Minecraft:Update Aquatic

File:Update Aquatic logo.png

Update Aquatic logo.

The Update Aquatic is the name for a major update that was released for most versions of Minecraft in 2018, with the exception of the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and New Nintendo 3DS editions. The Update Aquatic focuses on revamping the Minecraft:oceans in Minecraft, adding many new aquatic mobs, blocks, items, and structures. The update marks the advent of the trend of major themed content updates being released across certain editions relatively simultaneously, rather than across differently-titled, unrelated-sounding updates per edition.

The official name for the update, the Update Aquatic, was revealed on November 18, 2017, during the Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017 live stream, at which time the Java Edition Update Aquatic was to be released as 1.14. For Java Edition, this update was previously intended to succeed an update titled Technically Updated,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> until the decision was made to merge Update Aquatic into 1.13 due to the world generation rewrite taking longer than expected.

On July 10, 2018, Minecraft:Mojang Studios released a trailer for the update.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Release

The update was released for Template:JE on July 18, 2018 as version Java Edition 1.13.<ref name=merge>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

The update was released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Wii U editions, on September 11, 2018.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> The Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and New Nintendo 3DS editions were omitted from the update.

On Template:BE, the Update Aquatic was split into two updates, with most of the features being released in Phase One as version 1.4.0 on May 16, 2018,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> and more features released in Phase Two as version 1.5.0 on July 10, 2018.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Additional features were added in 1.6.0 on August 28, 2018.

Additionally, the Update Aquatic was released for Template:El in the 1.4 update on June 12, 2018,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> and additional features released in the 1.7 update on November 12, 2018. The update was also released for the Template:El; it was released on mobile devices on July 6, 2018, and on Windows on July 10, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

The first pre-release on Java Edition, 1.13-pre1, was released on June 4, 2018, the second pre-release was released on June 15, the third on June 21, the fourth on June 26, the fifth on June 28, the sixth on July 4, the seventh on July 10, the eighth on July 13, the ninth on July 16, and the tenth on July 17. This update had 10 pre-releases for Java Edition, the largest number of pre-releases for any update.

Additions

Blocks

File:Blue Ice.png Minecraft:Blue ice

• Generates in icebergs.
• More slippery than Minecraft:ice and Minecraft:packed ice.
• Crafted using 9 packed ice.

File:Bubble Column.png Minecraft:Bubble column

• Created by Minecraft:magma blocks or Minecraft:soul sand in water.
• Magma block columns pull entities down and soul sand columns push entities up.

File:Conduit.png Minecraft:Conduit

• Crafted using a Minecraft:heart of the sea surrounded by 8 Minecraft:nautilus shells.
• Can be activated by building using Minecraft:prismarine related blocks.
  • Grants Minecraft:conduit power.
  • File:Conduit.gif When active, affects nearby players in water with the Conduit Power effect.
    • When fully activated, it will attack nearby hostile mobs.
• Emits a strong glow, at light level 15.

Coral family of blocks:

• Generates in Minecraft:coral reefs.
• Alive ones must be broken using Minecraft:silk touch.
• Minecraft:Corals:
  • File:Tube Coral.png Tube coral
  • File:Brain Coral.png Brain coral
  • File:Bubble Coral.png Bubble coral
  • File:Fire Coral.png Fire coral
  • File:Horn Coral.png Horn coral
• Minecraft:Coral fans:
  • File:Tube Coral Fan.png Tube coral fan
  • File:Brain Coral Fan.png Brain coral fan
  • File:Bubble Coral Fan.png Bubble coral fan
  • File:Fire Coral Fan.png Fire coral fan
  • File:Horn Coral Fan.png Horn coral fan
    • Template:Animate Can also be placed on walls.
• Minecraft:Coral blocks:
  • File:Tube Coral Block.png Tube coral block
  • File:Brain Coral Block.png Brain coral block
  • File:Bubble Coral Block.png Bubble coral block
  • File:Fire Coral Block.png Fire coral block
  • File:Horn Coral Block.png Horn coral block
• Dead corals:
  • Obtained by breaking without silk touch or out of water.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Dead coralTemplate:Only
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Dead coral fan
    • Template:Animate Can also be placed on walls.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Dead coral block

File:Dried Kelp Block.png Minecraft:Dried kelp block

• Crafted from dried kelp, and can also be crafted back into dried kelp.
• Can be used as fuel, smelting 20 items per dried kelp block.

