Old Growth Oak Forest, One of Many Cool Features Removed From Minecraft.

I'm currently playing a version evolution/poly world. Where I started on the Indev floating islands and have been updating versions until I get to the modern day.

One thing I've noticed is just how wild the development of Minecraft has been. So many cool features have been removed from the game. Some have made a return, often in a gutted form. Like the different world types in Indev.

It's not just terrain either, many fun gameplay features have been removed over the years.

For anyone who is curious, the reason I build on Infdev 611 terrain is because it has a good mix of flat areas, rolling hills, crazy mountains, cosy valleys, and because it's an archipelago it easy to navigate over long distances. Also it's a blank canvas, no structures, no villages spawning where I want to build, and no caves/mines/ravines putting unsightly holes everywhere. To get the best of both worlds I generate modern terrain to the south of of spawn to collect resources.