Minecraft:Dripstone (feature)

Template:Infobox structure Dripstone Minecraft:features can be found commonly in Minecraft:dripstone caves biomes. There are three types of dripstone feature: large dripstone, speleothem cluster and speleothem (also known as small dripstone).

Description

Dripstone features generate inside large hollows in the Minecraft:dripstone caves biome. They can generate in water.

There are three types of dripstone feature:

• The first type is the "large dripstone", which takes the form of either a separated stalagmite and stalactite, or a stalagnate, and is composed of Minecraft:dripstone blocks. Stalagnates generate around two positions selected on the floor and ceiling of a cave, which may potentially be separated by several blocks horizontally. The maximum possible size of a large dripstone varies depending on the available space. Can be confused with dripstone cluster generated on noise pillar, but generated with solely dripstone blocks.

• The second type is the "speleothem cluster", a patch of dripstone blocks replacing a section of a cave’s walls, floor and ceiling. Some Minecraft:pointed dripstone blocks will generate hanging from the ceiling and growing on the floor in these patches, attached to the dripstone blocks, forming detailed speleothem growths. Minecraft:Water puddles can also occasionally be found on the floor patches.

• The third type is the "speleothem", which is similar to the dripstone cluster, but only has a single stalagmite or stalactite.

When these types overlap, it results in pointed dripstone generating on the large columns of dripstone blocks.

Data values

ID

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Config

Template:Main Template:El:

If Template:Cd is Template:Cd:

<section begin="cluster config"/>

• Template:Nbt
  • Template:Nbt For how many blocks the feature searches for the floor or ceiling. Value between 1 and 512 (inclusive).
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt The height of the cluster. Value between 1 and 128 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/int provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt The radius of the cluster. Value between 1 and 128 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/int provider
  • Template:Nbt The maximum height difference between stalagmites and stalactites. Value between 0 and 64 (inclusive).
  • Template:Nbt The height deviation. Value between 1 and 64 (inclusive).
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt The dripstone block layer's thickness. Value between 0 and 128 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/int provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Value between 0.0 and 2.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Value between 0.0 and 2.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:Nbt Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
  • Template:Nbt Value between 1 and 64 (inclusive).
  • Template:Nbt Value between 1 and 64 (inclusive).
  • Template:Nbt Describes the block forming the base of the speleothem.
  • Template:Nbt Describes the block creating the columns of the speleothem.
  • Template:Nbt Describes which blocks the feature can generate on.
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Upcoming: Various settings for placement of the speleothem cluster, including:
    • Template:NbtTemplate:Upcoming: an enum that is one of Template:Cd, Template:Cd or Template:Cd.
    • Template:NbtTemplate:Upcoming: Sets a state on the base block of the speleothem block. If set to Template:Cd, the state will be the regular base block state used in sulfur and dripstone spikes. If set to Template:Cd, the state will be the state of the base block of an icicle when it is attached to a surface.
    • Template:NbtTemplate:Upcoming: whether the speleothem can be placed in water or not.

<section end="cluster config"/>

Template:Collapse <syntaxhighlight lang="json"> {

 "type": "minecraft:dripstone_cluster",
 "config": {
   "chance_of_speleothem_column_at_max_distance_from_center": 0.1,
   "density": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_exclusive": 0.7,
       "min_inclusive": 0.3
     }
   },
   "speleothem_block_layer_thickness": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_inclusive": 4,
       "min_inclusive": 2
     }
   },
   "floor_to_ceiling_search_range": 12,
   "height": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_inclusive": 6,
       "min_inclusive": 3
     }
   },
   "height_deviation": 3,
   "max_distance_from_center_affecting_height_bias": 8,
   "max_distance_from_edge_affecting_chance_of_speleothem": 3,
   "max_stalagmite_stalactite_height_diff": 1,
   "radius": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_inclusive": 8,
       "min_inclusive": 2
     }
   },
   "wetness": {
     "type": "minecraft:clamped_normal",
     "value": {
       "deviation": 0.3,
       "max": 0.9,
       "mean": 0.1,
       "min": 0.1
     }
   }
 }

} </syntaxhighlight> Template:Collapse

If Template:Cd is Template:Cd:

