What is the latest Minecraft update?
Minecraft updates fairly regularly. The updates include the usual bug fixes and improvements you can expect but will also include improvements to game, and the addition of new blocks, entities, mobs, biomes, and more. Updates that bring a significant change to Minecraft release piecemeal and have their own name.
Latest Minecraft update
Minecraft has had some significant updates in the past e.g. the Nether update. The latest Minecraft update is called Cliffs and Caves. It was released in two parts, the second release brought significant change to the game.
Cliffs and Caves Part 1 was released on all platforms on June 8th, 2021. Cliffs and Caves Part 2 was released on all platforms on November 30, 2021 for the Java and Bedrock version.
Get latest Minecraft Update – Cliffs & Caves
To get the latest Minecraft Update i.e., the Cliffs & Caves update, you need to update Minecraft however, this update will significantly change the current worlds that you play in. Before you upgrade, back up your Minecraft worlds.
To update the Minecraft Bedrock version;
- Open the Microsoft Store.
- Go to your library.
- Check for app updates.
- Download and install the update available for Minecraft.
To update the Minecraft Java version;
- Open Minecraft Java with the official launcher.
- The launcher will check for and download available updates.
- Restart the game to install it.
Play Cliffs & Caves
If you play Minecraft regularly, you will notice a significant difference this time around. When you load a world in the game after installing the Cliffs & Caves, the game will ask you to create a back up of the world in case the changes in Cliffs & Caves corrupts it. If you haven’t already, you should create the backup.
In some cases, because of how new blocks have been added in this update, your structures may end up buried.
The update was released in two parts. The first part added new mobs and blocks (Amethyst and Copper, among others), or modified the behavior of the existing blocks and mobs.
The second part brought changes to the structure of the worlds that are generated or loaded. The height and depth i.e. the Z axis has been increased by 64 blocks each. This means you can now build 64 blocks higher and dig 64 blocks deeper than you previously could.
There has also been a change in how biomes generate with respect to terrain. They now generate irrespective of the terrain which means you can find a dessert or a jungle on a hill.
