Summary
Yesterday,Minecrafttweeted a picture of a customised map which features a bunch of biomes like a jungle, swamp, forest, mountain, mesa, and oasis, but in the top right is something not featured in-game yet—a volcano.
Fans have been askingMojangto add these erupting behemoths since I was in primary school (that’s elementary for the Yanks), and throwing one on a map like this has sent the community into a frenzy.
The map also features a marsh and a waterfall, two other geographical features Minecraft doesn’t currently have.
“If we get volcanoes I’m automatically gonna expect the inclusion of hot springs that allow us to regenerate health if we stand in them,“one fan said, already eagerly speculating.
“A teaser for a full biome overhaul and a volcano biome addition would be the best outcome for 1.22,” another replied.
Take This With A Grain Of Salt
Other than teasing a future update, there are a couple of possibilities that might explain this map—for one, it could just be a fun social post forMinecraft Education, since it’s a clear reference to the Geography Terms poster which has the exact same layout. The tweet is even captioned, “Geography class is in session!”
While it is a clear reference to an academic poster, Mojang could still be using it to tease a future update that seeks to add some long-sought-after features to the game’s world.
Another popular theory is that this might be foran upcoming DLC map, meaning that the volcano is hand-made rather than a new randomly generated biome. After all, even if thisisa tease for volcanoes in Minecraft, a lot of fans aren’t convinced that they’d erupt. They would likely be dormant objects, offering a unique underground cave system rather than an above-ground catastrophe.
Minecraft Dungeonsfeatures a volcano, so we know the idea is at least knocking around in Mojang’s head.
Regardless, hopes are high that we might finally be getting a geography-themed update that overhauls biomes and makes them flow together more cohesively, expanding on the mountainous regions with volcanoes, and adding marshes to compliment the swamps.
