... an artificial tunnel system near spawn and then populate it with ores. Send nooblets there to mine the ore if they want. ...
Thanks Steve. I'll keep checking in.Nope, we're still waiting for a stable release for the Java version. That might be 1.13 or we might hold off for the first patch release, only time will tell.
Don't worry, you won't miss it.

Ocean bottom lit up with sea lanterns looks really good now, with all the new vegetation.
That looks awesome, Berg! the stairs (or are they slabs?), btw, its not a glitch. The water wont flow into them, but you can place water ON them to make them waterlogged.
I don't understand any of that new water thing! Seems daft to me. Maybe I'll be a landlocked Captain soon![]()