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{{Infobox guide
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|name=Nether Update
|vers=
* {{vl|je 1.16|}}
* {{vl|je 1.16.1|}}
* {{vl|je 1.16.2|}}
* {{vl|je 1.16.3|}}
* {{vl|je 1.16.4|}}
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}}
This guide is a simplified overview of all changes in the [[Nether Update]] ({{JE}} 1.16.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the [[Buzzy Bees]] update (''Java Edition'' 1.15.x releases).
== Mobs ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Mobs}}
|-
| [[Hoglin]]s
| {{Animate|Hoglin BE2.png;Baby Hoglin JE2 BE3.png|128px}}
|
* [[Crimson forest]]
* Hoglin stables in [[bastion remnant]]s
|
* {{Drop|item|Raw Porkchop|2|4}}
* {{Drop|item|Leather|0|2}}
* {{xp|5}} (when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]])
|
* Run from [[warped fungi]], [[respawn anchor]]s, and nether portals.
* Turn into [[zoglin]]s if in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]] after 15 seconds.
* Can be bred with [[crimson fungi]].
* Are hostile toward the player.
|-
| [[Piglin]]s
| {{Animate|Piglin.png;Baby Piglin.png|128px}}
|
* [[Crimson forest]]
* [[Nether wastes]]
* [[Bastion remnant]]
|
* 8.5% of chance to drop their naturally-spawned equipment.
** Which can be a [[golden sword]], a [[crossbow]], or random [[golden armor]].
*{{xp|5}} ({{xp|12}} if it's a baby), plus {{xp|1|3}} per armor piece (when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]])
|
* Adults are neutral and babies are passive.
* Adults can be [[bartered]] with.
* Run from placed [[soul fire]] and soul fire items.
* Don't attack the player if player is wearing a piece of golden [[armor]].
* Turn into [[zombified piglin]]s if in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]] after 15 seconds.
* Occasionally hunt hoglins and [[wither skeleton]]s, with a 10% chance of doing a ”victory dance” after killing a hoglin by jumping and running around the area.
* Up to 3 baby piglins can ride on a baby hoglin at one time. The top one(s) piggy-back.
* Also hold, but not barter for, gold items (golden carrots, golden armor, etc.)
* Attack any player that has opened a chest in the bastion, mined the nether gold ore, or mined a gold block in front of them.
|-
| [[Piglin brute]]
| [[File:Piglin Brute.png|128px]]
| [[Bastion remnant]]
|
* 8.5% chance to drop their held item (a {{ItemLink|golden axe}} with random durability).
* {{xp|20}} (when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]])
|
* Tougher and stronger variants of piglins.
* Always hostile unlike other [[piglin]]s.
* Attack the player even when they're wearing golden [[armor]].
* Do not run away from placed [[soul fire]] and soul fire items.
* Don't hunt hoglins.
* Turn into [[zombified piglin]]s if in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]] after 15 seconds.
|-
| [[Strider]]s
| {{Animate|Strider JE2 BE2.gif;Saddled Strider JE1 BE1.gif;Strider Shiver BE2.gif;Saddled Strider Shiver BE2.gif|128px}}
| [[Nether]] lava lakes
|
* {{Drop|item|String|0|5}}
* {{xp|1|2}} (when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]])
|
* Can walk on top of the surface of lava.
* Can be saddled, and can be controlled with [[warped fungus on a stick]].
* Attracted by [[warped fungi]].
* Can be bred using warped fungi.
* Shiver and turn purple outside of lava.
* Damaged by rain and water.
|-
| [[Zoglin]]s
| {{Animate|Zoglin BE.png;Baby Zoglin.png|128px}}
| None
|
* {{Drop|item|Rotten Flesh|1|3|}}
* {{xp|5}} (when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]])
|
* Attack all nearby mobs and players except for [[creeper]]s and other zoglins.
* Incapable of breeding.
* Do not flee from warped fungi.
* Unlike baby hoglins, they do not play with baby piglins.
* Piglins flee from zoglins if not engaged in combat.
|}
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Mobs}}
|-
| [[Bee]]
| [[File:Bee.gif|128px]]
|
* Reduced the maximum distance a bee can wander away from its home hive when randomly wandering to around 22 blocks.
* Grow up and count down their breeding cool down when inside a beehive.
|-
| [[Cow]]
| [[File:Cow.png|128px]]
| Can now be milked in [[Creative]] mode.
|-
| [[Endermen]]
| [[File:Enderman JE2.png|128px]]
|
* Spawn in the Nether more commonly again, especially in [[warped forest]]s.
* Now pick up [[nylium]], [[crimson roots]], [[warped roots]], and [[fungi]] variants.
* No longer pick up [[netherrack]].
|-
| [[Ghast]]
| [[File:Ghast.gif|128px]]
| Sounds are now heard at a shorter range.
|-
| [[Mooshroom]]s
| [[File:Mooshroom.png|128px]]
|
* Can now be milked in Creative mode.
* Mushroom stew and suspicious stew can also be obtained in Creative mode.
|-
| [[Parrot]]s
| {{animate|Red Parrot.png;Blue Parrot.png;Green Parrot.png;Cyan Parrot.png;Gray Parrot.png|84px}}
|
* Imitate hostile mobs less often.
