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The '''fourth drop of 2026''' is an upcoming [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70]] in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces | The '''fourth drop of 2026''' is an [[Minecraft:Planned versions|upcoming]] [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70]] in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces [[Minecraft:ice caves]], a new [[Minecraft:cave]] [[Minecraft:biome]] featuring [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s, and [[Minecraft:brittle ice]], as well as the [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, [[Minecraft:ice ball]]s, the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect, [[Minecraft:Brick (disambiguation)|brick]] variants of [[Minecraft:packed ice bricks|packed ice]] and [[Minecraft:snow bricks|snow block]]s, and updated [[Minecraft:jukebox]]es. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026]]. | ||
Experimental features for the update | Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]]. | ||
== Additions == | == Additions == | ||
=== Blocks === | === Blocks === | ||
''' | '''{{Animate|Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 1) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 2) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 3) JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Brittle ice]]''' | ||
* A | * A fragile [[Minecraft:ice]] block that generates naturally in [[Minecraft:ice caves]] as part of [[Minecraft:crevasse]]s. | ||
* | * Begins to crack when stood on by players or mobs, eventually breaking. | ||
* | ** [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]s and [[Minecraft:stray]]s can stand on brittle ice without breaking it. | ||
* Does not melt. | |||
* Is created when [[Minecraft:water]] touches [[Minecraft:blue ice]]. | |||
** Any water block that borders the blue ice block horizontally will turn into brittle ice. | |||
* Must be obtained by a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]. | |||
'''{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (D) | '''[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]''' | ||
* A crystal block which generates on the ground in ice caves. | |||
* Emits a [[Minecraft:light level]] of 4. | |||
* Can be placed on all full sides of a block, and breaks if the support block is removed. | |||
* Emits ambient sounds when placed above [[Minecraft:packed ice]]. | |||
'''{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (D) JE1.png;Attached Icicle Middle (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (D) BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Middle (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Tip (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (U) JE2.png|32px}}<br>{{Animate|Icicle Base (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Middle (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (D) JE2 BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Icicle Base (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Middle (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (U) JE2 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Icicle]]''' | |||
* A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves. | * A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves. | ||
* Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites. | ** Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites. | ||
* | * Can naturally grow up to 5 blocks long when pointing downward. | ||
* | ** Only grows under [[Minecraft:packed ice]] in areas with a low enough light level and outside [[Minecraft:the Nether]]. | ||
* | * Icicle segments melt (depending on the placement) at a [[Minecraft:light level]] of 5 or above or in the Nether, causing them to break. | ||
* Function similarly to other spike blocks: | |||
** Icicle stalactites fall when their supporting block is broken, and they deal damage to entities they collide with. | |||
** Landing onto an icicle stalagmite multiples the fall damage taken. | |||
** Icicles can be broken by a thrown [[Minecraft:trident]]. | |||
'''[[File:Packed Ice Bricks JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice bricks]]''' | |||
* A brick block made from [[Minecraft:packed ice]]. | |||
* Unlike regular packed ice, it is not slippery. | |||
* Must be obtained with a pickaxe. | |||
** Does not require Silk Touch. | |||
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Stairs JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick stairs]] | |||
