Modified Badlands Plateau

This article is about the removed modified badlands plateau. For the current biomes, see Badlands. For the removed regular variant, see Badlands Plateau.
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This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition, but has since been removed.
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Modified Badlands Plateau
Modified Badlands Plateau.png: Infobox image for Modified 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

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

Description

The modified badlands plateau featured smaller plateaus and somewhat harsher terrain than the 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. Eroded badlands replaced the usual thin desert border that this biome variant shared with other biomes. The modified badlands plateau was the second rarest biome in Minecraft, after the modified jungle edge, and was only present in about 1/5 of the badlands biomes, and almost always (98% chance) came with an eroded badlands bordering the edges and modified wooded badlands plateaus surrounding it at the center.

Mobs

Modified badlands plateaus used the same mob spawning chances as badlands.

In Java Edition:

MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Spider1005154
Zombie955154
Zombie Villager55151
Skeleton1005154
Creeper1005154
Slime[note 1]1005154
Enderman105151–4
Witch55151
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

In Bedrock Edition:

MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Spider1004951
Zombie954952–4
Zombie Villager54952–4
Skeleton804951–2
Creeper1004951
Slime[note 1]1004951
Enderman104951–2
Witch54951
  1. Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite modified-badlands-plateau.png: Sprite image for modified-badlands-plateau in Minecraft [No displayed name]mesa_plateau_mutated167

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 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.
1.814w32aRed 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.
1.1318w16aRenamed "Mesa Plateau M" to "Mutated Mesa Plateau".
18w19aRenamed "Mutated Mesa Plateau" to "Modified Badlands Plateau".
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Modified badlands plateau no longer generates naturally.
21w40aRemoved modified badlands plateau.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Mesa plateau 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 mutated 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 mutated_mesa_clear_rock to modified_badlands_plateau.

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