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Java Edition

Overworld

Bedrock Edition

Overworld

Early Alpha terrain generator

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Pre-Caves & Cliffs terrain generator

The terrain generator was made infinite in mid-2014 with the addition of biomes from the then Java 1.7 generator. This world generator lasted until Caves and Cliffs Part 2, which was fully released in late 2021.

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Caves & Cliffs terrain generator

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The Nether

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The End

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Legacy Console Edition

Template:Incomplete section Legacy Console Edition was historically updated roughly following Java Edition major releases, and as such, mirrored Java Edition changes for much of its update history.

Overworld

Halloween Update terrain generator

Xbox 360 edition was released with features roughly equivalent to Java Edition Beta 1.6, and therefore matched its terrain generation identically. Template:HistoryTable

Adventure Update terrain generator

Xbox 360 version TU5 released features identical to Java Edition Beta 1.8, and therefore, all seeds have changed. The addition of Jungle biomes in TU12 shuffled positions of all major land biomes, changing a decent portion of world seeds again on Xbox 360. All other console editions except for Nintento Switch edition were initially released with the latter world generation. Template:HistoryTable

The Update that Changed the World terrain generator

Nintendo Switch edition was the only Legacy Console Edition to be initially released during this world generation's stage. Template:HistoryTable

The Nether

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The End

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Overworld

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The Nether

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The End

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Glacier seed comparison

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The seed Glacier in Alpha v1.1.2_01.

The seed Glacier in Alpha v1.1.2_01.
The seed Glacier in Beta 1.7.3.

The seed Glacier in Beta 1.7.3.
The seed Glacier in Beta 1.8.

The seed Glacier in Beta 1.8.
The seed Glacier in 1.0.0.

The seed Glacier in 1.0.0.
The seed Glacier in 1.2.5.

The seed Glacier in 1.2.5.
The seed Glacier in 1.6.4. Minor differences.

The seed Glacier in 1.6.4. Minor differences.
The seed Glacier in 1.7.2.

The seed Glacier in 1.7.2.
The seed Glacier in 1.15.2.

The seed Glacier in 1.15.2.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1, the first Glacier seed to actually generates glaciers at spawn.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1, the first Glacier seed to actually generates glaciers at spawn.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 2.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 2.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 5.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 5.
The seed Glacier in 1.20.

The seed Glacier in 1.20.
The seed Glacier in 1.12.2 with the "Neo-Beta" Minecraft:Old Customized preset.

The seed Glacier in 1.12.2 with the "Neo-Beta" Minecraft:Old Customized preset.

The seed Glacier in Alpha v1.1.2_01, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in Alpha v1.1.2_01, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in Beta 1.7.3, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in Beta 1.7.3, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in Beta 1.8, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in Beta 1.8, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.0.0, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.0.0, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.1, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.1, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.2.5, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.2.5, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.6.4, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.6.4, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.15.2, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.15.2, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 2, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 2, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 3, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 3, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 4, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.18 experimental snapshot 4, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.20, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.20, at exactly 0,0.
The seed Glacier in 1.12.2 with the "Neo-Beta" preset, at exactly 0,0.

The seed Glacier in 1.12.2 with the "Neo-Beta" preset, at exactly 0,0.

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Map sizes (width × length × height)
	Square	Long	Deep
Small	128×128×64	256×64×64	64×64×256
Normal	256×256×64	512×128×64	128×128×256
Huge	512×512×64	1024×256×64	256×256×256

Indev world types

Island: World spawns as a large island surrounded with water, smaller island off the coast are comon too. Border block is water as well, sand generates.
Floating: World generates in rings of floating islands high in the air. Border block is water. Sand is common although caves often lead into the void.
Flat: world is a perfectly flat plane with trees growing. Border block is grass. Sand does not generate.
Original: Resembles classic 0.30 terrain generation
Inland:

