Minecraft:Dripstone Caves: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox biome The dripstone caves is a cave Minecraft:biome found in inland areas, filled with clusters and pillars of Minecraft:pointed dripstone and Minecraft:dripstone blocks.

Generation

Dripstone caves generate underground at any Minecraft:altitude beneath areas with high Minecraft:continentalness values (≥ 0.8), which means they are usually found far inland, and are essentially never found under Minecraft:ocean biomes or bordering a coast. An indicator of high continentalness is when Minecraft:river fjords stop generating and mountain valleys are elevated.

While Minecraft:dark forests, Minecraft:old growth taigas, Minecraft:bamboo jungles, Minecraft:wooded badlands, and Minecraft:taigas at temperatures of -0.450 and below are almost guaranteed to have Minecraft:lush caves under them, dripstone caves may generate under them instead of lush caves when they're far inland.

Description

File:Large dripstone.png

A large dripstone.

A dripstone cave looks similar to a regular cave, but Minecraft:dripstone blocks and Minecraft:pointed dripstone, both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites generate throughout the biome. The ground is filled with small Minecraft:water wells of only a few blocks wide, containing waterlogged dripstone.

Large Minecraft:dripstone cluster structures occasionally generate inside expansive caves and ravines. This biome also generates larger copper ore blobs compared to other biomes. Minecraft:Drowned and rarely Minecraft:zombie nautiluses are able to spawn in aquifers, unlike in other biomes. The same cave structures and features can generate as normally, like Minecraft:monster rooms and Minecraft:glow lichen. Template:IN, Minecraft:woodland mansions also rarely generate.

When exposed to the surface, the surface is made entirely out of stone with occasional patches of dripstone. Above Y=120±8, the temperature drops below freezing level in Bedrock Edition, freezing all water and covering the terrain with snow, even when generated in warm biomes like Minecraft:badlands. However, no Minecraft:rain or Minecraft:snowfall occurs as it is an arid biome.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here: Template:Spawn table

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in dripstone caves.

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Data values

ID

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Trivia

The Sơn Đoòng cave in Vietnam was of particular inspiration when coming up with the features of dripstone caves.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

A large dripstone cave in the deepslate layer, with multiple dripstone clusters

A large dripstone cave in the deepslate layer, with multiple dripstone clusters
A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer

A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer
A Minecraft:mineshaft in a dripstone cave

A Minecraft:mineshaft in a dripstone cave
A Minecraft:player looking down into an exposed dripstone cave

A Minecraft:player looking down into an exposed dripstone cave
An open dripstone cave within a plateau of Minecraft:forest and Minecraft:taiga biomes

An open dripstone cave within a plateau of Minecraft:forest and Minecraft:taiga biomes
A very dark dripstone cave

A very dark dripstone cave
A player in a dripstone cave, lightened by a Minecraft:torch, as seen from above

A player in a dripstone cave, lightened by a Minecraft:torch, as seen from above
Exposed dripstone caves in Minecraft:badlands Template:In, where snowfall may occur at this height

Exposed dripstone caves in Minecraft:badlands Template:In, where snowfall may occur at this height
A dripstone caves Minecraft:single biome world

A dripstone caves Minecraft:single biome world

Historical screenshots

A dripstone caves Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18, which generates the surface as a plains biome. The caves are filled with dripstone.

A dripstone caves Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18, which generates the surface as a plains biome. The caves are filled with dripstone.

Mojang screenshots

Dripstone caves as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020

Dripstone caves as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020
Mineshaft in a dripstone cave

Mineshaft in a dripstone cave
Stalactite in a dripstone cave

Stalactite in a dripstone cave
Pillars in a dripstone cave

Pillars in a dripstone cave
Lavafall in a dripstone cave

Lavafall in a dripstone cave

In other media

Minecraft:Steve falling down a dripstone cave with a Minecraft:mace.

Minecraft:Steve falling down a dripstone cave with a Minecraft:mace.
Steve falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Steve falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
Minecraft:Noor grabbing a redstone torch in a dripstone cave, while Minecraft:Ari is mining.