* No longer randomly imitate hostile mobs on Peaceful difficulty.
|-
| [[Snow golem]]s
| [[File:Snow Golem.png|128px]]
|
* Are now damaged by splash and lingering water bottles.
* Now drop [[carved pumpkin]] when they are sheared.
|-
| [[Villager]]s
| {{animate|Plains Villager Base.png;Snowy Villager Base.png;Jungle Villager Base.png;Savanna Villager Base.png;Swamp Villager Base.png;Taiga Villager Base.png|128px}}
| When any villager is struck by lightning, the witch it is converted to no longer despawns, regardless of whether the villager had been traded with or not.
|-
| Farmer [[villager]]s
| {{animate|Plains Farmer.png;Snowy Farmer.png;Jungle Farmer.png;Savanna Farmer.png;Swamp Farmer.png;Taiga Farmer.png|128px}}
|
* Can now put seeds in the [[composter]] to create [[bone meal]].
* Can now use bone meal to grow crops.
|-
| [[Wither]]
| [[File:Wither.png|128px]]
| Can now be summoned using [[soul soil]] in the base.
|-
| [[Zombie pigmen]]
| {{Animate|Zombified Piglin BE6.png;Baby Zombified Piglin BE5.png|128px}}
|
* Renamed to "zombified piglin" and given a new [[model]] and texture.
* Now also spawn rarely in [[crimson forest]]s.
* No longer attack players who have not attacked a zombified piglin.
* Now stop being angry if the targeted player dies nearby. (But only if gamerule forgiveDeadPlayers
is set to true
)
|}
== Blocks ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Blocks}}
|-
| [[Ancient debris]]
| [[File:Ancient Debris.png|84px]]
|
* Found in the Nether, but is extremely rare.
* Never generates exposed to air, and is most common between Y levels 8 and 22.
| Pickaxe (diamond or better)
|
* Can be smelted into [[netherite scrap]].
* Can be used in blast-resistant doors, as it can't be destroyed by TNT or creepers, but it can be pushed by [[piston]]s.
|-
| [[Block of netherite]]
| [[File:Block of Netherite.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Ingot
|Output=Block of Netherite
}}
| Pickaxe (diamond or better)
|
* Can be used decoratively, as a storage block for [[netherite ingot]]s, or as part of a blast-resistant wall/door.
* Can be used in the base of a beacon.
|-
| [[Lodestone]]
| [[File:Lodestone JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B2=Netherite Ingot
|B3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|Output=Lodestone
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used to link one or more compasses to its position, acting as a waypoint.
* Can be used in any dimension.
|-
| [[Basalt]]
| [[File:Basalt.png|84px]]
|
* Found in the Nether making up [[basalt pillar]]s within [[soul sand valley]] biomes.
* [[Basalt deltas]] contain an abundance of basalt blocks, as it is one of the main blocks that form the biome.
* Formed when lava flows over [[soul soil]] next to [[blue ice]].
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively,.
* Can be crafted into [[polished basalt]].
|-
| [[Polished basalt]]
| [[File:Polished Basalt.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2=Basalt
|B2=Basalt
|A3=Basalt
|B3=Basalt
|Output=Polished Basalt,4
}}
| Pickaxe
| Can be used decoratively.
|-
| [[Blackstone]]
| [[File:Blackstone.png|84px]]
|
* Found in large patches in [[basalt deltas]].
* Found in all nether biomes at the lava level.
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used as a substitute for [[cobblestone]] in certain crafting recipes.
* Can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Can be crafted into [[polished blackstone]].
* Blackstone's bottom texture is changed with the top texture.
|-
| [[Polished blackstone]] and
[[chiseled polished blackstone]]
| [[File:Polished Blackstone.png|84px]]
[[File:Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|A2=Blackstone
|B2=Blackstone
|A3=Blackstone
|B3=Blackstone
|Output=Polished Blackstone,4
}}
{{Crafting
|B2=Polished Blackstone Slab
|B3=Polished Blackstone Slab
|Output=Chiseled Polished Blackstone
|foot=1
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Polished blackstone can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Polished blackstone slabs can be used to craft chiseled polished blackstone.
|-
| [[Polished blackstone bricks]] and
[[cracked polished blackstone bricks]]
| [[File:Polished Blackstone Bricks.png|84px]]
[[File:Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2=Polished Blackstone
|B2=Polished Blackstone
|A3=Polished Blackstone
|B3=Polished Blackstone
|Output=Polished Blackstone Bricks,4
}}
{{Smelting
|Polished Blackstone Bricks
|Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks
|0.1
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Polished blackstone bricks can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Polished blackstone bricks can be smelted in a furnace to create cracked polished blackstone bricks.
