Since the beginning of 2021, players have been eagerly waiting for the new mountain and cave biomes. As Mojang had announced before, Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Part 1 Update was released on June 8th.
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Unfortunately, the update wasn't that exciting because the more exciting features announced in Minecraft Live 2020 weren't a part of it.
The update has been split into two different segments to roll out all the new features as smoothly as possible. Even though update 1.17 doesn't have many cool features, some useful items and blocks like spyglass, colored glass and drip were added to the game.
Unfortunately, no specific release date for the Caves & Cliffs Part 2 update has been revealed. However, in one of his articles, Mojang announced that the update would arrive in late 2021.
Minecrafters are hoping the update will release during the winter break.
Snapshots are trial versions of the game released before each major update. Once released, players can try out upcoming features and report any game crashes.
Mojang announced that normal snapshots for version 1.18 will be released around September. For now, players can test out some of the world's generational changes in experimental snapshots and beta versions of Minecraft.