Minecraft:Desert Lakes

Template:UnobtainableTemplate:Removed feature Template:Infobox biome The desert lakes or desert mutated biome is a rare variant of Minecraft:deserts that no longer generates since Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and was removed in Java Edition.

Description

Old

The desert lakes featured slightly rougher and hillier terrain than the base desert biome, though not as much as the Minecraft:desert hills. This made them more likely to have oases of Minecraft:water across its landscape. These lakes were often surrounded by large amounts of Minecraft:sugar cane. Like regular deserts, the ground was completely covered with sand and no rain occurred here. Minecraft:Cacti, Minecraft:dead bushes, Minecraft:fossils, and Minecraft:desert wells generated here, but Minecraft:villages and Minecraft:desert pyramids did not.

Current

Template:IN, desert lakes in older worlds still received updates. When generated through Minecraft:single biome or Minecraft:behavior packs, they can also generate new blocks.

They appear similar to Minecraft:deserts, with patches of Minecraft:short dry grass and Minecraft:tall dry grass while Minecraft:cactus flowers generate on some cacti, although desert villages and pyramids still don't generate. Minecraft:Camels uncommonly spawn at daytime, while Minecraft:parched and Minecraft:camel husk jockeys can also spawn at nighttime.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, desert lakes re-use desert atmospherics, the sky is tinted turquoise-green at daytime and much brighter during the night. Moonlight is much more vibrant blue, and the warm color grading temperature tints everything yellow/orange.

Mobs

Desert lakes use the same mob spawning chances as deserts.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

Desert hills use the same music as Minecraft:deserts, in the latest version.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
hal1.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby"	Template:Sort	File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg
hal2.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Minecraft:Living Mice"	Template:Sort	File:Living mice.ogg
hal3.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Minecraft:Haggstrom"	Template:Sort	File:Haggstrom.ogg
hal4.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Minecraft:Danny"	Template:Sort	File:Danny.ogg
nuance1.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Key"	Template:Sort	File:Key.ogg
nuance2.ogg	Minecraft:Overworld	"Minecraft:Oxygène"	Template:Sort	File:Oxygene.ogg
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
crescent_dunes.ogg	Minecraft:Desert, Minecraft:Badlands, Minecraft:Eroded Badlands, Minecraft:Wooded Badlands	"Minecraft:Crescent Dunes"	Template:Sort	File:Crescent Dunes.ogg
fireflies.ogg	Minecraft:Desert, the Minecraft:Overworld and Minecraft:Main menu	"Fireflies"	Minecraft: Chase the Skies (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5	File:Fireflies.ogg

Data values

ID

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History

Gallery

• A desert lakes biome in Bedrock Edition.
  A desert lakes biome in Bedrock Edition.
• Desert lakes next to badlands.
  Desert lakes next to badlands.
• Shattered savannas often border desert lakes.
  Shattered savannas often border desert lakes.
• A desert lakes Minecraft:single biome world.
  A desert lakes Minecraft:single biome world.
• Desert lakes with Minecraft:ray tracing.
  Desert lakes with Minecraft:ray tracing.

See also

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• Minecraft:Biome/Before 1.18