Minecraft has a huge problem bringing new updates to old worlds

Mojang has constantly updated Minecraft since its release in 2011, adding new features like biomes, blocks, items, and mobs. Players can roam the nearly endless map to explore all these features and collect new resources. However, when the an update arrives, they need to head further deeper into the world.

Fast forward to today, those who have an old Minecraft world from several years ago could have massive issues finding new features from recent updates. Here's why.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.

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Why Minecraft's new features are hard to find in old worlds

New update features only generate in new chunks

New features that come in updates will only generate in new chunks (Image via Mojang Studios)

In 2021, Mojang released the Caves and Cliffs update. The studio explained that though the world generation would drastically change, the existing worlds would not be affected, since the chunks already explored will not have the new world-generation feature. This ensures that players can explore new features by simply traveling more to explore new chunks in which the new features will generate.

This mechanic of not adding new features to old chunks is applied to every new update Mojang has released. If seasoned players have already loaded hundreds of chunks in their old world, those areas won't have the new biomes, mobs, blocks, and items.

Although players will easily be able to enter their existing worlds after each update, if they want to find new features, they will essentially need to load new chunks.

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Players will have difficulty finding new chunks in old, already-explored worlds

Players will have to travel far and wide in an old world to find new chunks and new features (Image via Mojang Studios)

Considering how old Minecraft is, there must be millions of veteran players who have having worlds that are several years old. These players must have excessively explored every corner of their worlds. And since new features from an update only generate in new chunks, finding new chunks in an already-explored old world can be tedious.

Players could be forced to travel tens of thousands of blocks in an old world to find new features in new chunks. Moreover, since new features like biomes, blocks, or mobs won't instantly generate in new chunks, they might have to find several new chunks to have a stronger chance to witness what's new in the game.

Although new updates offering new features are a thing to rejoice for every Minecraft fan, those who are on old, heavily explored worlds will have to work extra hard to find these new features.

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