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VOOZH | about |
| Structures | π Image Igloo π Image Snowy Village π Image Pillager Outpost |
|---|---|
| Features | π Image Spruce |
| Blocks | π Image Snow π Image Grass Block π Image Ice |
|
Climate | |
| Temperature | 0.0 |
| Downfall | 0.5 |
| Precipitation | Yes |
| Snow accumulationβ[BE only] |
0.25-1.0 |
|
Colors | |
| Grass color | #80B497 |
| Foliage color | #60A17B |
| Dry foliage color | #8F7A5A |
| Water color | #3F76E4β[JE only] #14559Bβ[BE only] |
| Water fog color | #050533β[JE only] #14559Bβ[BE only] |
|
Vibrant Visuals | |
| Atmospherics | Default |
| Lighting | Cold |
| Volumetric fog | Default |
| Color grading | Cold |
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The snowy plains or ice plains are snow-covered grassland biomes in the Overworld that usually generate near other snowy biomes.
Snowy plains generate in areas with very low temperature and low to medium humidity, more frequently at negative weirdness. They can border plains, snowy taigas, ice spikes, forests and windswept gravelly hills.
At higher elevations, snowy plains give way to snowy slopes, jagged peaks and frozen peaks, less frequently to groves. Regular snowy plains are often separated from ice spikes or snowy taigas by frozen rivers.
In coastal areas, snowy plains border frozen oceans, with snowy beaches or stony shores generating along the coastline.
Snowy plains are plains covered with snow layers, which are often stacked in Bedrock Edition due to a higher snow accumulation. Aquifers and springs freeze over soon after generation due to the temperature if not exposed to light; thus, sugar cane that generates alongside water sources often uproot itself shortly after. Lava lakes and lava springs that generate within the snowy plains biomes melt the snow layers around them.
Polar bears and rabbits are the only passive mobs spawning here. At nighttime, in Bedrock Edition, no other hostile mobs than skeletons, and their cold stray variants can spawn here. Rarely, zombie horsemen can also spawn, as well as other hostile mobs in Java Edition.
Igloos are typical structures in snowy plains. Villages generate commonly, with structures made of spruce wood, and pillager outposts can also be found.
With Vibrant Visuals, snowy plains use default atmospherics with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear icy blue. They have cold sunlight, which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.
The following mobs naturally spawn here:
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| π Image Creeper | 100β520 | 4 |
| π Image Slime[note 1] | 100β520 | 4 |
| π Image Spider | 100β520 | 4 |
| π Image Zombie | 95β520 | 4 |
| π Image Stray | 80β520 | 4 |
| π Image Skeleton | 20β520 | 4 |
| π Image Enderman | 10β520 | 1β4 |
| π Image Witch | 5β520 | 1 |
| π Image Zombie Horse[note 2] | 5β520 | 1 |
| π Image Zombie Villager | 5β520 | 1 |
| Creature category | ||
| π Image Rabbit | 10β11 | 2β3 |
| π Image Polar Bear | 1β11 | 1β2 |
| Underground water creature category | ||
| π Image Glow Squid | 1 | 4β6 |
| Ambient category | ||
| π Image Bat | 1 | 8 |
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| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| π Image Slime[note 1] | 100 | 1 |
| π Image Stray | 96 | 1β2 |
| π Image Skeleton | 24 | 1β2 |
| π Image Zombie Horse[note 2] | 5 | 1 |
| Creature category | ||
| π Image Glow Squid | 10 | 2β4 |
| π Image Rabbit | 4 | 2β3 |
| π Image Polar Bear | 1 | 1β2 |
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These music tracks play while the player is in snowy plains:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 2.70% | β | β | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Clark | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Danny | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Ebb | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Home | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Key | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Memories | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Nightly | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Shores | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| Aria Math | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Biome Fest | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Blind Spots | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dreiton | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haunt Muskie | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Taswell | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Key | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Clark | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Danny | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 3.03% | β | β | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| π BiomeSprite snowy-plains.png: Sprite image for snowy-plains in Minecraft Snowy plains | snowy_plains |
biome.minecraft.snowy_plains |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| π BiomeSprite snowy-plains.png: Sprite image for snowy-plains in Minecraft [No displayed name] | ice_plains | 12 |
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| π Image | π Image | Adventuring Time | Discover 17 biomes. | Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world. | 40 | Silver | |
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | preview | Added biomes, including tundras with oak trees and frozen deserts; these largely supersede the preceding winter mode system. | |||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Biomes have now received an overhaul, removing the tundra. See here for more details. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | September 15, 2011 | Markus Persson teased a screenshot of what he called "snow biomes".[1][2][3] | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease | Re-added tundras as ice plains. | ||||||
| Tundras have been renamed to ice plains. | |||||||
| Ice plains contain short grass. | |||||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Ice plains no longer contain oak trees. Instead, spruce trees generate. | |||||
| Ice plains are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w43a | Added igloos, which now generate in ice plains and snowy taigas. | |||||
| 1.10 | 16w20a | Polar bears and strays have now added; both now spawn in ice plains. | |||||
| Ice plains no longer spawn most passive mobs. | |||||||
| 1.13 | 18w19a | Renamed "Ice Plains" to "Snowy Tundra". | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w49a | Villages can now spawn in snowy tundras. These villages can be composed of packed ice and blue ice. | |||||
| 1.18 | 21w40a | "Snowy Tundra" has been renamed to "Snowy Plains". | |||||
| 1.20 | 23w17a | "A Familiar Room" can now be played in snowy plains. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.1.0 | Added biomes, which includes small tundras without trees or short grass. | ||||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added the ice plains and ice plains spikes biomes and many others. | |||||
| Added short grass and spruce trees to ice plains. | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Added rabbits, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Chickens, cows, pigs and sheep now rarely spawn in snowy plains. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Added strays, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants. | |||||
| Villages can now generate in snowy plains biomes. | |||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added igloos, which can now generate in snowy plains. | |||||
| Added polar bears, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| ? | Chickens, cows, sheep and pigs no longer spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants. | ||||||
| Zombies, creepers, spiders, endermen, witches and spider jockeys no longer spawn in snowy plains and snowy mountains biomes. | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Added pillager outposts, which can generate in snowy plains biomes. | |||||
| 1.21.90 | Preview 1.21.90.26 | Added cold color grading and lighting to snowy plains with Vibrant Visuals. | |||||
| 1.21.100 | Preview 1.21.100.20 | Trees now generate more frequently. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU0 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added biomes, including tundras. |
| TU5 | Biomes have received an overhaul, removing the tundra. | ||||||
| TU7 | Re-added tundras as ice plains. | ||||||
| Ice plains contains short grass. | |||||||
| TU25 | CU14 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | Added the custom superflat biome selection menu, which refers to the biome as "Ice Flats". | ||
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | Added igloos and polar bears, which are both features of ice plains. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added strays, which can now spawn in ice plains. | |
| 1.91 | Added pillager outposts, which can generate in snowy tundra biomes. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | pre5 | Changed the ID ice_flats to snowy_tundra. | |||||
| 1.18 | 21w37a | Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 12. | |||||
| 21w40a | The ID snowy_tundra has been changed to snowy_plains. | ||||||
Issues relating to "Snowy Plains" or "Ice Plains" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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