|-
| [[Blackstone]],
[[polished blackstone]], and
[[polished blackstone brick]]
[[slab]]s, [[stairs]] and [[wall]]s
| {{Animate|Blackstone Slab.png;Polished Blackstone Slab.png;Polished Blackstone Brick Slab.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Blackstone Stairs.png;Polished Blackstone Stairs.png;Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Blackstone Wall.png;Polished Blackstone Wall.png;Polished Blackstone Brick Wall.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|A2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|B2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|C2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|Output=Blackstone Slab,6;Polished Blackstone Slab,6;Polished Blackstone Brick Slab,6
}}
{{Crafting
|A1=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|A2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|B2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|A3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|B3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|C3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|Output=Blackstone Stairs,4;Polished Blackstone Stairs,4;Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs,4
}}
{{Crafting
|A2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|B2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|C2=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|A3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|B3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|C3=Blackstone;Polished Blackstone;Polished Blackstone Bricks
|Output=Blackstone Wall,6;Polished Blackstone Wall,6;Polished Blackstone Brick Wall,6
|foot=1
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Walls can also be used as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
|-
| Polished blackstone
[[button]] and [[pressure plate]]
| [[File:Polished Blackstone Button JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
[[File:Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|Polished Blackstone
|Output= Polished Blackstone Button
}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Polished Blackstone
|B2= Polished Blackstone
|Output= Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate
|foot=1
}}
| Pickaxe
| Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
|-
| [[Gilded blackstone]]
| [[File:Gilded Blackstone.png|84px]]
| Found in [[bastion remnant]]s.
| Pickaxe
|
* Has a chance to drop [[gold nugget]]s or the block itself.
** Affected by the [[Fortune]] enchantment.
|-
| [[Nether gold ore]]
| [[File:Nether Gold Ore JE2 BE1.png|84px]]
| Found at any height in [[the Nether]].
| Pickaxe
|
* Drops [[gold nugget]]s.
** Affected by the [[Fortune]] enchantment.
* Requires [[Silk Touch]] to be obtained.
* Otherwise behaves exactly like normal [[gold ore]].
|-
| [[Chiseled nether bricks]]
| [[File:Chiseled Nether Bricks.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B2=Nether Brick Slab
|B3=Nether Brick Slab
|Output=Chiseled Nether Bricks
}}
| Pickaxe
| Can be used decoratively.
|-
| [[Cracked nether bricks]]
| [[File:Cracked Nether Bricks.png|84px]]
|
{{Smelting
|Nether Bricks
|Cracked Nether Bricks
}}
| Pickaxe
| Can be used decoratively.
|-
| [[Quartz bricks]]
| [[File:Quartz Bricks JE2.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2=Block of Quartz
|B2=Block of Quartz
|A3=Block of Quartz
|B3=Block of Quartz
|Output=Quartz Bricks,4
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Have a different pattern than [[stone bricks]].
|-
| [[Shroomlight]]
| [[File:Shroomlight JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
| Found on huge fungi.
| Hoe
| Emits a light level of 15, similarly to [[glowstone]].
|-
| [[Warped wart block]]
| [[File:Warped Wart Block JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
| Generates as a part of huge warped fungi.
| Hoe
| Can be used decoratively.
|-
| [[Twisting vines]]
| [[File:Twisting Vines Plant JE1.png|84px]]
| Generate in the warped forest biome.
| Any
|
* Grow upward.
* Can be used decoratively.
* Can be climbed like [[vines]].
* Can be grown using [[bone meal]].
|-
| [[Weeping vines]]
| [[File:Weeping Vines Plant.png|84px]]
| Generate in the crimson forest biome.
| Any
|
* Placed on the bottom of a block and grow downward.
* Can be used decoratively.
* Can be climbed like [[vines]].
* Can be grown using [[bone meal]].
|-
| [[Nether sprouts]]
| [[File:Nether Sprouts JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Found in [[crimson forest|crimson]] or [[warped forest]]s.
| Any
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Randomly offset.
* Can be obtained with [[shears]].
|-
| [[Crimson Roots|Crimson]] and [[warped roots]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Roots JE1 BE1.png;Warped Roots JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
| Found in [[crimson forest|crimson]] or [[warped forest]]s.
| Any
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Can randomly offset.
|-
| [[Crimson Fungus|Crimson]] and [[warped fungus]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Fungus JE1 BE1.png;Warped Fungus JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
| Crimson fungi generate in [[crimson forest]]s and warped fungi in [[warped forest]]s.
| Any
|
* Can be used as a decorative block.
* Crimson fungi can be used to breed [[hoglin]]s, while warped fungi repel them. Warped fungi can be used to breed [[strider]]s.
* Fungi can be grown into [[huge fungi]] when bonemeal is used on it.
|-
| [[Crimson Nylium|Crimson]] and [[warped nylium]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Nylium JE1 BE1.png;Warped Nylium JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
| Crimson nylium generates in crimson forests and warped nylium in warped forests.
| Pickaxe
|
* Crimson or warped [[fungi]] grow on their respective nylium variant.
* Only drop themselves when broken with [[Silk Touch]], otherwise they drop [[netherrack]].