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Slab JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick slab]] | |||
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Wall JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick wall]] | |||
* [[File:Chiseled Packed Ice.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Chiseled packed ice]] | |||
'''[[File:Snow Bricks JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow bricks]]''' | |||
* A brick block made from [[Minecraft:snow block]]s. | |||
** Cannot be crafted using a [[Minecraft:stonecutter]]. | |||
* [[File:Snow Brick Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick stairs]] | |||
* [[File:Snow Brick Slab JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick slab]] | |||
* [[File:Snow Brick Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick wall]] | |||
=== Items === | === Items === | ||
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'''{{InvSprite|Ice Ball}} [[Minecraft:Ice ball]]''' | '''{{InvSprite|Ice Ball}} [[Minecraft:Ice ball]]''' | ||
* A throwable projectile that deals damage. | * A throwable [[Minecraft:projectile]] that deals damage and knockback. | ||
** | ** Deals a maximum of 4 damage to entities it hits, with the damage scaling down based on its projectile speed. | ||
** Have a sharp deacceleration, like [[Minecraft:snowball]]s. | |||
* Can be used to brew potions of Freezing. | * Can be used to brew potions of Freezing. | ||
* Obtained | * Obtained from [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which have a chance to drop them when killed. | ||
'''{{AnimateSprite|Potion of Freezing;Splash Potion of Freezing;Lingering Potion of Freezing}}[[Minecraft:Potion of Freezing]]''' | '''{{AnimateSprite|Potion of Freezing;Splash Potion of Freezing;Lingering Potion of Freezing}} [[Minecraft:Potion of Freezing]]''' | ||
* | * [[Minecraft:Brewed]] using an [[Minecraft:ice ball]]. | ||
* | * Applies the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect. | ||
** '''{{InvSprite|Arrow of Freezing}} [[Minecraft:Arrow of Freezing]]''' | |||
'''{{InvSprite|Arrow of Freezing}} [[Minecraft:Arrow of Freezing]]''' | * A [[Minecraft:tipped arrow]] which applies the Freezing effect. | ||
* A [[Minecraft:tipped arrow]] which | |||
=== Effects === | === Effects === | ||
[[File:Freezing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] '''[[Minecraft:Freezing]]''' | |||
* An effect that causes an entity to [[Minecraft:freeze]], dealing damage over time and slowing their movement. | * An effect version of [[Minecraft:powder snow]] freezing that causes an entity to [[Minecraft:freeze]], dealing damage over time and slowing their movement. | ||
* | * Since it had the same effect as powder snow freezing, it can be prevented when an entity wears a piece of [[Minecraft:leather armor]], but will not keep the effect from being applied and will not remove the effect. | ||
** [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]s are completely immune to Freezing, while [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s, [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s, and [[Minecraft:stray]]s can be inflicted with it but are unaffected. | |||
** Mobs that are vulnerable to Freezing ([[Minecraft:blaze]]s, [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s, and [[Minecraft:strider]]s) have a five times multiplier to the damage taken. | |||
=== Mobs === | === Mobs === | ||
'''[[File:Frostbite.png|width=55x55]] [[File:Baby Frostbite.png|17px]] [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]''' | '''[[File:Frostbite.png|width=55x55]] [[File:Baby Frostbite.png|17px]] [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]''' | ||
* A [[Minecraft:zombie]] variant that can be found in snowy biomes. | * A [[Minecraft:zombie]] variant that can be found in snowy biomes. | ||
** Zombies | ** Zombies convert into frostbites when they stay in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds. | ||
* Immune to [[Minecraft:Freezing]]. | * Immune to [[Minecraft:Freezing]]. | ||
** Does not sink in [[Minecraft:powder snow]]. | ** Does not sink in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] nor make [[Minecraft:brittle ice]] crack. | ||
* Burns in sunlight. | * Burns in [[Minecraft:sunlight]]. | ||
* It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack. | * It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack. | ||
** Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the Freezing effect. | ** Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect. | ||
** Some frostbites spawn holding ice | ** Some frostbites spawn holding [[Minecraft:ice ball]]s, which they throw as a ranged attack. | ||
* Drops | * Drops [[Minecraft:rotten flesh]] and ice balls when killed, regardless if holding one or not. | ||
