On Java, the drowned can spawn inside aquifers in the dripstone caves. However on Bedrock, they don't, which creates parity issues between both editions.
Step to Reproduce
1. Find a dripstone caves with aquifers.
2. Try to let monsters spawn inside, if not, clear the mob by using /kill @e.
Expected Results
Drowned can spawn inside aquifers in the dripstone caves.
Observed Results
No drowned spawn inside aquifers in the dripstone caves.
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GoldenHelmet
Oldrustypipe
We tested a mod.that changed the drowned json from surface to underground following the previous comment by GoldenHelmet403. Resolution of this bug would take minutes. The results allowed for enhanced copper farming, and would pair well with the new copper variant blocks being released in 1.21.
Auldrick
Achieving the desired result isn't the only thing to be considered. Mojang also has to weigh its overall effect on gameplay balance, consider whether it might interact negatively with all the possible surrounding environments and mobs (not just the situation you tried), not to mention anticipate how it could impact future plans we know nothing about yet. You can't just pay attention to making it act like you want it to, you have to do it without breaking or nerfing something else. And in a sandbox game, there's a lot of something elses to consider.
X1Crafts
Fixed in 1.21.10.22 according to: Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.10.22 – Minecraft Feedback.
Auldrick
@unknown: Thank you. We're currently unable to enter 1.21.10.22 Preview as a fix version. We will update it later when Mojang updates the fix version list.
Just so you're aware, we don't always resolve a report when it's fixed in a Preview/Beta release. If the bug has ever appeared in a full retail release, we wait until the next retail release to resolve it because that's when the fix hits the retail version. Otherwise our users can get confused, because it looks like we've said the problem is fixed but they still experience it.
lillybeacon
The drowned.json spawn rules has a section for the dripstone caves biome, but it contains
"minecraft:spawns_on_surface"instead of“minecraft:spawns_underground”. In fact, it looks like it was just copy-pasted from the river biome spawn rules because it also has a surface density cap. I doubt the tiny surface density cap of rivers (2) is correct for underground dripstone cave spawns, since the overall monster population cap was doubled in 1.17.40 to fit with the expanded Caves & Cliffs world height.