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{{Infobox biome<br />
| title = Windswept Hills<br />
| group = Regular<br />
| 1-1 = Windswept Hills.png<br />
| 1-1size = 500px<br />
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals<br />
| 2-1 = Windswept Hills Vibrant Visuals.png<br />
| 2-1size = 500px<br />
| downfall = 0.3<br />
| precipitation = Yes<br />
| temperature = 0.2<br />
| snow_accumulation = 0.0-0.25<br />
| grasscolor = #8AB689<br />
| foliagecolor = #6DA36B<br />
| dryfoliagecolor = #977752<br />
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#007BF7}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}<br />
| structures =<br />
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Log}}{{only|java|short=1}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Leaves}}{{only|java|short=1}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}{{only|java|short=1}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}{{only|java|short=1}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coal Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Infested Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bush}}<br />
|features={{EnvLink|Floating island}}<br>{{EnvLink|Spruce}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{EnvLink|Oak}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br />
|atmospherics = Default<br />
|lighting = Cold<br />
|volumetric = Default<br />
|colorgrading = Coolish<br />
}}<br />
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'''Windswept hills''' or '''extreme hills''' are cold mountainous biomes with shattered terrain covered by grass blocks and stone. Windswept hills generate in areas with high erosion close to [[Minecraft:swamp]]s, often bordering their [[Minecraft:Windswept Forest|wooded]] and [[Minecraft:Windswept Gravelly Hills|gravelly]] variants.<br />
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== Generation ==<br />
Windswept hills generate in areas with high [[Minecraft:Biome#Erosion|erosion]], high [[Minecraft:Weirdness|PV]] and high [[Minecraft:continentalness]]. The terrain is usually flat, but sometimes hilly and shattered. They generally peak at roughly Y-level 140. Above Y=120±8, rainfall changes to [[Minecraft:snowfall]], and the hills becomes snow-capped, along with [[Minecraft:water]] freezing into [[Minecraft:ice]]. Despite windswept hill biomes being highland biomes, [[Minecraft:deep dark]] doesn't generate under windswept hills biomes. <br />
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== Description ==<br />
In windswept hills, the [[Minecraft:grass]] and [[Minecraft:leaves]] are an aqua color. These are the only biomes, besides [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes, where [[Minecraft:emerald ore]] is found. Like [[Minecraft:mountain]]s, [[Minecraft:infested block]]s with [[Minecraft:silverfish]] can be generated underground below the sea level. [[Minecraft:Oak]] [[Minecraft:tree]]s and [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees occasionally generate here, with a bit of [[Minecraft:grass]], [[Minecraft:poppies]], [[Minecraft:dandelion]]s and [[Minecraft:bush|bushes]] on the ground. [[Minecraft:Llama]]s can spawn in these biomes.<br />
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With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], windswept hills use default environmental settings with a coolish color grading, making the biome appear colder blue.<br />
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[[Minecraft:Survival]] in windswept hills can be challenging to beginners, due to the heights often risking heavy fall damage and higher elevations bringing snow and ice, but can be fairly easy once the player has acclimated to the area and found or made a flat-enough space for shelter. [[Minecraft:Llama]]s can also serve as useful pack animals when tamed. [[Minecraft:Water]] must be protected by light or a roof to prevent it from freezing when above the [[Minecraft:Biome#Precipitation|snowfall line]], however, and the [[Minecraft:player]] must be aware of their surroundings to avoid falling off steep cliffs, especially when fighting [[Minecraft:hostile mob]]s. Care should also be taken when mining in windswept hills, due to infested stone occasionally generating; the player might get swarmed with silverfish if they're not prepared.<br />
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== Mobs ==<br />
The following mobs naturally spawn here:<br />
{{Spawn table<br />
|edition=java<br />
|monster=<br />
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}<br />
|creature=<br />
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Pig|weight=10|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Cow|weight=8|size=4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Llama|weight=5|size=4-6}}<br />
|ambient=<br />
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}<br />
|underground=<br />
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Spawn table<br />
|edition=bedrock<br />
|monster=<br />
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}<br />
|creature=<br />
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Cold Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}<br />
{{Spawn row|Llama|weight=5|size=4-6}}<br />
|ambient=<br />
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}<br />
}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
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== Data values ==<br />
=== ID ===<br />
{{edition|java}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=java<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|displayname=Windswept Hills<br />
|spritetype=biome<br />
|spritename=windswept-hills<br />
|nameid=windswept_hills<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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{{edition|bedrock}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|shownumericids=y<br />
|displayname=[No displayed name]<br />
|spritetype=biome<br />
|spritename=windswept-hills<br />
|nameid=extreme_hills<br />
|id=3<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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== Achievements ==<br />
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time}}<br />
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== Advancements ==<br />
