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	For example, badlands plateaus had a high base height and low height variation, resulting in flat plateaus. Hills biomes had a higher height variation, and deep oceans had a very low base height.		For example, badlands plateaus had a high base height and low height variation, resulting in flat plateaus. Hills biomes had a higher height variation, and deep oceans had a very low base height.

	{{IN\|be}}, there were ~~predifened~~ terrain values for certain biome types:		{{IN\|be}}, there were predefined terrain values for certain biome types:

	* <code>default</code>: [[Minecraft:Bamboo Jungle\|Bamboo jungle]], [[Minecraft:Birch Forest\|birch forest]], ''[[Minecraft:Deep Dark\|deep dark]]'', ''[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves\|dripstone caves]]'', [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:jungle edge]], ''[[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush caves]]'', [[Minecraft:badlands]], [[Minecraft:Eroded Badlands\|eroded badlands]], ''[[Minecraft:Pale Garden\|pale garden]]'', [[Minecraft:Dark Forest\|dark forest]], [[Minecraft:taiga]]		* <code>default</code>: [[Minecraft:Bamboo Jungle\|Bamboo jungle]], [[Minecraft:Birch Forest\|birch forest]], ''[[Minecraft:Deep Dark\|deep dark]]'', ''[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves\|dripstone caves]]'', [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:jungle]], [[Minecraft:jungle edge]], ''[[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush caves]]'', [[Minecraft:badlands]], [[Minecraft:Eroded Badlands\|eroded badlands]], ''[[Minecraft:Pale Garden\|pale garden]]'', [[Minecraft:Dark Forest\|dark forest]], [[Minecraft:taiga]]

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	This also created unique quirks in generation, where gravelly mountains and swamp hills generated a beach biome, and swamp hills bordering a regular jungle edge, with a modified jungle edge bordering jungles.		This also created unique quirks in generation, where gravelly mountains and swamp hills generated a beach biome, and swamp hills bordering a regular jungle edge, with a modified jungle edge bordering jungles.

	This biome map was scaled two more times (scaled 4x) until a scale of 1 to 4. River generation was merged with the regular biomes, then ocean climate zones merged.		This biome map was scaled two more times (scaled 4×) until a scale of 1 to 4. River generation was merged with the regular biomes, then ocean climate zones merged.

	=== Generation of rivers ===		=== Generation of rivers ===

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	[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]].]]		[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]]\|400px]]
	In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.		In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.

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	* If a desert bordered a snowy plains, an edge of [[Minecraft:Windswept Forest\|{{abbr\|wooded mountains\|now known as windswept forest}}]] generated.		* If a desert bordered a snowy plains, an edge of [[Minecraft:Windswept Forest\|{{abbr\|wooded mountains\|now known as windswept forest}}]] generated.
	* If a swamp bordered a jungle, a [[Minecraft:Sparse Jungle\|{{abbr\|jungle edge\|now known as sparse jungle}}]] generated. If a swamp bordered a desert, snowy taiga, or {{abbr\|snowy tundra\|now known as snowy plains}}, a plains biome generated.		* If a swamp bordered a jungle, a [[Minecraft:Sparse Jungle\|{{abbr\|jungle edge\|now known as sparse jungle}}]] generated. If a swamp bordered a desert, snowy taiga, or {{abbr\|snowy tundra\|now known as snowy plains}}, a plains biome generated.
	~~Modified~~ and ~~hill~~ biomes were then merged into the biome generation. Most biomes had a "hills" variant but some biomes used other biomes as their "hills" variant, which are listed below. This stage also allowed islands to generate in areas of deep ocean. Swamps, wooded mountains and regular badlands did not generate a hills biome variant.		Random areas of modified (or mutated) and hills biomes were then merged into the biome generation. Most biomes had a "hills" variant but some biomes used other biomes as their "hills" variant, which are listed below. This stage also allowed islands to generate in areas of deep ocean. Swamps, wooded mountains and regular badlands did not generate a hills biome variant.

