Exploring the world

If you have played vanilla Minecraft, the first thing you will notice on Sunday Market is that the land does not look like the land you know. Every dimension has been rebuilt. This page orients you to what changed so your first expedition is a joy and not a shock.

The Overworld — the Wilds

The surface is the biggest overhaul. Roughly a hundred reworked and brand-new biomes replace the vanilla set, so the world you walk into carries places vanilla never had.

• Dramatic terrain. Mountains climb far higher, canyons cut deeper, and long rivers wind across the map instead of ending in short stubs.
• New places to stand. Floating skylands, alpine peaks, lush overgrown valleys, and stranger caves all show up as you travel.
• Familiar rocks. Ordinary stone still mines like stone. andesite, diorite, and granite show up where you expect them, so nothing about digging feels off.

Set out in one direction and keep going. The variety rewards distance, and biomes blend into each other rather than snapping at a hard border.

The Nether — the Scorched Nether

Step through a portal and the Nether is a harsher, richer place than the one you remember. The biomes are overhauled, the structures run larger, and new dangers roam the wastes. It is also where new gear waits to be looted, so the risk pays out. Bring more supplies than you think you need and do not wander in unprepared.

The End — the Hollow End

Past the dragon, the End opens into something vast and lonely. Instead of a scatter of small islands over the void, the outer End is layered terrain that stretches on and on. Pack for a long haul if you plan to explore it, because there is a lot of nothing between the good parts, and the void is always one misstep away.

Tips for explorers

• Carry a Red Bed bed. A respawn point near your work site saves the long walk back, and here a single sleeper skips the night for everyone.
• Expect a hike. The reworked terrain is bigger than vanilla, and days run long — fast-travel and mounts earn their keep out here.
• Loot as you go. Structures are seeded thickly across the map. See the atlas for what to watch for.

See also

• Landmarks & structures — an atlas of what to find and loot out there
• Day/night cycle — long days, short nights, and one-player sleep
• Building & claiming — staking out the spot you just found