* Spread to an adjacent block when [[bone meal]] is used.
|-
| [[Crimson Stem|Crimson]] and [[warped stem]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Stem.png;Warped Stem.png|84px}}
| Comprise the trunks of huge fungi.
| Axe
|
* Can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
* Do not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
* Can be stripped.
|-
| [[Crimson Hyphae|Crimson]] and [[warped hyphae]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Hyphae.png;Warped Hyphae.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|A1=Crimson Stem; Warped Stem
|B1=Crimson Stem; Warped Stem
|A2=Crimson Stem; Warped Stem
|B2=Crimson Stem; Warped Stem
|Output=Crimson Hyphae,3; Warped Hyphae,3
}}
| Axe
|
* Does not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
* Can be stripped.
|-
| [[Stripped crimson stem]] and
[[stripped warped stem]]
| {{Animate|Stripped Crimson Stem.png;Stripped Warped Stem.png|84px}}
| Created by right-clicking on a stem with an axe.
| Axe
| Can be used as a building block.
|-
| [[Stripped crimson hyphae]] and
[[stripped warped hyphae]]
| {{Animate|Stripped Crimson Hyphae.png;Stripped Warped Hyphae.png|84px}}
| Created by right-clicking on a hyphae with an axe.
| Axe
| Can be used as a building block.
|-
| [[Crimson Planks|Crimson]] and [[warped planks]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Planks JE1 BE1.png; Warped Planks JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|Crimson Stem; Warped Stem
|Output=Crimson Planks,4; Warped Planks,4
}}
| Axe
|
* Can be used to craft respective slabs, stairs, fences, fence gates, pressure plates, buttons, doors, trapdoors, and signs.
* Do not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
|-
| [[Crimson]] and [[warped]]
[[slab]] and [[stairs]]
|{{Animate|Crimson Slab JE1 BE1.png;Warped Slab JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Crimson Stairs JE1 BE1.png;Warped Stairs JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|A3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|B3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|C3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|Output= Crimson Slab,6; Warped Slab,6
}}
{{Crafting
|A1= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|A2= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|B2= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|A3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|B3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|C3= Crimson Planks; Warped Planks
|Output= Crimson Stairs,4; Warped Stairs,4
|foot=1
}}
| Axe
| Decorative blocks.
|-
| [[Crimson]] and [[warped]]
[[fence]] and [[fence gate]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Fence JE1 BE1.png;Warped Fence JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Crimson Fence Gate JE1 BE1.png;Warped Fence Gate JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|A2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|A3=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B2=Stick
|B3=Stick
|C2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C3=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|Output=Crimson Fence,3;Warped Fence,3
}}
{{Crafting
|A2=Stick
|A3=Stick
|B2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B3=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C2=Stick
|C3=Stick
|Output=Crimson Fence Gate;Warped Fence Gate
|foot=1
}}
| Axe
|
* Prevent mobs and players from jumping over them.
* Fence gates can be opened and closed.
|-
| [[Crimson]] and [[warped]]
[[door]] and [[trapdoor]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Door JE1.png;Warped Door JE1.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Crimson Trapdoor JE1 BE1.png;Warped Trapdoor JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|A1=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|A2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|A3=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B1=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B3=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|Output=Crimson Door,3;Warped Door,3
}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B2= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C2= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|A3= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B3= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C3= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|Output= Crimson Trapdoor,2;Warped Trapdoor,2
|foot=1
}}
| Axe
| Can be opened and closed.
|-
| [[Crimson]] and [[warped]]
[[button]] and [[pressure plate]]
| {{Animate|Crimson Button JE1 BE1.png;Warped Button JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
{{Animate|Crimson Pressure Plate JE1 BE1.png;Warped Pressure Plate JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|showname=0
|head=1
|Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|Output= Crimson Button;Warped Button
}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B2= Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|Output= Crimson Pressure Plate;Warped Pressure Plate
|foot=1
}}
|Axe
|Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
|-
| Crimson and warped [[sign]]
| [[File:Crimson Wall Sign.png|84px]]
[[File:Crimson Sign.png|84px]]
[[File:Warped Wall Sign.png|84px]]
[[File:Warped Sign.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A1=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B1=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C1=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|A2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|C2=Crimson Planks;Warped Planks
|B3=Stick
|Output=Crimson Sign,3;Warped Sign,3
}}
| Axe
|
* Display custom text.
* Text color can be changed with [[dye]]s, or brightened with [[glow ink sac]]s.
|-
| [[Crying obsidian]]
| [[File:Crying Obsidian JE1.png|84px]]
| Can be [[bartered]] from piglins and found in the [[ruined portal]] structures.
| Pickaxe (diamond or better)
|
* Used to craft respawn anchors.
* Has the same blast resistance and hardness as obsidian.
|-
| [[Respawn anchor]]
| {{animate|Respawn Anchor Charges 0 JE1 BE1.png; Respawn Anchor Charges 1 JE1 BE1.gif;Respawn Anchor Charges 2 JE1 BE1.gif;Respawn Anchor Charges 3 JE1 BE1.gif;Respawn Anchor Charges 4 JE1 BE1.gif|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|A1=Crying Obsidian
|B1=Crying Obsidian
|C1=Crying Obsidian
|A2=Glowstone
|B2=Glowstone
|C2=Glowstone
|A3=Crying Obsidian
|B3=Crying Obsidian
|C3=Crying Obsidian
|Output=Respawn Anchor
}}
| Pickaxe (diamond or better)
|
* The player can set their spawn point by clicking the respawn anchor in the Nether.
* Only four charges can be set at once, and one is used up for every respawn.
** Respawn anchor can be recharged with [[glowstone]].
** Respawn anchor emits 4 different light levels depending on what charge it is at.
* Explodes if used in the [[Overworld]] or [[End]].
* Can be charged with a dispenser.
|-
| [[Soul soil]]
| [[File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
| Generates in the soul sand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.
| Shovel
|
* Fire lit on soul soil appears as soul fire.
* The player does not sink and is not slowed when walking on soul soil.