Template:InvSprite File:Kelp.gif Minecraft:Kelp

• Generates in ocean biomes, except warm oceans.
• Can only be placed underwater, requiring at least one water block above it.
• Can grow multiple blocks high.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Prismarine stairs and slabs

• Added stairs and slabs for Minecraft:prismarine, Minecraft:dark prismarine, and Minecraft:prismarine bricks.

File:Pumpkin JE3.png Minecraft:Pumpkin

• Added the default variant of the pumpkin.

File:Seagrass.gifFile:Tall Seagrass.gif Minecraft:Seagrass

• Generates in oceans (including underwater caves), rivers, and swamplands.
• Drops from turtles when killed.
• Can be generated by using Minecraft:bone meal on any block underwater.

Template:InvSpriteFile:Sea Pickle 1.png Minecraft:Sea pickle

• Generates in warm oceans, especially around coral reefs.
• Can be Minecraft:bonemealed when on top of Minecraft:coral blocks.
• File:Sea Pickle 4.png Four can be placed in one block.
  • Each one adds 3 to the light level, but only when placed underwater.
• Can be smelted into Minecraft:lime dye.
• File:Sea Pickle 1 Dry.png When place out of water, it will loose its tendril.

File:Shulker Box.png Minecraft:Shulker box

• Added the default shulker box.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Stripped log

• A barkless variant of logs.
• Created by using an axe on a log block.
• Act as regular logs, and can still be used to craft Minecraft:planks.

New Minecraft:smooth blocks that were previously on Template:Cmd command:Template:Only

• These blocks are currently creative exclusive.
• File:Smooth Stone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Smooth stone
• File:Smooth Sandstone JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Smooth sandstone
• File:Smooth Red Sandstone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Smooth red sandstone
• File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Smooth quartz

Template:InvSpriteFile:Turtle Egg.png Minecraft:Turtle egg

• Created by breeding turtles.
• File:Turtle Egg 4.png Four can be placed on one block.
• Stepping on them breaks them.
• Minecraft:Zombies, Minecraft:zombie pigmen, and Minecraft:drowned intentionally step on turtle eggs.
• Baby turtles only hatch at night.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wood and Minecraft:stripped woodTemplate:Only

• Previously available only using Template:Cmd.
• Now have an item form and appear in the Creative inventory.
• They can now be crafted, 4 Minecraft:logs in a square yield 3 wood.

Template:AnimateTemplate:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wooden trapdoors, Minecraft:wooden buttons, and Minecraft:wooden pressure plates

• Added the additional 5 wood variants besides oak.

Items

File:Bucket of Cod JE1 BE1.pngFile:Bucket of Salmon JE1 BE1.pngTemplate:AnimateFile:Bucket of Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Bucket of fish

• Obtained by using a Minecraft:water bucket on a Minecraft:fish.
• Can be used to transport the fish to a new location and prevent it from despawning.

File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Buried treasure map

• Leads the player to buried treasure.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Dried kelp

• Obtained by smelting kelp.
• Can be eaten, restoring Template:Hunger hunger point.
• It can be consumed faster than other food items.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Heart of the sea

• Found in all Minecraft:buried treasure chests.
• Used to craft the conduit.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Nautilus shell

• Obtained from Minecraft:fishing or killing drowneds that are holding it.
• Used to craft the conduit.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Phantom membrane

• Dropped by phantoms.
• Used to repair Minecraft:elytra.
• Used to brew potions of Slow Falling.

Template:InvSprite Scute

• Dropped when baby turtles grow up.
• Can be used to craft turtle shells.

