Not to be confused with Snowlogging.
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A waterlogged oak fence.
Waterlogging is the mechanic that allows non-cube blocks (that is, blocks that do not completely fill their block volume, such as doors, ladders, and plants) to be filled with a water source block. Both the non-cube block and the water source block occupy the same space. If the non-cube block is destroyed, the water source block remains.
In Bedrock Edition, generally all non-cube blocks can be waterlogged and none can be used to displace water source blocks, although they can still displace flowing water.
Mechanism[]
In Java Edition, certain blocks have a waterlogged block state that can be true or false. This is a temporary solution; a full separation of blocks and fluids is planned.[1]
In Java Edition, when the waterlogging block that can be pushed by the piston fails to be recovered within 2 ticks, the waterlogging state of the block is eliminated. Otherwise, the block can retain the waterlogging state. This feature can be used in the circuit of a "piston worm" as an alternative solution since dispensers cannot be pushed by pistons in Java Edition.
In Bedrock Edition, waterlogging is handled by the game's layers system. Through editing, any block can be waterlogged, as well as other features such as placing multiple slabs into a single block. In normal gameplay, a player cannot displace water source blocks using doors or other non-cube blocks to create breathing spaces underwater, like one can do in Java Edition. Only flowing water can be displaced in Bedrock Edition.
All waterlogged blocks share most properties as water source blocks, and as such, are non-flammable and explosion-proof even if said waterlogged block is flammable. Waterlogged Blocks are immune to freezing, and can interact with Lava to produce Cobblestone or Obsidian, since Lava cannot convert waterlogged blocks to stone.
Behavior[]
Section may be incomplete.
| Block | Can be in water in JE | Can be in water in BE | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activator Rail | Source | Source | |
| Amethyst Cluster | Source | Source | |
| Anvil | No | Source | |
| Attached Melon Stem | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Attached Pumpkin Stem | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Azalea | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Bamboo | No | No | |
| Bamboo Sapling | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails. |
| Banner | No | Source | |
| Barrier | Source | Source | Can only be waterlogged by players in Creative mode, using the Debug Stick [Java Edition only], or through setblock commands. |
| Beacon | No | Source | |
| Bed | No | Source | Water Breathing or Conduit Power is required to sleep in waterlogged beds. |
| Beetroots | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Bell | No | Source | |
| Big Dripleaf | Source | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Big Dripleaf Stem | Source | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Border[edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Brewing Stand | No | Source | |
| Bubble Column | Inherent | Inherent | |
| Buttons | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition. |
| Cactus | Pops off | Source | Cannot be placed inside water in Bedrock Edition, even though they can technically be waterlogged. Also destroyed by flowing water |
| Cake | No | Source | |
| Campfire | Source | Source | Campfires unlight upon becoming waterlogged. |
| Candle | Source | Source | Candles unlight upon becoming waterlogged. In Bedrock Edition, candles cannot be placed underwater, but can be waterlogged manually.[2] |
| Carpet | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Carrots | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Calibrated Sculk Sensor | Source | Source | Applies glowing effect to water it's placed in when activates. Calibrated Sculk Sensors are silent in water. |
| Cauldron | No | Source | Waterlogged cauldrons fill up. If a cauldron contains a potion when it becomes waterlogged, the potion is replaced with water[BE & edu only] |
| Cave Vines | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Colored Torch[BE & edu only] | N/A | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Compound Creator[BE & edu only] | N/A | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Chain | Source | Source | |
| Chest | Source | Source | |
| Chorus Flower | No | No | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Chorus Plant | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Cobweb | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Cocoa | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Composter | No | Source | |
| Compound Creator[BE & edu only] | N/A | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Conduit | Source | Source | |
| Coral | Source | Source | |
| Coral Fan | Source | Inherent | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Crimson Fungi | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Crimson Roots | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Daylight Detector | No | Source | |
| Dead Bush | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Dead Coral | Source | Source | |
| Dead Coral Fan | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Decorated Pot | Source | Source | |
| Detector Rail | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Dirt Path | No | No | |
| Door | No | Source | |
| Dragon Egg | No | Source | |
| Element Constructor[BE & edu only] | N/A | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Enchanting Table | No | Source | |
| End Portal | No | No | |
| End Portal Frame | No | Source | |
| End Rod | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Ender Chest | Source | Source | |
| Fence | Source | Source | |
| Farmland | No | No | |
| Fence Gate | No | Source | |
| Fern | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Fire | Extinguishes | Extinguishes | Placement in water completely fails. |
| Flowers | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Flowering Azalea | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Flower Pot | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. Can still be waterlogged if it contains a plant. |
| Frogspawn | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Glass | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Glass Pane | Source | Source | |