<section begin="large config"/>

• Template:Nbt
  • Template:Nbt (optional, defaults to 30) The search range from start point to cave floor or ceiling (rather than from floor to ceiling). Value between 1 and 512 (inclusive).
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Used to provide a min and max value for radius. Note that this int provider doesn't provide a single int, but provides the min and max value of the specified distribution. Value between 1 and 16 (inclusive). See the graph for details.
    • Template:Nbt inherit/int provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Higher value leads to higher height. Value between 0.0 and 20.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:Nbt The ratio of the max radius to the height of the cave. Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Truncate the tip of stalactite. Higher value leads to lower height. Value between 0.1 and 10.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Truncate the tip of stalagmite. Higher value leads to lower height. Value between 0.1 and 10.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Nbt Larger value results in larger inclination. Value between 0.0 and 2.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt inherit/float provider
  • Template:Nbt The min column radius to used for the wind. Value between 0 and 100.
  • Template:Nbt The min value of the bluntnesses to used for the wind. Value between 0.0 and 5.0 (inclusive).
  • Template:Nbt Describes which blocks the feature can generate on.
  • Template:NbtTemplate:Upcoming: a block state provider; the block to build the large speleothem out of.

<section end="large config"/>

Template:Collapse <syntaxhighlight lang="json"> {

 "type": "minecraft:large_dripstone",
 "config": {
   "column_radius": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_inclusive": 19,
       "min_inclusive": 3
     }
   },
   "floor_to_ceiling_search_range": 30,
   "height_scale": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_exclusive": 2.0,
       "min_inclusive": 0.4
     }
   },
   "max_column_radius_to_cave_height_ratio": 0.33,
   "min_bluntness_for_wind": 0.6,
   "min_radius_for_wind": 4,
   "stalactite_bluntness": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_exclusive": 0.9,
       "min_inclusive": 0.3
     }
   },
   "stalagmite_bluntness": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_exclusive": 1.0,
       "min_inclusive": 0.4
     }
   },
   "wind_speed": {
     "type": "minecraft:uniform",
     "value": {
       "max_exclusive": 0.3,
       "min_inclusive": 0.0
     }
   }
 }

} </syntaxhighlight> Template:Collapse

If Template:Cd is Template:Cd

<section begin="pointed config"/>

• Template:Nbt
  • Template:Nbt (optional, defaults to 0.2) Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive). Probability for double-block dripstone.
  • Template:Nbt (optional, defaults to 0.7) Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive). Probability that the dripstone spreads in a horizontal direction.
  • Template:Nbt (optional, defaults to 0.5) Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive). Probability of horizontal spread by two blocks.
  • Template:Nbt (optional, defaults to 0.5) Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive). After the spread by two blocks, probability of spreading the third block.
  • Template:Nbt} Describes the block forming the base of the speleothem.
  • Template:Nbt Describes the block creating the columns of the speleothem.
  • Template:Nbt Describes which blocks the feature can generate on.

<section end="pointed config"/>

Template:Collapse <syntaxhighlight lang="json"> {

 "type": "minecraft:speleothem",
 "config": {
   "chance_of_directional_spread": 0.7,
   "chance_of_spread_radius2": 0.5,
   "chance_of_spread_radius3": 0.5,
   "chance_of_taller_dripstone": 0.2
 }

} </syntaxhighlight> Template:Collapse

History

Trivia

• For a brief time in snapshot Minecraft:21w06a, dripstone clusters were one of the only underground structures that did not generate correctly in negative y levels. This was because the developers initially hardcoded the minimum y level to be 0, intending to change it when changing the world height, then forgot to.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A large dripstone stalagmite that generated in a cave
  A large dripstone stalagmite that generated in a cave
• A large dripstone stalactite that generated in a flooded cave
  A large dripstone stalactite that generated in a flooded cave
• Two dripstone stalagnates that generated in a flooded cave
  Two dripstone stalagnates that generated in a flooded cave
• A dripstone cluster on the side of a ravine
  A dripstone cluster on the side of a ravine
• A pointed dripstone column in a dripstone cluster
  A pointed dripstone column in a dripstone cluster
• A large cave filled with dripstone
  A large cave filled with dripstone

Development images

• A geode inside a dripstone cluster
  A geode inside a dripstone cluster
• Debugging pointed dripstone
  Debugging pointed dripstone
• Debugging pointed dripstone
  Debugging pointed dripstone
• The math behind the shape of dripstone features
  The math behind the shape of dripstone features