Minecraft Beta - 1.17.30.22 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)
- Technical Update
- Full Changelog
Commands
- Animations and events defined in Behavior Packs can now run commands that require cheats without the player enabling cheats (such as setting certain rules with the /gamerule command)
Potions
- "potion.prefix" and "potion..postfix" potion string resources have been renamed to "potion..name"
- Potion name string resources have been changed so there are separate "Splash" and "Lingering" string resources
- The old style of using "potion.prefix" and "potion.*.postfix" is still supported
User Interface
- Content warning message now informs the user of issues with their language file if the format is invalid
Gameplay Update
Posted: 18 August 2021
PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:
- Joining the beta will replace your game with a work in progress version of Minecraft
- You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta
- Any worlds played while in the beta cannot be opened in previous versions of the game so please make copies of worlds to prevent losing them
- Beta builds can be unstable and are not representative of final version quality
- The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
It's time for another Bedrock Beta update! Please continue to send us your feedback in the threads at https://aka.ms/CavesCliffsFeedback, and search and report any new bugs you may encounter at https://bugs.mojang.com.
Experimental Features
Mobs
- Fixed incorrect position when dismounting at a negative world height (MCPE-136622)
Features and Bug Fixes
Cartographers
- Cartographers will now only give maps to undiscovered monuments (MCPE-29375)
Enchanting
- Enchanting Table's enchantment probability is now weighted (MCPE-101588)
Vanilla Parity
- Fixed Barrier Block hitbox missing when not holding a Barrier Block (MCPE-137646)
- Fixed Barrier Blocks not blocking projectiles (MCPE-137646)
- Fixed Barrier Blocks not blocking player interaction with blocks behind them
- Shulker Boxes now drop their contents when destroyed as an item (MCPE-129470, MCPE-87877)
- Bows and Tridents are now held more similarly to Java Edition (MCPE-126717, MCPE-44418)
- Grass and water block tint colors are no longer slightly randomized with noise
- Abandoned villages are now far rarer, more closely matching the Java Edition (MCPE-71769)
Graphical
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Trident, Shield, and Crossbow to render incorrectly when an additional player is connected over the internet using a Marketplace skin (MCPE-118358)
- Fixed a bug which could cause the Spyglass to appear as if it's being thrown when using a custom skin (MCPE-127498)
- Fixed emissive light propagation in ray tracing mode by increasing irradiance cache sample size (MCPE-135157)
- The hotbar is no longer too dark when anti-aliasing is increased (MCPE-54213)
- The crosshair no longer flickers during multiplayer sessions (MCPE-123918)
Marketplace
- Replaced loading bars with new loading spinner in the Marketplace
User Interface
- Fixed the hotbar being misaligned with XP bar by 1 pixel (MCPE-46975)
- Using the touch interface, holding the output slot on the Stonecutter or Loom will now rapidly craft items (MCPE-128423)
- Fixed an incorrect popup when attempting to activate a pack with a missing dependency (MCPE-130978)
- Fixed translation issues for some keys containing upper case letters
Technical Update
Commands
- Animations and events defined in Behavior Packs can now run commands that require cheats without the player enabling cheats (such as setting certain rules with the /gamerule command)
Potions
- "potion.prefix" and "potion..postfix" potion string resources have been renamed to "potion..name"
- Potion name string resources have been changed so there are separate "Splash" and "Lingering" string resources
- The old style of using "potion.prefix" and "potion.*.postfix" is still supported
User Interface
- Content warning message now informs the user of issues with their language file if the format is invalid