Sculk Vein (feature)
A sculk vein is a feature that consist of several sculk vein blocks. It generates exclusively in the deep dark biome.
The sculk vein feature generates on the four sides and lower surface of stone-like blocks including stone, andesite, diorite, granite, dripstone blocks, calcite, tuff, and deepslate. It generates only in air and water.
Issues relating to "Sculk vein" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
A sculk vein is a feature that consist of several sculk vein blocks. It generates exclusively in the deep dark biome.
Generation
The sculk vein feature generates on the four sides and lower surface of stone-like blocks including stone, andesite, diorite, granite, dripstone blocks, calcite, tuff, and deepslate. It generates only in air and water.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 [No displayed name] | multiface_growth |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | sculk_vein |
Config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [String] block (optional, defaults to
glow_lichen) The block to place, currently must beglow_lichenorsculk_vein. - [Int] search_range (optional, defaults to 10) Value between 1 and 64 (inclusive).
- [Float] chance_of_spreading (optional, defaults to 0.5) Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
- [Boolean] can_place_on_floor (optional, defaults to false).
- [Boolean] can_place_on_ceiling (optional, defaults to false).
- [Boolean] can_place_on_wall (optional, defaults to false).
- [String][NBT List / JSON Array] can_be_placed_on Can be a block ID or a block tag, or a list of block IDs.
- [String] block (optional, defaults to
{
"type": "minecraft:multiface_growth",
"config": {
"block": "minecraft:sculk_vein",
"can_be_placed_on": [
"minecraft:stone",
"minecraft:andesite",
"minecraft:diorite",
"minecraft:granite",
"minecraft:dripstone_block",
"minecraft:calcite",
"minecraft:tuff",
"minecraft:deepslate"
],
"can_place_on_ceiling": true,
"can_place_on_floor": true,
"can_place_on_wall": true,
"chance_of_spreading": 1.0,
"search_range": 20
}
}
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 |  Added sculk veins. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.18.0 Experiment | beta 1.18.0.22 | Added sculk veins behind the "Vanilla Experiments" experimental toggle. | |||||
| 1.18.10 Experiment | beta 1.18.10.21 | Sculk veins have been moved behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.21 | Sculk veins are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Sculk vein" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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