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'''1.18 Experimental Snapshot 3''' (known as '''1_18_experimental-snapshot-3''' in the launcher) is the third experimental snapshot for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]], released on August 10, 2021,<ref>{{Mcnet|new-world-generation-java-available-testing|New world generation in Java available for testing|August 10, 2021|Henrik Kniberg}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|p1pc9d/minecraft_118_experimental_snapshot_3_is_out||Minecraft 1.18 experimental snapshot 3 is out!|MrHenrik2|August 10, 2021}}</ref> which makes numerous changes to world generation and fixes bugs from previous experimental snapshots.

== Additions ==
=== World generation ===
'''{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}'''
* A new mountains biome that is a variant of lofty/snowcapped peaks that uses stone and strips of gravel, instead of snow and ice.
** Is used to avoid temperature clashes.

== Changes ==
=== Mobs ===
'''General'''
* Mob spawning is now consistent throughout all [[Minecraft:altitude]]s increasing spawn rates in higher altitudes and decreasing spawn rates in lower altitudes.
** The spawning rates are similar to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17|1.17]]'s spawning rate at Y=64.

=== World generation ===
'''[[Minecraft:Aquifer]]s'''
* Aquifers can go deeper and are more likely to connect with cave systems further down.
* Added more high-frequency variation to aquifers, to reduce the risk of massively huge areas with waterfilled caves everywhere.
** Underground lakes and flooded regions are more likely to be spread out instead of concentrated in one region.

'''[[Minecraft:Badlands]]'''
* Tweaked badlands so they sometimes show up in flat areas next to plateaus, and made the red sand generate higher up (to account for the generally higher terrain).
* Eroded badlands no longer create floating pillars on top of the water surface.

'''[[Minecraft:Biome]]s'''
* Tweaked biome placement to reduce the chance of temperature clashes. 
* Tweaked biome placement to allow for more noisiness and diversity.
** This allows for the reintroduction of microbiomes.

'''[[Minecraft:Beach]]es'''
* Tweaked beaches a bit, to make them more inclined to show up on flat coastlines rather than hilly areas.
* Reduced the amount of stone shores.

'''[[Minecraft:Desert temple]]s'''
* Desert temples spawn on the surface rather than at a fixed y-level.

'''[[Minecraft:Mountains]]'''
* Made peak biomes and meadows less likely to generate in flat low elevation areas.
* Snowy slopes and snowcapped peaks no longer place dirt under the snow.

'''[[Minecraft:Pillager outpost]]s'''
* Now generate in all the new mountain biomes. 

'''[[Minecraft:Swamp]]s'''
* Swamps are less likely to overlap cold or dry biomes, and they no longer place hanging water.

'''[[Minecraft:Village]]s'''
* Now generate in [[Minecraft:meadow]]s.

'''General'''
* Smoothed out the cliffs in shattered terrain a bit.
* Coastlines and river banks are less likely to be intersected by aquifers.
** Local water levels are mostly used in terrain that doesn't border a river or ocean.
** Cave openings and ravines that intersect an ocean or river mostly use sea level.
* Inland low-elevation areas are less likely to have flooded caves everywhere.
* Grass no longer generates underwater.
* Reduced the chance of incorrect surface placement.
* Reduced the chance of river biome generating in dry mountain gorges.

== Fixes ==
* Fixed goats not spawning in the new mountain biomes.
* Fixed an issue where players in multiplayer can face far more or far fewer enemies than intended, particularly when other players are flying.
* {{bug|MC-30560}} was fixed by this version, although it was not marked as such due to the bug tracker not handling experimental snapshots.</onlyinclude>

== Issues ==
This version is not supported on the bug tracker, and therefore issues affecting it will be resolved as "Invalid".<ref>{{bug|MC-231984}}</ref>

== Videos ==
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