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1.16, the first release of the Nether Update,[3] is an upcoming major update to Java Edition set to release in 2020[2], which will overhaul the Nether. This update was announced at MINECON Live 2019.[1] The update will not include the announced features for the mountains biome.[4]

Additions

Blocks

Basalt
  • Makes up speleothems.
  • Generates in Soul Sand Valleys.
Blue Fire
  • Blue variant of fire.
  • Fire lit on soul soil is blue fire regardless of dimension.
    • Burns forever, similar to regular fire on netherrack.
  • Generates naturally in the soulsand valley biome in the Nether.
File:Nether Fungi.png File:Blue Nether Fungi.png File:Small Blue Nether Fungi.png Nether Fungi[1]
  • Generates in both netherwart forest biomes.
Soul Soil Soul Soil[5]
  • Generates in the soulsand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.
  • Fire lit on soul soil will be blue fire.
  • Will not slow the player more than soulsand.[6]
File:Blue Nether Wart Block.png Warped Wart Block
  • A variation of the nether wart block.
  • Generates in the blue netherwart forest as part of the Nether trees.
Shroomlight Shroomlight
  • A light-emitting block which closely resembles glowstone can also be seen.
  • Appears to correspond to the spots seen on new mushrooms, due to how it appears as part of large fungal structures in the netherwart forest.
File:Nether Vine.png Weeping Vines
  • Generates under red nether trees in the red netherwart forest.
File:Red Nether Grass.png File:Blue Nether Grass.png Crimson / Warped Nylium
File:Red Nether Mushroom.png File:Blue Nether Mushroom.png Crimson / Warped Fungi
  • At least two new types of mushroom will be added to the netherwart forests.
  • Can be used to breed hoglins.[7]
File:Red Nether Wart Trunk.pngFile:Blue Nether Wart Trunk.png Crimson / Warped Stem
  • Blocks that comprise trunks in the netherwart forest.
    • Red and blue variants.
    • Have animated textures.
    • Has a top texture similar to regular log blocks.
Crimson / Warped Planks[citation needed]

Items

Spawn eggs
  • At least two new spawn eggs, implied to be that of the piglin and hoglin due to its appearance in the footage.

Mobs

Hoglin Hoglins
  • Baby Hoglin Have a baby variant.[8]
  • Found in the Nether.
  • Are naturally hostile towards the player.
    • Appear to have a higher melee range than most mobs.
  • Can be bred using the new mushrooms[7] and used as a source of food in the Nether.
    • Appear to drop raw beef, though this is a placeholder.
  • Name has been chosen by the community to be "Hoglin" (previously known as "Piglin Beast" as a placeholder name).[9]
  • Has an attack that flings the target into the air, similar to iron golems.

World generation

Biomes
  • The Nether will get at least three new biomes:
    • The Soulsand Valley is a vast grotto composed of uncovered fossils, soul sand, soul soil, large speleothems made of basalt, blue fog and blue fire.
    • The Crimson Forest is a dense forest with trees made of nether wart blocks. These blocks and fungi are found in patches on the ground and red vines are found under the trees.
    • The Warped Forest is a color variation of the Netherwart Forest Red, but with somewhat different vegetation and particle, fog effects.
Speleothems
  • Floor to ceiling speleothems that generate in soulsand valleys made out of basalt.
Unnamed tree-like structures
  • Tree structures resembling the new mushrooms that generate in netherwart forests.
    • Red and blue variants
    • Made of the unnamed red and blue Nether stem blocks as well as red nether wart blocks and blue nether wart blocks.
    • The tree structures will be resistant to fire.[10]
  • The blue nether structures will be called blueshrooms.[11][verify]

Changes

Blocks

Bone blocks
  • Will generate in Soulsand Valley biomes making fossils a more common sight.
Nether wart blocks
  • Will generate in Netherwart Forest biomes.
Soul sand
  • Will generate in Soulsand Valley biomes.

Planned additions

Blocks

File:Target Block.png Target Block[1]
  • Emits a redstone signal when shot with an arrow.
    • Signal is stronger depending on how close the arrow is to the center of the block. The signal strength goes up to 15.

Mobs

Piglin Piglins
  • Found in the Nether.
    • Have an adult and baby variant, as zombie pigmen and hoglins.[12]
  • Are naturally hostile towards the player, unless the player is wearing gold armor.
    • Even if the player wears gold armor, piglins will become aggravated towards the player if they open a chest containing any item crafted with or related to gold near the piglin.
  • They can wield gold swords or crossbows.
    • Will drop arrows if wielding a crossbow.
  • Will be able to "barter" (similar to trading) with the player.
    • To barter with piglins, players have to throw them a gold ingot and piglins will throw them an item in exchange.[13]
  • Will attack wither skeletons and adult hoglins.
  • Will be able to spawn with golden armor.[14]

World generation

Bastions
  • Fortifications built by piglins that are found in the Nether.[1]

Planned changes

Mobs

Zombie pigmen
  • Will be renamed to zombified piglins.[15][1]

Gameplay

Respawning
  • Players will be able to respawn in the Nether.

Unconfirmed features

These features were mentioned during the development of Java Edition 1.16 or earlier, or during MINECON Live 2019, but have not been confirmed to be added in this update.

Illusioners
Pigs
  • The feature of pigs transforming to zombie pigmen when struck by lightning may be removed.[18]
Smithing table and Fletching table
  • May get functionality. It was mentioned during the development of Village & Pillage that it would be added in "...the next major themed update..."[19][20]

Gallery

MINECON Live 2019

Subsequent screenshots

Concept artwork

References

  1. a b c d e f "Everything We Announced at MINECON Live 2019" – Minecraft.net, September 28, 2019
  2. a b "What we've announced is "this year""@jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, January 13, 2020
  3. "Minecraft Snapshot 19w40a" – Minecraft.net, October 2, 2019
  4. "But mountains will come in a later update."@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, September 28, 2019
  5. "Yes it is when you light a soul soil block on fire that you get the blue fire."@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, December 3, 2019
  6. "No I'm not that evil."@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, December 4, 2019
  7. a b "Dad what did you do at work today?". Me: "Fixed a problem with Hoglins. They couldn't get close enough to each other to... um... make baby Hoglins."@henrikkniberg on X, January 9, 2020
  8. a b "No, piglin, don't hunt the baby hoglins."@henrikkniberg on X, December 5, 2019
  9. "Meet the Hoglin" – Minecraft.net, October 19, 2019
  10. "They don't burn ;)"@_LadyAgnes (Agnes Larsson) on X, January 28, 2020
  11. "Current mood: blueshroom with a bit of lava."@ProfMobius (Thomas Guimbretière) on X, January 30, 2020
  12. "Yes!"@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, December 10, 2019
  13. "The Nether: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft"
  14. "Hmmmm.... OK gotta teach the piglins how not to kill off all the hoglins at once."@henrikkniberg on X, December 13, 2019
  15. "Yes it's just a new name"@jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, September 29, 2019
  16. "I have seen a lot of suggestions for crying obsidian since we announced at Minecon my biggest concern is how would people who are not familiar with Minecraft history understand why the block is for setting your spawn point?"@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, December 3, 2019
  17. https://clips.twitch.tv/AnimatedCourteousWalletFUNgineer
  18. "We will likely remove that feature, because it will work differently"@jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, September 29, 2019
  19. "Minecraft Snapshot 19w11a" – Minecraft.net, March 12, 2019
  20. "Not in 1.15 and I can't promise anything for 1.16 either I'm afraid."@MiaLem_n (Maria Lemón) on X, September 30, 2019
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