{{load advancements|Adventuring Time}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Announcement ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{Mcnet|everything-we-announced-minecon-live-2019}}|During [[Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019]], the mountains won the community [[Minecraft:biome]] vote; additions were improved terrain generation, powder snow, and goats.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=47m30s}}|The [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]] update was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]], showing a sneak peek at goats and the new mountain generation.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||March 5, 2021|link=https://twitter.com/kingbdogz/status/1367799311740833797|It is announced that the biome renamed to mountains in 1.13 may be renamed back to Extreme Hills.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Java Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added extreme hills. Mountains and hills could still generate prior to this, but they were random parts of the terrain and not considered their own biome.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Reduced the height of extreme hills.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|[[Minecraft:Spruce tree]]s and [[Minecraft:snow]] layers now generate in extreme hills.<br />
|The surface now contains large [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:dirt]] and [[Minecraft:gravel]] patches.<br />
|Extreme hills are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|"Extreme Hills" has been renamed to "Mountains".}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|[[Minecraft:Goat]]s now spawn in mountains, a placeholder until the new mountains are added.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Due to the new terrain generator, mountains have become much less common.<br />
|Goats no longer spawn in mountains.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|"Mountains" have been renamed back to "Extreme Hills".}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Increased the extremity of terrain in extreme hills.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|Renamed "Extreme Hills" back to "Mountains".}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|"Mountains" has been renamed to "Windswept Hills".}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" may now be played in windswept hills.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w05a|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in windswept hills.|[[Minecraft:Cow]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w06a|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added a proper extreme hills biome, along with many other biomes. Mountains and hills could still generate prior to this, but they were random parts of the terrain and not considered their own biome.<br />
|Only pine [[Minecraft:tree]]s now generate (not oak trees as well) in extreme hills. The trees are found only in the wooded variant.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added [[Minecraft:snow]] layers to extreme hills.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.200|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.200.52|Added [[Minecraft:goat]]s, which currently spawn in extreme hills as a placeholder.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Goats no longer spawn in the extreme hills biome.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.60.25|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in windswept hills.<br />
|[[Minecraft:Cow]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.70.22|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Legacy Console Edition ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|console}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added Extreme Hills [[Minecraft:biome]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Added Extreme Hills variant biomes.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Data history ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=pre5|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed to <code>mountains</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=experimental snapshot 2|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed back to <code>extreme_hills</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed back to <code>mountains</code>.<br />
|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 3.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed to <code>windswept_hills</code>.}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
{{Issue list|Windswept Hills|Extreme Hills}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
{{more images|Add more (3-6) images from {{JE}} and {{BE}} after Spring to Life and with Vibrant Visuals|section=y}}<br />
<gallery><br />
1.8 Biomes Mountain.png|Windswept hills.<br />
5-block-wide extreme hills biome.png|An extremely narrow windswept hills biome.<br />
Mountains RTX.png|Mountains with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].<br />
Mountain Biome.png|Another view of a mountains biome before [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]].<br />
OverhangMountain.png|An example of an overhang generated within mountains.<br />
Stacked Mountains.png|A stacked mountains biome.<br />
ExtremeHillsComparison.png|Mountains and a [[Minecraft:wooded mountains]] shown side by side.<br />
Extreme hills overhanging2.png|Huge cliffside generated in mountains biome.<br />
Treeunderacliff.png|A [[Minecraft:tree]] which generated under a cliff in a mountains biome.<br />
Heartshape.png|Heart-shaped hole in a mountains cliff.<br />
Skybridge.png|Large chunk of floating mountains creating some sort of skybridge.<br />
A ruined portal generated on a mountain next to an ocean.png|A ruined portal in a mountains biome.<br />
Searge Hills.jpg|Mountains next to a lake.<br />
Mountains single biome pre-1.18.png|A mountains [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].<br />
ExtremeHills pre 1.7.png|An extreme hills biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]].<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Development images ===<br />
<gallery><br />
Jeb Extreme Hills 1.png|The old look of the extreme hills biome.<br />
Jeb Extreme Hills 2.png|Yet another example.<br />
Extreme Hills Addition.jpg|First screenshot of spruce trees generating in the biome.<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|id=windswept hills|Mountains}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|Mountain Edge}}<br />
*{{BiomeLink|id=Modified Gravelly Mountains|text=Gravelly Mountains+|link=Gravelly Mountains+}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Mcnet|around-block--windswept-hills|Around the Block: Windswept Hills|Dec 9, 2021|Duncan Geere}}<br />
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