Minecraft:Noor grabbing a redstone torch in a dripstone cave, while Minecraft:Ari is mining.
A Minecraft:camel falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

A Minecraft:camel falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

References

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External links

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Navigation

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-| precipitation = Yes
+| precipitation = Yes{{only|je|short=1}}<br>No{{only|be|short=1}}
 | temperature = 0.8{{only|java|short=1}}<br>0.2{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-142225||Dripstone Caves biome temperature is too cold}}</ref>
 | structures = {{EnvLink|Woodland Mansion}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
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 == Description ==
-[[File:Large dripstone.png|thumb|x200px|A dripstone cluster.]]
+[[File:Large dripstone.png|thumb|x200px|A [[Dripstone (feature)|large dripstone]].]]
 A dripstone cave looks similar to a regular cave, but [[Minecraft:dripstone block]]s and [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]], both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites generate throughout the biome. The ground is filled with small [[Minecraft:water]] wells of only a few blocks wide, containing waterlogged dripstone.
 Large [[Minecraft:dripstone cluster]] structures occasionally generate inside expansive caves and ravines. This biome also generates larger copper ore [[Minecraft:ore (feature)|blobs]] compared to other biomes. [[Minecraft:Drowned]] and rarely [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]]es are able to spawn in aquifers, unlike in other biomes. The same cave structures and features can generate as normally, like [[Minecraft:monster room]]s and [[Minecraft:glow lichen]]. {{IN|be}}, [[Minecraft:woodland mansions]] also rarely generate.
-When exposed to the surface, the surface is made entirely out of stone with occasional patches of dripstone. Above Y=120±8, rainfall changes to [[Minecraft:snowfall]] in ''Bedrock Edition'', freezing all water and covering the terrain with snow, even when generated in warm biomes like [[Minecraft:badlands]].
+When exposed to the surface, the surface is made entirely out of stone with occasional patches of dripstone. Above Y=120±8, the temperature drops below freezing level in ''Bedrock Edition'', freezing all water and covering the terrain with snow, even when generated in warm biomes like [[Minecraft:badlands]]. However, no [[Minecraft:rain]] or [[Minecraft:snowfall]] occurs as it is an arid biome.
 == Mobs ==
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 == Sounds ==
 === Music ===
-These music tracks play while the player is in the dripstone caves.
+These music tracks play while the player is in dripstone caves.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
+{{MusicTable|tracks=
-!'''Filename<br>in Minecraft'''
+{{MusicRow|Ebb|2|2}}
-![[Minecraft:Gameplay]]
+{{MusicRow|Nightly|2|2}}
-!'''Soundtrack title'''
+{{MusicRow|Shores|2|2}}
-!Soundtrack
+{{MusicRow|An Ordinary Day|1|1}}
-! class="unsortable" | Track preview
+{{MusicRow|Danny|1|1}}
-!Weight
+{{MusicRow|Deeper|1|1}}
-|-
+{{MusicRow|Eld Unknown|1|1|file=Eld Unknown}}
-!hal1.ogg
+{{MusicRow|Endless|1|1}}
-|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
+{{MusicRow|Infinite Amethyst|1|1}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby]]"
+{{MusicRow|Key (song)|1|1}}
-| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
+{{MusicRow|Oxygène|1|1}}
-|[[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
+{{MusicRow|pokopoko|1|1}}
-|1
+{{MusicRow|Subwoofer Lullaby|1|1}}
-|-
+{{MusicRow|Wending|1|1}}
-!hal4.ogg
+}}
-|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
-|"[[Minecraft:Danny]]"
-| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
-|[[File:Danny.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-!nuance1.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
-|"[[Minecraft:Key (song)|Key]]"
-| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
-|[[File:Key.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-!nuance2.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
-|"[[Minecraft:Oxygène]]"
-| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
-|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-!wending.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Grove]], [[Minecraft:Jagged Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Stony Peaks]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Wending]]"
-| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
-|[[File:Wending.ogg]]
-|2
-|-
-!infinite_amethyst.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Grove]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Infinite Amethyst]]"
-| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 5}}
-|[[File:Infinite amethyst.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-!an_ordinary_day.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], and [[Minecraft:Snowy Slopes]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:An Ordinary Day]]"
-| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 10}}
-|[[File:An ordinary day.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-! deeper.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Deep Dark]], [[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Main menu]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Deeper]]"
-|{{sort|TT07|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 7}}
-|[[File:Deeper.ogg]]
-|1
-|-
-! eld_unknown.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Grove]], [[Minecraft:Jagged Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Stony Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Main menu]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Eld Unknown]]"
-|{{sort|TT08|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
-|[[File:Eld_Unknown.ogg]]
-|2
-|-
-! endless.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Grove]], [[Minecraft:Jagged Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Stony Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Main menu]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:Endless]]"
-|{{sort|TT09|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
-|[[File:Endless.ogg]]
-|2
-|-
-! pokopoko.ogg
-|[[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]], [[Minecraft:Grove]], [[Minecraft:Jagged Peaks]], [[Minecraft:Snowy Slopes]], [[Minecraft:Main menu]], and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves]]{{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
-|"[[Minecraft:pokopoko]]"
-|{{sort|TT05|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 5}}
-|[[File:pokopoko.ogg]]
-|2
-|}
 == Data values ==
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 === Screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-File:Dripstone Clusters.png|A large dripstone cave below y=0, with multiple dripstone clusters.
+File:Dripstone Clusters.png|A large dripstone cave in the deepslate layer, with multiple dripstone clusters
-File:Dripstone transition.png|A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer.
+File:Dripstone transition.png|A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer
-File:Dripstone with lush.png|A dripstone cave intersecting a [[Minecraft:lush cave]].
+File:1-18-dripstone-caves.jpg|A [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] in a dripstone cave
-File:1-18-dripstone-caves.jpg|A [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] in a dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Pit.png|A [[Minecraft:player]] looking down into an exposed dripstone cave
-File:Dripstone Pit.png|A [[Minecraft:player]] looking down into an exposed dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Ache.png|An open dripstone cave within a plateau of [[Minecraft:forest]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes
-File:Dripstone Ache.png|An open dripstone cave within a plateau of [[Minecraft:forest]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes.
+File:Dark Dripstone Cave.png|A very dark dripstone cave
-File:Dark Dripstone Cave.png|A very dark dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Overhead.png|A player in a dripstone cave, lightened by a [[Minecraft:torch]], as seen from above
-File:Dripstone Overhead.png|A player in a dripstone cave, lightened by a [[Minecraft:torch]], as seen from above.
+File:Snowy dripstone in badlands.png|Exposed dripstone caves in [[Minecraft:badlands]] {{In|be}}, where snowfall may occur at this height
-File:Sunset Cave.png|A player emerging from a dripstone cave as the sun sets.
+File:Dripstone Caves single biome.png|A dripstone caves [[Minecraft:single biome]] world
-File:Dripstone Caves.png|Dripstone caves.
+</gallery>
+==== Historical screenshots ====
+<gallery>
 File:Dripstone Caves single biome 1.17.png|A dripstone caves [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]], which generates the surface as a plains biome. The caves are filled with dripstone.
-File:Snowy dripstone in badlands.png|Exposed dripstone caves in [[Minecraft:badlands]] {{In|be}}, where snowfall may occur at this height.
 </gallery>
 === Mojang screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-File:JE 1.17 Development Dripstone caves.png|Dripstone caves as seen in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].
+File:JE 1.17 Development Dripstone caves.png|Dripstone caves as seen in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]]
-File:Dripstone Cave 1.jpg|Mineshaft in a dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Cave 1.jpg|Mineshaft in a dripstone cave
-File:Dripstone Cave 2.jpg|Stalactite in a dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Cave 2.jpg|Stalactite in a dripstone cave
-File:Dripstone Cave 3.jpg|Pillars in a dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Cave 3.jpg|Pillars in a dripstone cave
-File:Dripstone Caves Lava.jpg|Lavafall in a dripstone cave.
+File:Dripstone Caves Lava.jpg|Lavafall in a dripstone cave
 </gallery>