Minecraft 26.4 Snapshot 3

v26.4 Snapshot 3Oct 06, 2026official notes ↗

TL;DR

Added the new Ice Caves Biome
Added the Freezing mob effect
Added the Ice Ball Ice Caves
A new crystal-like block similar to Amethyst Clusters Breaks if the support block is removed It emits light and can be placed in any direction Icicle
Ice Balls are new projectile used by the Frostbite They deal a small amount of damage and have knockback Deals 4 damage to entities it hits, scaling down with velocity Breaks on impact with blocks or entities, creating a particle effect and sound Changes

Added the new Ice Caves Biome
Added the Frostbite mob
Added the Freezing mob effect
Added the Ice Ball Ice Caves
Added searching In the Friends tab, the profile name text box used for sending requests also functions as a search box In the requests tab, a search box appears at the top if you have 15 or more requests
Added field base_block - Block State Provider, the block to build the large dripstone out of Noise Settings
Added new Noises: ice_cave_gradient Feature Placements
Added block tag ice_cave_ore_replaceables to describe all blocks which are allowed to be replaced by ores within Ice Caves (in addition to stone_ore_replaceables , height_specific_ore_replaceables and deepslate_ore_replaceables )

Added Brittle Ice Jukebox Playlists
Added custom sounds for Ice, Packed Ice, Blue Ice and Frosted Ice blocks
The Data Pack version is now 124.0 The Resource Pack version is now 100.1 Network Protocol

Hi there! It is time for the second snapshot for 26.4, featuring improved render distance fog, a new celestial occluder, and a fresh redesign of the F3 screen. Happy mining! Changes
The Data Pack version is now 122.1 The Resource Pack version is now 99.0 Data Pack Version 122.1
New Environment Attributes

Upgrading worlds from before Caves and Cliffs will now also generate sulfur caves below old chunks Minor Tweaks to Blocks, Items and Entities
Red and Brown Mushrooms can now be placed on any block with a solid top face regardless of lighting conditions They can still not spread unless the brightness is less than 13, or their support block overrides light requirements "Graphics API" Video Setting
"Default" now behaves the same as "Prefer Vulkan" The game will no longer change the graphics API setting automatically if a startup crash is detected. Technical Changes