Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.12.0

1.12.0 is a major update to Template:El released on July 9–10, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite</ref> This update mostly focuses on map-making features by re-adding the Minecraft:camera, adding new Minecraft:game rules and command-related features, and expanding Minecraft:add-on mechanics.

Additions

Items

Minecraft:Camera

• Has been re-added.
  • Can only be obtained with the Template:Cmd command.
• Only as an item form, not as an entity.

Command format

Minecraft:Commands

• Added several new commands related to add-ons and mapmaking.

Minecraft:Game rules

• Added Template:Code gamerule.
  • Allows players to specify a radius circle for players to spawn in.
• Added Template:Code gamerule.
  • Are related to delay option for commands.

Minecraft:Namespaces

• Added Template:Cd prefix for Template:Cmd to separate vanilla items and add-on items.

Minecraft:World options

• Added a new "Respawn Radius" option in the game settings.

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• Added new particles:
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General

Dedicated servers

• Enabled content logging on Minecraft:Bedrock Dedicated Servers.

Item IDs

• Item instance IDs can now be synchronized between clients and servers.

Minecraft:Splashes

• Added new splash texts:<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • "All blocks covered!"
  • "feedback.minecraft.net"
  • "It came from space."
  • "Rainbow turtle?"
  • "Something funny!"
  • "I need more context."
  • "Ahhhhhh!"
  • "Don't worry, be happy!"
  • "Water bottle!"
  • "What's the question?"
  • "Plant a tree!"
  • "Go to the dentist!"
  • "What do you expect?"
  • "Look mum, I'm in a splash!"

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Bamboo and Minecraft:seagrass

• Updated their texture brightness to match Template:El. (Template:Bug, Template:Bug)

Minecraft:Barrels

• Now have their own section in the Minecraft:Creative inventory, instead of under the chests category. (Template:Bug)

Minecraft:Cartography tables and Minecraft:lecterns

• Adjusted and added UI tooltips for both blocks.

Minecraft:Command blocks

• Added auto complete to command blocks.
• Added a delay option to command blocks.
  • A delay can be added to the command block using the new field. The ticks for this delay are in redstone ticks.

Minecraft:Structure blocks

• Now have an outline when placed.

Items

Minecraft:Golden apples and Minecraft:enchanted golden apples

• Now have rarity tooltips.

Mobs

Minecraft:Illager captains

• Converting a normal pillager to a captain with the tag command now displays the banner correctly.
• Now drop banners correctly even if the world is reloaded.
• The Minecraft:Bad Omen effect is now only received when killing an illager captain, and not when dealing non-fatal damage with a Minecraft:bow or damage potion.

Minecraft:Villagers

• Villager Minecraft:trading UI no longer opens and closes if the player is standing too far away.
• Clerics can now correctly pathfind to their job sites.
• Fletchers now sell 16 Minecraft:arrows instead of 5.
• Butchers now sell 5 Minecraft:cooked rabbit for 1 Minecraft:emerald instead of 5.
• Leatherworkers now sell 1 Minecraft:saddle for 6 emeralds instead of 10.
• Toolsmiths now sell 1 Minecraft:diamond hoe for 4 emeralds instead of 9.
• Villagers that are actively trading with players no longer run and hide if the Minecraft:raid bell rings.
• Added a sound to indicate when a villager does not want to trade, such as during a raid.
• Cured villagers now keep the jobs they had before becoming a Minecraft:zombie.

Minecraft:Wandering traders and Minecraft:zombie villagers

• Added new sounds.

General

• Improved performance.
• Changed the Minecraft:chat font to Segoe UI.

