Cave Vines (feature)

For the block, see Glow Berries.
Cave Vines
Cave vines.png: Infobox image for Cave Vines the structure in Minecraft
Biomes
Generates in
existing chunks

Yes

Consists of

Cave vines is a feature that consists of glow berries, found in the lush caves biome. Players can use these to climb up and down. They have the same function as weeping vines.

Generation

Cave vines generate as a block column hanging from the ceiling of caves. Their height varies between 1 and 20 blocks.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Feature typeIdentifier
[No displayed name]block_column

Java Edition:

Configured featureIdentifier
[No displayed name]cave_vine

Config

Main article: Configured feature

Java Edition:

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
    • [String] direction The direction of the column. One of up, down, north, east, south, or west.
    • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] allowed_placement A block predicate that must be passed for each position of the column.
    • [Boolean] prioritize_tip Determines where to cut off blocks when space is restricted. If true, starts removing layers from the start of the column.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] layers (Required, but can be empty) The layers of this column.
      • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] A layer.
        • [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] height Specifying the height of the layer. Must be a non-negative int.
          • Int provider see Template:Nbt inherit/int_provider/template
        • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] provider The block to use for this layer.
          • Block state provider see Template:Nbt inherit/block state provider/template

History

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October 3, 2020Cave vines are shown as part of lush caves at Minecraft Live 2020.
Java Edition
1.1721w05aAdded cave vines.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1With the implementation of cave biomes including lush caves, caves vines can now generate in normal worlds.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.220
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs
beta 1.16.220.52Added cave vines behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52Cave vines are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.

Issues

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