Java Edition 18w08a

Minecraft 18w08a

Edition	Java Edition
Type	Snapshot
Release date	February 21, 2018
Snapshot for	1.13
Download	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	361
Data version	1470
◄◄ 1.12.2 ◄ 18w07c 18w08b ► 1.13.1 ►►

18w08a is the twenty-first snapshot released for Java Edition 1.13, which modified ocean generation and split the ocean into several different biomes.

Additions

World generation

• Added underwater caves and ravines.
  • Magma blocks spawn at the bottom of ocean ravines at lava levels, creating downward bubble columns.

Biomes

• Added minecraft:warm_ocean (Warm Ocean), minecraft:lukewarm_ocean (Lukewarm Ocean), minecraft:cold_ocean (Cold Ocean), minecraft:warm_deep_ocean (Deep Warm Ocean), minecraft:lukewarm_deep_ocean (Deep Lukewarm Ocean), minecraft:cold_deep_ocean (Deep Cold Ocean), and minecraft:frozen_deep_ocean (Deep Frozen Ocean).
• minecraft:frozen_ocean (FrozenOcean) now generates.

Command format

/locate

• Added a clickable teleport link to the /locate command output.

General

• Added a new sound effect for squids shooting ink.

Changes

Items

Sea grass

• The inventory item of this block no longer has an animated texture.

Fixes

5 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.13

• MC-94487 – Ravines don't naturally cut through sand, sandstone, or terracotta upon generation, but other cave types do.
• MC-122000 – Items get deleted when the inventory is overflowed by using the recipe book to return items from a crafting table.

From the 1.13 development versions

• MC-124299 – /give command: Items on ground for a long time not able to pick up.
• MC-124948 – /enchant can be used by non-ops.
• MC-125124 – Crash generating mansion (Exception generating new chunk "Not yet implemented")

Video

Video made by slicedlime:

Gallery

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  An underwater ravine.