| Glow Lichen | Source | Source | |
| Glow Item Frame | N/A | Source | Handled only as a block in Bedrock Edition. |
| Grass | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Grindstone | No | Source | |
| Hanging Roots | Source | Pops off | Could previously be waterlogged on Bedrock Edition, see MCPE-128957. Placement in water completely failsin Bedrock Edition. |
| Hanging Sign | Source | Source | |
| Hardened Glass[BE & edu only] | N/A | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Hardened Glass Pane[BE & edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Hardened Stained Glass[BE & edu only] | N/A | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Hardened Stained Glass Pane[BE & edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Heads | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Honey Block | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Hopper | No | Source | |
| Ice | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Iron Bars | Source | Source | |
| Item Frame | N/A | Source | Handled as a block only in Bedrock Edition. |
| Kelp | Inherent | Inherent | |
| Kelp Plant | Inherent | Inherent | |
| Lab Table[BE & edu only] | N/A | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Ladder | Source | Source | |
| Lantern | Source | Source | |
| Large Fern | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Leaves | Source | Source | Waterlogged leaf blocks do not spread water[Java Edition only]. |
| Lectern | No | Source | |
| Lever | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Light Block | Source | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Lightning Rod | Source | Source | |
| Lily Pad | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Material Reducer[BE & edu only] | N/A | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Mangrove Propagule | Source | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Mangrove Roots | Source | Source | |
| Mushroom | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Nether Portal | Breaks | Breaks | Only breaks if water is forced on the block instead of breaking in flowing water. Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Nether Sprouts | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Nether Wart | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Pink Petals | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Piston | No | Source | In Bedrock Edition, piston heads extending into water do not become waterlogged, but can be waterlogged manually. |
| Pitcher Crop | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Poster[edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Potatoes | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Pointed Dripstone | Source | Source | Able to drip lava in a waterlogged state, see MC-207419. |
| Soul Campfire | Source | Source | Extinguishes when waterlogged. |
| Soul Fire | Extinguishes | Extinguishes | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Soul Lantern | Source | Source | |
| Soul Torch | Pops off | Pops off | |
| Powered Rail | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Powder Snow | Pops off | Pops off | |
| Pressure Plate | No | Source | |
| Rail | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Redstone Comparator | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Redstone Dust | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Redstone Repeater | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Redstone Torch | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Sapling | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Scaffolding | Source | Source | |
| Sculk Sensor | Source | Source | Applies glowing effect to water it's placed in when activates. Sculk Sensors are silent in water. |
| Sculk Shrieker | Source | Source | Sculk Shriekers are silent in water. |
| Sculk Vein | Source | Source | |
| Sea Pickle | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. Only waterlogged Sea Pickles emit light. |
| Seagrass | Inherent | Inherent | |
| Shulker Box | No | Source | |
| Sign | Source | Source | |
| Slab | Source | Source | |
| Slate[edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Slime Block | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Small Dripleaf | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Sniffer Egg | No | No | |
| Snow layer | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Monster Spawner | No | Source | |
| Spore Blossom | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Stained Glass | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Stained Glass Pane | Source | Source | |
| Stairs | Source | Source | |
| Stonecutter | No | Source | |
| Structure Air[BE & edu only] | N/A | No | |
| Structure Void | No | No | |
| Sugar Cane | No | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Sweet Berry Bush | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Tall Grass | Pops off | Pops off | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Tall Seagrass | Inherent | Inherent | |
| Tinted Glass | No | No | Not being waterlogged reveals water texture thru transparent sides. |
| Torch | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Torchflower Crop | Source | Source | Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition. |
| Trapdoor | Source | Source | |
| Trapped Chest | Source | Source | |
| Tripwire | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Tripwire Hook | Pops off | Flowing and source | Removes flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345. |
| Turtle Egg | No | Source | |
| Twisting Vines | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Twisting Vines Plant | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Underwater Torch[BE & edu only] | N/A | Source | |
| Vines | Pops off | Source | Destroyed by flowing water. |
| Wall | Source | Source | |
| Warped Fungi | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Warped Roots | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Wheat | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Weeping Vines | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| Weeping Vines Plant | Pops off | Pops off | Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock Edition. |
| All other blocks | No | No |
See MC-125351 for more info on Java Edition.