	Oceans and bamboo jungles did not have a "modified" biome variant. While most biomes had a "modified" variant, few biomes generated a unique "modified hills" variant, such as birch forests and mountain biomes. Some other biomes used another existing biome as a "modified hills" variant. If a biome did not have a "modified hills" variant, such as swamps or snowy taigas, the regular biome variant generated instead.		Oceans and bamboo jungles did not have a "modified" biome variant. While most biomes had a "modified" variant, few biomes generated a unique "modified hills" variant, such as birch forests and mountain biomes. Some other biomes used another existing biome as a "modified hills" variant. If a biome did not have a "modified hills" variant, such as swamps or snowy taigas, the regular biome variant generated instead.
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	A layer stack for river noise generation was used as a random number generator to generate areas of hills and mutated biomes, which was scaled twice before applied to the biome stage of biome generation at scale 1 to 64. Since [[Minecraft:Update Aquatic]], modified biomes could conform to an entire biome or border a river. A separate layer stack to generate rivers throughout was scaled 4 times, before it was merged with the rest of the generation at scale 1 to 4.		A layer stack for river noise generation was used as a random number generator to generate areas of hills and mutated biomes, which was scaled twice before applied to the biome stage of biome generation at scale 1 to 64. Since [[Minecraft:Update Aquatic]], modified biomes could conform to an entire biome or border a river. A separate layer stack to generate rivers throughout was scaled 4 times, before it was merged with the rest of the generation at scale 1 to 4.

	[[Minecraft:River]]s generated across all land biomes excluding areas of oceans. [[Minecraft:Frozen River\|Frozen rivers]] replaced rivers in regular {{abbr\|snowy ~~tundra~~\|now known as snowy plains}}, and [[Minecraft:mushroom field shore]] replaced rivers in mushroom fields.		[[Minecraft:River]]s generated across all land biomes excluding areas of oceans. [[Minecraft:Frozen River\|Frozen rivers]] replaced rivers in regular {{abbr\|snowy tundras\|now known as snowy plains}}, and [[Minecraft:mushroom field shore\|mushroom field shores]] replaced rivers in mushroom fields.

	Once the ocean temperature stack and river generation stack was merged with the biome generation stack, a final layer was applied to make the biome scale 1:1, which was the final biome generation used in ''Minecraft''.		Once the ocean temperature stack and river generation stack was merged with the biome generation stack, a final layer was applied to make the biome scale 1:1, which was the final biome generation used in ''Minecraft''.
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	[[File:BE Map before 1.18.png\|thumb\|left\|216px\|Bedrock Edition biomes before 1.18]]		[[File:BE Map before 1.18.png\|thumb\|left\|216px\|Bedrock Edition biomes before 1.18]]
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			=== Seed map ===
			{{Calculator\|chunkbase\|platform=bedrock_1_17\|multiplatform=false}}

	== Redundant biomes ==		== Redundant biomes ==

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 *A regular desert generated on the edge of all badlands biomes, excluding eroded badlands. The desert border did not generate next to oceans.
 *A jungle edge generated on the edge of all jungle biomes. The jungle edge did not generate next to oceans.
 This also created unique quirks in generation, where gravelly mountains and swamp hills generated a beach biome, and swamp hills bordering a regular jungle edge, with a modified jungle edge bordering jungles.
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 For example, badlands plateaus had a high base height and low height variation, resulting in flat plateaus. Hills biomes had a higher height variation, and deep oceans had a very low base height.
 === Other information ===

