Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.100.21

Beta 1.21.100.21 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 1.21.100.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the second beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.100, released on June 18, 2025.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Additions

Command format

Minecraft:Target selectors

• Added the Template:Cd target selector, which returns the single closest entity.

Minecraft:Spawn event

• Added two new spawn events: Template:Cd and Template:Cd.
  • Both of them are only executable on spiders and cave spiders.
  • Template:Cd lets spiders and cave spiders spawn as a spider jockey with a skeleton rider, if it's nighttime or underground.
  • Template:Cd lets spiders and cave spiders spawn with a skeleton variant rider depending on the biome they spawn in, if it's nighttime and not underground.
    • It adds a wither skeleton rider in The Nether.
    • It adds a Minecraft:stray rider in snowy biomes.
    • It adds a Minecraft:bogged rider in swamp or mangrove swamp biomes.
    • If executed anywhere else or underground, it adds a regular skeleton rider.

Changes

General

Minecraft:Settings

• Moved the graphics mode and render distance options to the top of video settings for convenience.
• Added preview sounds for the new audio tab.

Graphical

Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals

• Weather events now affect the scene illumination and the color of clouds and sky in Vibrant Visuals.
• Updated Reflections configurations for "Favor Performance" presets on Xbox platforms with Vibrant Visuals.

Mobs

Minecraft:Enderman

• Endermen can now pick up all block types they are able to in Template:JE.

Minecraft:Spider

• File:Spider Jockey (Bogged) BE.png When spawning as a spider jockey in swamp or mangrove swamp biomes, it now has an 80% chance to have a bogged rider.

Cave Spider

• When spawning as a spider jockey in swamp or mangrove swamp biomes, it now has an 80% chance to have a bogged rider.

Technical

AI Goals

• Added the Template:Cd AI goal, allows an entity to take blocks from the world with the following options:
  • Template:Cd: Array of block descriptors that the entity can take, if empty can take any block.
  • Template:Cd: Entity filters for when the entity can use the goal.
  • Template:Cd: Trigger ran if the entity does take a block.
  • Template:Cd: XZ range from which the entity will try and take blocks from.
  • Template:Cd: Y range from which the entity will try and take blocks from.
  • Template:Cd: Chance each tick to try and take a block.
  • Template:Cd: If the goal is affected by the mob griefing game rule.
  • Template:Cd: If the entity requires line of sight on the block it tries to take.
• Removed the Template:Cd AI goal, it upgrades to the above goal.
• Added the Template:Cd AI goal, allows an entity to place blocks in the world with the following options:
  • Template:Cd: Array of block descriptors that the entity can place if its carried item, if empty can place any block from its carried item.
  • Template:Cd: Array of weighted block descriptors that the entity can randomly place, if empty the entity will try to place the block in its carried item instead.
  • Template:Cd: Entity filters for when the entity can use the goal.
  • Template:Cd: Trigger ran if the entity does place a block.
  • Template:Cd: X range from which the entity will try and place blocks in.
  • Template:Cd: Y range from which the entity will try and place blocks in.
  • Template:Cd: Chance each tick to try and place a block.
  • Template:Cd: If the goal is affected by the mob griefing game rule.
• Removed the Template:Cd AI goal, it upgrades to the above goal.

Minecraft:API

• Removed Template:Cd's block API from Template:Cd, it was deemed too risky to expose to server scripting API since the component is only being used on client.
• Moved enum Template:Cd from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Moved enum Template:Cd from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Moved class Template:Cd from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Moved Template:Cd property on Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, and Template:Cd from Template:Cd into Template:Cd.
• Moved Template:Cd methods Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, and Template:Cd from Template:Cd into Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Block

• Template:Cd, Template:Cd, and Template:Cd will now shift to Template:Cd in the distance again when used as render method in Template:Cd.
• Removed Upcoming Creator Features toggle requirement from Movable Component.

Block Components

• Field Template:Cd no longer requires Upcoming Creator Features experiment to work. JSON Template:Cd still needs to be >= Template:Cd.

Components

• Content warnings will log missing references in Jigsaw Structure, Processor List, Template Pool, and Structure Sets JSON.

Minecraft:Molang

• Template:Cd is now usable by all entities, not just enderman.
• Template:Cd returns 1.0 if the entity is carrying any block, including air.

Minecraft:Textures

• Modified Json parsing of Template:Cd texture objects in Template:Cd files:
  • Template:Cd field clamped to minimum value of 0.05.
  • Template:Cd field clamped to maximum value of 1000000.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Beta APIs", and "Custom Biomes" Minecraft:experimental toggles.

Additions

Technical

API

• Added Template:Cd method to Template:Cd which runs after the test is completed, regardless if it passed, failed, or timed out.

Changes

Technical

Gameplay

• When loading a chunk that used a removed custom biome, the removed biome is now replaced with the dimension's default biome, which is ocean in the Overworld.

Fixes

Template:Fixes Other

• Fixed a bug where the death screen could be shown while the player was alive when certain gamepad buttons where pressed at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where endermen could take blocks without having line of sight to them.