* Converts into a zombie when underwater for | * Converts into a [[Minecraft:zombie]] when underwater for 30 seconds. | ||
=== World generation === | === World generation === | ||
==== Biomes ==== | ==== Biomes ==== | ||
'''{{BiomeLink|Ice caves|scale=1.5}}''' | '''{{BiomeLink|Ice caves|scale=1.5}}''' | ||
* A cave biome that generates underneath frozen biomes. | * A [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that generates underneath frozen, cold, or semi-cold surface biomes, similar to [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]]. | ||
* On very rare occasions, they generate on the surface. | |||
* [[Minecraft:Calcite]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s and sometimes patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] can generate here. | * [[Minecraft:Calcite]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s and sometimes patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] can generate here. | ||
* Does not generate [[Minecraft:glow lichen]] | ** Giant speleothems made of packed ice can generate here. | ||
* | ** [[Minecraft:Crevasse]]s can generate here. | ||
* Common cave monsters along with [[Minecraft:stray]]s and | * Does not generate [[Minecraft:glow lichen]]. | ||
* Higher chances of [[Minecraft:ore]]s generating inside blobs of [[Minecraft:stone]] and [[Minecraft:deepslate]]. | |||
* Common cave monsters along with [[Minecraft:stray]]s and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s can spawn here. | |||
==== Features ==== | ==== Features ==== | ||
''' | '''[[File:Crevasse.png|40px]] [[Minecraft:Crevasse]]''' | ||
* | * Small cracks in the terrain which generate in ice caves. | ||
* Covered with [[Minecraft:brittle ice]] and filled with [[Minecraft:water]] below. | |||
=== Sounds === | === Sounds === | ||
''' | '''Ice and its variants''' | ||
* Added unique sounds for ice | * Added unique sounds for [[Minecraft:ice]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:blue ice]], and [[Minecraft:frosted ice]]. | ||
* When a regular ice block is surrounded by at least 8 ice blocks in all horizontal directions (east, west, north, and south), with one air block above and one water block below, it has a chance to emit [[Minecraft:ambient]] sounds. | |||
== Changes == | == Changes == | ||
=== Blocks === | |||
* Now converts into a [[Minecraft:frostbite]] when in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds. | '''[[Minecraft:Blue ice]]''' | ||
* When water touches blue ice, it creates [[Minecraft:brittle ice]]. | |||
'''[[File:Jukebox JE3.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jukebox]]''' | |||
* Changed its texture. | |||
* Placing a [[Minecraft:chest]], [[Minecraft:trapped chest]], or any variant of [[Minecraft:copper chest]] directly above a jukebox causes it to play [[Minecraft:music disc]]s as a playlist. | |||
** When there is no disc currently playing in it, the jukebox takes the first available music disc in the above chest and begins playing it. | |||
** When the disc is finished playing, the jukebox swaps it with the next available disc in the chest and begins playing that one. | |||
** Discs are taken and played in slot order, skipping empty slots and other non-music-disc items and looping back to the start when it reaches the last music disc in the chest. | |||
** Ejecting the current disc from the jukebox while it is still playing immediately plays the next available disc. | |||
** If the chest has no music discs, the disc in the jukebox plays again. | |||
** The tooltip of the next music disc includes the text “Playing next”. | |||
=== Mobs === | |||
'''[[Minecraft:Drowned]], [[Minecraft:husk]], and [[Minecraft:zombie]]''' | |||
* Now are immune to freezing. | |||
* Zombie converts into a [[Minecraft:frostbite]] when in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds. | |||
* Drowned and husk converts into a zombie when in powder snow for 30 seconds. | |||
'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur Cube]]''' | |||
* Added the cold archetype, obtained when a sulfur cube absorbs [[Minecraft:blue ice]]. | |||
