Minecraft:Old Growth Spruce Taiga: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox biome The old growth spruce taiga or redwood taiga mutated is a forested Minecraft:biome covered with tall Minecraft:spruce trees.

Generation

Old growth spruce taigas generate at very high Minecraft:humidity, moderately low temperature and negative weirdness. They border normal Minecraft:taigas, Minecraft:dark forests, Minecraft:groves, Minecraft:swamps, and Minecraft:windswept forests. Old growth spruce taigas can border Minecraft:snowy taigas, but only do at the tops of a plateau. At higher elevations they transition to Minecraft:groves and Minecraft:jagged peaks. Due to their very high humidity values, old growth taigas are almost guaranteed to have Minecraft:lush caves generate beneath them; however, if the old growth spruce taiga generated far inland, Minecraft:dripstone caves may generate under the old growth taiga instead. They are often separated from Minecraft:old growth pine taigas by Minecraft:rivers. In coastal areas they border Minecraft:cold oceans.

Description

File:Mega Spruce Taiga.png

An old growth spruce taiga.

Spruce trees are abundant in old growth spruce taigas, and most of them are the large 2×2 trees that grow significantly taller than regular trees. Much of the Minecraft:grass blocks are replaced by large swathes of Minecraft:podzol and Minecraft:coarse dirt. Additionally, rocks made of Minecraft:mossy cobblestone frequently generate on the ground and Minecraft:dead bushes generate alongside the Minecraft:sweet berry bushes, Minecraft:ferns, Minecraft:large ferns, and Minecraft:short grass on the ground. Minecraft:Mushrooms are more common here than most Minecraft:Overworld biomes. Minecraft:Trail ruins may generate here. Chestnut Minecraft:wolves, Minecraft:foxes and Minecraft:rabbits Template:Only may spawn here. As the climate here is cold, Minecraft:rainfall changes to Minecraft:snowfall above layer Y=160±8.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, old growth spruce taigas use a coolish humid volumetric fog setting, which slightly fades the distance in an orange tint. Old growth spruce taigas have coolish color grading which tints the environment with a colder blue color, and cold sunlight which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

There are overall more trees in old growth spruce taigas compared to normal taigas, leading to increased foliage density. This makes wood more abundant, though as a large portion of it grows as part of tall 2×2 spruce trees, it may be more difficult to obtain. Old growth spruce taigas are slightly more difficult for survival than regular taigas for this reason, though aren't so bad once acclimated and strategies are used to clear the tall trees; they may offer more unique views compared to regular taigas as well.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth spruce taigas

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
dry_hands.oggTemplate:Only piano1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Dry Hands"	Template:Sort	File:Dry hands.ogg	3
wet_hands.oggTemplate:Only piano2.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Wet Hands"	Template:Sort	File:Wet hands.ogg	3
mice_on_venus.oggTemplate:Only piano3.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Mice on Venus"	Template:Sort	File:Mice on venus.ogg	3
subwoofer_Lullaby.oggTemplate:Only hal1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby"	Template:Sort	File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg	3
living_Mice.oggTemplate:Only hal2.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Living Mice"	Template:Sort	File:Living mice.ogg	3
haggstrom.oggTemplate:Only hal3.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Haggstrom"	Template:Sort	File:Haggstrom.ogg	3
Danny.oggTemplate:Only hal4.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Danny"	Template:Sort	File:Danny.ogg	3
minecaft.oggTemplate:Only calm1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft"	Template:Sort	File:Minecraft.ogg	3
Clark.oggTemplate:Only calm2.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Clark"	Template:Sort	File:Clark.ogg	3
sweden.oggTemplate:Only calm3.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Sweden"	Template:Sort	File:Sweden.ogg	3
Key.oggTemplate:Only nuance1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Key"	Template:Sort	File:Key.ogg	3
Oxygene.oggTemplate:Only nuance2.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Oxygène"	Template:Sort	File:Oxygene.ogg	3
left_to_bloom.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Meadow, and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Left to Bloom"	Template:Sort	File:Left to bloom.ogg	3
one_more_day.ogg	Minecraft:The Overworld, further emphasized in Minecraft:Snowy Slopes, Minecraft:Meadow, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga, Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Desert, Minecraft:Badlands, Minecraft:Eroded Badlands, and Minecraft:Wooded Badlands	"Minecraft:One More Day"	Template:Sort	File:One more day.ogg	3
comforting_memories.ogg	Grove and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Comforting Memories"	Template:Sort	File:Comforting memories.ogg	3
floating_dream.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Jagged Peaks, and Minecraft:the Overworld	"Minecraft:Floating Dream"	Template:Sort	File:Floating dream.ogg	3
aerie.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Aerie"	Template:Sort	File:Aerie.ogg	1
firebugs.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Firebugs"	Template:Sort	File:Firebugs.ogg	1
labyrinthine.ogg	Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Dark Forest, Minecraft:Birch Forest, Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest, Minecraft:Jungle, Minecraft:Swamp, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga	"Minecraft:Labyrinthine"	Template:Sort	File:Labyrinthine.ogg	1

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ID

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right).

Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right).
Sunset in an old growth spruce taiga.

Sunset in an old growth spruce taiga.
In Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.

In Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
Old growth spruce taiga.

Old growth spruce taiga.
An old growth spruce taiga on an island.

An old growth spruce taiga on an island.
A comparison of the four different giant tree taiga biomes before 1.18.

A comparison of the four different giant tree taiga biomes before 1.18.
A giant spruce taiga Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18.

A giant spruce taiga Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18.
A giant spruce taiga with Minecraft:ray tracing.

A giant spruce taiga with Minecraft:ray tracing.

External links

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Navigation

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 | structures = {{EnvLink|Trail Ruins}}
 | features = {{EnvLink|Spruce}}<br>{{EnvLink|Pine}}<br>{{EnvLink|Mega Spruce}}<br>{{EnvLink|Forest rock}}
-| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Podzol}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Large Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}<br>
+| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Podzol}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Large Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}<br>
-{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Short Grass}}
+{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}
 |atmospherics = Default
 |lighting = Cold
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Wolves can now spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|Wolves that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the chestnut variant.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||?|dev=?|Changed the water color from {{color|#2D6D77}} to the default.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|[[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s now generate in larger and more cohesive patches.|[[Minecraft:Fern]]s now generate more frequently.|[[Minecraft:Sweet berry bush]]es patches now generate.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.60.25|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.}}