Top 3 Minecraft Super Secrets – 1.18 Caves & Cliffs Edition

No.3: Aquifiers Exist

When i was playing around with the 1.18 experimental on Minecraft Bedrock Edition, I saw something strange. It was like a cave… but dedicated to water? I searched it up and found that this was an Aquifer, which is pretty (boring) cool!

No.2: New Generation

Amethyst Geodes now only generate up to y=30. Worst of all, water lakes were removed (probably) (and then replaced with aquifers). RIP Minecraft nostalgia.

No.1: New ore generation (say goodbye to the diamond generation you know)

Copper ore can be found between Y=-16 and Y=112, generating the most at Y=48. It peaks at Y=48 and more copper ore generate in dripstone caves.

Iron ore attempts to generate three times: once as a spread peaking at Y=256, generating above Y=80. Another as a spread peaking at Y=16 and generating with a minimum height of Y=-24 and a maximum height of Y=57, and a smaller one spreading evenly between Y=-64 and Y=-32.

Gold ore generates between of Y=-64 and Y=32, peaking at Y=-16. Also, extra gold generates below Y=-48. The extra gold that generates in the badlands biome was increased, with a top height limit from Y=79 to Y=256, and increased number of ores.

Lapis lazuli ore attempts to generate twice: once, as a spread between Y=32 and Y=-32, peaking at an altitude of 0; and evenly between the altitudes of Y=64 and Y=-64.

Redstone ore attempts to generate twice: once, evenly between Y=15 and Y=-64; and as a spread, peaking at -64 and generating below Y=-32.

Diamond ore now generate as a spread, generating below Y=16 and peaking near y=-64.

Emerald ore generates above Y=-16 as a spread, peaking at Y=256 and decreasing in quantity as the Y-Level decreases.