Use the Clearer Water to Explore Oceans and Find Underwater Structures
Fresh Water Shader improves the underwater view so things are easier to see. That makes it useful for underwater exploration, not just for looks.
Scout from the surface first
The water is clearer, so you can often spot features below before you dive.
1. Travel across the ocean by boat in daylight.
2. Look straight down as you move. Watch for odd shapes on the seabed, such as shipwreck hulls, ocean ruin stonework, or kelp forests.
3. When you see something, stop the boat. Place a block or note your coordinates before diving.
Dive with a plan
The improved underwater view helps you keep your bearings, but it doesn't change how long you can stay down. Bring your usual vanilla gear:
- Potions of Water Breathing let you stay down longer.
- Potions of Night Vision brighten deep or dark water even further.
- A Respiration or Aqua Affinity helmet helps with breathing and mining underwater.
- Doors or air pockets give you quick spots to refill your air.
Once you're down, use the clearer view to:
- Count drowned before you get close.
- Pick out chests inside shipwrecks.
- Follow the seabed to the next structure.
In deep oceans, light still fades with depth as normal. Night Vision is the best way to see clearly near the bottom.