Minecraft’s Update Aquatic – Phase One features detailed

Mojang is starting to roll out the Update Aquatic for Minecraft. It’ll be going live on Switch when it’s updated to the Bedrock version on June 21, with the Wii U version to follow.

The Update Aquatic will be delivered in two phases, each with different features. Phase One contains the following:

• Fish (salmon, cod, pufferfish, tropical fish)
• Bucket of fish
• Coral (coral, coral fans, coral blocks)
• Kelp, Dried Kelp, Kelp Block
• Dolphins (follow boats, get a boost swimming next to them)
• Icebergs
• Blue Ice
• Nine Ocean Biomes (frozen, deep frozen, cold, deep cold, lukewarm, deep lukewarm, normal, deep normal, warm)
• Underwater Ravines & caves
• Sea grass
• Sea pickle (w/ illumination! Up to 4 in a block – only light up underwater)
• Shipwrecks
• Treasure chests (in ruins, shipwrecks)
• Ruins
• Swimming
• Treasure Map
• Buried Treasure
• Heart of the Sea in buried treasure chests (non-active)
• Trident
• Trident enchantment
• Stripped Logs
• Buttons, Trap Doors, Pressure Plates with variation
• Carved Pumpkins
• Floating Items
• Boat Polish (smoother control)
• 8 new achievements
• Water has a completely new look and increased visibility while underwater
• Prismarine Stairs and Slabs
• New swimming animation while sprinting in water
• Minecraft: Education Edition Chemistry features can now be enabled under Cheats! For tips on getting started, check out the Chemistry Lab Journal

Phase Two of the Aquatic Update will be delivered later. View some screenshots from the first phase below.

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