Minecraft:Bedrock Edition guides/Trails & Tales

This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:Trails & Tales update (Template:BE 1.20.0 to 1.20.41), which assumes at least some familiarity with Minecraft:The Wild Update (Bedrock Edition 1.19.x releases), excluding experimental features in these versions.

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Camel	File:Camel Walk.gif	Spawn in desert Minecraft:villages	Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	The first mob on which two people can ride at the same time Can be fed with cacti
Minecraft:Sniffer	File:Sniffer walk.gif	Does not spawn naturally Spawned by hatching Sniffer Eggs	Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	Mob with the most votes in the first round on Mob Vote Their babies are called Snifflets

Changed

Minecraft:Horse, Minecraft:mule, and Minecraft:donkey	Template:Animate	Can now be tempted using a Minecraft:golden apple, Minecraft:golden carrot, or Minecraft:enchanted golden apple.
Minecraft:Llama	Template:Animate	Can now be tempted using a Minecraft:hay bale.
Minecraft:Magma cube	File:Magma Cube JE2 BE2.png	Can now be affected from Minecraft:Jump Boost.
Minecraft:Hoglin	File:Hoglin BE2.png	Now have their own sound when transforming into Minecraft:zoglins.
Minecraft:Husk	File:Husk JE2 BE2.png	Now plays a sound when converting to a Minecraft:drowned.
Minecraft:Pig	File:Pig JE3 BE2.png	Now emit sounds when transformed into Minecraft:zombified piglin.
Minecraft:Snow golem	File:Snow Golem.png	Now plays a sound when they throw Minecraft:snowballs.
Minecraft:Villager	File:Plains Villager Base JE2.png	The discount for curing a villager is no longer multiplied if the villager is reinfected and cured again. When killed they no longer drop items held in their hands. Minecraft:Cartographers no longer offer exploration maps as a trade item when not in the overworld.
Minecraft:Wandering trader	File:Wandering Trader.png	Now can sell 1 Minecraft:cherry sapling for 5 emeralds.
Minecraft:Witch	File:Witch BE.png	Now throws Minecraft:Healing and Minecraft:Regeneration Minecraft:potions at raiders during village Minecraft:raids. Now target Minecraft:players within a 16 block distance.
Minecraft:Zombie villager	File:Plains Zombie Villager Base.png	Now displays their rank in appearance. Curing time is now randomized between 3 and 5 minutes, to match Template:JE.
Minecraft:Cat	Template:Animate	Now plays a sound when begging for food.
Minecraft:Guardian and Minecraft:elder guardian	File:Guardian.gif File:Elder Guardian.gif	Makes flopping sounds again when on land.
Minecraft:Iron golem and Minecraft:snow golem	File:Iron Golem JE2 BE2.png File:Snow Golem.png	Now have a crumbling-like Minecraft:particle effect when they are created.
Minecraft:Wither	File:Wither JE2 BE2.png	The Minecraft:boss bar on the HUD is now same color as Template:JE.
Minecraft:Wither skeleton	File:Wither Skeleton JE4 BE3.png	Now have their own unique Minecraft:sounds.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Bamboo mosaic	File:Bamboo Mosaic.png		Axe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Bamboo mosaic stairs and slabs	File:Bamboo Mosaic Stairs.pngFile:Bamboo Mosaic Slab.png		Axe	Used for decoration
Minecraft:Bamboo planks	File:Bamboo Planks.png		Axe	Functions the same as every other plank type.
Minecraft:Bamboo stairs and Minecraft:slabs	File:Bamboo Stairs.pngFile:Bamboo Slab.png		Axe	Used for decoration
Minecraft:Block of bamboo	File:Block of Bamboo.png		Axe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Stripped block of bamboo	File:Stripped Block of Bamboo.png	It can be obtained by stripping the block of bamboo	Axe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Bamboo trapdoor	File:Bamboo Trapdoor.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Bamboo pressure plate	File:Bamboo Pressure Plate.png		Axe	Produces a redstone signal when stepped on.
Minecraft:Bamboo button	File:Bamboo Button.png		Axe	Produces a redstone signal when pressed.
Minecraft:Bamboo fence	File:Bamboo Fence.png		Axe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players.
Minecraft:Bamboo fence gate	File:Bamboo Fence Gate.png		Axe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players. Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Bamboo door	File:Bamboo Door.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Bamboo sign	File:Bamboo Wall Sign.pngFile:Bamboo Sign.png		Axe	Displays custom text. Text color can be changed with Minecraft:dyes, or brightened with Minecraft:glow ink sacs.
Minecraft:Calibrated sculk sensor	File:Calibrated Sculk Sensor.gif		Hoe	Used for sound-operated redstone systems
Minecraft:Cherry log	File:Cherry Log.png	Found naturally at Cherry Trees	Axe	Can be crafted into planks of the corresponding wood type
Minecraft:Cherry planks	File:Cherry Planks.png		Axe	Functions the same as every other plank type.
Minecraft:Cherry stairs and slabs	File:Cherry Stairs.pngFile:Cherry Slab.png		Axe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Cherry leaves	File:Cherry Leaves.png	Found naturally at Minecraft:cherry trees	Shears, hoe, sword	Saplings can grow under Cherry leaves.
Minecraft:Cherry sapling	File:Cherry Sapling.png	Drops from Minecraft:cherry leaves	Any	Can be placed in Minecraft:flower pots. Can be Minecraft:waterlogged. Grows into Minecraft:cherry trees if planted on dirt in air or water, given adequate space.
Minecraft:Cherry wood	File:Cherry Wood.png		Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into Cherry planks.
Minecraft:Stripped cherry log	File:Stripped Cherry Log.png	Can be obtained by right clicking any log with any tier of Minecraft:axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into Cherry planks.
Minecraft:Stripped cherry wood	File:Stripped Cherry Wood.png	Can be obtained by right clicking any wood with any tier of Minecraft:axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into Cherry planks.
Minecraft:Cherry trapdoor	File:Cherry Trapdoor.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Cherry pressure plate	File:Cherry Pressure Plate.png		Axe	Produces a redstone signal when stepped on.
Minecraft:Cherry button	File:Cherry Button.png		Axe	Produces a redstone signal when pressed.
Minecraft:Cherry fence	File:Cherry Fence.png		Axe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players.
Minecraft:Cherry fence gate	File:Cherry Fence Gate.png		Axe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players. Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Cherry door	File:Cherry Door.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Cherry sign	File:Cherry Wall Sign.pngFile:Cherry Sign.png		Axe	Displays custom text. Text color can be changed with Minecraft:dyes, or brightened with Minecraft:glow ink sacs.
Minecraft:Pink petals	File:Pink Petals.png	Can be generated in Cherry Biome	None	Decorative Can be craft into pink dye
Minecraft:Chiseled bookshelf	Template:Animate		Axe	Stores inserted books, enchanted books, written books and writable books
Minecraft:Hanging sign	Template:Animate		Axe	Has the same function as sign
Minecraft:Decorated pot	Template:Animate		None	Decorative Can be used to store one stack of items
Minecraft:Suspicious sand	File:Suspicious Sand.png	Produces naturally in Desert Pyramid, Well, Ocean Ruins	Shovel	Loot can be obtained by digging it
Minecraft:Suspicious gravel	File:Suspicious Gravel.png	Produces naturally in Ocean Ruins, Trail Ruins	Shovel	Loot can be obtained by digging it
Minecraft:Piglin head	File:Piglin Head (S) JE1.png	Can be obtained when Piglin dies from the Charged Creeper explosion	None	Decorative Ambient sound can be made by placing it on the note block
Minecraft:Sniffer egg	File:Sniffer Egg.png	Can be obtained by breeding sniffers or by brushing suspicious sand in warm ocean ruins	None	Hatches into Snifflets
Minecraft:Torchflower	File:Torchflower JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained by fully grown torchflower seeds	None	Decorative
Minecraft:Pitcher plant	File:Pitcher Plant JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained by fully grown pitcher pods	None	Decorative

