The next major version of Minecraft is called The Wild Update and will be released in 2022
We haven’t even gotten the second part of the cave and cliff update, but Mojang seems to have moved the Minecraft train at full speed. The next major update of the building block sandbox, called “The Wild”, will be released sometime in 2022.
In this new update, Mojang stated that it hopes to celebrate the wilderness of the main Minecraft world by giving some of the biomes of the main Minecraft world a clearer identity. One example given is the birch forest biome, which currently does not have that many. The Wilds update will revitalize the biome, make the trees taller and spread more widely, and provide plenty of space for wildflowers and shrubs. Suddenly, one of Minecraft’s most boring biomes now has a personality.
The update will also add a new area called Mangrove Swamp, which will include a new type of mangrove wood, a mud block for making mud bricks, a boat with a box, and a new frog creature. That’s right, the frog is coming to Minecraft.
The Deep Dark biome has also changed. Originally announced for the cave and cliff update, Mojang has now released it as part of The Wilds update-but it sounds like it’s worth the wait. We saw it in the last Minecraft Live, but only saw a weird underground cave biome. Mojang has now confirmed that the biome is not only a cave, but also a complete ruined civilization of an abandoned city full of treasures. Deep Dark’s move also caused our creepy friend Warden to be repelled, but it gave us enough time to pluck up the courage to face those underground monsters.
Mojang said that The Wild update will be smaller than Caves and Cliffs — the update is so big that the studio had to release it in two parts — but from the sound of it, they will be trapped inside.