* Soul soil can be used to summon the [[wither]].
|-
| [[Soul fire]]
| [[File:Soul Fire.gif|84px]]
|
* Generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome in the Nether.
* Fire lit on soul soil is soul fire regardless of dimension.
| Any (drops nothing)
|
* Deals damage at a rate of 2 per second as opposed to the 1 per second of regular fire.
* Repels [[piglin]]s.
* Has a hitbox.
|-
| [[Soul campfire]]
| [[File:Soul Campfire.gif|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B1= Stick
|A2= Stick
|B2= Soul Soil;Soul Sand
|C2= Stick
|A3= Any Log; Any Stripped Log; Any Wood; Any Stripped Wood; Any Stem; Any Stripped Stem; Any Hyphae; Any Stripped Hyphae
|B3= Any Log; Any Stripped Log; Any Wood; Any Stripped Wood; Any Stem; Any Stripped Stem; Any Hyphae; Any Stripped Hyphae
|C3= Any Log; Any Stripped Log; Any Wood; Any Stripped Wood; Any Stem; Any Stripped Stem; Any Hyphae; Any Stripped Hyphae
|Output= Soul Campfire
}}
| Axe (drops charcoal)
|
* Emits a light level of 10, instead of 15 by the regular one.
* Has a blue flame instead of orange.
* Deals damage at a rate of 2 per tick as opposed to the 1 per tick of regular campfire.
* Has all behaviors of the regular campfire.
* Repels [[piglin]]s.
|-
| [[Soul torch]]
| [[File:Soul Torch.gif|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B1=Coal; Charcoal
|B2=Stick
|B3=Soul Soil;Soul Sand
|Output=Soul Torch,4
}}
| Any
|
* Gives off a light level of 10.
* Repels [[piglin]]s.
|-
| [[Soul lantern]]
| [[File:Soul Lantern JE2 BE1.gif|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Soul Torch
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Iron Nugget
|Output=Soul Lantern
}}
* Crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul torch instead of a normal torch.
| Pickaxe
|
* Gives off a light level of 10.
* Repels [[piglin]]s.
|-
| [[Chain]]
| [[File:Chain.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B1=Iron Nugget
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Nugget
|Output=Chain
}}
| Pickaxe
|
* Can be used decoratively.
* Can be used to suspend [[bell]]s and both types of [[lantern]]s.
|-
| [[Target]]
| [[File:Target.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2=Redstone Dust
|B1=Redstone Dust
|B3=Redstone Dust
|C2=Redstone Dust
|B2=Hay Bale
|Output=Target
}}
| Hoe
|
* Emits a redstone signal for 1 second when hit with most projectiles.
* The closer a projectile hits to the center, the stronger the signal it gives off.
|}
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Blocks}}
|-
| [[Bamboo sapling]]
| [[File:Bamboo Sapling.png|84px]]
| Renamed to "Bamboo Shoot".
|-
| [[Beacon]]
| [[File:Beacon.png|84px]]
|
* Can now have a base composed of [[blocks of netherite]].
* Can now use [[netherite ingot]]s as fuel.
|-
| [[Bell]]
| [[File:Bell.png|84px]]
| Now rings when hit by any projectile.
|-
| [[Bone block]]
| {{animate|Bone Block Axis Y.png;Bone Block Axis X.png;Bone Block Axis Z.png|84px}}
|
* Now generates as part of [[nether fossil]]s in [[soul sand valley]]s.
* Now has its own [[sound]], instead of using the [[stone]] sound.
|-
| [[Campfire]]
| [[File:Campfire.gif|84px]]
| Campfires now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
|-
| [[Dispenser]]
| [[File:Dispenser.png|84px]]
|
* Can now saddle [[pig]]s, [[strider]]s, and tamed [[horse]]s, [[donkey]]s and [[mule]]s.
* Can now put [[horse armor]] on tamed horses.
* Can now put carpets on tamed [[llama]]s.
* Can now put chests on tamed llamas, donkeys, and mules.
* Can now shear [[mooshroom]]s and [[snow golem]]s.
* Now displays a new death message: [player] went off with a bang due to a firework fired from [item] by [player/mob]
|-
| [[Fire]]
| [[File:Fire.gif|84px]]
|
* Now has a proper hitbox ({{frac|1|16}} [[block]]s).
* Can no longer be put out by [[sword]]s or [[trident]]s in [[Creative]] mode, akin to other [[block]]s, and can be modified via the [[debug stick]].
* Now has [[loot table]]s.
|-
| [[Flower pot]]
| {{animate|Potted Dandelion UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Poppy UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Allium UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Azure Bluet UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Oxeye Daisy UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Blue Orchid UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Red Tulip UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Orange Tulip UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted White Tulip UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Pink Tulip UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Red Mushroom UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Brown Mushroom UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Oak Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Birch Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Spruce Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Jungle Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Acacia Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Dark Oak Sapling UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Cactus UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Fern UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Dead Bush UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Cornflower UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Lily of the Valley UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Wither Rose UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png;Potted Bamboo UNKVER2 (facing NWU).png|84px}}
| Now has a bottom texture.
|-
| [[Gravel]]
| [[File:Gravel.png|84px]]
| Now generates naturally in all nether biomes at the lava level.
|-
| [[Jigsaw block]]
| [[File:Jigsaw Block.png|84px]]
|
* Can now have one of 12 orientations.
