Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed Update: Release Date, Patch Notes, New Features, & More

Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed has bounced its way into the live game! Here we cover all of the confirmed details of Minecraft Chaos Cubed, including the Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed release date, patch notes, and how you too can try it early with a simple install.

Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed Release Date

Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed went live on Java Edition and Bedrock Edition on June 16th, 2026!

What's New in the Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed Update?

Sulfur Caves

• Location: Overworld

Located mostly underground in the overworld and very rarely on the surface, this brand-new biome is home to red cinnabar and yellow sulfur blocks, hot springs that emit toxic gas, and erupting geysers. The toxic gas induces the nausea status effect on players, and geysers can erupt with steam, launching anything inside. Sulfur blocks and cinnabar blocks also come with complete stone block sets for building.

Sulfur Cubes

• Location: Sulfur Caves Biome

Sulfur cubes are a new passive mob exclusive to the sulfur caves biome that hop about, paying no mind to those in its surroundings. However, hidden within its cute display is one of the most in-depth mobs ever added to Minecraft. Sulfur cubes can absorb any block players give to them, and doing so puts the sulfur cube in an unmoving, damage-immune state, where players can hit them around like a ball. The block absorbed determines the type of “ball” that the sulfur cube gains the properties of, with blocks like wool making it a beach ball and ice making it slippery like a hockey puck. Where the slime is hit, and the damage dealt determines the direction and distance the sulfur cube will travel in this state.

Geysers

• Location: Overworld (Any Surface Biome) & Sulfur Caves Biome

Geysers are a new type of world generation found in sulfur caves and across the overworld. Those found in the overworld indicate a sulfur caves biome is somewhere below, much like azalea trees with lush cave biomes. All geysers erupt with steam on a random but short cooldown and launch any players, mobs, or items inside up into the sky. They also have four levels of power determined by how they are built. We offer a guide for geyser construction found here.

Java Friends List

• Location: Main Menu

Java Edition Players are getting a special bonus this update! After loading into Minecraft 26.2, Java Edition players will now see a new row of three buttons above “Options.” The first of the three, depicting the heads of Steve and Alex, opens the new Java friends list. Inside, new friends can be added, online status can be set, and peer to peer connections can be made.

How to Install Minecraft Chaos Cubed

Upon the release of Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed, both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition clients will automatically update as soon as they are opened. But why wait when you can try it today? The latest Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed snapshot can be installed inside the Minecraft Launcher just before clicking play. Below, we have detailed every step to help get you right into the game.

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Java Edition.
2. Enable snapshots under the ‘Installations’ tab.
3. If a new installation called “Latest Snapshot,” represented by a dirt block, is now present, that can be used immediately to start playing. Otherwise, proceed with step four.
4. Click ‘New Installation’
5. Select ‘Latest Snapshot’ in the drop-down menu.
6. Click ‘Install.’

With these steps complete, a new snapshot installation should be a selectable option before clicking play! New releases can corrupt old worlds! Ensure backups have been taken.

Minecraft 26.2 Patch Notes (FINAL)

New Features

• Added the Sulfur Cube mob
• Added the Sulfur Caves biome
• Added the Cinnabar and Sulfur block sets
• Added the Sulfur Spike and Potent Sulfur block
• Added a new Music Disc featuring "Bounce" by fingerspit
• Added five new music tracks by fingerspit
• Added the Friends List
• Added new Friends List settings in Online Options
• Added experimental Vulkan rendering support
• Added the Graphics API video setting
• Added language support for:
  • Swiss French
  • Chuvash
  • Gallo
  • Uzbek
  • Võro

Sulfur Cube

Overview

• Added the Sulfur Cube mob
• Spawns in Sulfur Caves
• Can absorb blocks and take on new physical properties based on the absorbed block

Block Absorption

When a player interacts with a Sulfur Cube while holding a block:

• The Sulfur Cube absorbs the block
• Its AI is disabled

While a block is absorbed:

• The Sulfur Cube becomes a physical object
• Does not take fall damage
• Does not take player damage
• Can be punched and pushed
• Takes on an archetype based on the absorbed block

Using Shears on an absorbed Sulfur Cube:

• Removes the absorbed block
• Re-enables Sulfur Cube AI

Behavior

• Follows players holding absorbable blocks
• Searches for nearby block items and attempts to absorb them
• Splits into two smaller Sulfur Cubes when killed
• Small Sulfur Cubes can be fed Slime Balls to grow into large Sulfur Cubes
• Large Sulfur Cubes can be collected with an empty Bucket
• Cannot enter Boats
• Can ride Minecarts