** Same properties as hockey puck, but floats and can slide on frosted ice created by freezing water underneath them, like the [[Minecraft:Frost Walker]] echantment. | |||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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=== Mojang images === | === Mojang images === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:MCL Fall 26 Ice Caves.jpeg|A view of some ice pillars and icicles from the ground in an ice cave | File:MCL Fall 26 Ice Caves.jpeg|A view of some ice pillars and icicles from the ground in an [[Minecraft:ice cave]] | ||
File:MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg| | File:MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|A view of the ice caves with a [[Minecraft:stray]] and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s | ||
File:Frozen Zombie In Cave.jpeg|A frostbite in an ice cave | File:Frozen Zombie In Cave.jpeg|A frostbite in an ice cave | ||
File:Ice Cave Gen.jpeg| | File:Frozen Zombie.jpeg|A frostbite attacking a player | ||
File:Ice | File:Ice Cave Gen.jpeg|Lava flowing into an ice cave | ||
File: | File:Ice Chrystalls.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]s | ||
File:Large icicles.jpeg|A cluster of [[Minecraft:icicle]]s hanging from the top of an ice cave | |||
File:Kai's freezing potion.webp|[[Minecraft:Kai]] with the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect and a [[Minecraft:potion of Freezing]] | |||
File:Big and small frostbites.webp|Adult and baby frostbites inside an ice cave | |||
File:Glow of the ice caves.webp|An ice cave illuminated by ice crystals and the eyes of a stray | |||
File:26.4-snapshot-4.jpg|A [[Minecraft:jukebox]] in an ice cave | |||
File:Ice passage.webp|A [[Minecraft:crevasse]] inside the ice cave biome | |||
File:Makena's winter fantasy.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Makena]] relaxing on a [[Minecraft:brown cushion]] in an igloo, next to a jukebox | |||
File:Bedrock 26.70.20 PatchNotes.jpg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] walking on brittle ice | |||
File:Brittle Ice Crevice.jpeg|A brittle ice crevasse | |||
File:Bedrock 26.70.21 PatchNotes.jpg|Ari throwing snowballs at Noor | |||
File:26.4-snapshot-5.jpg|Zuri throwing ice balls at a frostbite in their ice house made from [[Minecraft:packed ice bricks]] | |||
File:Decorative Blocks.jpg|An ice castle | |||
File:Ambient Ice Sounds.jpg|Ari experiencing ice sounds in a [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] | |||
File:26.4-snapshot-6.jpg|Kai ice fishing next to a [[Minecraft:snow brick]] base | |||
File:Decorative Snow Blocks.jpg|A build made using packed ice and snow bricks | |||
File:Cold Sulfur Cubes.jpg|Statues made from snow bricks | |||
File:Ice Crystal Ambience.jpg|Several ice crystals | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | === Official artwork === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Frozen Steve.jpg|[[Minecraft:Steve]] freezing in some ice | File:Frozen Steve.jpg|[[Minecraft:Steve]] freezing in some ice, with item and block content from the game drop announced in the Minecraft Live visible above them | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Navbox Bedrock Edition versions|2026}} | {{Navbox Bedrock Edition versions|2026}} | ||
[[Category:Named updates]] | |||
[[Category:Minecraft Live]] | |||
[[Minecraft:es:Cuarto Drop de 2026]] | |||
[[Minecraft:fr:Quatrième drop de 2026]] | [[Minecraft:fr:Quatrième drop de 2026]] | ||
[[Minecraft:he:דרופ רביעי 2026]] | [[Minecraft:he:דרופ רביעי 2026]] | ||
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[[Minecraft:pt:Quarto drop de 2026]] | [[Minecraft:pt:Quarto drop de 2026]] | ||
[[Minecraft:ru:Четвёртый дроп 2026]] | [[Minecraft:ru:Четвёртый дроп 2026]] | ||
[[Minecraft:th:Fourth Drop 2026]] | |||
[[Minecraft:zh:2026年第4次小更新]] | [[Minecraft:zh:2026年第4次小更新]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 29 October 2026
The fourth drop of 2026 is an upcoming Minecraft:game drop that will release as Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70 in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces Minecraft:ice caves, a new Minecraft:cave Minecraft:biome featuring Minecraft:icicles, Minecraft:ice crystals, and Minecraft:brittle ice, as well as the Minecraft:frostbites, Minecraft:ice balls, the Minecraft:Freezing effect, brick variants of packed ice and snow blocks, and updated Minecraft:jukeboxes. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026.
Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60.
Additions
Blocks
Template:Animate Minecraft:Brittle ice
- A fragile Minecraft:ice block that generates naturally in Minecraft:ice caves as part of Minecraft:crevasses.
- Begins to crack when stood on by players or mobs, eventually breaking.
- Minecraft:Frostbites and Minecraft:strays can stand on brittle ice without breaking it.
- Does not melt.
- Is created when Minecraft:water touches Minecraft:blue ice.
