Recently, a number of Mojang developers, including Dinerbone, have officially announced that the update theme of the next version of Minecraft 1.17 has been determined! But it will not be announced until later this year.
So the question is, how likely is it that version 1.17 is themed "Cave Update"?
01. Why is 1.17 a "cave update"?
The first thing we can be sure of is that the theme update for Minecraft 1.17 may come from player suggestions, and many developers' official tweets can prove this. And what would it take for Minecraft to accept a new proposal? We analyze the experience of the players who billyK_ the turtle cape because the player suggested adding turtles.
(1) A complete theoretical basis is needed; the turtle started from different angles of how to be born, breed, die, biological chain relationship, material, etc., to create a complete updated concept; (The player spent three years polishing this suggestion)
(2) The player's approval rating; at any time, the proposal has a high approval rating, which is a necessary condition to join Minecraft;
02. The support rate of cave update is as high as 29,000 votes!
On Mojang's official feedback page, there is a subsection about Structures. There are almost all kinds of suggestions for new structures, such as renovating the desert, adding keels, lava ships, new versions of the fortress, etc.
However, a suggested post called Caves Update has a support rating of 29,000 votes, one of the highest support rates in history. This support rate is still rising! This also seems to be the highest number of votes I've ever seen in the official feedback section. So even if I don't say it, you should understand how likely this "cave update" is under Mojang's eyes as a big update in the future, right?
(PS: In this list of official feedback and suggestions, more than 10,000 votes is rare)
03, update: cave division community;
The proposal for the cave renewal began in August 2018, during which time it underwent a lengthy discussion that lasted more than a year. Even the official administrators were involved in the evaluation of the recommendations. And one of the core ideas is that the cave will be divided into biomes!
For example, frozen caves in cold biomes; caves with huge mutant mushrooms below mushroom islands; caves filled with seawater under the ocean; eerie bat caves under the forest; and so on;
04. Update: Crystal stalagmites in caves
Remember Last Year's April Fool's Day? Mojang released a total of four maps: the first is a space update, the second is more blocks (of which the Nether Gold Mine has been realized), and the third is a cave with "crystal stalagmites". Players can mine crystals, which will have special energies such as healing.
Based on Mojang's idea that it has always been an April Fool's Day update, maybe the official has already started planning the cave update?
05. Update: New ore
For example, copper, titanium, rubies, crystal mines, etc.; mine caves are bound to usher in new mineral species, otherwise what is the point of digging around or the original ones? It's just a new branch of different minerals, which will be a huge reconstruction of the worldview.
06. Update: Ghost Miner's Idea;
This is the most popular part of the current Mine Cave Update, which is the addition of a unique creature to the Minecraft Cave: Ghost Miner Ghost Miner, also known as Ghost Miner. It will be born deep in caves below Y=12 floors, constantly making the sound of mining underground. Players believe that this will be more helpful in explaining the origin of the "abandoned mine shaft".
So here's the question: if minecraft 1.17 theme is really a cave update, do you have any better advice and ideas?
(PS: Personally, I think the cave update will definitely come!) Mojang has mentioned community suggestions many times, is it an allusion to his own official feedback community? ）