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SolidLiquid

Comparison of Stone and Water blocks

Liquids are blocks that can, as the name suggests, flow and spread. There are currently only two liquids in Minecraft: Lava and Water.

How liquids work

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Lava seeping through one layer of dirt.

Liquids are cellular automata. The rules appear to be as follows:

Falling liquid

An air block below a liquid block is converted into a liquid block of that type. This happens faster for water than for lava.

Liquids that are suspended above an open area by one block thick of material will seep through the material and drip to the floor. Lava particles that are seeping do not cause damage or start fires. This makes digging upwards safer, since you can tell if you are near a pool of water/lava.

Liquid level

Each liquid block has a level value. Source blocks have a level of 0, and the maximum level depends on liquid type.

Note: The "level" value increases as the water is further from the source. A high level value means that the water is actually physically downhill.

Still liquids

To keep track of which blocks are actively flowing, Water and Lava each have a pair of block IDs. For water, there is Water (8) and Still Water (9). Still Water will stay in place until it receives a block update. Water updates periodically and will change itself to Still Water when it cannot spread any further.

Updating a block next to Still Water will turn it back to Water so it can spread some more.

If you edit either type of liquid block into your inventory, they will spread when placed, since placing a block causes updates.

Liquid block update cases

The state of a liquid block only updates in certain cases:

  • On creation
  • If one of the 6 neighboring blocks' state changes.
  • If its own level changes

State changes that cause an update include:

  • Adding or removing a block
  • A neighboring block's level changes
  • A redstone wire switches on or off

Liquid block update process

When a liquid block updates, it performs the following checks.

  • Check inward flow
If there is a liquid block of the same type above, set level to 1
Otherwise, reduce or increase level in steps of 1 so that it is 1 higher than the one of its 4 neighbouring block with the lowest level*
If level is increased past the max level, replace liquid block with air block.
Level cannot be decreased below 1

* This does not affect source blocks (level = 0)

  • Check outward flow
This only happens for liquid blocks of less than the max level value
Determine the shortest distance to a fall, but only scan 5 blocks distance*
If any of the directions tied for shortest have an air block, convert that air block to a liquid block with a level of 1 more than the current block)*

* This means that lava will flow towards a drop that it cannot reach.

Source creation

A water block is converted into a source block if both of the following conditions hold:

  • it is bordered by at least 2 water source blocks on the same horizontal level.
  • the block underneath is a solid block or (as of Minecraft 1.5) a water source block.

Lava source blocks cannot be created.

Mixing of liquids

If a liquid flows into a block occupied by another liquid, then the block turns into a solid block according to the following rules:

  • If Water flows into a Lava source block, then Obsidian is produced.
  • If Lava flows downward into Water, then Stone is produced.
  • if Water flows horizontally into downwards flowing Lava, nothing happens.
  • Otherwise, Cobblestone is produced.

When determining the shortest distance to a drop, other liquid blocks are assumed to be equal to air.

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Banner Pattern|Banner Pattern]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Banner Pattern.png
| rarity = 
* '''Flower Charge, Field Masoned, Bordure Indented, Globe, Snout'''
* Common
* '''Creeper Charge, Skull Charge'''
* Uncommon
* '''Thing'''
* Epic
| renewable = 
* '''Snout, Thing''': No
* '''All others''': Yes
| stackable = No
}}
'''Banner patterns''' are [[item]]s used to customize [[banner]]s inside [[loom]]s.
There are six patterns {{in|java}} and eight {{in|bedrock}}.

== Obtaining ==
[[File:Banner Patterns 20w15a.png|thumb|All six banner patterns {{in|java}} with their various sources.]]

=== Crafting ===
{{see also|Banner/Patterns|title1=List of patterned banners}}
4 out of 6 banner patterns {{only|JE}} and 2 more {{only|BE}} can be obtained by crafting. They are crafted by combining one [[paper]] along with a certain material.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|Paper
|Creeper Head
|Output=Banner Pattern Creeper
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Creeper face
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Wither Skeleton Skull
|Output=Banner Pattern Skull
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Skeleton skull and crossbones
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Oxeye Daisy
|Output=Banner Pattern Flower
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Daisy
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Enchanted Golden Apple
|Output=Banner Pattern Thing
|type=Miscellaneous
|showdescription=true
|description=Former [[Mojang Studios]] logo
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Bricks
|Output=Banner Pattern Field Masoned
|type=Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Vines
|Output=Banner Pattern Bordure Indented
|type=Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
'''Globe banner pattern''' is obtained by trading with a master-level [[Trading#Cartographer|cartographer villager]] for a price of 8 emeralds.

