Waterlogging

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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.

See MC-125351 for more info on Java Edition.

History[]

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[]

• Snowlogging

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