}}
* {{EffectLink|Fire Resistance}} (5:00)
* {{EffectLink|Resistance}} (5:00)
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

An '''enchanted golden apple''' ({{in|je}}) or '''enchanted apple''' ({{in|be}}), is a rare, uncraftable variant of the [[golden apple]] that grants much more powerful effects when consumed.

== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|enchanted-golden-apple}}

== Usage ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1=Hunger management}}

To eat an enchanted golden apple, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. It restores {{hunger|4}} points of hunger and 9.6 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

The enchanted golden apple provides: 
* [[Absorption]] IV for 2 minutes (providing {{hp|16|absorption=1}} points of absorption health)
* [[Regeneration]] level II {{in|java}} or V {{in|bedrock}} for 30 seconds ({{in|java}}, {{hp|1}} is restored every 25 ticks, {{hp|2|notag=1}} × 0.4 per second) for 20 seconds (long enough to heal {{hp|16}} points of damage; {{in|bedrock}}, {{hp|1}} is restored every 6 ticks, {{hp|2|notag=1}} × 1.66 per second for 30 seconds, which is long enough to heal up to {{hp|100}} points of damage.
* [[Fire Resistance]] I for 5 minutes
* [[Resistance]] I (20% reduced damage from all sources except the [[void]]) for 5 minutes

=== Horses ===
Enchanted golden apples can be used for improving the chances of taming a [[horse]] by 10%, for [[breeding]] and leading horses, and for speeding up the growth of [[baby]] horses by 4 minutes.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Enchanted Golden Apple|match=start}}
===Piglins===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to enchanted golden apples and run toward any enchanted golden apples on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. However, piglins do not eat enchanted golden apples (or any [[food]]).

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Enchanted Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=enchanted_golden_apple
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Enchanted Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=enchanted_golden_apple
|aliasid=appleenchanted
|id=259
|form=item
|translationkey=item.appleEnchanted.name
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Overpowered;Fruit on the Loom;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny;A Furious Cocktail;How Did We Get Here;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added enchanted golden apples.
|Enchanted golden apples highly resemble the golden apple prior to [[Java Edition 1.1|1.1]]. 
|Enchanted golden apples have [[Regeneration]] IV (30 seconds), [[Resistance]] (5 minutes) and [[Fire Resistance]] (5 minutes). 
|Enchanted golden apples can be [[crafted]] with 8 [[blocks of gold]] and one apple, making them [[renewable]]. 
|Enchanted golden apples shine like an [[enchanting|enchanted]] [[item]] and have a purple tooltip while the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to blue. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21b|Added Enchanted Golden Apples to the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w24b|Enchanted golden apples now give the player Absorption as well, and Regeneration IV has been increased to Regeneration V.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Enchanted golden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|[[Crafting]] an enchanted golden apple now gives the [[player]] the [[Achievements/Java_Edition|''achievement'']] "Overpowered."}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w37a|Enchanted golden apples now give Regeneration II (down from V) and [[Absorption]] IV (up from I), in addition to the unchanged [[Resistance]] and [[Fire Resistance]] effects. The duration of the Regeneration effect has now also been decreased to 20 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|Enchanted golden apples are now uncraftable, making them no longer renewable.
|Enchanted golden apples have been added to [[dungeon]], [[desert temple]] and [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Enchanted golden apples are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The names and IDs have been split into golden apple and enchanted golden apple.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 322.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] The texture for enchanted golden apples has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=experimental snapshot 6|Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding enchanted golden apples.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Enchanted golden apples may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added enchanted golden apples.}}
{{History|||snap=build 4|A crafting recipe has been added for enchanted golden apples.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Enchanted golden apples are now known as "Enchanted Apple."}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=?|Enchanted apples now give [[Absorption]] IV rather than Absorption I.}}
{{History||1.2.13|snap=?|Enchanted golden apples are now uncraftable, making them no longer [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||?|Enchanted apples now give [[Regeneration]] V rather than IV.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Enchanted apples are no longer used to [[crafting|craft]] patterns on [[banner]]s directly, but are now used to craft Thing [[banner pattern]]s.
|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] The texture for the enchanted golden apple has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of enchanted apples has been changed from <code>appleenchanted</code> to <code>enchanted_golden_apple</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added enchanted golden apples.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] The texture for the enchanted golden apple has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Enchanted Golden Apple JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added enchanted golden apples.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The damage tag of an enchanted apple obtained {{in|be}} is 1, although setting it to 0 makes no difference.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
GoldenAppleComparison.png|A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
EnchantedGoldenAppleEffects.png|The effects of consuming an enchanted golden apple.
Notch Apple In Mansion Chest.png|An extremely rare occasion where a regular golden apple and an enchanted apple being found in the same woodland mansion chest {{in|ee}}.
GoldenAppleDungeonChest.png|Golden apple in a [[dungeon]] chest, prior to 1.3.1. It resembles the enchanted golden apple.
GodPortal.png|An enchanted golden apple found in a ruined portal chest.
GodSpawner.png|An enchanted golden apple found in a monster room chest.
</gallery>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]

