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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Bountiful Update (Java Edition 1.8.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with The Update that Changed the World (Java Edition 1.7.x releases).
Mobs
New
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Image |
Habitat |
Drops |
Note
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| Endermite |
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Chance to spawn when a player or enderman teleports using an ender pearl.
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- Usually despawns within 2 minutes after they spawn.
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| Guardian |
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Spawns in ocean monuments.
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- Attacks squids and players with a beam.
- When on land it flops around but remains hostile.
- The player will also get damaged with a thorns-like effect if it damages the guardian while their spikes are deployed (as if it's being prickled).
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| Elder Guardian |
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A boss-like variant of Guardians, with greater health, greater size and different appearance.
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- There are 3 elders in each ocean monument.
- When on land it flops around but remains hostile.
- A flashing boss guardian will appear on screen when close to the boss guardian, and Mining Fatigue III will be inflicted on the player for 5 minutes.
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| Rabbit |
     
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Spawns in the same biomes passive mobs spawn in.
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- Rabbits have the same AI as the most other passive mobs, and jump around randomly.
- Makes little squeaky sounds when hurt or killed.
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Changed
To be added
Blocks
New
Changed
Items
New
Biomes
New
To be added
Structures
New
To be added
World types
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Image |
Description |
Structures
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| Customized world type
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- Highly customizable terrain generation.
- There are 4 pages to customize the world.
- Page 1: customizes generation of structures, chance of lake generation, size of certain structures, biome type and size, and sea level.
- Page 2: customizes the ore distribution for dirt, gravel, granite, diorite, andesite, coal, iron, gold, redstone, diamond and lapis.
- Page 3 & 4: Expert customization of the terrain generation.
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Customized on pages 1 and 2
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| Debug mode world type
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- Useful for resource pack makers. Hold Shift and cycle through "World Type" option to select it.
- Other world options are not available.
- Only Spectator mode can be enabled upon spawn, but it can be reverted through commands once inside.
- All possible blocks with all possible data values (not IDs), are generated throughout a single plane.
- Every block state generates only once.
- Blocks may not be placed or destroyed.
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None
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