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Third Drop 2026
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This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Third Drop 2026 (Java Edition 26.3), which assumes at least some familiarity with Chaos Cubed.

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Poplar log Generates as a part of poplar trees. Axe Can be crafted into planks and wood.
Stripped poplar log Can be obtained by right clicking a Poplar log with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe. Axe Can be crafted into planks and stripped wood.
Poplar wood
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Log
Axe Can be crafted into planks.
Stripped poplar wood Can be obtained by right clicking Poplar wood with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe. Axe Can be crafted into planks.
Poplar planks
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Log or 
Stripped Poplar Log or 
Poplar Wood or 
Stripped Poplar Wood
Axe Function the same as every other plank type.
Poplar slab and stairs

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks
Poplar Planks
Axe Used for decorations.
Poplar sign and hanging sign

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks +
Stick
Chain +
Stripped Poplar Log
Invicon Chain.png: Inventory sprite for Chain in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Chain with description: ChainInvicon Chain.png: Inventory sprite for Chain in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Chain with description: ChainInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar LogInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar LogInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar LogInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar LogInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar LogInvicon Stripped Poplar Log.png: Inventory sprite for Stripped Poplar Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stripped Poplar Log with description: Stripped Poplar Log
Invicon Poplar Hanging Sign.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Hanging Sign in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Hanging Sign with description: Poplar Hanging Sign
 Axe
  • Display custom text.
  • Text color can be changed with dyes, or brightened with glow ink sacs.
Poplar button and pressure plate

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Button.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Button with description: Poplar Button
Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Pressure Plate with description: Poplar Pressure Plate
 Any tool Produces a redstone signal when pressed or stepped on.
Poplar door and trapdoor

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks
Poplar Planks
Axe Can be opened and closed.
Poplar fence and Poplar fence gate

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks +
Stick
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick +
Poplar Planks
Invicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Poplar Fence Gate.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Fence Gate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Fence Gate with description: Poplar Fence Gate
 Axe
  • Acts like a barrier for mobs and players.
  • Fence gates can be opened and closed.
Poplar shelf
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stripped Poplar Log
Axe Stores items
Red, orange, and yellow poplar leaves

Generates as part of poplar trees. Shears or Silk Touch enchanted tools Used for decoration.
Poplar sapling Obtained by breaking poplar leaves. Any tool Grows into a poplar tree.
Red shrub Spawns naturally in dappled forests Any A decorative plant that isn't biome-tinted.
Shelf Mushroom

Spawns on poplar trees, can be bonemealed into a large shelf mushroom Any A bouncy mushroom that negates some fall damage.
Wool stairs and slabs

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Wool
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Wool
Shears Decorative variants of wool.
Concrete stairs and slabs

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Concrete
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Concrete
Pickaxe Decorative variants of concrete.
Straw bed
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Hay Bale
Any A bed that disappears after skipping the night and does not reset the player's spawn point.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Spruce leaves No longer emit falling leaf particles.
Hay bale Changed texture slightly.

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
New explorer maps Abandoned camp chests Locating ancient cities, abandoned camps, desert pyramids, mineshafts, and warm ocean ruins.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Maps and empty maps

Updated texture, now show facing direction for players even if they are outside of the maps area.
Explorer maps Updated textures.
Mushroom stew and suspicious stew

Can now be crafted with any two mushrooms, including shelf mushrooms, rather than one red mushroom and one brown mushroom.
Rabbit stew Can now be crafted with a shelf mushroom.

