Badlands Plateau

This article is about the removed badlands plateau. For the current biomes, see Badlands. For the removed modified variant, see Modified Badlands Plateau.
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Badlands Plateau
Badlands Plateau.png: Infobox image for Badlands Plateau the biome in Minecraft
Structures

Badlands mineshaft

Blocks

Red Sand
Terracotta
Stained Terracotta
Cactus
Dead Bush
Gold Ore

Climate

Temperature

2.0

Colors

Grass color


 #90814D

Foliage color


 #9E814D

Water color


 #3F76E4‌

 #55809E‌ 

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The badlands plateau was a variant of the badlands that no longer generates since Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and was removed in Java Edition.

Description

The badlands plateau featured large flat-topped hills composed of stratified colors of terracotta ranging in warm colors. Plateaus had steep edges that rose to within 20-30 blocks above sea level, where they quickly flatten. The top of these plateaus typically had scattered dead bushes. Occasional ponds appeared on plateau tops. The sides of the plateau occasionally revealed caves and mineshafts. Rivers that passed through badlands plateau biomes cut steep grooves, giving off the appearance of narrow canyons. These posed a fall damage hazard if the player was not careful. Canyons would also generate here.

Mobs

The following mobs spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄5154
Skeleton100⁄5154
Slime[note 1]100⁄5154
Spider100⁄5154
Zombie95⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Zombie Villager5⁄5151
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄4951
Slime[note 1]100⁄4951
Spider100⁄4951
Zombie95⁄4952–4
Skeleton80⁄4951–2
Enderman10⁄4951–2
Witch5⁄4951
Zombie Villager5⁄4952–4
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite badlands-plateau.png: Sprite image for badlands-plateau in Minecraft [No displayed name]mesa_plateau39

History

Java Edition
August 2, 2013Jeb tweeted the first image of the mesa biome. He jokingly referred to them as "disco mountains".
1.7.213w36aAdded mesa plateau, 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.
1.814w32aRed sandstone now generates below red sand 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.
1.1318w19aRenamed "Mesa Plateau" to "Badlands Plateau".
1.16.21.16.2 Pre-release 2Plateaus generate more frequently at the edges of badlands.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Badlands plateau no longer generates naturally.
21w40aRemoved badlands plateau.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Mesa plateau 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 no longer generates.
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
0.1.0Added mesa biomes.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aIf numeric IDs for biomes were ever deprecated, it was most likely in this version.
pre5Changed the ID mesa_clear_rock to badlands_plateau.

Gallery

  • The first image of the mesa, tweeted by Jeb.
    The first image of the mesa, tweeted by Jeb.
  • A badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
    A badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
  • The side of a badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
    The side of a badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
  • A river in a badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
    A river in a badlands plateau in Bedrock Edition
  • A badlands plateau in Java Edition
    A badlands plateau in Java Edition
  • A badlands plateau single biome world.
    A badlands plateau single biome world.
  • The Mesa Plateau seed preset (discontinued).
    The Mesa Plateau seed preset (discontinued).
  • A badlands plateau with ray tracing.
    A badlands plateau with ray tracing.

See also

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