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21w08a is the eleventh snapshot for Java Edition 1.17, released on February 24, 2021,[1] which adds deepslate ores among other changes to cave generation.
Additions
Blocks
- Generates in place of the tuff layer on amethyst geodes.
- Can be obtained by smelting basalt.
- Added deepslate variants of diamond, iron, gold, lapis lazuli, and redstone ores.
- Takes twice as long to mine as normal ores.
- Has the texture of deepslate replacing the normal stone texture.
- Takes place of ores that generate in deepslate.
- Normal stone ores may still generate deep underground if they replace a different block, such as tuff.
- Can be used in blasting and smelting recipes like normal ores.
- These recipes can be unlocked in the recipe book with deepslate ores as well.
- Drops from deepslate when mined with a pickaxe.
- Functions identical to cobblestone and blackstone in that it can be used to craft basic tools, furnaces, and brewing stands.
- Is used to craft all the deepslate variant blocks instead of regular deepslate.
- Has wall, stair, and slab variants as well.
World generation
- Deep, long cracks in the ground that are thinner and straighter than canyons.
- Can reach over 90 blocks in depth.
General
- Added the
deepslate_ore_replaceablesblock tag.- Contains deepslate.
- Added the
diamond_ores,iron_ores,lapis_ores, andredstone_oresblock and item tags.- Contain the normal and deepslate variants of each ore type.
- Added the
stone_ore_replaceablesblock tag.- Contains stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and tuff.
Changes
Blocks
- Texture has been tweaked slightly.
- Has been renamed to "Deepslate".
- Is no longer used to craft or repair any blocks or items.
- Have had their textures tweaked.
- All apart from Coal, Copper and Emerald now have deepslate variants.
- Copper ore has oxidized areas.
- Gold ore is once again unique from nether gold ore.
- Particles now appear in the air around the block.
World generation
Ore distribution changes.
- Mineral distribution
- Ore distribution has been changed again.
- Now generates in mineral veins below Y = 0.
- No longer generates below Y = 0.
- Once again generates at the bottom of the world starting at Y = -54.
General
- Creative inventory
- Slime blocks and honey blocks have been moved to the Redstone tab.
- The category for the recipe book advancements for these recipes have moved as well.
- Added tuff to the
base_stone_overworldblock tag. - Added deepslate gold ore to the
gold_oresblock and item tags.
Fixes
- 3 issues fixed
- From the 1.17 development versions
- MC-213926 – Rooted dirt footstep sounds are considerably quieter than normal dirt footstep sounds.
- MC-214782 – Geodes can generate floating in caves.
- MC-214843 – Old style caves don't generate past Y=0.
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 21w08a" – Minecraft.net, February 24, 2021