Minecraft 1.18.0.02

Minecraft 1.18.0.02 for Android is an operational update that, despite its timing, makes many adjustments to the gameplay of the game. The package includes new items that migrated from the "Wild Update", a redesigned system for generating some biomes, as well as a large number of fixes from the last release.

Major changes

According to the list provided by the developers, the release has 18 changes. The main ones are:

• Music discs have been introduced into the game.
• The appearance of monsters occurs only in absolute darkness.
• Game file storage is now in a different location.

Fixed bugs

66 edits were made. Main part from beta. Main:

• NPCs no longer disappear from individual chunks.
• Increased download and upload time for Realms (15 minutes).

World Generation Changes

The release makes important adjustments to the generation system. Basic:

• The minimum height is Y=-64, the maximum value is Y=320.
• The new height generation also affects the old worlds.
• The biome type does not affect the altitude of the terrain.
• The maximum height to generate mountainous terrain is Y=256.
• Caves can spawn just below the surface of the earth.
• The smoothness of transitions between landscapes and individual biomes has been increased (Location “Desert”, for example, can be generated on hills).
• The locations presented in the last expansion (Beta versions) have appeared.
• Structural ore received a different distribution system along the height of occurrence.
• New structure - Ore Veins.
• "Old" worlds work correctly without activating the version 1.18 option.

Experimental features

The developers have made a setting - "Experimenting with a clean version". This option allows you to enable items and new structures from the Wild Update, including: Rock Block, Screamer, Acoustic Sensor, Goat Horn.