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This article is about the update released in 2020 which revamped the Nether. For the 2010 update that added the Nether, see Halloween Update. For the soundtrack, see Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack).
For guides about all content in this update, see Java Edition guides/Nether Update and Bedrock Edition guides/Nether Update.

Welcome to the Nether. Stronger materials, scarier biomes, and snoutier mobs bring the heat to an already fiery dimension.

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The Nether Update is a major update themed around revamping the Nether. It adds multiple new features to this dimension, such as new biomes and mobs. The update was announced at MINECON Live 2019[1] and was released on June 23, 2020, only for the Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft.[2] It was released as Java Edition 1.16 and Bedrock Edition 1.16.0.[3][4] This update's development on Java Edition started with snapshot 20w06a, which was released on February 5, 2020. The first pre-release was released on June 4, 2020, followed by the second on June 5, the third on June 10, the fourth on June 11, the fifth on June 12, the sixth on June 15, the seventh on June 16, and the eighth on June 17. The only release candidate was released on June 18.

This update's development on Bedrock Edition started with beta 1.15.0.51, which was released on February 12, 2020. Bedrock Edition 1.15.0 was skipped to bring parity between Java and Bedrock release versions.[5]

For China Edition, the full update was released on January 28, 2021.

Additionally, features from this update was released for Education Edition in 1.17.30 on November 2, 2021.

Notable features

An example of the biomes in the Nether as of the update, with a crimson forest to the far left, nether wastes up close, warped forest on the back, and basalt deltas to the far right.

An example of the biomes in the Nether as of the update, with a crimson forest to the far left, nether wastes up close, warped forest on the back, and basalt deltas to the far right.

New blocks
New items
New mobs
New generated structures
New biomes
New enchantment
New soundtrack

Further revisions

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Videos

Trailer

A trailer for the update was released on June 23, 2020.

Showcases

Videos made by slicedlime:

Java Edition

Other

Soundtrack

Videos uploaded to Lena Raine – Topic by Ingrooves

Plays exclusively in the Crimson Forest biome.

Plays exclusively in the Nether Wastes biome.

Plays in both the Basalt Deltas and Soul Sand Valley biomes.

The thirteenth music disc added to Minecraft.

The original mix of Pigstep before converted to mono.

Trivia

Gallery

MINECON Live 2019

Screenshots of the Nether Update from MINECON Live 2019:

Development images

Concept artwork

References

  1. "Everything We Announced At MINECON Live 2019" – Minecraft.net, September 28, 2019
  2. "The Nether Update has a date!" – Minecraft.net, June 17, 2020
  3. "Minecraft Snapshot 19w40a" – Minecraft.net, October 2, 2019
  4. "The Bedrock Nether Update beta is here!" – Minecraft.net, March 16, 2020
  5. a b "That is the plan! 👇 So that it’s not so confusing anymore." (archived)@Chupacaubrey on X, March 16, 2020
  6. "Ask Mojang #14: Coding to the Classics!" – Minecraft on YouTube, February 5, 2021
  7. "No, piglin, don't hunt the baby hoglins."@henrikkniberg on X, December 5, 2019
  8. "I haven't seen that before... :o"@kingbdogz on X, March 25, 2020

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