- Any water block that borders the blue ice block horizontally will turn into brittle ice.
- Must be obtained by a Minecraft:pickaxe with Minecraft:Silk Touch.
File:Ice Crystal.png Minecraft:Ice crystal
- A crystal block which generates on the ground in ice caves.
- Emits a Minecraft:light level of 4.
- Can be placed on all full sides of a block, and breaks if the support block is removed.
- Emits ambient sounds when placed above Minecraft:packed ice.
Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate
Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Icicle
- A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves.
- Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites.
- Can naturally grow up to 5 blocks long when pointing downward.
- Only grows under Minecraft:packed ice in areas with a low enough light level and outside Minecraft:the Nether.
- Icicle segments melt (depending on the placement) at a Minecraft:light level of 5 or above or in the Nether, causing them to break.
- Function similarly to other spike blocks:
- Icicle stalactites fall when their supporting block is broken, and they deal damage to entities they collide with.
- Landing onto an icicle stalagmite multiples the fall damage taken.
- Icicles can be broken by a thrown Minecraft:trident.
File:Packed Ice Bricks JE1.png Minecraft:Packed ice bricks
- A brick block made from Minecraft:packed ice.
- Unlike regular packed ice, it is not slippery.
- Must be obtained with a pickaxe.
- Does not require Silk Touch.
- File:Packed Ice Brick Stairs JE1.png Minecraft:Packed ice brick stairs
- File:Packed Ice Brick Slab JE1.png Minecraft:Packed ice brick slab
- File:Packed Ice Brick Wall JE1.png Minecraft:Packed ice brick wall
- File:Chiseled Packed Ice.png Minecraft:Chiseled packed ice
File:Snow Bricks JE1.png Minecraft:Snow bricks
- A brick block made from Minecraft:snow blocks.
- Cannot be crafted using a Minecraft:stonecutter.
- File:Snow Brick Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Snow brick stairs
- File:Snow Brick Slab JE1.png Minecraft:Snow brick slab
- File:Snow Brick Wall.png Minecraft:Snow brick wall
Items
Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg
- Used to spawn a Minecraft:frostbite.
Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Ice ball
- A throwable Minecraft:projectile that deals damage and knockback.
- Deals a maximum of 4 damage to entities it hits, with the damage scaling down based on its projectile speed.
- Have a sharp deacceleration, like Minecraft:snowballs.
- Can be used to brew potions of Freezing.
- Obtained from Minecraft:frostbites, which have a chance to drop them when killed.
Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Freezing
- Minecraft:Brewed using an Minecraft:ice ball.
- Applies the Minecraft:Freezing effect.
- A Minecraft:tipped arrow which applies the Freezing effect.
Effects
File:Freezing JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Freezing
- An effect version of Minecraft:powder snow freezing that causes an entity to Minecraft:freeze, dealing damage over time and slowing their movement.
- Since it had the same effect as powder snow freezing, it can be prevented when an entity wears a piece of Minecraft:leather armor, but will not keep the effect from being applied and will not remove the effect.
- Minecraft:Frostbites are completely immune to Freezing, while Minecraft:snow golems, Minecraft:polar bears, and Minecraft:strays can be inflicted with it but are unaffected.
- Mobs that are vulnerable to Freezing (Minecraft:blazes, Minecraft:magma cubes, and Minecraft:striders) have a five times multiplier to the damage taken.
Mobs
width=55x55 File:Baby Frostbite.png Minecraft:Frostbite
- A Minecraft:zombie variant that can be found in snowy biomes.
- Zombies convert into frostbites when they stay in Minecraft:powder snow for 30 seconds.
- Immune to Minecraft:Freezing.
- Does not sink in Minecraft:powder snow nor make Minecraft:brittle ice crack.
- Burns in Minecraft:sunlight.
- It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack.
- Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the Minecraft:Freezing effect.
- Some frostbites spawn holding Minecraft:ice balls, which they throw as a ranged attack.
- Drops Minecraft:rotten flesh and ice balls when killed, regardless if holding one or not.