Changed

Minecraft:Note block	File:Note Block.png	When a mob head is placed on it, it now makes ambient sound of that mob. Now produces the "harp" sound instead of "snare" using Minecraft:soul soil. Updated the sound that’s played when Minecraft:wither skeleton Minecraft:skulls are placed on top.
Minecraft:Sign	Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate	Can now be edited without breaking. Now can write on both sides. Can now be waxed with honeycomb.
Minecraft:Sculk sensor	File:Sculk Sensor.gif	Most of vibration frequencies simplified. Can now detect some events. Can now detect closing the inventory of a Minecraft:boat with chest, a bamboo raft with chest, or a Minecraft:minecart with chest.
Minecraft:Smithing table	File:Smithing Table.png	GUI reworked to include Smithing templates.
Minecraft:Barrel	File:Barrel (U) JE1 BE1.png	Recipe now use Minecraft:planks instead of Minecraft:sticks to match Template:JE.
Minecraft:Packed mud	File:Packed Mud JE1 BE1.png	Can no longer mine faster with a Minecraft:shovel.
Minecraft:Pumpkin	File:Carved Pumpkin (N) JE5.png	Using Minecraft:shears on it now produces a carving sound to match Template:JE.
Minecraft:Snow	File:Snow (layers 1) JE3 BE3.png	Now different layers of snow have different heights to match Template:JE.
Minecraft:Sculk	File:Sculk JE1 BE1.gif	No longer drops Minecraft:XP when mined with Minecraft:Silk Touch.
Minecraft:Calibrated sculk sensor	File:Calibrated Sculk Sensor BE1.gif	Can now detect closing the inventory of a Minecraft:boat with chest, a bamboo raft with chest, or a Minecraft:minecart with chest.
Minecraft:Water	File:Water BE (animated).png	Minecraft:Mobs no longer receive Minecraft:fall damage when falling into a 1 block deep water pool. The ambient sounds for entering exiting water is now played only when an Minecraft:entity is submerged below eye-level in water, matching Template:JE. The splash sound for entering water has been updated to match Template:JE.