Minecraft:Spawn eggs:

• Template:InvSprite Cod spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Dolphin spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Drowned spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Phantom spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Pufferfish spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Salmon spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Tropical fish spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Turtle spawn egg

Template:InvSpriteFile:Trident.png Minecraft:Trident

• Can be thrown by using it, or be used as a melee weapon by attacking, dealing Template:Health damage.
• Obtained by killing a Minecraft:drowned

Template:InvSpriteFile:Turtle Shell JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Turtle shell

• Crafted from 5 scutes.
• Can be used as a Minecraft:helmet, adding 2 armor points.
• Can be used to brew the potion of the Turtle Master.

Minecraft:Potions:

• Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of the Turtle Master
  • Brewed by using Minecraft:turtle shell.
  • Gives Minecraft:Slowness IV and Minecraft:Resistance III.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Slow Falling
  • Brewed by using Minecraft:phantom membrane.
  • Gives Minecraft:Slow Falling effect.

Minecraft:Tipped arrows:

• File:Arrow of the Turtle Master JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Arrow of the Turtle Master
• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Arrow of Slow Falling

Effects

File:Conduit Power.png Minecraft:Conduit power

• Stops the breath meter from running out, gives underwater Night Vision, and increases mining speed.
• This is the first combined effect. It combines Minecraft:Water Breathing, Minecraft:Night Vision, and Minecraft:Haste.

File:Dolphin's Grace.png Minecraft:Dolphin's GraceTemplate:Only

• Makes the player swim faster.
• Acquired by swimming near dolphins.

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• Prevents fall damage.
• Makes the player fall slower.
• Makes player unable to deal critical hits.

Enchantments

Template:InvSprite New Minecraft:enchantments for the Minecraft:trident:

• Minecraft:Loyalty
• Minecraft:Impaling
• Minecraft:Riptide
• Minecraft:Channeling

Mobs

File:Dolphin.gif Minecraft:Dolphin

• An Minecraft:aquatic Minecraft:neutral mob that spawns in any ocean that isn't frozen.
• Jumps to a height of 2 blocks.
• Can drown if it spends too long underwater.
• Can live out of water for 2 minutes.
• When fed raw cod or salmon, they swim to the nearest shipwreck, treasure chest or underwater ruins.
• Gives Minecraft:Dolphin's Grace when near the player.
• Follows when the player is swimming or on Minecraft:boat.
• Drops Minecraft:raw cod or salmon when killed.
• Plays with items.Template:Only

File:Drowned.png Minecraft:Drowned

• An underwater undead Minecraft:hostile mob that spawns in all oceans and rivers, as well as in swamps and underwater ruins.
• Minecraft:Zombies convert into drowned if submerged in water for a while.
• File:Drowned with Trident.png Minecraft:Trident wielding drowned will throw them.

Fish mobs:

• Aquatic Minecraft:passive mobs that live in water.
• When on land, they will flop around until they became dehydrated.
• Can be picked up with a Minecraft:bucket.
• Can form schools.
• Drops their respective fish item, Minecraft:bone,Template:Only or Minecraft:bonemealTemplate:Only when killed.
• File:Cod.gif Minecraft:Cod
  • Spawns in all ocean biomes.
• File:Salmon.gif Minecraft:Salmon
  • Spawns in all ocean and river biomes.
  • Can swim through 4-5 waterfalls.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Pufferfish
  • Spawns in warm oceans.
  • Does not form schools.
  • Will inflate depending on the entity's distance.
    • Inflicts Minecraft:Poison.
• File:Clownfish.png File:Ornate Butterfly.png Minecraft:Tropical fish
  • Spawns in warm oceans.
  • Tends to have random color and size combinations:
    • Has 2 possible sizes.
    • Each size had 5 possible patterns.
    • There are 16 possible base and pattern colors.
      • In total there are 2,880 combinations.
    • Because of this, each tropical fish had a disinct name depending on the pattern and color.
      • Only 22 of the tropical fishes are uniquely-named based of real fishes:
        • Anemone
        • Black tang
        • Blue tangTemplate:Only
        • Blue doryTemplate:Only
        • Butterflyfish
        • Cichlid
        • Clownfish
        • Cotton candy betta
        • Dottyback
        • Emperor red snapper
        • Goatfish
        • Moorish idol
        • Ornate butterflyfish
        • Parrotfish
        • Queen angelfish
        • Red cichlid
        • Red lipped blenny
        • Red snapper
        • Threadfin
        • Tomato clownfish
        • Triggerfish
        • Yellowtail parrotfish
        • Yellow tang