* Now has a new "Keep Jigsaws" option that controls whether jigsaw blocks in the resulting structure after using "Generate" remain as jigsaw blocks, or are replaced by their "Turns Into" block.
** Defaults to "ON".
|-
| [[Lantern]]
| [[File:Lantern.gif|84px]]
| Can now be waterlogged.
|-
| [[Lava]]
| [[File:Lava.gif|84px]]
| Now pushes [[entities]].
|-
| [[Nether wart block]]
| [[File:Nether Wart Block JE3.png|84px]]
|
* Now generates as a part of huge crimson fungi.
* The texture of nether wart block is slightly changed.
|-
| [[Netherrack]]
| [[File:Netherrack JE4 BE2.png|84px]]
|
* Using [[bone meal]] on netherrack adjacent to [[nylium]] converts it into nylium.
** If two nylium blocks of different types are present, it chooses the type at random based on how many [[block]]s of each type are around it.
|-
| [[Observer]] and [[block of redstone]]
| {{animate|Observer.png;Block of Redstone.png|84px}}
| Observers and blocks of redstone now allow placing of [[ladder]]s and [[tripwire hook]]s.
|-
| [[Redstone dust]]
| [[File:Redstone Dust.png|84px]]
|
* A single redstone wire is now represented as a cross.
* Redstone provides power to blocks on sides it shows a visual connection to, and not do so on those sides without a visual connection.
* A wire on top of a block, which is redirected from below, now powers the sides it is redirected to.
** Wires that redirect upward to wires on non-conductive blocks used to only be redirected visually, now this redirection applies to their behavior as well.
* A wire that is redirected to go over a block now always provides power to the block. This is most noticeable when the wire has signal strength 1.
* Hitbox now adjusts to its shape.
* Now visually connects when traveling up soul sand and 8-layer snow stacks.
* Now visually connects when going up the back (including far-side) of [[stairs]].
* Particles are now generated across the entire area of the redstone dust. (Fixed bug: [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-181566 MC-181566])
|-
| [[Smithing table]]
| [[File:Smithing Table.png|84px]]
|
* Now has a GUI.
* Can now be used to upgrade [[Diamond (disambiguation)|diamond gear]] to [[netherite]].
|-
| [[Snow]]
| [[File:Snow Block.png|84px]]
| [[Door]]s, [[rail]]s, [[button]]s, [[torch]]es, [[pressure plate]]s and [[redstone]] can now be placed on a full-block of snow layers.
|-
| [[Soul sand]]
| [[File:Soul Sand.png|84px]]
|
* Now generates in soul sand valley biomes at the lava level of the lava ocean.
* Soul sand with a rail on top no longer slows down [[minecart]]s.
* Doors, buttons, torches, pressure plates and redstone can now be placed on soul sand.
|-
| [[Structure block]]
| [[File:Structure Block.png|84px]]
| A structure block's maximum size per axis now expands to 48.
|-
| [[TNT]]
| [[File:TNT.png|84px]]
| Now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
|-
| [[Vines]]
| [[File:Vines.png|84px]]
| Now play a [[sound]] when climbed.
|-
| [[Wall]]
| {{animate|Cobblestone Wall.png;Mossy Cobblestone Wall.png;Stone Brick Wall.png;Mossy Stone Brick Wall.png;Andesite Wall.png;Diorite Wall.png;Granite Wall.png;Sandstone Wall.png;Red Sandstone Wall.png;Brick Wall.png;Prismarine Wall.gif;Nether Brick Wall.png;Red Nether Brick Wall.png;End Stone Brick Wall.png|84px}}
|
* Walls in the middle of a row have longer pillars when stacked vertically.
** [[Block state]] now uses {{cd|none|low|tall|d=and}} for {{cd|east|west|north|south|d=and}} directional values.
|}
== Items ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Items}}
|-
| [[Snout banner pattern]]
| [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
| Found in chests in [[bastion remnant]]s.
| Has the same function as any other [[banner pattern]].
|-
| [[Pigstep music disc]]
| [[File:Music Disc Pigstep JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
| Found in chests in [[bastion remnants]].
| Plays the track "Pigstep" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iXF8b79Heo (Mono Mix)] from the [[Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)|Nether Update soundtrack]].
[[File:Pigstep.ogg]]
|-
| [[Netherite scrap]]
| [[File:Netherite Scrap JE2 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Smelting
|Ancient Debris
|Netherite Scrap
}}
| Can be crafted into [[netherite ingot]]s.
|-
| [[Netherite ingot]]
| [[File:Netherite Ingot JE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|Netherite Scrap
|Netherite Scrap
|Netherite Scrap
|Netherite Scrap
|Gold Ingot
|Gold Ingot
|Gold Ingot
|Gold Ingot
|Output=Netherite Ingot
}}
| Can be used for upgrading diamond armor, swords and tools.
|-
| Netherite [[armor]]
| {{Animate|Netherite Helmet.png;Netherite Chestplate.png;Netherite Leggings.png;Netherite Boots.png|84px}}
|
{{Legacy Smithing
|head=1
|Diamond Helmet; Diamond Chestplate; Diamond Leggings; Diamond Boots
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Helmet; Netherite Chestplate; Netherite Leggings; Netherite Boots
|tail=1
}}
|
* Does not burn in lava.
