Cryptic Tweet From Minecraft Developer Hints At 1.18 Update Coming Soon

In October, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that part two of their massive Caves and Cliffs update would be available in "a month or two". It seems like it's almost here, as Mikael Hedberg, the Tech Lead of Minecraft Java Edition, has just tweeted something a little obscure.

Although it may not appear like much, employees of Mojang are famous for using Twitter to tease new features. The tweet's wording specifically "preparing", suggests that there will be a second part to Caves and Cliffs.

Pre-releases typically come only a few weeks or days before the official release of the update and serve as a bridge between "snapshots" which are the testing ground for new features players can select as well as the full update, which should be as close to finished as is. The first pre-release for 1.17, the last update, took place on May 27th, and the full update was released on June 8th.

What does this mean? It's a good thing, because it means we will not have to wait too long for the 1.18 update that will bring a brand new world generation to your Minecraft worlds. It could be out before November ends!

Mojang also revealed , in this year's Minecraft Live presentation, that the Deep Dark biome with its new mob The Warden would be moved back to The Wild update in 2022.

Are you able to get your server ready for the update? Have you been trying out the snapshots? Let Minecraft Servers know in the comments!