June 16, 2026
Minecraft 26.30 Bedrock Update: Chaos Cubed Has Arrived!
🌋 Chaos Cubed Update Overview
Chaos Cubed has officially landed in Minecraft Bedrock. Players can now explore the Overworld for Sulfur springs, which lead to deep, hidden Sulfur caves.
New Content & Mechanics
- Sulfur Cubes: A brand new mob with a unique appetite. Depending on the block fed to them, these creatures react in unpredictable ways—from bouncing and sliding to explosive TNT reactions.
- Sulfur Caves: A new biome filled with yellow Sulfur blocks, red Cinnabar blocks, and Sulfur Spikes. These caves feature noxious gas that triggers nausea and bubbling Sulfur pools.
- Geysers: Triggered by placing potent Sulfur under water with Magma blocks, these provide vertical mobility.
- Music: Composer fingerspit (Paula Ruiz) introduces the "Bounce" music disc, alongside new menu and biome tracks including "Ebb", "Home", and "Shores".
⚙️ Technical & Gameplay Improvements
This update includes massive under-the-hood changes and bug fixes:
- Accessibility: Added a Panorama Scroll Speed slider and improved "Hide Sky Flashes" settings.
- Graphics: Texture streaming is now enabled by default for supported PC and mobile devices. Vibrant Visuals now feature improved shadows, reflections, and corrected emissive textures.
- Editor: New tools for Custom Dimensions, Custom Mesh importing, and minimap functionality have been added to the Bedrock Editor suite.
- API & Scripting: Significant stabilization for Data-Driven UI (DDUI) and major updates to
@minecraft/server(2.8.0/2.9.0-beta), including new events for entity upgrades, player breaking blocks, and advanced custom dimension support. - Fixes: Resolved various stability crashes, including issues with offline multiplayer, chunk loading in The End, and custom skin imports on Android.
🛠️ General Changes
- Bees now correctly interact with Spore Blossoms and Chorus Flowers.
- Strength of skeleton and stray arrow fire now matches Java Edition parity.
- Updated Realms Hub interface to include server settings for simulation distance and max player counts.