[[de:Verzauberter goldener Apfel]]
[[es:Manzana dorada encantada]]
[[fr:pomme dorée enchantée]]
[[ja:エンチャントされた金のリンゴ]]
[[pt:Maçã dourada encantada]]
[[th:แอปเปิ้ลทองร่ายมนตร์]]
[[zh:附魔金苹果]]</li></ul>
During Indev, diamond was originally named emerald.
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1.3.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Ankle Monitor|Ankle Monitor]]<br/>{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
| title = Ankle Monitor
| image = Ankle Monitor.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

The '''Ankle monitor''' was a joke foot item.

== Usage ==
Ankle monitors were equipped in the boots slot. In survival mode, when equipped, it could not be taken off. However, players in Creative mode are unaffected.

When equipped, the player would be afflicted with {{EffectLink|Slowness}} I.

During the night, being a certain number of blocks from the world spawn, above a certain minimum,{{checkthecode|how much?}} would prompt the following message in chat: "CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Get back by [distance] meters!"

If in [[the Nether]] or [[the End]], a different set of messages would be cycled through which can be seen in the section below.

=== Nether and End messages ===
* CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Uuuh... where are you anyway?
* CURFEW WARNING! Hello, are you there?
* CURFEW WARNING! I'm sure you have important things to do, but you need to go back!
* CURFEW WARNING! We're lonely back home!
* CURFEW WARNING! By "we" I mean I. I'm lonely.
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok enough games... GET BACK RIGHT NOW!
* CURFEW WARNING! LAST WARNING!
* CURFEW WARNING! LASTEST WARNING (really now)
* CURFEW WARNING! ...
* CURFEW WARNING! So... Where are you?
* CURFEW WARNING! Having a good day?
* CURFEW WARNING! Did you see that monster over there?
* CURFEW WARNING! Give it a whack, if you would be so kind.
* CURFEW WARNING! Teheee...
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok, enough of this!
* CURFEW WARNING! Last straw!
* CURFEW WARNING! Now you die.
* CURFEW WARNING! Boom!
* CURFEW WARNING! Hehe, fun right?
* CURFEW WARNING! Ok, you will not hear anything more from me now!
* CURFEW WARNING! You'll be as lonely as I am.
* CURFEW WARNING! How does that feel?
* CURFEW WARNING! I know, I'll wipe my memory. That way, I can start over!
* CURFEW WARNING! *bzzzzttt*

