Ice Desert
See also: Biome/Before Beta 1.8
This page describes content that has been removed from the game.
This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition, but has since been removed.
Ice Desert
| Blocks | |
|---|---|
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Climate | |
| Temperature |
0.0 |
{
"title": "Ice Desert",
"rows": [
{
"field": "<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite sand.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Sand|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Sand article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Sand</span>)</span><br><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite snow.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Snow|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Snow article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Snow</span>)</span><br><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite ice.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Ice|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Ice article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Ice</span>)</span>",
"label": "Blocks"
},
{
"field": "",
"label": "Climate"
},
{
"field": "0.0",
"label": "(link to Biome#Temperature article, displayed as Temperature)"
}
],
"invimages": [],
"images": [
"ice desert.png"
]
}
Ice deserts were unused snow-covered biomes which existed prior to the Adventure Update. These biomes were large sand flats, with a snow layer cover.
Description
Ice deserts were similar in appearance to tundras, with fairly flat land and small hills. However, instead of grass, the surface was primarily made up of sand. Flowers, trees and passive mobs were non-existent in this biome. Ice deserts were meant to generate surrounded by the tundra as well. It only existed as an unused biome; it was in the code, but never got implemented into the temperature/rainfall table and thus did not actually generate without the use of mods. It would be the coldest biome to spawn, as it generates if the temperature is below 10%.
History
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | ? | Added ice deserts. | |||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Ice deserts have been removed. | |||||
Gallery
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Comparison between ice desert and tundra biome (can be distinguished by its soil).
