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Not to be confused with Cave Portal, the block which transports players to the cave biome.
Introduction[]
Caves are worlds traveled to through Cave Portals. It is always night, allowing most hostile mobs to spawn.
Terrain[]
Caves often contain Stone and Cobblestone, but also generates Coal Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore, Redstone Ore, Lapis Ore, Diamond Ore, Emerald Ore, and Rainbow Ore. They and also generate small chests randomly placed with random items. Mob Spawners and mineshafts can occasionally generate in caves. This is also among the few places where Water blocks and Lava blocks are found.
The generation of caves is controlled by perlin noise, and ores sometimes generate in veins that can be found close to each other.
Sometimes, Stronghold Portals, Dungeon Portals and Deep Dark Portals generate on the ground.
Mobs[]
Some mobs spawn naturally in caves, most are hostile. This includes(according to testing):
- Zombies
- Skeletons
- Strays
- Spiders
- Creepers
- Bats
Rarely, there is a chance for a Spawner to generate naturally. The Spawner may be a Wither Skeleton Spawner, allowing Wither Skeletons to also spawn naturally in caves.
Structures[]
Caves often generate structures that yield loot, mainly Cave Mineshafts and Cave Dungeons.
Cave Mineshafts[]
Are small sections of abandoned mineshafts, often in an "L" shape. Cobwebs and wooden fences line the walls, and sometimes blocks of tnt may generate. Chest loot contains random items.
It is much smaller compared to the Badlands Mineshaft, and often generate in 2-3 sections near each corner of the world.
Cave Dungeons[]
Cave Dungeons are dangerous square-shaped giant structures made out of stone bricks. There are 4 spawners: 1 zombie, 1 skeleton, 1 creeper and 1 spider.
Four large chests occupy the four corners of the structure, with a fixed loot table. However, we are unable to give an accurate list because the structure is rare so deal with it.
Variants[]
A variant of the standard cave exists, which is a Death Cave, a system minigame.
Properties[]
Ores[]
Similarilar to normal caves, Death Caves have the same ores, only that they are more common. This, though, comes at a risk
Mobs[]
Mobs are also similar to caves; however, herobrines, endermen, and husks also spawn.
Special Properties[]
There are beacon-like arrows pointing to players and mobs.
Portals[]
Various portals spawn there. They include: Stronghold Portals, Dungeon Portals, and Deep Dark Portals.