- Converts into a Minecraft:zombie when underwater for 30 seconds.
World generation
Biomes
- A Minecraft:cave biome that generates underneath frozen, cold, or semi-cold surface biomes, similar to Minecraft:sulfur caves.
- On very rare occasions, they generate on the surface.
- Minecraft:Calcite, Minecraft:packed ice, Minecraft:icicles, Minecraft:ice crystals and sometimes patches of Minecraft:snow can generate here.
- Giant speleothems made of packed ice can generate here.
- Minecraft:Crevasses can generate here.
- Does not generate Minecraft:glow lichen.
- Higher chances of Minecraft:ores generating inside blobs of Minecraft:stone and Minecraft:deepslate.
- Common cave monsters along with Minecraft:strays and Minecraft:frostbites can spawn here.
Features
File:Crevasse.png Minecraft:Crevasse
- Small cracks in the terrain which generate in ice caves.
- Covered with Minecraft:brittle ice and filled with Minecraft:water below.
Sounds
Ice and its variants
- Added unique sounds for Minecraft:ice, Minecraft:packed ice, Minecraft:blue ice, and Minecraft:frosted ice.
- When a regular ice block is surrounded by at least 8 ice blocks in all horizontal directions (east, west, north, and south), with one air block above and one water block below, it has a chance to emit Minecraft:ambient sounds.
Changes
Blocks
- When water touches blue ice, it creates Minecraft:brittle ice.
File:Jukebox JE3.png Minecraft:Jukebox
- Changed its texture.
- Placing a Minecraft:chest, Minecraft:trapped chest, or any variant of Minecraft:copper chest directly above a jukebox causes it to play Minecraft:music discs as a playlist.
- When there is no disc currently playing in it, the jukebox takes the first available music disc in the above chest and begins playing it.
- When the disc is finished playing, the jukebox swaps it with the next available disc in the chest and begins playing that one.
- Discs are taken and played in slot order, skipping empty slots and other non-music-disc items and looping back to the start when it reaches the last music disc in the chest.
- Ejecting the current disc from the jukebox while it is still playing immediately plays the next available disc.
- If the chest has no music discs, the disc in the jukebox plays again.
- The tooltip of the next music disc includes the text “Playing next”.
Mobs
Minecraft:Drowned, Minecraft:husk, and Minecraft:zombie
- Now are immune to freezing.
- Zombie converts into a Minecraft:frostbite when in Minecraft:powder snow for 30 seconds.
- Drowned and husk converts into a zombie when in powder snow for 30 seconds.
File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Sulfur Cube
- Added the cold archetype, obtained when a sulfur cube absorbs Minecraft:blue ice.
- Same properties as hockey puck, but floats and can slide on frosted ice created by freezing water underneath them, like the Minecraft:Frost Walker echantment.
Videos
Gallery
Mojang images
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A view of some ice pillars and icicles from the ground in an Minecraft:ice cave
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A view of the ice caves with a Minecraft:stray and Minecraft:frostbites
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A frostbite in an ice cave
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A frostbite attacking a player
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Lava flowing into an ice cave
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A cluster of Minecraft:icicles hanging from the top of an ice cave
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Adult and baby frostbites inside an ice cave
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An ice cave illuminated by ice crystals and the eyes of a stray
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A Minecraft:jukebox in an ice cave
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A Minecraft:crevasse inside the ice cave biome
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Minecraft:Makena relaxing on a Minecraft:brown cushion in an igloo, next to a jukebox
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Minecraft:Ari walking on brittle ice
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A brittle ice crevasse
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Ari throwing snowballs at Noor
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Zuri throwing ice balls at a frostbite in their ice house made from Minecraft:packed ice bricks
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An ice castle
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Ari experiencing ice sounds in a Minecraft:frozen ocean
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Kai ice fishing next to a Minecraft:snow brick base
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A build made using packed ice and snow bricks
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Statues made from snow bricks
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Several ice crystals
Official artwork
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Minecraft:Steve freezing in some ice, with item and block content from the game drop announced in the Minecraft Live visible above them
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