Dispenser Interactions

Dispensers can:

• Insert blocks into Sulfur Cubes
• Swap absorbed blocks
• Remove blocks using Shears
• Spawn Sulfur Cubes from Buckets of Sulfur Cube

Additional Notes

• Pufferfish are not scared by Sulfur Cubes

Sulfur Cube Archetypes

Each archetype changes:

• Movement speed when hit
• Bounciness
• Ground friction
• Air drag
• Liquid buoyancy

Regular

• Medium speed
• Medium bounciness
• Medium ground friction
• Low air drag
• Buoyant

Used for:

• Loose mineral blocks
• Soil blocks

Bouncy

• Fast speed
• High bounciness
• Medium ground friction
• Low air drag
• Buoyant

Used for:

• Wooden blocks

Slow Bouncy

• Slow speed
• High bounciness
• Medium friction
• Medium air drag

Used for:

• Stone-like blocks

Slow Flat

• Slow speed
• Low bounciness
• Medium friction
• Medium air drag

Used for:

• Metal blocks

Fast Flat

• Fast speed
• Low bounciness
• Medium friction
• Low air drag

Used for:

• Organic blocks

Light

• Slow speed
• High bounciness
• Medium friction
• High air drag
• Buoyant

Used for:

• Wool blocks

Fast Sliding

• Fast speed
• No bounciness
• Low ground friction
• Low air drag

Used for:

• Ice blocks

Slow Sliding

• Slow speed
• No bounciness
• Low ground friction
• Low air drag

Used for:

• Shroom blocks

Special Archetypes

High Resistance

• Very slow movement
• Low drag
• Low bounce
• High friction

Used for:

• Soul Sand
• Soul Soil

Sticky

Properties:

• Based on Fast Flat
• Extremely high friction
• No bounce

Used for:

• Honeycomb Blocks

Explosive

Properties:

• Similar to Regular
• Slightly higher air drag

Used for:

• TNT

TNT Behavior

• Can be primed by:
  • Redstone
  • Fire sources
  • Dispenser with Flint and Steel
  • Nearby explosions

Fuse timing:

• Fire or Redstone: 6 seconds
• Explosion trigger: random between 0.75 and 3 seconds

Restrictions:

• Cannot be collected with a Bucket while primed
• Cannot be sheared while primed
• Does not split into smaller Sulfur Cubes after exploding

Hot

Properties:

• Same as Regular
• Damages entities on contact

Used for:

• Magma Blocks

Sulfur Caves

Overview

• New underground biome
• Generates naturally underground
• Contains bands of Sulfur and Cinnabar
• Spawns:
  • Sulfur Cubes
  • Cave Spiders
• Contains Sulfur Pools with Potent Sulfur

Sulfur Spring

Generation

• Generates naturally above Sulfur Caves

Composition

Contains:

• Sulfur
• Potent Sulfur
• Magma Blocks

Size Variants

• Small
• Medium
• Large
• Extra Large

Cinnabar and Sulfur Block Sets

New Block Families

Added:

• Cinnabar block set
• Sulfur block set

Each includes:

Polished Variants

• Block
• Slab
• Stair
• Wall

Brick Variants

• Block
• Slab
• Stair
• Wall

Decorative Blocks

• Chiseled Cinnabar
• Chiseled Sulfur

Potent Sulfur

Generation

• Generates naturally in Sulfur Cave water pools

Water Effects

• Produces bubbles up to 4 water source blocks above
• Creates nausea-inducing gas clouds when submerged beneath water

Gas cloud behavior:

• Spreads through adjacent water
• Maximum radius: 3 blocks

Crafting

• Crafted from 9 Sulfur Blocks

Geysers

Potent Sulfur forms geysers when:

• Placed above Magma or Lava
• Covered by 1–4 Water Source Blocks

Magma-Powered Geysers

• Erupt at random intervals
• Launch water particles upward
• Propel entities upward

Lava-Powered Geysers

• Erupt continuously
• Produce quieter eruption sounds

Sculk Interaction

Geyser eruptions emit detectable game events:

• Eruption start
• Eruption end

How to Make Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed Servers

Sulfur cube minigames are better with friends! Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed servers can be created for free through home hosting, but we recommend paid hosting options for ease of use and performance. Especially with new releases, as they can be buggy! Paid hosting is offered here at BisectHosting and many other places around the web. In either case, no less than 4GB of server RAM is recommended.