Minecraft:Add-ons

• New items can now be added with add-ons.
• Mob events can now be enabled and disabled in world templates.
• Animations and particles can be added without being linked to entities.
• Inventory, armor, and hand containers can be adapted through scripting.
• Sound effects can now be triggered by animation events.
• Added new executeCommand to the Scripting API.
• Added Scripting events for interaction with items, for example:
  • Item picked up
  • Item dropped
  • Carried item changed
• Added One-shot animation support, allowing the ability to execute a single animation on an entity.
• Particle emitters can now trigger scripting events.
• Updated documentation of actor events, to document client-side usage of actor events in resource packs.
• "Add block" components now use JSON schemas.
• Added a screen to view content log errors.
  • The log screen can be opened using Template:Key+Template:Key, or by going to Settings and then Profile.
• Added code to allow static validation scripts to be run locally.
• Custom blocks can now be added through Scripting.
  • This is currently still a "work in progress" feature, and more functionality will be added in future updates.
• Custom blocks can currently only be added through additional JSON scripting.
  • Custom blocks can only be placed with slash commands.
• Added new data-driven particles:
  • Llama Spit
  • Large Explosions
  • Colored Flames
  • Redstone Dust
  • Falling Dust
  • Lava
  • Enchanting Table
  • Conduit
• Added new data-driven animations:
  • Wolves
  • Fang Attack
  • Arrows
  • Shulker Bullets
  • Bows
  • Water
• Updated documentation to include a breaking changes section
• Basic item related events have been exposed to the scripting API. This includes:
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• Basic inventory events have been exposed to the scripting API. This includes:
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• New block events and two new APIs have been included to query for blocks. This includes:
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  • Events:
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  • Allows the scripting API to get the result of a slash command.
• Event data API:
  • Allows creators to create event data, register and pass it to the event function.
• Updated demo pack.
• Biome generation is now customizable via behavior packs.

Music

• Now still plays when the keyboard is being used.

Menu screen

• The "Store" button has been renamed to "Marketplace".
• The Minecraft:Village & Pillage panorama should now properly appear instead of 1.8.0 or Minecraft:Update Aquatic.

Minecraft:Realms

• Realm owners can now set relevant permissions for players invited to their Realm.
  • Default settings can be set for all new members entering a Realm.
  • The owner can set permissions for an invited player to either visitor, member or operator.
  • When resetting a world, or uploading a new world, already set permissions stay in place.

Minecraft:Splashes

• Removed the following splashes:
  • "[snapshot intensifies]!"
  • "There's no stopping the Trollmaso."

Minecraft:Sounds

• Increased the frequency and volume of the ambient mob sounds made during raids, to make them easier to locate.

Player positioning

• The player's position now adjusts to the gap they are within:
  • 1.5 blocks: sneaking posture
  • <1 block: swimming animation
• Being forced into an area under two blocks high causes the player to adopt the appropriate posture.

Fixes

Crashes

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the game on some Windows 10 devices.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when certain interactive blocks are loading in when joining a Realm (e.g. beds, chests, furnaces).
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching players on Xbox One.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when engaging in a fight with an elder guardian in an ocean monument.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing an egg or snowball. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trading with a villager.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing a trident with Loyalty enchantment.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Nintendo Switch when the game was saving or loading. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that could occur when suspending and resuming the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when signing into Xbox Live.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when choosing a skin on the first launch of the game.
• Fixed a Marketplace issue that could result in the game getting stuck or crashing when loading in items.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when the game was checking for previously downloaded content.

Performance

• Made further performance improvements when opening inventory screens. (Template:Bug)
• Made several performance improvements related to various UI screens and interactions.
• Significantly reduced bandwidth usage by allowing the client to reuse chunks it has already seen.
• Improved chunk loading performance in multiplayer.
• Improved performance around new villages and villager job sites.
• Several other performance improvements, including some related to mob AI pathfinding.
• Frosted ice blocks no longer drops performance while they're melting. (Template:Bug)
• Endermen teleporting particles no longer cause consistent performance drops, especially during boss fights.
• Reduced the amount of memory required to load textures.
• Cached resource packs no longer decrease performance on Nintendo Switch. (Template:Bug)

