Random patch
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Random patch
A random patch is a terrain feature composed of naturally generating clusters of plants or fungi such as grass, ferns and flowers which are the primary natural source of these blocks.
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Types[edit]
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Vegetation patches can be composed of:
- General: grass, ferns, flowers, sugar cane, sweet berry bushes, pumpkins, mushrooms, bamboo and melons
- Underwater: seagrass
- Oceans: kelp
- Deserts: dead bushes and cacti
- The Nether: fire, mushrooms
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | random_patch |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2009 | Notch showed random patches of flowers and mushrooms generating naturally in worlds. | ||||
| 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST | Added random patches of flowers and mushrooms. | ||||
| ? | Mushroom patches now spawn only underground. | ||||
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
| ? | Mushroom patches are now generated in rare instances under trees or in the shadows of other floating continents in the "Floating" map type. | ||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
| Minecraft Infdev | 20100327 | Random patches can no longer generate, due to changes in the terrain generator. | |||
| 20100616 | Random patches can now naturally generate again. | ||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
| v1.0.6 | Added cacti patches that could generate on any sand. | ||||
| v1.0.11 | Added sugar cane patches that can only generate next to water. | ||||
| v1.2.0 | Added the Nether, which has random fire and mushroom patches in it. | ||||
| Added carved pumpkin patches. | |||||
| Cacti patches now only generate in deserts. | |||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.6 | Test Build 3 | Added random patches of grass, ferns, and dead bushes. | |||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Dandelion patches are now more common. | |||
| Fern patches no longer generate due to changes in the terrain generator. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.2.1 | 12w03a | Added jungle biomes, which fern patches can generate in. | |||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Added melon patches in jungle biomes. | |||
| Added mesa biomes, which cacti and dead bush patches can generate in. | |||||
| Fern patches can now generate in taiga biomes. | |||||
| Added flower forest biomes, which use a noise generator to determine what type of flower generates in each flower patch. | |||||
| Added allium patches, which can generate in flower forest biomes. | |||||
| Added azure bluet, tulip, and oxeye daisy patches, which can generate in plains and flower forest biomes. | |||||
| Plains biomes now use a noise generator to determine whether tulips or other flower types spawn in each flower patch. | |||||
| Added sunflower patches, which can generate in sunflower plains biomes. | |||||
| Added blue orchid patches, which can generate in swamp biomes. | |||||
| Dandelion and rose/poppy patches no longer generate in swamp biomes. | |||||
| Added lilac, rose bush, and peony patches, which can generate in forest biomes. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w17a | Dandelion patches can now generate in flower forest biomes. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Carved pumpkin patches have been replaced with uncarved pumpkin patches. | |||
| 18w07a | Added kelp and seagrass patches, which can generate in oceans. | ||||
| 18w14a | Kelp patches no longer generate in warm ocean biomes. | ||||
| Seagrass patches can now generate in rivers and swamps. | |||||
| 18w19a | Seagrass patches can now generate in underwater caves. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Added cornflower patches, which can generate in plains and flower forest biomes. | |||
| Added lily of the valley patches, which can generate in forest biomes. | |||||
| Added bamboo patches, which can generate in jungle biomes. | |||||
| 18w50a | Added sweet berry bush patches, which can generate in taiga biomes. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Added soul fire patches, which can generate in soul sand valley biomes. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.1.0 | Added random patches of flowers, mushrooms, and sugar cane. | ||||
| v0.1.3 | Added random patches of cacti. | ||||
| v0.5.0 | Mushroom patches can now only generate in areas with a low light level. | ||||
| v0.9.0 | Added random patches of grass, ferns, carved pumpkins, melons, dead bushes, blue orchids, alliums, azure bluets, tulips, oxeye daisies, sunflowers, lilacs, rose bushes, and peonies. | ||||
| Added mesa biomes, which cacti patches can generate in. | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Nether, which has random fire and mushroom patches in it. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Added random patches of kelp and seagrass. | |||
| Carved pumpkin patches have been replaced with uncarved pumpkin patches. | |||||
| beta 1.2.20.1 | Seagrass patches can now generate in underwater caves. | ||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Added random patches of bamboo, cornflowers, and lilies of the valley. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Added random patches of sweet berry bushes. They only generate when Experimental Gameplay is on. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.3 | Sweet berry bush generation is no longer locked behind the Experimental Gameplay toggle. | |||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added random patches of soul fire. | |||