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|sound=Robot1arm1.ogg
|sound2=Robot1arm2.ogg
|sound3=Robot1arm3.ogg
|sound4=Robot1arm4.ogg
|source=dependent
|subtitle=''None''
|description=When a notification is displayed
|id=item.ankle_monitor.warning
|translationkey=''None''
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Ankle Monitor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ankle_monitor
|id=501
|form=item
|translationkey=item.ankleMonitor.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.RV-Pre1|[[File:Ankle_Monitor_(item).png|32px]] [[File:Ankle Monitor.png|32px]] Added ankle monitors.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|The inability to remove ankle monitors was somewhat implemented into the canonical game through the addition of [[Curse of Binding]].<ref>{{ytl|Vm6oplvyyh0|t=3m31s}}</ref>}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
Ankle monitors are an unsupported [[item]] due to being an [[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools']] joke, and therefore such issues relating to them will not be fixed.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
TechGear.png|A [[player]] wearing the gear featured in this [[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools']] joke version.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]

[[es:Ankle monitor]]</li><li>[[:Category:Minecraft Dungeons items|Category:Minecraft Dungeons items]]<br/>All items that are in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
{{Minecraft Dungeons items}}
[[Category:Minecraft Dungeons]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[ja:カテゴリ:アイテム (Minecraft Dungeons)]]
[[pl:Kategoria:Przedmioty w Minecraft Dungeons]]
[[pt:Categoria:Itens do Minecraft Dungeons]]</li></ul>
12w21aOn May 21, 2012, the week before the release of 12w21a, Jeb released a screenshot of himself testing the trading system.[2] At this time, what would become emerald ore was ruby ore.[3] For the release of 12w21a, the block was changed to an emerald ore. The texture for emerald ore remained unchanged, as Jeb forgot to commit the new texture in the Snapshot.[4] As this item was not announced before the Snapshot was released, most translations call emerald "diamond."
12w21bThe texture was corrected from File:Removed Ruby Ore.png to File:Emerald Ore2.png. The previous ruby texture remains as "ruby.png". Translations of emerald as diamond were also corrected. An analysis of a 500x500 Extreme Hills biome with MCedit gave the following ore distributions: The graphs show that the distribution of all ores except for lapis lazuli is even in a certain range and falls off sharply at the borders. While the total amount of emerald is with 3386, even higher than the amount of diamonds (2997), the ore is spread out over double the height range, meaning that at a certain level the chance for finding an ore was just about half of the chance of finding a diamond ore, effectively making it twice as rare when tunnel mining.
12w22aEmerald ore would have no longer generated naturally.[5] This was due to the large number of complaints by users about emerald ore's rarity, despite Jeb's wishes for it to only be a "nice find." If this change had occurred, it would have still been available in the Creative mode menu.[6] However, Jeb eventually decided against it and added emerald ore back into natural generation after more community response.[7] Jeb later decided to keep emeralds spawning as he thought it would be a "nice surprise"; Emerald ore now only generates in veins of 1. Because of this, it is much more practical to obtain emeralds through trading.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • Ruby and ruby ore can be found in the lang files, which indicates that the gem and ore were originally supposed to be rubies. This is supported by the fact that the first screenshot of the trading system released by Jeb featured red gems rather than green ones and that one of the snapshots had ruby ore texture instead of the correct texture (emerald).
  • Emerald and Nether Quartz are the only biome-specific ores.
  • Mining emerald ore, along with other ores, gives you experience orbs, allowing for a different way to get enchantments. One stack of emerald ore will give roughly 18 levels.
  • Emerald ore, along with Lapis Lazuli ore and Nether Quartz ore, are the only ores that have a unique texture.
  • Ruby ore may not be implemented again, as players could confuse it with Redstone Ore
  • Emeralds are used as the core currency within NPC villages. They can also be obtained by trading a specified item for an emerald.
  • Even though emerald ore is rarer than Diamond Ore, emerald ore is found more often in the extreme hills than diamond. This is because it is scattered.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Emerald Ore in Minecraft 1.3.2, generated just outside an Extreme Hills biome but within the same chunk as it.
  2. jebtweet:204619936616808451
  3. Snapshot 12w21a/b lang/en_US.lang: tile.oreRuby.name=Ruby Ore
  4. jebtweet:205641953742819328
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