Underground Update

The Underground Update encompasses Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs overhaul in versions 1.17 and 1.18, vastly expanding cave systems with new biomes like lush caves, dripstone caves, and noise caves.

Key additions include aquifers, taller mountains, sculk sensors from the Deep Dark, and blocks such as copper, amethyst, and dripstone.

Coverage here includes snapshot announcements, gameplay impacts on mining and exploration, and community reactions to subterranean features.