File:Phantom.gif Minecraft:Phantom

• A flying Minecraft:undead Minecraft:hostile mob that spawns in the Minecraft:Overworld when Minecraft:players have not slept for 2 days.
• Burns in Minecraft:sunlight.
• Drops Minecraft:phantom membrane when killed.

File:Turtle.png Minecraft:Turtle

• A semi-aquatic passive mob that spawns on warm beaches in small groups.
• Moves slowly on land, but swims gracefully underwater.
• Can be bred using Minecraft:seagrass, and will later lay Minecraft:turtle eggs.
  • Baby turtles are attacked by Minecraft:zombies and their variants, Minecraft:skeletons and their variants, Minecraft:wolves, and Minecraft:ocelots.
    • When grown up, they will drop their scute.
• Drops Minecraft:seagrass when killed.
  • Drops a Minecraft:bowl when killed by a Minecraft:lightning strike.

World generation

Biomes

Template:BiomeLink

• A deeper variant of Minecraft:ocean.

Template:BiomeLink

• A deeper variant of Minecraft:frozen ocean.

Template:BiomeLink

• An ocean that generate next to warm biomes, its seafloor is mostly Minecraft:sand and generate Minecraft:coral reefs.

Template:BiomeLink

• Similar to warm ocean except without coral reefs.
• Template:BiomeLink

Template:BiomeLink

• Similar to regular ocean except generate next to cold biomes.
• Template:BiomeLink

Divided the Minecraft:End up into separate biomes: the End, End midlands, End highlands, End barrens, and small End islands.Template:Only

Features

File:Shipwreck Oak (With Mast).png Minecraft:Shipwreck

• Can be found in oceans and beaches.
• Contains 1–3 loot chests containing different types of loot depending on the ship.
• Can generate upright, sideways, or upside down.

File:Iceberg blue 2.png Minecraft:Iceberg<ref name="MINECON">Template:Ytl</ref>

• Generates in Minecraft:frozen ocean biomes.

Template:EnvLink

• Structures that usually generate on beaches and oceans.
• File:Underwater ruin cold.png Cold underwater ruins generate in normal, cold, and frozen oceans.
• File:Underwater ruin warm.png Warm underwater ruins generate in warm oceans.

File:Chest (S) JE2.png Minecraft:Buried treasure

• Found buried in either Minecraft:beachs or ocean biomes.
• Can be located using a Minecraft:buried treasure map.

Template:EnvLink

• Generates in ocean biomes.

Template:EnvLink

• Forms in terrestrial biomes.

File:Coral Reef.png Minecraft:Coral reef

• Naturally generates in warm ocean biomes.
• Are composed of coral, coral blocks, and coral fans.

Others

• Item forms for Minecraft:mushroom blocks.Template:Only
• Added many new sounds and 3 new underwater music pieces by Minecraft:C418.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Magma block

• Now generate in ocean biomes, causing downward bubble columns.

Minecraft:Mushroom

• Renamed both mushrooms to "Minecraft:Red Mushroom" and "Minecraft:Brown Mushroom" to distinguish it one another.

Minecraft:Carved pumpkin

• Renamed from "Pumpkin" to "Carved Pumpkin" to distinguish it from the default Minecraft:pumpkin.

Minecraft:Cut sandstone and Minecraft:cut red sandstone

• Renamed from "Smooth Sandstone" to "Cut Sandstone" to distinguish it from the Minecraft:smooth sandstone.

File:Purple Shulker Box JE4 BE2.png Minecraft:Purple shulker box

• Changed color since the addition of the default shulker box.

Minecraft:Soul sand

• Now generates in ocean biomes, causing upward bubble columns.

