Java Edition 26.2, named Chaos Cubed, is an upcoming game drop for Java Edition. It is set to release on June 16, 2026.
Additions
Gameplay
- New background music tracks by fingerspit
- Shores
- Memories
- Nightly
- Home
- Ebb
Blocks
- Cinnabar Block Set
- A new reddish-hue colored blocks found in sulfur caves.
- These include:
- Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
- Sulfur Block Set
- A new sickly yellowish-colored blocks found in sulfur caves.
- These include:
- Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
- Potent Sulfur
- A new sulfur block variant that emits gas bubbles when placed on underwater.
- Inflicts nausea when a player or mob gets close to or enters a sulfur pool.
- Can be used to create geysers.
- To create a geyser, the potent sulfur must be placed on top of a magma block and under 1-4 water-source blocks.
- Can also trigger geysers when lava is placed underneath..
- Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
- Sulfur Spike
- A new pointy and sharpy block that naturally generates in sulfur caves.
- Like pointed dripstones:
- Creates a stalactite when placed above the ceiling, and creates a stalagmite when placed on the ground.
- Breaks instantly with a thrown trident.
- Unlike pointed dripstones:
- Can be used to craft sulfur blocks.
Items
- Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg
- Can be used to spawn sulfur cubes.
- Spawns in random size.
- Bucket of Sulfur Cube
- Can be obtained by using a bucket on a sulfur cube.
- Spawns sulfur cube when spawned.
Mobs
- Sulfur Cube
- A new passive slime-like mob that mostly spawns in sulfur caves.
- Like slimes and magma cubes, they split into two upon death.
- However, smaller cubes can grow to larger versions.
- Has 12 effects depending on the type of block absorbed:
- Bouncy - makes it very bouncy
- Explosive - explodes when ignited
- Fast Flat - less bouncy, slides more often
- Fast Sliding - unable to bounce, able to slide
- High Resistance - unable to bounce, very hard to push
- Light - lower gravity, makes it float
- Slow Flat - higher gravity, makes it heavy
- Slow Sliding - unable to bounce, slides slow.
- Sticky - unable to bounce or slide
- Slow Bouncy - can bounce, but very slow
- Hot - makes players and mobs take damage when nearby, similar to walking in magma block
- Regular - able to bounce and slide often
- When a player drops or uses a block on a sulfur cube, the mob sucks the block up and turns into a bouncy cube.
- Can be removed by using shears.
Biomes
- Sulfur Caves
- A new underground biome that mainly consists of sulfur and cinnabar blocks.
- Sulfur pools generate in this biome.
- It is where sulfur cubes spawn naturally.
Structures
- Sulfur Pool
- Generates as part of sulfur caves.
- Consists of bodies of water and potent sulfur.
- A potent sulfur placed underwater inflicts nausea on nearby players and mobs.
- Sulfur Spring
- A new structure that generates on any overworld biomes above sulfur caves.
- Consists of sulfur and potent sulfur, tuff, granite, water, and magma blocks.
- Can trigger geysers overtime.
Advancements
- Uh Oh
- Requires a sulfur cube absorbing a TNT block.
Changes
Gameplay
- Menu screen
- Changed the panorama to reflect Chaos Cubed game drop.
Blocks
- TNT
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
- This gives an explosive effect when ignited.
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
- Stones
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
- This gives a new slow bouncy effect when hit.
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
- Magma Blocks
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
- This gives a new hot effect, damaging nearby players and mobs similar to walking on a regular magma block.
- Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