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	\| style="text-align:center;" \|'''[[Minecraft:Shattered savanna plateau]]'''		\| style="text-align:center;" \|'''[[Minecraft:Shattered savanna plateau]]'''
	\|The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the {{Abbr\|shattered savanna\|now known as windswept savanna}} biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison.		\|The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the {{Abbr\|shattered savanna\|now known as windswept savanna}} biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison.
	{{IN\|BE}}, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields) and [[Minecraft:rainfall]] ~~occured~~, making it easily distinctable from the regular shattered savanna.		{{IN\|BE}}, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields) and [[Minecraft:rainfall]] occurred, making it easily distinctable from the regular shattered savanna.
	\|[[File:Shattered_Savanna_Plateau.png\|frameless]]		\|[[File:Shattered_Savanna_Plateau.png\|frameless]]
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	[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]].]]		[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]].]]
	In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.		In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.
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	== Redundant biomes ==		== Redundant biomes ==
	The following biomes became redundant after 1.18 and were either removed{{only\|JE\|short=1}} or made unused.{{only\|BE\|short=1}}		The following biomes became redundant after 1.18 and were either removed{{only\|JE\|short=1}} or made unused.{{only\|BE\|short=1}} {{IN\|be}}, they continued receiving updates with the other biomes. In older worlds, this is visible in graphics, mob spawning, and music, while the terrain also received updates when generated through [[Minecraft:single biome]] or [[Minecraft:behavior pack]]s.

	=== Hills ===		=== Hills ===
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.0\|dev=beta 1.18.0.20\|Deep warm ocean biomes now naturally generate by default without enabling [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.0\|dev=beta 1.18.0.20\|Deep warm ocean biomes now naturally generate by default without enabling [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]].}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.22\|Removed various biomes from the generator.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.25\|The deep warm ocean biomes no longer generate naturally.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.25\|The deep warm ocean biomes no longer generate naturally.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.60\|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23\|The vegetation of many [[Minecraft:Overworld]] biomes has been updated to more closely match [[Minecraft:Java Edition]].}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.90\|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26\|Added unique atmospherics, lighting, color grading, and volumetric fog settings for each biome with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
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	\| style="text-align:center;" \|'''[[Minecraft:Shattered savanna plateau]]'''		\| style="text-align:center;" \|'''[[Minecraft:Shattered savanna plateau]]'''
	\|The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the {{Abbr\|shattered savanna\|now known as windswept savanna}} biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison.		\|The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the {{Abbr\|shattered savanna\|now known as windswept savanna}} biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison.
	{{IN\|BE}}, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields) and [[Minecraft:rainfall]] ~~occured~~, making it easily distinctable from the regular shattered savanna.		{{IN\|BE}}, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields) and [[Minecraft:rainfall]] occurred, making it easily distinctable from the regular shattered savanna.
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	[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]].]]		[[File:Biomes before 1.18.png\|thumb\|Different ''Minecraft'' biomes before the world generation overhaul in [[Caves & Cliffs\|1.18]].]]
	In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.		In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0]], [[Minecraft:Overworld]] terrain generation was rewritten to be more varied and independent of biome generation. This made many biome variants that were in the game redundant, as the only difference between them and their regular counterparts was the way terrain generated in them. As a result, most variant biomes were removed from the generator. {{IN\|JE}}, these biomes were merged with their normal variants, while {{in\|be}}, these biomes still exist but are no longer used.
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	== Redundant biomes ==		== Redundant biomes ==
	The following biomes became redundant after 1.18 and were either removed{{only\|JE\|short=1}} or made unused.{{only\|BE\|short=1}}		The following biomes became redundant after 1.18 and were either removed{{only\|JE\|short=1}} or made unused.{{only\|BE\|short=1}} {{IN\|be}}, they continued receiving updates with the other biomes. In older worlds, this is visible in graphics, mob spawning, and music, while the terrain also received updates when generated through [[Minecraft:single biome]] or [[Minecraft:behavior pack]]s.

	=== Hills ===		=== Hills ===
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|Bedrock}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|Bedrock}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.0\|dev=beta 1.18.0.20\|Deep warm ocean biomes now naturally generate by default without enabling [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.0\|dev=beta 1.18.0.20\|Deep warm ocean biomes now naturally generate by default without enabling [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]].}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.22\|Removed various biomes from the generator.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.25\|The deep warm ocean biomes no longer generate naturally.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.18.0.25\|The deep warm ocean biomes no longer generate naturally.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.60\|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23\|The vegetation of many [[Minecraft:Overworld]] biomes has been updated to more closely match [[Minecraft:Java Edition]].}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.90\|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26\|Added unique atmospherics, lighting, color grading, and volumetric fog settings for each biome with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
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