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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100122-2251|New lighting pass, preventing stack overflows on huge deep floating maps.
 |Flowers added back to world generation.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124-2119|Added the moss stone Starting House for players to spawn in.<ref group=note name=Starting_house>See [[Minecraft:Starting_House#History]] for detailed information about Starting House history.</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124-2119|Added the moss stone Starting House for players to spawn in.<ref group=note name=Starting_house>See [[Minecraft:Starting House#History]] for detailed information about Starting House history.</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124-2310|All air directly above bedrock layer is turned into lava.{{verify|Could be as early as in-111-1}}}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128-2200|Added Diamond Ore, which gets generated in the world.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||v1.0.6|Added [[Minecraft:cactus]] to world generation.
 |Readded large trees to world generation.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.11|Added [[Minecraft:clay]] [[Minecraft:Clay_Blob|blob]]s and [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] random patches to world generation.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.11|Added [[Minecraft:clay blob]]s and [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] random patches to world generation.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||v1.1.0|Clay generation is apparently more common.}}}}
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 |Reduced the size of islands and oceans.<ref group=note name=Citation>This can be observed by using a program like MCA selector.</ref>
 |Added [[Minecraft:mushroom island]], [[Minecraft:mushroom island shore]], [[Minecraft:ice plains]], [[Minecraft:ice mountains]], [[Minecraft:frozen river]], and [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] biomes.
-|Added [[Minecraft:nether fortress]]es and added an (empty) portal room to [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s.
+|Added [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es and added an (empty) portal room to [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s.
 |Readded roses to world generation.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Added a glass tower to strongholds.
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 Grass and flowers can now generate in snowy biomes - previously they could generate only under shade, for example from trees. When the previous behavior started is unknown.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=11w48a|Changed temperature value of [[Minecraft:taiga]]s from 0.3 to 0.05, making them generate with snow again.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w01a|Added more biomes, these are: [[Minecraft:beach]]es, and biome variants such as [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:Mountain edge|extreme hills edge]], [[Minecraft:Wooded hills|Forest hills]], and [[Minecraft:taiga hills]].
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w01a|Added more biomes, these are: [[Minecraft:beach]]es, and biome variants such as [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:Mountain edge|extreme hills edge]], [[Minecraft:Wooded hills|forest hills]], and [[Minecraft:taiga hills]].
 |Reduced the height of [[Minecraft:Windswept hills|extreme hills]] ever so slightly.
 |Added [[Minecraft:superflat]] [[Minecraft:world type]].
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w08a|Caves generate once more.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|Added an optional [[Minecraft:bonus chest]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w19a|Changed height scale and height depth of [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:wooded hills|forest hills]], [[Minecraft:mountain edge|extreme hills edge]], [[Minecraft:ice mountains]], [[Minecraft:jungle hills]] and [[Minecraft:taiga hills]] to make these hill biomes slightly taller.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w19a|Changed height scale and height depth of [[Minecraft:desert hills]], [[Minecraft:wooded hills|forest hills]], [[Minecraft:Mountain Edge|extreme hills edge]], [[Minecraft:ice mountains]], [[Minecraft:jungle hills]] and [[Minecraft:taiga hills]] to make these hill biomes slightly taller.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Added [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s to deserts.
 |Added [[Minecraft:emerald ore]], which generates on blobs of up 10 blocks in [[Minecraft:extreme hills]] biome and variants.
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Added [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]]s to jungles.
 |Changed emerald ore blob size to 1 block.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w36a|Added [[Minecraft:carrot]]s and [[Minecraft:potatoes]] to villages.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w36a|Added [[Minecraft:carrot]]s and [[Minecraft:potato]]es to villages.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w38a|[[Minecraft:Infested Block|Stone monster eggs]] now rarely generate in Extreme Hills biomes and variants.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w40a|Added [[Minecraft:swamp hut]]s to [[Minecraft:swamp]]s.}}