Non-mob entities

New

Name Image Creation Drops Note
Poplar boat
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar Planks
Invicon Poplar Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Boat with description: Poplar Boat
 Itself Can be used to travel across water.
Poplar boat with chest
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Chest +
Poplar Boat
Invicon Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chest with description: ChestInvicon Poplar Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Boat with description: Poplar Boat
Invicon Poplar Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Boat with Chest with description: Poplar Boat with Chest
 Itself Can be used to transport items across water.
Cushion
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Wool Slab
Invicon White Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for White Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Wool Slab with description: White Wool SlabInvicon Light Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Wool Slab with description: Light Gray Wool SlabInvicon Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Wool Slab with description: Gray Wool SlabInvicon Black Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Black Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Wool Slab with description: Black Wool SlabInvicon Brown Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Wool Slab with description: Brown Wool SlabInvicon Red Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Red Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Wool Slab with description: Red Wool SlabInvicon Orange Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Wool Slab with description: Orange Wool SlabInvicon Yellow Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Wool Slab with description: Yellow Wool SlabInvicon Lime Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Wool Slab with description: Lime Wool SlabInvicon Green Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Green Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Wool Slab with description: Green Wool SlabInvicon Cyan Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Wool Slab with description: Cyan Wool SlabInvicon Light Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Wool Slab with description: Light Blue Wool SlabInvicon Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Wool Slab with description: Blue Wool SlabInvicon Purple Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Wool Slab with description: Purple Wool SlabInvicon Magenta Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Wool Slab with description: Magenta Wool SlabInvicon Pink Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Wool Slab with description: Pink Wool SlabInvicon White Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for White Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Wool Slab with description: White Wool SlabInvicon Light Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Wool Slab with description: Light Gray Wool SlabInvicon Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Wool Slab with description: Gray Wool SlabInvicon Black Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Black Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Wool Slab with description: Black Wool SlabInvicon Brown Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Wool Slab with description: Brown Wool SlabInvicon Red Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Red Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Wool Slab with description: Red Wool SlabInvicon Orange Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Wool Slab with description: Orange Wool SlabInvicon Yellow Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Wool Slab with description: Yellow Wool SlabInvicon Lime Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Wool Slab with description: Lime Wool SlabInvicon Green Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Green Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Wool Slab with description: Green Wool SlabInvicon Cyan Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Wool Slab with description: Cyan Wool SlabInvicon Light Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Wool Slab with description: Light Blue Wool SlabInvicon Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Wool Slab with description: Blue Wool SlabInvicon Purple Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Wool Slab with description: Purple Wool SlabInvicon Magenta Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Wool Slab with description: Magenta Wool SlabInvicon Pink Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Wool Slab with description: Pink Wool SlabInvicon White Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for White Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Wool Slab with description: White Wool SlabInvicon Light Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Wool Slab with description: Light Gray Wool SlabInvicon Gray Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Wool Slab with description: Gray Wool SlabInvicon Black Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Black Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Wool Slab with description: Black Wool SlabInvicon Brown Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Wool Slab with description: Brown Wool SlabInvicon Red Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Red Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Wool Slab with description: Red Wool SlabInvicon Orange Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Wool Slab with description: Orange Wool SlabInvicon Yellow Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Wool Slab with description: Yellow Wool SlabInvicon Lime Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Wool Slab with description: Lime Wool SlabInvicon Green Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Green Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Wool Slab with description: Green Wool SlabInvicon Cyan Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Wool Slab with description: Cyan Wool SlabInvicon Light Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Wool Slab with description: Light Blue Wool SlabInvicon Blue Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Wool Slab with description: Blue Wool SlabInvicon Purple Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Wool Slab with description: Purple Wool SlabInvicon Magenta Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Wool Slab with description: Magenta Wool SlabInvicon Pink Wool Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Wool Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Wool Slab with description: Pink Wool Slab
Invicon White Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for White Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Cushion with description: White CushionInvicon Light Gray Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Cushion with description: Light Gray CushionInvicon Gray Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Cushion with description: Gray CushionInvicon Black Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Black Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Cushion with description: Black CushionInvicon Brown Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Cushion with description: Brown CushionInvicon Red Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Red Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Cushion with description: Red CushionInvicon Orange Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Cushion with description: Orange CushionInvicon Yellow Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Cushion with description: Yellow CushionInvicon Lime Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Cushion with description: Lime CushionInvicon Green Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Green Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Cushion with description: Green CushionInvicon Cyan Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Cushion with description: Cyan CushionInvicon Light Blue Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Cushion with description: Light Blue CushionInvicon Blue Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Cushion with description: Blue CushionInvicon Purple Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Cushion with description: Purple CushionInvicon Magenta Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Cushion with description: Magenta CushionInvicon Pink Cushion.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Cushion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Cushion with description: Pink Cushion
 Itself Can be sat on.

Biomes

New

Name Image Description Structures
Dappled forest
An autumnal forest biome that consists of poplar and spruce trees. Abandoned Camp

Structures

New

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Abandoned camp
Several overworld surface biomes Chest
Barrel
Oxidized Copper Chest 		None A campsite consisting of white wool stairs, and can contain a straw bed or cushion.

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