File:Water JE16.png Minecraft:Water

• Changed texture.
• Now has biome tinted coloration.
• Majority of the non-full blocks can now be Minecraft:waterlogged.

Items

Dropped Minecraft:items in water now float toward the surface.

Minecraft:Elytra

• Now require Minecraft:phantom membranes to be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil instead of Minecraft:leather.

Template:AnimateTemplate:AnimateTemplate:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSprite Fish items

• Changed texture.
• Renaming the original "Fish" item to "Cod".
• Renamed from "Clownfish" to "Tropical Fish".

Template:Animate Minecraft:Horse armor

• Changed model to accumulate better with the new horse model.

Minecraft:Map in Template:JE

• Can now be marked using Minecraft:banners.
  • Named banners show their names under that marker on the map.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Saddle

• Changed horse's saddle model to accumulate better with the new horse model.

Mobs

Minecraft:Undead mobs can now sink and no longer drowned.

Template:Animate File:Donkey JE4.png File:Mule JE4.png File:Skeleton Horse Revision 2.png File:Zombie Horse Revision 2.png Minecraft:Donkey, Minecraft:horse, Minecraft:mule, Minecraft:skeleton horse, and Minecraft:zombie horse

• Changed model.
• Skeleton horses can now be ridden underwater.

Minecraft:Husk

• Now become a Minecraft:zombie instead of dying from drowning.

Minecraft:Squid in Template:JE

• Now shoot ink when attacked to match.
• Previously exclusive to Template:BE.

Minecraft:Zombie

• Now become a Minecraft:drowned instead of dying from drowning.
• Baby zombies now burn in sunlight.<ref>Template:Bug (resolved as "Works As Intended")</ref>

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Item frame in Template:JE

• Can be placed on the floor and the ceiling.

GUI

• The Minecraft:player's oxygen no longer regenerates instantly when out of water.
• Changed underwater visibility.

Further revisions

Java Edition

• 1.13.1 added a search bar to select world screens, re-added the punch-detonate Minecraft:TNT ability, allowed Minecraft:fish to drop Minecraft:bone meal, added Minecraft:dead coral, added a new Template:Cmd command, significantly changed the spawning conditions of Minecraft:squid, and fixed bugs.
• 1.13.2 fixed several bugs.

Bedrock Edition

1.4 (Phase One)

• 1.4.1 was released exclusively on Android and Fire OS to fix a bug involving players losing previously purchased items.
• 1.4.2 fixed several crash-related bugs.
• 1.4.3 was released exclusively on iOS devices to fix some bugs and added a new map by Blockception.
• 1.4.4 was released exclusively on Android and Fire OS to fix a bug that had issues with telemetry.

1.5 (Phase Two)

• 1.5.1 fixed several bugs present in the official release of 1.5.0.
• 1.5.2 fixed a lone bug regarding bitmap on low-end devices.
• 1.5.3 fixed the lost inventory bug along with several other bugs.

Videos

Trailer

A trailer documenting some of the Update Aquatic's features was released on Mojang Studios' official Minecraft:YouTube channel on July 10, 2018.

Showcases

Videos made by Minecraft:slicedlime:

Trivia

File:Update Aquatic Dungeons Reference.png

The Update Aquatic poster seen in the Minecraft Dungeons cross-platform play trailer.

• Minecraft:Jeb previously stated in a 2011 interview that he wanted to implement more sea life into the game.<ref>Template:Link</ref>
• The poster for this update can be seen in the Template:MCD in the PS4 user's room.

Gallery

• Update Aquatic logo
  Update Aquatic logo
• Update Aquatic (Phase 1) artwork
  Update Aquatic (Phase 1) artwork
• Update Aquatic final artwork
  Update Aquatic final artwork
• Update Aquatic final artwork
  Update Aquatic final artwork
• Update Aquatic artwork
  Update Aquatic artwork
• Technically Updated artwork, prior to being merged into Update Aquatic
  Technically Updated artwork, prior to being merged into Update Aquatic

External links

• Minecraft Aquatic Update | Minecraft (Archive)