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 ==== The Update that Changed the World terrain generator ====
-{{info needed section|a large amount of unaccounted for changes in this era. The reason red sandstone was introduced, for example.}}
+{{info needed section|a large amount of unaccounted-for changes in this era.}}
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 |Added [[Minecraft:extreme hills+]] as a [[Minecraft:extreme hills]] variant.
 |[[Minecraft:Taiga]] now normally generates without snow, similar to [[Minecraft:taiga]] from [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8|Beta 1.8]] to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.1|1.1]].
-|The previous Taiga has become its own biome, [[Minecraft:cold taiga]]
+|The previous Taiga has become its own biome, [[Minecraft:cold taiga]].
 |Added [[Minecraft:mega taiga]] and its variants.
 |Added [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] as a [[Minecraft:ocean]] variant.
 |Added several [[Minecraft:biome]] variants.
 |Added [[Minecraft:Amplified]] [[Minecraft:world type]].
-|[[Minecraft:Jungle]] is now much rarer.
+|[[Minecraft:Jungle]] is now significantly rarer.
 |Several changes to [[Minecraft:swampland]], [[Minecraft:plains]], and [[Minecraft:extreme hills]].
 |[[Minecraft:Extreme hills edge]] no longer generates naturally.
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 |The World has been extended 64 blocks up and 64 blocks down, which means that it is possible to build from -64 to 319 in the overworld.
 |Ore generation has been tweaked to match the new world height.
-|Added Aquifers.
+|Added aquifers.
-|Added Spaghetti and Cheese [[Minecraft:cave]]s.
+|Added spaghetti and cheese [[Minecraft:cave]]s.
-|Removed Underwater [[Minecraft:canyon]]s and Underwater [[Minecraft:caves]].}}
+|Removed underwater [[Minecraft:canyon]]s and underwater caves.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w07a|Added [[Minecraft:grimstone]], which generates below Y&#61;0.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w08a|Added [[Minecraft:smooth basalt]], which generates as part of [[Minecraft:amethyst geode]]s.
 |Added [[Minecraft:deepslate ore]]s, which now generates when an ore replaces [[Minecraft:deepslate]].
-|Added [[Minecraft:Cave|crack carver]]s, which are like [[Minecraft:canyon]]s but deeper.}}
+|Added [[Minecraft:Cave|crack carvers]], which are like [[Minecraft:canyon]]s but deeper.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w10a|Added [[Minecraft:lush caves]], which is accessible only through the [[Minecraft:Buffet]] or [[Minecraft:Custom]] world types.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|Reverted most of the changes from [[Minecraft:21w06a]] back to the original, as the changes have moved to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18]]. This can be bypassed by using the official [[Minecraft:Caves and Cliffs]] datapack.
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|exp=Winter Drop|dev=24w40a|Added [[Minecraft:pale gardens]].
 |Initially, they only generate with positive weirdness.}}|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Pale gardens can now also generate in areas with negative weirdness.
-|[[Minecraft:Woodland mansions]] now generate in pale gardens.}}}}
+|[[Minecraft:Woodland mansion]]s now generate in pale gardens.}}}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||?|Mushrooms now generate on top of the Nether.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Added [[Minecraft:nether quartz ore]], which generates in the Nether.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Added [[Minecraft:Nether quartz ore]], which generates in the Nether.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w02a|Added [[Minecraft:spring|hidden lava]], which generates in the Nether.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w18a|Added loot chests to nether fortresses.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w18a|Added loot chests to Nether fortresses.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Added [[Minecraft:magma block]]s, which generates in the Nether.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|[[Minecraft:Ravine]]s now generate in the Nether.}}
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 |Added [[Minecraft:warped forest]]s to the Nether.
 |Added [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s to the Nether.
-|The original Nether biome has been renamed to the [[Minecraft:nether wastes]].
+|The original Nether biome has been renamed to the [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]].
 |Added [[Minecraft:ancient debris]], a rare ore in the Nether.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Added [[Minecraft:nether gold ore]] to the Nether.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Added [[Minecraft:Nether gold ore]] to the Nether.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Added [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]] to the Nether.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Added [[Minecraft:bastion remnant]]s, which generates in the Nether.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w08a|The End now generates once again.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Terrain generation in [[Minecraft:the End]] has been completely changed.
