Minecraft update lets you get creative

Minecraft Update 1.8, set to be released in May, will let players take world customisation to a whole new level.

There are now 16 sliders which dictate the terrain that can be generated, in addition to options for enabling and disabling features like lava oceans and water lakes.

You can also type in specific values for many of these aspects, and Mojang will provide 7 pre-set terrains for you to test.

The pre-sets, shown in the video below, give some sense of what’s possible using these new options: One turns nearly every bit of land into an enormous mountain; one submerges the entire world under water; and another scatters floating islands (which are making a comeback in this update) throughout the world.

Take a look at what your Minecraft world could soon look like.