* Floats on lava.
* Tougher than diamond armor.
* Have higher durability and enchantability than diamond.
|-
| [[Netherite axe]], [[Netherite Hoe|hoe]], [[Netherite Pickaxe|pickaxe]], [[Netherite Shovel|shovel]], and [[Netherite Sword|sword]]
| {{Animate|Netherite Axe JE1.png; Netherite Hoe JE1.png; Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png; Netherite Shovel JE1.png; Netherite Sword JE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Legacy Smithing
|head=1
|Diamond Axe; Diamond Hoe; Diamond Pickaxe; Diamond Shovel; Diamond Sword
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Axe; Netherite Hoe; Netherite Pickaxe; Netherite Shovel; Netherite Sword
|tail=1
}}
|
* Does not burn in lava.
* Floats on lava.
* All items, except the hoe, deal 1 more damage than their diamond counterparts.
* Have higher durability, mining level, breaking multiplier, and enchantability than diamond.
|-
| [[Warped fungus on a stick]]
| [[File:Warped Fungus on a Stick JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A1=Fishing Rod
|B2=Warped Fungus
|Output= Warped Fungus on a Stick
}}
|
* Can be used to control striders.
* Functions similarly with striders as [[carrot on a stick]] separately would with [[pig]]s.
|-
| [[Spawn egg]]s
([[Hoglin]]/[[piglin]]/[[strider]]/[[zoglin]]/[[piglin brute]])
| {{Animate|Hoglin Spawn Egg.png;Piglin Spawn Egg.png;Strider Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png;Zoglin Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png;Piglin Brute Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
| Can be obtained only via creative inventory.
| Have the same function as any other spawn egg.
|}
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Items}}
|-
| [[Bone meal]]
| [[File:Bone Meal.png|84px]]
|
* Can now be used to grow [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]].
* Now grows fungus, roots, and nether sprouts if it is used on a [[nylium]] block.
* A [[fungus]] can be grown into a [[huge fungus]] on its corresponding nylium.
|-
| [[Clay Ball|Clay]]
| [[File:Clay Ball.png|84px]]
| Renamed to "Clay Ball".
|-
| [[Compass]]
| [[File:Lodestone Compass JE1.gif|84px]]
|
* Using a compass on a [[lodestone]] creates a lodestone compass, which points to that block.
* Can now be enchanted with [[Curse of Vanishing]].
|-
| All [[hoe]]s
| {{Animate|Wooden Hoe.png;Stone Hoe.png;Iron Hoe.png;Golden Hoe.png; Diamond Hoe.png; Netherite Hoe.png|84px}}
|
* Each tier now has a different speed at which it mines [[block]]s it is effective against.
* Can now be enchanted with [[Efficiency]], [[Fortune]], and [[Silk Touch]] through the enchanting table.
* Are now the appropriate tools for mining [[hay bale]]s, [[target]]s, [[dried kelp block]]s, [[sponge]]s, [[wet sponge]]s, [[leaves]], [[shroomlight]]s, [[nether wart block]]s, and [[warped wart block]]s.
|}
== Biomes ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Biomes}}
|-
| [[Soul sand valley]]
| [[File:Soulsand Valley.png|256px]]
|
* An open space made mostly of [[soul sand]] and [[soul soil]].
* Basalt pillars span from floor to ceiling.
* Nether fossils generate across the valley.
* Ash falls through the air.
* A light blue glow envelopes the valley.
* [[Ghast]]s and [[skeleton]]s traverse the valley.
* [[Soul sand]] can be found in this biome at the lava level of the lava ocean.
* Biome-exclusive [[ambient sounds]] can be heard within the valley.
* The [[music]] track 'So Below' composed by Lena Raine plays inside this biome.
|
* [[Nether fossil]]s
* [[Basalt pillar]]s
|-
| [[Warped forest]]
| [[File:Warped Forest.png|256px]]
|
* [[Warped nylium]] carpets the cave floor with [[nether sprouts]] and [[warped fungi]] growing throughout the biome.
* [[Huge warped fungi]] make up the "trees" of this forest, with [[shroomlight]]s lighting up their interiors.
* Many [[twisting vines]] grow upward from the floor of the biome.
* A dark blue fog covers the forest.
* Warped spores swirl through the air.
* The least hostile places in the Nether.
* [[Endermen]] can be found more frequently within the forests.
* Biome-exclusive [[ambient sounds]] can be heard within the forests.
| [[Huge warped fungi]]
|-
| [[Crimson forest]]
| [[File:Crimson Forest.png|256px]]
|
* [[Crimson nylium]] makes up the floor of the crimson forest with [[nether sprouts]], [[crimson roots]], and [[crimson fungi]] growing throughout the biome.
* [[Huge crimson fungi]] grow abundantly throughout the biome, providing [[crimson stem]]s and [[shroomlight]]s, as well as [[nether wart block]]s.
* [[Weeping vines]] often grow down from the nether wart blocks on the huge crimson fungi.
* A red fog covers the entirety of the biome.
* Red ashes and particles often flow through the air.
* Many [[hoglin]]s, [[piglin]]s and [[zombified piglin]]s can be found spawning within the crimson forest.
