A new Minecraft special answers questions about the ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ and Minecraft Live 2021
Answering the biggest community questions before official launch day.
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What you need to know
Minecrafthas been incredibly busy recently, as Mojang Studios scrambles to finalize the massive1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update Part Oneforrelease on June 8, 2021. Today, Mojang Studios has dropped a new Minecraft special which answers a ton of questions from the Minecraft community about the Caves and Cliffs Update Parts One and Two, the future of Minecraft, and more.
Following earlier specials that specifically talked about theblocksandmobscoming in 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update Part One, the latest Minecraft special answers a wide range of questions from the Minecraft community. It’s worth watching if you’re interested, but the highlights from the special include:
It’s exciting to know that, while Mojang Studios' focus is primarily on making the Caves and Cliffs Update as awesome as possible, they also already have ambitious plans for what comesnextfor the world’s largest game.Minecraft Live 2020was a huge event, so it’ll be exciting to tune into Minecraft Live 2021 and peek at what Mojang Studios is working on behind the curtain.
In case you missed it, earlier today Mojang releasedRelease Candidate 1 for 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update Part One. As long as Mojang doesn’t encounter any other major problems, this snapshot could actually be the Caves and Cliffs Update we get on June 8, which will add three new mobs, up to 91 new blocks, and lots of other improvements and changes.
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