List of Minecraft Java 1.17 Caves and Cliffs update snapshots released as of April 2021 – Sportskeeda

April 27, 2021Minecraft

Mojang has released many snapshots for the upcoming Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update.

After an excellent nether update, Mojang is now ready to revamp the overworld. The Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update has brought changes to world generation, especially mountains and caves. There are also many new biomes, blocks, items, and mobs to the game this year.

Developers released the new features one after another in weekly snapshot releases. These snapshots are available for free on the Minecraft launcher.

Players can enable snapshots and download them to try the new features firsthand. Here’s a list of all snapshots released as of April 2021.

List of Minecraft Java 1.17 Caves and Cliffs update Snapshots released so far

#1 – 20w45a

The 20w46a snapshot was not big enough, but it added a new block to the game. This block can be carried in a bucket and inflicts cold status on any entity that walks through it.

Snapshot 20w48a added pointed dripstone and dripstone blocks. Pointed dripstones grow from dripstone blocks. A falling dripstone can cause damage to a living entity below and vice-versa.

#3 – 20w49a

Axolotls are now available in the game. As for this snapshot, these cute mobs don’t spawn naturally. There were also some changes regarding sculk sensors, bundles, and shulker boxes.

21w03a, the first Minecraft Snapshot of 2021, added glow squid to the game. Like axolotls, glow squids also don’t spawn naturally in this snapshot. These mobs drop glow ink sacs that are used to craft glow signs and glow item frames.

#5 – 21w05a and 21w05b

#10 – 21w13a and 21w14a

21w14a, Mojang made a massive change to ore mining in Minecraft. In the Caves and Cliffs update, mining iron, gold, or copper drops their raw material. Players could use fortune enchantment on ores to get more resources.

#11 – 21w15a and 21w16a

21w15a. Players could turn raw ores into blocks of raw metal. These blocks have the same recipe as other mineral blocks.

In 21w16a, pointed dripstones and azalea can now grow. Players can bonemeal azalea to turn it into azalea trees in Minecraft. Pointed dripstones hanging from dripstone blocks can now grow when there’s a water block above.

Published 27 Apr 2021, 19:46 IST

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