* Has many new, exclusive [[ambient sounds]].
* The [[music]] track 'Chrysopoeia' composed by Lena Raine plays inside this biome.
| [[Huge crimson fungi]]
|-
| [[Basalt deltas]]
| [[File:BasaltDeltas.png|256px]]
|
* [[Basalt]] is found in an abundance in this biome.
* Patches of [[blackstone]] generate inside the basalt formations.
* A gray fog covers the deltas.
* White ash swirls through the air.
* [[Magma cube]]s spawn very frequently within the deltas.
* The [[basalt deltas]] come with a variety of ambient sounds.
* The [[music]] track 'So Below' composed by Lena Raine plays inside this biome.
|
|}
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Biomes}}
|-
| [[Nether]]
| [[File:The Nether.png|256px]]
| The Nether was split into biomes.
|-
| [[Nether (biome)|Nether]] (as original biome)
| [[File:Nether.png|256px]]
|
* The "Nether" biome is renamed to [[nether wastes]].
* [[Piglin]]s and [[strider]]s now spawn here.
* Added new [[ambient sounds]].
* The [[music]] track 'Rubedo' composed by Lena Raine plays inside this biome.
|}
== Structures ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Structures}}
|-
| [[Bastion remnant]]s
| [[File:Bastion Remnant.png|184px]]
| Generate in [[the Nether]] in all biomes except [[basalt deltas]].
| Yes (3)
|
* [[Piglin]]s
* [[Magma cube]]s
* [[Hoglin]]s
* [[Piglin brute]]s
|
* Serve as the home of piglins.
* Piglin brutes spawn only in this structure.
* Gilded blackstone naturally generates only in this structure, both as one of the blocks that make up the structure and as chest loot.
|-
| [[Nether fossil]]s
| [[File:Nether fossil 14.png|alt=|center|184px]]
| Generate in [[the Nether]] and are found exclusively in [[soul sand valley]] biomes.
| No
| No
| Remains of unknown creatures.
|-
| [[Ruined portal]]s
| [[File:Overworld portal 1.png|184px]]
| Generate in all biomes in both the Nether and the Overworld. They can spawn underground (partially or fully), underwater, or exposed to the air.
| Yes (1)
| No
|
* [[Generated structures|Naturally generated]] damaged [[nether portal]]s.
* Overworld materials in Overworld, Nether in Nether.
|-
| [[Basalt pillar]]s
| [[File:Basalt Pillar.png|alt=|center|184x184px]]
| Generate in [[the Nether]] and are found exclusively in [[soul sand valley]] biomes.
| No
| No
| Pillars, made from [[basalt]].
|-
| [[Huge crimson fungi]] and [[huge warped fungi]]
| {{animate|Huge Crimson fungi.png; Huge Warped fungi.png|184px}}
| Huge crimson fungi generate in [[crimson forest]] and huge warped fungi generate in [[warped forest]]. They can also be grown by using bone meal on [[fungi]].
| No
| No
|
* Similar to [[huge mushroom]]s.
* Huge crimson fungi are made from [[nether wart block]]s and [[crimson stem]]s and huge warped fungi are made from [[warped wart block]]s and [[warped stem]]s.
* They can also contain [[shroomlight]]s, which can be used as a light source.
* Huge crimson fungi can also generate with weeping vines.
|}
== Music ==
=== New ===
{{Music disclaimer}}
Four new music tracks composed by [[Lena Raine]] have been added to the game.
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Soundtracks}}
|-
| rubedo.ogg
| [[Nether wastes]]
| "[[Rubedo]]"
| [[File:Rubedo.ogg]]
|-
| chrysopoeia.ogg
| [[Crimson forest]]
| "[[Chrysopoeia]]"
| [[File:Chrysopoeia.ogg]]
|-
| so_below.ogg
| [[Soul sand valley]] and [[basalt deltas]]
| "[[So Below]]"
| [[File:So below.ogg]]
|-
| pigstep.ogg
| {{ItemSprite|music-disc-pigstep}} [[Music disc]]
([[bastion remnant]]s)
| "[[Pigstep]]"
| [[File:Pigstep.ogg]]
|}
== Enchantments ==
=== New ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Enchantment
! Max level
! Applicable items
! Notes
|-
| [[Soul Speed]]
| III
| {{ItemSprite|Netherite Boots|link=Boots}}
| Makes the player move faster when on Soul Sand and Soul Soil, and overrides the slowing functionality of the former.
|}
== Gameplay ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Gameplay}}
|-
| [[Bartering]]
| Randomized trading-like system between [[player]]s and [[piglin]]s.
|}
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Gameplay}}
|-
| [[Fishing]]
| To find treasures, the bobber must be cast into water that is at least 5×3×5 blocks.
|}
== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye;Those Were the Days;Hidden in the Depths;Who Is Cutting Onions?;Oh Shiny;This Boat Has Legs;War Pigs;Country Lode, Take Me Home;Cover Me in Debris;Not Quite "Nine" Lives;Hot Tourist Destinations}}
== See also ==
{{Navbox guides}}
[[es:Guías de Java Edition/Nether Update]]
[[ja:ガイド/Java Edition/ネザー・アップデート]]
[[ru:Обзоры версий Java Edition/Nether Update]]
[[zh:Java版指南/下界更新]]