-|Added [[Minecraft:End]] Islands, which generates hundreds of blocks from the main island.
+|Added [[Minecraft:End]] islands, which generates hundreds of blocks from the main island.
-|Added [[Minecraft:End City]], which generates at the [[Minecraft:End]] Islands.
+|Added [[Minecraft:End cities]], which generates at the [[Minecraft:End]] Islands.
-|Added [[Minecraft:End Ship]], which sometimes generates at the [[Minecraft:End city]].}}
+|Added [[Minecraft:End ship]]s, which sometimes generates at [[Minecraft:End cities]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Added [[Minecraft:End gateway|return portal]]s, which generates randomly in [[Minecraft:End]] Islands.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Added [[Minecraft:End gateway|return portal]]s, which generates randomly in [[Minecraft:End]] islands.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=?|The End now uses dedicated biomes for generating outer islands.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|The End now generates using the full 256 blocks of world height rather than the 128 used previously.}}
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 |Added [[Minecraft:savanna]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] village variants.
 |Villages can now generate in [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] and [[Minecraft:snowy tundra]] biomes, where village buildings are constructed with spruce wood like in taiga villages.
-|Villages have a slim chance to generate as [[Minecraft:Zombie village|abandoned villages]], which spawn [[Minecraft:Zombie villager|zombified villagers]]. Cobwebs and moss stone replace some blocks in the buildings of such villages.}}
+|Villages have a slim chance to generate as [[Minecraft:abandoned village]]s, which spawn [[Minecraft:zombified villager]]s. Cobwebs and moss stone replace some blocks in the buildings of such villages.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 1|Added [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|Pocket Edition}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Mesa plateau f biomes now properly generate.<ref group=note name=mesa2/>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|'''''World generation is equivalent to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17]]'''''<br>Added the new [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes: lofty peaks, snow capped peaks, snowy slopes, mountain grove, and mountain meadow behind experimental gameplay.
-|Added [[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]].}}
+|Added [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Added [[Minecraft:lush caves]].
 |Extended [[Minecraft:altitude]].}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Added dripstone clusters.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.230.56|Added noise, cheese, and spaghetti [[Minecraft:cave]]s.
-|Added [[Minecraft:Aquifers]].}}
+|Added [[Minecraft:aquifers]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Added [[Minecraft:amethyst geode]]s.
 |Lush and dripstone caves generate rarely underground.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=release|Mountain biomes are unavailable in release.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|Re-added Mountain Biomes behind experimental gameplay.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|Re-added mountain biomes behind experimental gameplay.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.22|The old world type has been removed from the world creation screen. Existing old worlds are still playable, but do not receive new features anymore.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|exp=Wild Update|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.0|dev=beta 1.18.30.28|Added the [[Minecraft:deep dark]] behind experimental gameplay.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.30.32|Added [[Minecraft:Ancient city|ancient cities]] behind experimental gameplay.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.30.32|Added [[Minecraft:ancient cities]] behind experimental gameplay.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=beta 1.19.0.20|Added [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]]s.
 |Deep Dark and Mangrove Swamp are available outside experimental gameplay.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|Pocket Edition}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added the [[Minecraft:End]] biome.
-|Added [[Minecraft:End city|End cities]].}}
+|Added [[Minecraft:End cities]].}}
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Revision as of 11:14, 26 April 2026

Java Edition

Overworld

Pre-Classic to early Infdev

Mid-Infdev to mid-Alpha

Halloween Update terrain generator

Adventure Update terrain generator

The Update that Changed the World terrain generator

Caves & Cliffs terrain generator

The Nether

The End

Bedrock Edition

Overworld

Early Alpha terrain generator

Pre-Caves & Cliffs terrain generator

Caves & Cliffs terrain generator

The Nether

The End

Legacy Console Edition

Overworld

Halloween Update terrain generator

Adventure Update terrain generator

The Update that Changed the World terrain generator

The Nether

The End

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Overworld

The Nether

The End

Glacier seed comparison

Notes

Indev world types