Minecraft:Bedrock Edition guides/1.6 releases

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Template:BE 1.6.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with the Minecraft:Update Aquatic (Phase Two) (Bedrock Edition 1.5.x releases).

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Phantom

File:Phantom.png

Phantoms spawn at night and during thunderstorms high above players who are above sea level, have no obstructions above them, and have not entered a bed for at least three ingame days.

Phantoms are the fastest mob in the Overworld. Players are unable to outrun them. A good strategy versus phantoms is to obstruct their path, since they fly up if they collide with any block during an attack. Minecraft:Cats hiss at phantoms that are currently attacking players, and phantoms try to stay at least 16 blocks away from them. Phantoms do not spawn if the player has a solid block above them, meaning they do not spawn around players underground or within enclosed structures. Additionally, they do not spawn if the player is below sea level. Sleeping through the night is not actually required. The statistic that controls their spawning is reset when the player leaves a bed, so simply entering and then leaving a bed is enough.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Barrier

File:Barrier JE2 BE2.png

Only obtainable via commands

Cannot be broken in survival

Acts like bedrock, but is completely transparent. Can be used to create impenetrable boundaries.

Changed

Minecraft:TNT

File:TNT JE2 BE1.png

No longer damages players and mobs when it explodes in water.

Items

New

Minecraft:Phantom membrane	File:Phantom Membrane JE1 BE1.png	Dropped by Minecraft:phantoms when killed.	For repairing Minecraft:elytra on an Minecraft:anvil. Can be brewed into Minecraft:potion of Slow Falling.
Minecraft:Spawn Egg (Phantom)	File:Phantom Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png	Can be obtained only via Minecraft:creative inventory.	Has the same function as other Minecraft:spawn egg.

Changed

Minecraft:Elytra

File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png

Elytra now requires the Minecraft:phantom membrane to be repaired.

Potions

New

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Minecraft:Slow Falling