Quote from Frog81
Height variation was better then but everything else is forward. And I believe it would be even worse to have a random 16x16 patch of sand with no snow in the middle of a taiga than a mini desert. Besides. Structures. Villages and nether forts make up for it.
Terrain update 1.7 changelog
Added Taiga Village/Temple
Added Jungle Village
Added Plains Temple
Added *insert generated structure*
Because that makes a good terrain update and the current terrain generation isn't ugly /sarcasm
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