Expanding on the bedrock layer because real bedrock is not the end

We need a deeper subterranean update that overhauls the world floor and turns bedrock into a functional progression mechanic. This concept lowers the absolute world floor from Y=-64 down to Y=-124, creating room for an entirely new progression tier. In this system, the zone from Y=-30 up to Y=40 becomes the Surface Layer, which only spawns standard soil, gravel, granite, diorite, and surface ores like coal, iron, and emeralds. Directly below this zone, a solid layer of bedrock generates exactly at Y=-30, acting as a mid-game gate. This bedrock layer is no longer unbreakable; instead, it has the same mining hardness as Obsidian and requires a iron or harder pickaxe to mine. Mining it normally drops Cobbled Bedrock, while using a Silk Touch tool drops the standard Bedrock block. Breaking through this Y=-30 barrier reveals a massive, entirely new cave generation system underneath. Deep-slate variants and high-tier ores spawn exclusively in these lower cavern systems. Additionally, a brand-new, late-game material called Eclogite generates at the lowest depths between Y=-100 and Y=-124. Finally, the absolute bottom layer of the world at Y=-124 is lined with Reinforced Deeprock, a completely blast-proof, unminable block that replaces the old void barrier and marks the true end of the world map.

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July 20, 2026 17:05
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Also, I think it would be fun to make the first layer (over Y -30) be like the old caves, so if players want they can mine basic ores like iron and coal how it was before, and this also slows down progression, because right now, players can get full diamond and prot 4 with chunkbase in literally 18 minutes, and this makes finding diamond, redstone and eclogite (my new ore) more difficult

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Expanding on the bedrock layer because real bedrock is not the end

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