Items

New

Minecraft:Brush	File:Brush JE1 BE1.png		By brushing suspicious blocks, loot can be obtained from within
Minecraft:Pottery sherds	Template:Animate	Can be obtained from archaeological excavations	Can be used to craft a decorated pot
Minecraft:Smithing templates	Template:Animate	Can be found in specific structures	Can be used to pattern armors via the smithing table
Minecraft:Pitcher Pod	File:Pitcher Pod JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained from Sniffer digging	Can be planted on farmland and grows into a pitcher plant.
Minecraft:Torchflower Seeds	File:Torchflower Seeds JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained from Sniffer digging	Can be planted on farmland and grows into a torchflower. Can be used to tempt and breed Minecraft:chickens, Minecraft:parrots, and Minecraft:sniffers
Minecraft:Music disc ("Relic")	File:Music Disc Relic JE1.png	Can only be obtained when brushing suspicious gravels within trail ruins, with 1⁄12 chance appeared as a rare loot.	Plays the track "Relic"
Minecraft:Spawn eggs for all new mobs.	Template:Animate	Obtained from the creative inventory.	Spawns the respective mob.

Changed

Minecraft:Armor	Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate File:Turtle Shell (item) JE1 BE1.png	Now can be visually customized with a variety of unique trims at the Minecraft:smithing table. Purely visual with no gameplay benefits. Armor trim has 2 properties: pattern and material.
Minecraft:Shield	File:Shield.png	Minecraft:Banners can now be applied to them.
Minecraft:Potion, Minecraft:splash potion, Minecraft:lingering potion and Minecraft:tipped arrow	Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate	Changed colors of following potions (all forms) and tipped arrows: Fire Resistance, Harming, Invisibility, Leaping, Night Vision, Poison, Slowness, Strength, Swiftness, Turtle Master, Water Breathing Potions no longer have an enchantment glint due to it obscuring the color of the potion contents.

Non-Mob Entities

New

Bamboo raft	File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png		None	Can be used to cross water.
Minecraft:Bamboo raft with chest	File:Bamboo Raft with Chest JE1 BE1.png		None	Can be used to transport items over water.
Cherry boat	File:Cherry Boat JE1 BE1.png		None	Can be used to cross water.
Minecraft:Cherry boat with chest	File:Cherry Boat with Chest JE1 BE1.png		None	Can be used to transport items over water.

Changed

Minecraft:Boat and Minecraft:boat with chest

Template:Animate Template:Animate

Falling from a great height while riding it no longer deals Minecraft:fall damage.

Structures

New

Minecraft:Cherry	File:Cherry Tree.png	Cherry grove	No	None	A tree made of cherry leaves and logs carpets.
Minecraft:Trail ruins	File:Trail Ruins.png	Can be generated in any biome	No	None	A mixed structure consisting mostly of blocks related to archeology and the like They are indispensable areas for archaeological excavations.

Changed

Minecraft:Ore distribution

Minecraft:Diamond ore is now generated more frequently in the Minecraft:deepslate layers of the Overworld. Added a new ore blob placement: Uniform distributed, from height -64 to -4, with blob size 8, generation frequency 2 and a 50% chance of discarding when exposed to air. Other existing diamond ore placements remain untouched.

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Cherry grove

File:Cherry Grove.png

Housing a lot of cherry trees. Also available in the update's Panorama

Minecraft:Cherrys Minecraft:Pillager outposts

Gameplay

Changed

Minecraft:Sneaking	Sneak under 1.5 blocks tall is now available without the "Short Sneaking/Short Sneaking and Crawling" experimental toggle. Players can now be forced into sneak state while flying.
Minecraft:Sound	Camera position is now used for audio listening and ambient sounds. Previously the player position and rotation were sometimes used for audio listening.
Minecraft:Rendering engine	Rendering of snow or rain is now based on camera position instead of player position.