=== Chest loot ===
'''Snout banner pattern''' is obtained in the [[Bastion Remnant]] as loot.
{{LootChestItem|snout-banner-pattern}}

== Usage ==
=== Loom ingredient ===
Banner patterns are used in [[loom]]s to add customization to [[banner]]s. The pattern must be combined with 1 banner and 1 [[dye]]. Upon usage in the loom, the banner pattern is not consumed.

{{Looming
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|name=[[Banner|Flower Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Flower Charge
|Flower Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Flower Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a flower charge (flower icon)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Creeper Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Creeper Charge
|Creeper Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Creeper Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a creeper charge (creeper face)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Skull Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Skull Charge
|Skull Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Skull Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a skull charge (skull and crossbones)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Thing Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Thing
|Thing
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Thing}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a thing (old Mojang logo)}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Snout Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Snout
|Snout
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Snout}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a piglin snout
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Globe Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Globe
|Globe
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Globe}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a globe (cube shaped earth)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Bordure Indented Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Bordure Indented
|Bordure Indented
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Bordure Indented}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a bordure indented (fancy border){{only|bedrock}}
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Field Masoned Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Field Masoned
|Field Masoned
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Field Masoned}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a field masoned (brick pattern)‌{{only|bedrock}}
|foot=1
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Banner Pattern
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Flower Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flower_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=creeper_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Thing
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mojang_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Globe
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=globe_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snout
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=piglin_banner_pattern
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Banner Pattern
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Creeper Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=creeper_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 0
|id=582
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.creeper}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 1
|id=583
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Flower Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flower_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 2
|id=581
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.flower}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Thing
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mojang_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 3
|id=584
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.thing}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Field Masoned
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=field_masoned_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 4
|id=585
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.bricks}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bordure Indented
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bordure_indented_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 5
|id=586
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.vines}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snout
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=piglin_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 6
|id=587
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.piglin}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Globe
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=globe_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 7
|id=588
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.globe
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Fruit on the Loom}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for flower charge, creeper charge, skull charge and thing patterns.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner pattern for globe.
|The banner pattern for globe can be [[trading|bought]] from master-level cartographer [[villager]]s for 8 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w15a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the piglin banner pattern.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|The piglin banner pattern can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[bastion remnants]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|The piglin pattern has now been renamed to "Snout".}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding the "Snout" banner pattern in bastion remnant chests has been increased from 5.5% to 10.1%.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for creeper charge, skull charge, flower charge, thing, field masoned and bordure indented patterns.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|The banner patterns flower charge, field masoned and bordure indented can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the piglin banner pattern.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.59|The piglin pattern has now been renamed to "Snout".}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.55|The "Thing" banner pattern can now be crafted at the [[loom]].}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of banner patterns have been changed from <code>banner_pattern</code> to <code><type>_banner_pattern</code>.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.24|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner pattern for globe. It is currently unobtainable in survival.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.10.26|The banner pattern for globe are now obtainable in survival and can be [[trading|bought]] from master-level cartographer [[villager]]s for 8 [[emerald]]s.
|Removed flower charge, field masoned and bordure indented banner pattern from villager trading.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for creeper charge, skull charge, flower charge, thing, field masoned and bordure indented patterns.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Bannervorlage]]
[[es:Diseño de estandarte]]
[[fr:Motif de bannière]]
[[ja:旗の模様]]
[[ko:현수막 무늬]]
[[pl:Wzór sztandaru]]
[[pt:Desenho para estandarte]]
[[ru:Узор флага]]
[[th:ลวดลายธง]]
[[zh:旗帜图案]]</li><li>[[:Category:Joke items|Category:Joke items]]<br/>[[Category:Joke features|Items]]
[[Category:Items]]</li></ul>
Beta 1.9-pre1Liquid that is suspended above an open area by one block thick of material will seep through the material and drip to the floor. Lava that falls onto water will produce stone, instead of replacing the water.
Beta 1.9-pre5A lava block could be converted into a source block if the following conditions were met:
  • it is bordered by 4 lava sources in a cross-like arrangement
  • the 4 sources are on the same horizontal level as it
  • there is a solid, opaque block underneath it
?Lava source blocks can no longer be created.

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Trivia

  • Natural springs of both liquids can be found in Extreme Hills biomes. They can also appear as small pools at the surface or in underground caves.
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