Candles are a new light source added to Minecraft as part of the Caves and Cliffs update. It was released in early 2021 as the first part of the update and quickly became popular amongst players. This is a new light source apart from torches, lanterns, and others that players can use.
With the addition of these items, players can now create moody lighting and a cozier ambiance. These were initially slated to be added with the Deep Dark biome, but they were released early as the new biome was pushed forward to the next update.
Players will need certain types of items to craft candles, or they can directly obtain them from certain places in the game. Here's how players can do that.
Although players can easily make light sources like torches with just sticks and coal, candles are slightly tricky to craft, especially for new players. To make them, players will need strings and honeycombs. Strings can be found in tripwires in several structures or from killing spiders, while honeycomb can be obtained from beehives. However, this will anger the bees, and they will become hostile toward the player.
Once players have both of these items, they can simply use the crafting table and put string on top of honeycomb to obtain a normal version of a candle. This will be light yellowish in color due to the honeycomb. Players can further combine candles with different dyes to craft colored versions of them. As there are 16 types of dyes in the game, players can make 16 different candles, plus one normal version.
As of now, these items can only be obtained by crafting them manually. However, in the upcoming The Wild Update, they will naturally generate in the new Ancient Cities structures in the Deep Dark Biome. It will be one of the biggest structures ever to be introduced in the game and will mostly be lit with soul lanterns and candles.
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