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Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau

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Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau

Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau'

Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau'

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The modified wooded badlands plateau or mesa plateau stone mutated is a rare variant of the wooded badlands that no longer generates since Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and was removed in Java Edition.

Description

Old

The modified wooded badlands plateau featured smaller plateaus and somewhat harsher terrain than the regular wooded badlands plateau, mimicking large plateaus that have weathered more over time. Because of the more variable elevation of the plateaus, more colors of stained terracotta were exposed. The generally lower elevation allowed significantly fewer oak trees to grow at the highest layers.

Eroded badlands replaced the usual thin desert border that this biome variant shared with other biomes, while beaches separated them from oceans.

Current

In Bedrock Edition, modified wooded badlands plateaus in older worlds still received updates. When generated through single biome or behavior packs, they can also generate new blocks.

They appear similar to badlands, as the coarse dirt and grass layers with oaks no longer generate. Armadillos can spawn, and farm animals use their warm variants, but can only spawn on player-created grass blocks. Similarly, striped wolves can spawn here. Short dry grass and tall dry grass generates in patches between the dead bushes, and some cacti have cactus flowers. No unique music tracks play.

With Vibrant Visuals, modified wooded badlands plateaus have unique atmospherics, the sky is tinted turquoise-green at daytime and much brighter during the night, while the daytime horizon is tinted brown. Moonlight is more vibrant blue, and the warm color grading tints the environment more yellow, although color saturation is slightly lower.

Mobs

Modified wooded badlands plateaus use the same mob spawning chances as wooded badlands.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Spider100⁄5154
Zombie95⁄5154
Zombie Villager5⁄5151
Skeleton100⁄5154
Creeper100⁄5154
Slime[note 1]100⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper1001
Slime[note 1]1001
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Skeleton801–2
Enderman101–2
Witch51
Zombie Villager52–4
Creature category
Sheep122–3
Warm Chicken102–4
Glow Squid102–4
Warm Pig101–3
Warm Cow82–3
Armadillo61–2
Striped Wolf24–8
Ambient category
Bat12
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite modified-wooded-badlands-plateau.png: Sprite image for modified-wooded-badlands-plateau in Minecraft [No displayed name]mesa_plateau_stone_mutated166

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.213w36aAdded mesa plateau F M, along with its variants, many other biomes, and the temperature system.
Each 48-bit world seed generated 64 layers of terracotta that repeated every 64 blocks on the Y-axis, for use in generating terracotta layers in mesa biomes.
13w37aSlightly changed mesa biome generation to appear more layered.
13w39aRed sand now generates in mesa biomes and their variants.
1.1016w20aMineshafts can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using dark oak planks and fences rather than oak.
In mesa biomes, hardened clay no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level.
The normal 2 blobs of gold ore below Y=32 in mesas now attempt to generate 20 blobs at elevations between 32 and 79.
Mesas can now generate dark oak mineshafts above ground.
1.1318w16aRenamed "Mesa Plateau F M" to "Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau".
18w19aRenamed "Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau" to "Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau".
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Modified wooded badlands plateau no longer generates naturally.
21w40aRemoved modified wooded badlands plateau.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Mesa plateau stone mutated biome added, along with many other biomes.
v0.10.0build 1Mesa biomes now have gold ore at every elevation.
Mesas can now generate mineshafts on the surface.
v0.15.0build 1Hardened clay no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level.
Bedrock Edition
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.22Mesa plateau stone mutated no longer generates. They can still be generated using single biome or add-ons.
The dirt and grass with oak trees no longer generates in modified wooded badlands plateaus.
The extra gold ore in badlands biomes now generates up to Y=255.
1.20.70
Experiment
Armadillo and Wolf Armor		Preview 1.20.70.20Armadillos now spawn in badlands plateaus and their variants.
1.20.80Preview 1.20.80.21Wolves can now spawn in modified wooded badlands plateaus, and use the striped variant.
??Changed the water color from
 #497F99 to the default.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.23Dead bushes now generate more frequently.
1.21.60
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.60.25Pigs that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
1.21.70
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.70.20Cows that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
Preview 1.21.70.22Chickens that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
Short dry grass, tall dry grass and cactus flowers now generate in badland plateaus.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.26Added mesa atmospherics and color grading, and warmish lighting to modified wooded badlands plateaus with Vibrant Visuals.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1Added mesa biomes, along with many other biomes.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13Mineshafts can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using dark oak planks and fences rather than oak.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added mesa biomes.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13pre5Changed the ID mutated_mesa_rock to modified_wooded_badlands_plateau.
1.1821w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 166.

Issues

Issues relating to "Mesa Plateau Stone Mutated" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

  • A modified wooded badlands plateau
    A modified wooded badlands plateau
  • A modified wooded badlands plateau with an exposed mineshaft. Few trees generated here
    A modified wooded badlands plateau with an exposed mineshaft. Few trees generated here
  • A modified wooded badlands plateau with a large mineshaft. Note the tree that generated in the exposed starter room
    A modified wooded badlands plateau with a large mineshaft. Note the tree that generated in the exposed starter room
  • A modified wooded badlands plateau single biome world
    A modified wooded badlands plateau single biome world
  • A modified wooded badlands plateau
    A modified wooded badlands plateau
  • A floating island in a modified wooded badlands plateau
    A floating island in a modified wooded badlands plateau
  • A modified wooded badlands plateau with ray tracing
    A modified wooded badlands plateau with ray tracing

See also

Sources

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