Summery:
I don't know if this is an unlucky thing or it is an actual bug, but deserts generate with few cacti.
NOTE AND EDIT: I tested the same thing on 1.21.4 and saw far more cacti. So this snapshot decreased the amount of cacti generation. (25w06a-> 2 (1 block tall) cacti /// 1.21.4-> 3 (3 blocks tall) cacti + 1 (2 blocks tall) cactus + 5 (1 block tall) cacti)
Steps To Reproduce:
Generate a world and go to the nearest desert (try the seed:1398813749664051616 and use /tp @s 793 147 -679)
Observe the rarity of cacti.
Expected Results:
There should be more cacti.
Actual Results:
Cacti are so rare.
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I could not reproduce in the current snapshot (25w08a). 9 cati generate in 25w08a, and 10 in 1.21.4 with the provided world seed:
[media]Is this still an issue in the latest snapshot?
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Have you tried the same seed in the previous version to see if the cactus generates more frequently? Generally "(thing) isn't spawning enough" reports are not considered valid due to (as you mentioned) it being attributed to RNG or luck.