History[]
| Java Edition Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2009 | Notch pointed out that "odd-shaped" blocks would appear as if in air, and proposes potential fixes. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w10c | Added waterlogging. | |||
| Chests, trapped chests, stairs, slabs, fences, walls, iron bars, and glass panes are now able to be waterlogged. | |||||
| 18w10d | Ender chests, trapdoors, ladders, and signs are now able to be waterlogged. | ||||
| 18w14b | Waterlogged blocks no longer remove the water they are inside when broken.[3] | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w45a | Added scaffolding, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 19w02a | Added the campfire, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w18a | Chains can now be waterlogged. | |||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | Lanterns and soul lanterns can now be waterlogged. | |||
| October 22, 2020 | A leaked screenshot was accidentally posted in a bug report that said "waterlogged-rail", which was later removed. | ||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Added candles and amethyst clusters, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| Rails can now be waterlogged. | |||||
| 20w48a | Added pointed dripstone, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 20w49a | Added sculk sensors, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 20w51a | Sculk sensors are now silent when waterlogged. | ||||
| 21w03a | Added glow lichen, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 21w05a | Added small dripleaf and big dripleaf, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 21w10a | Changelog states that lightning rods can now be waterlogged, though this is not the case. | ||||
| 21w11a | Lightning rods can now be waterlogged. | ||||
| 21w17a | Hanging roots can now be waterlogged | ||||
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Added sculk veins and sculk shriekers, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 22w11a | Add mangrove roots and all types of mangrove, which can be waterlogged. | ||||
| 22w12a | Leaves can now be waterlogged. | ||||
| Mangrove propagule no longer break by flowing water.[4] | |||||
| 1.19.3 | 22w45a | Water buckets can now be emptied into waterlogged blocks, instead of placing water against them.[5] | |||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w07a | Added decorated pots, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 1.20.2 | 23w31a | Barriers can now be waterlogged, but only by players in Creative mode. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| November 18, 2017 | Flowing water was shown to intersect oak fences and grass, a feature that never actually made it into the game. | ||||
| 1.2.13 | beta 1.2.13.5 | Water now can be placed in the same blocks as slabs and stairs. | |||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Water now can be placed inside of most non-cube blocks,[more information needed] instead of just slabs and stairs. | |||
| ? | Most land plants can no longer be waterlogged.[more information needed] | ||||
| 1.8.0 | ? | Rail variants can no longer be waterlogged by flowing water. | |||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | Added bells, grindstones and lanterns, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Added stonecutters, campfires and lecterns, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Added soul campfires, quartz bricks, twisting vines, chains and variants of blackstone, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.22 | Added sculk veins, which can be waterlogged. | |||
| Next Major Update (Experimental) | beta 1.19.70.23 | Added decorated pots, which can be waterlogged. | |||
Trivia[]
- In Java Edition, glass bottles can be filled up with water from waterlogged blocks, even if water is not accessible from the targeted area.[6] In Bedrock Edition, this is not possible because waterlogged blocks in general cannot be used to fill empty bottles.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "We are still working on this, though, and hope to have similar functionality one day." – u/Dinnerbone on Reddit, November 28, 2018
- ↑ MCPE-130577
- ↑ MC-125212
- ↑ MC-249081
- ↑ MC-127110 — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-171629 — resolved as "Won't Fix".
- ↑ MCPE-83420