Patch 0.14.0

The beta patch 0.14.0, also known as The Stone Cold Update, is a content patch released on December 17th, 2021. It made massive changes to terrain generation, introduced 1.18 features, including new mobs and features. while also changing how realm presets work. The Christmas event was also a part of it.

## Christmas Festive Season

### Winter spawn

To celebrate the Festive Season, Origin Isles will be covered with snow with a giant Christmas tree instead of the fountain. However, this change isn't pernament.

### Christmas Crate

Alongside the Christmas event, a limited Christmas crate will be available on the Origin Realms store until January 1st. It has some cool rewards inside:

#### Event Cosmetic Tokens

* Santa Hat
* Gift Sack Back Gear
* Snow Globe Back Gear
* Reindeer Antlers
* Christmas Tree Hat
* Christmas Lights Arm Prop
* Candycane Staff Prop
* Golden Santa Hat **(Extremely rare 2021 Christmas Exclusive)**

#### Event Furniture

* Santa Sleigh
* Gingerbread House
* Christmas Tree
* Snow Man
* Snow Creeper
* Nutcracker
* Large Present

#### Festive Tools & Weapons

* Festive Sword
* Festive Pickaxe
* Festive Axe
* Festive Shovel
* Festive Hoe
* Festive Bow
* Gingerbread Shield

### Christmas Present Drops

During the Christmas event, Santa's sleighs will spawn in th Resource World. When show with a bow, its present will fall to the ground and can be broken for goods. The present can drop the following items:

* Christmas Wreath Decoration
* 8 Unique Christmas Tree Ornaments
* Small, Tall & Wide Present Decorations
* Christmas Stocking Decoration
* Small & Large Christmas Light Decorations
* Snow Globe Decoration
* Candy Cane Decoration
* Sugar Cookies (Food Item)
* Christmas Crate Key **(Rare Chance)**

## The Arctic Region

Many biomes, including the ones in the arctic region, have been missing in the Origin Realms generation since the beginning. However, that changes with this update, as the devs introduce the new and improved region with so much to see and explore.

### Penguins

Penguins are found within the snowy regions of the world, regularly traveling in packs or around penguin dens. The love to slide around on their belly, with a chance of leaving behind a penguin feather when they do.

Bred with all kinds of fish, penguins will carry their babies between their legs in an egg until they are ready to hatch.

### Sleds

Sleds are crafted with wood and penguin feathers and are a new transportation method. Simply click with your sled in your hand to mount, and begin your speedy adventures.

Sleds will pick up speed when going down slopes, which can even cause you to gain air when ramping up blocks. Unmounting from your sled will instantly put it back in your hand.

### New Blocks

To bring the arctic region to life, many new blocks have been added:

* Kyanite (new stone type)
* Kyanite Bricks
* Chiseled Kyanite
* Polished Kyanite
* Packed Snow
* Packed Snow Bricks
* Chiseled Packed Snow
* Packed Ice Bricks
* Chiseled Packed Ice Bricks
* Polished Packed Ice
* Permafrost
* Frosted Grass
* Cotton Grass
* Frost Covers
* Icicles

## Added Biomes & Structures

The Arctic biomes aren't the only addition to the Resource World! With this update, most of the vanilla biomes are coming and even more new biomes and structures are added too!

### Biomes

* Snowy Taiga
* Snowy Tundra
* Oasis Biome
* New Palm Trees & Wood Type
* Oceans
* Beaches
* Jungle Oasis
* Mountains
* Mountain Valleys
* Flower Forest
* Birch Forest
* Forest Clearing
* Cold Autumn Forest
* Giant Tree Taiga

### Structures

* Miner Outposts
* Improved Desert Well Variants
* Giant Tree Logs
* Illusioner Cabins
* Penguin Dens
* Igloos

## 1.18 Update + The Underground

With 1.18 being released earlier in the month of December, this was the perfect time for the devs to add the new terrain generation to the current Origin Realms one, with the update already making numerous changes to it.

Since there's already a lot of new content in the generation, the team has decide to completely reimagine the underground experience.

With this update, progression is introduced to underground exploration:

As you enter the underground, you'll begin from the surface through the caves that you're already familiar with, which will quickly transition into large, open, and exciting caves that are full of life.

Towards **level 0**, you'll reach a water level of the earth called "**The Basin**". Here you'll find a web of connecting underground rivers that will allow you to travel around the underground like never before. You'll also see the new and exciting Dripstone and Lush cave biomes!

At level 0, you'll reach a thick layer of deep slate that can now only be broken with diamond pickaxes and above. Once you have broken through this layer, you'll reach "**The Depths**". The depths host an even more exciting range of cave types that are larger in height and far more dangerous to explore. The depths, instead of having water at its lower level, are full of lava and magma that is far less forgiving! Platinum can be found here too.

This major change to the underground paves the way for many future exclusive biomes, blocks, and entities that better suit different depths of the world.

## Realm Presets Overhaul

All these new changes to the world also mean some very significant changes to the realm generation presets, and existing players' realms too.

### Overhauled Presets

When creating a new realm, you'll now see a list of regions to select from which will be the base for your new home. Instead of being specific to one certain biome, realms now fall under a region and will be generated with a range of biomes that are suited to your preferred region. This means that realms will now feel far more unique and natural from player to player, as they are full of a range of different biomes in different orders.

Whether you want to live in a lush, arid, cold, tropical or arctic region, each realm will be a perfect slice of paradise with all of the new Origin Realms exclusive content you know and love.

### Extended World Height

All new realms will generate with the 1.18 underground, as well as the extended depths.

As for players with **existing realms**, you'll now notice that your bedrock layer at level 0 has been replaced with deep slate, and under this is the **entire depths biome** for you to explore.

## Gravestones

Lastly for this massive update, is the brand new gravestones system. Player death has always been an area of concern for Origin Realms, with so many players in the resource worlds it can often be a challenge to retrieve your items fairly and reliably - this changes with this update!

Upon dying in your realm or the resource worlds, a gravestone with your face on it will be left where you died with all of your items safely stored inside that **only you** can access. From here, you'll spawn at the Origin Isles graveyard, where you'll speak to The Gravedigger who can assist you in retrieving your items.

Each player can have up to **3 gravestones** active at a single time, and each grave will exist in the world for up to an hour. This will give you plenty of time to collect your thoughts, gear up again, and head out to retrieve your belongings.

If you're unsure where you died, speak to The Gravedigger and he will offer you the ability to teleport to a location nearby your gravestone for a ruby price!