The snapshots for 1.18 are done as we move into a new phase of Minecraft betas for the upcoming update, and the changes are getting more technical as we go. 1.18 pre-release 2 upgrades the Java ...

The snapshot betas were getting ever-smaller, so we knew it was coming - but now Mojang has made it official. The Minecraft 1.18 release date, with all the Caves & Cliffs Part 2 features, is set to ...

Overworld height and depth for new and existing worlds has been extended to y320 and y-64, opening up more space to explore and build in Caves & Cliffs - Free fall from the top of the world (build ...

Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs update (1.18) made the game prettier but impacted Java edition's performance. Many players use Optifine or Sodium to play; should optimization be in the base game? The ...

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