Sculk Vein (feature)

Sculk Vein
Biomes	Deep Dark
Consists of	Sculk Vein;

A sculk vein is a feature that consists 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

Java Edition:

Feature type	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`multiface_growth`

Configured feature	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`sculk_vein`

Config

Java Edition:

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [String] block (defaults to glow_lichen) The block to place, currently must be glow_lichen or sculk_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.

An example

{
  "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 vein features.
26.2			snap5				The `block` field is now mandatory, which defaults to `minecraft:glow_lichen`.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.18.0 Experiment Vanilla Experiments	beta 1.18.0.22	Added sculk vein features behind the "Vanilla Experiments" experimental toggle.
1.18.10 Experiment Wild Update	beta 1.18.10.21	Sculk vein features have been moved behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.
1.19.0	Preview 1.19.0.21	Sculk vein features 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.