Update Aquatic the latest major update for Minecraft. The update overhauls the ocean biome in the game adding purpose to it. Before the update the Ocean areas only had a chance of the odd Ocean monument generating in those areas. This new update adds multiple new ocean biomes, underwater reefs and ravines.
Generic Updates to the game are as follows:
- All undead mobs ( Skeleton, Stray, Wither Skeleton, Wither Zombie, Husk, Zombie Pigman, Zombie and Skeleton horse) now sink in water.
- New Drowned mobs. These mobs spawn in all oceans, rivers and swamps. It can also occur when a zombie is drowned.
- There is a new player animation for swimming. Pressing the sprint button whilst underwater makes the player start swimming.
- New sounds and three new music pieces.
- Blocks can now become waterlogged if surrounded by water.
Mobs:
- New fish mobs added
- Turtles added they are a passive mob and lay their eggs on the beaches
- Dolphins added
- Zombies that are converted into drowned once underwater for too long.
- Phantoms new flying mob spawns at night
- Cod, Salmon and pufferfish previously present in the game are now mobs.
Items:
- Trident new weapon drops from the new drowned mobs. This is a melee and ranged weapon.
- Fish can now be caught using buckets.
- Can add markers to the maps.
- Buried treasure found in the seas
- Heart of the sea
- Nautilus shells dropped from the drowned mobs
- Phantom membrane drops from Phantoms
- Scutres dropped by baby turtles
- Potion of slow failling added
- Dried kelp
Biomes:
- Several new ocean biomes
- Coral reefs added
- Underwater caverns
- Underwater Ravines
Structures:
- Shipwrecks spawning in ocean biomes
- Icebergs spawn
- Underwater Ruins
New world options are also available but are to include more features in later updates.
Full list available here : https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/update-aquatic-out-java