General

• Removed an unnecessary Xbox Live sign-in notification.
• Fixed an issue where consuming the last item in a stack to unlock an achievement could cause the achievement not to unlock.
• The "Haggler" achievement once again unlocks when requirements are met.
• The "Zombie Doctor" achievement now unlocks when curing a zombie villager. (Template:Bug)
• Marketplace resource packs are now immediately applied after downloading in the world edit menu. (Template:Bug)
• Player permissions now apply correctly when more than one operator tries to adjust them.
• Made improvements to roaming skins, which should apply correctly after reloading or reinstalling the game and signing in.
• Custom skins are now applied correctly without needing to restart the game to see them (on compatible platforms). (Template:Bug, Template:Bug)
• Skins equipped from the "Recent" section are once again applied when selected.
• World settings now sync correctly between different Xbox One devices.
• Resource packs are now applied correctly after downloading through the world or global settings.
• Newly purchased Realms are now always visible after finalizing the purchase.
• Fixed an issue that would show an error message when attempting to renew a Realm subscription on Xbox One. (Template:Bug)

Gameplay

• Fixed several related issues with end gateway portals. These should now teleport the player to the correct safe location when used. (Template:Bug, Template:Bug, Template:Bug)
• Villager trading now properly takes away items from the second slot, when applicable. (Template:Bug)
• Only players who fought in a raid now receive the Hero of the Village effect in Realms.
• Players no longer see through the world when clipping into blocks after leaving a boat. (Template:Bug)
• Players can now interact with blocks while holding a charged crossbow on touch devices.
• Players no longer clip through walls when transitioning from swimming to standing in water.
• Players that are being healed can now still be knocked back by TNT.
• Arrows that are shot into blocks keep their position when reloading the world.
• Area of Effect clouds no longer try to spawn excessive numbers of particles when the time of day is changed. (Template:Bug)

Mobs

• Corrected the position of leads on wolves.
• Tamed cats no longer slide around while sitting. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed the missing taiga zombie villager skin.
• Fixed a z-fighting texture issue on some villager skins.
• Dyed leather horse armor color no longer affects other horse armor. (Template:Bug)
• Vindicators can now path correctly over carpet during raids.
• The wither no longer plays its spawning animation when reloading a world. (Template:Bug)
• Mobs no longer path-find over brewing stands.
• Added a sound to indicate when a villager does not want to trade (like during a raid).
• Mobs now spawn on double slabs. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed the sitting model for cats that were previously tamed ocelots. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed missing zombie villager sounds. (Template:Bug)
• New zombie villagers now have the correct name in death messages instead of a placeholder name. (Template:Bug)
• Mobs no longer get stuck when pathfinding on ladders. (Template:Bug)
• Evokers no longer move too fast when moving towards villages in raids.
• Mobs no longer spawn inside leaves during raids.
• Villagers that are actively trading with players no longer run and hide when the raid bell rings.
• Tamed tuxedo cats now use the proper texture. (Template:Bug)
• Stray cats can no longer claim beds in villages for worlds converted from version 1.10. (Template:Bug)
• The ghast spinning model in monster spawners is now the correct size.
• Fixed the wandering trader's podzol and coral trades.
• Removed the sand trade from the wandering trader.
• Iron golems no longer run to the world center after their village is destroyed. (Template:Bug)
• Villagers without professions now follow regular schedules and actually sleep.
• Fixed the creeper model in some Marketplace maps.

Blocks

• Fixed various scenarios where certain blocks couldn't be placed until the game was restarted.
• Frosted ice blocks can now be broken. (Template:Bug)
• Flowing lava once again turns into cobblestone when hit by water. (Template:Bug)
• Red sandstone stairs now have correct textures on all sides. (Template:Bug)
• Players no longer lose villager job site locations if they replace a job site block that is tied to an experienced villager.
• Village job site blocks now have consistent sound volume levels when used by players.
• Scaffolding can no longer be placed on conduit blocks.
• The bell now swings towards a player when it is hit. (Template:Bug)
• Note block particles now correctly correspond to the notes played.
• The grindstone now correctly combines and repairs two damaged items.
• Farmland now has the correct side and bottom textures. (Template:Bug)
• Smokers now have the correct bottom texture. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed door and trapdoor textures. (Template:Bug)
• Cocoa beans now break and drop when pushed by pistons. (Template:Bug)
• Slabs and other non-solid blocks once again prevent grass from growing on dirt. (Template:Bug)
• Flowing water is no longer left behind after flowing over string. (Template:Bug)
• Bells now ring when hit with splash and lingering potions.
• Composter growth particles now appear in the correct location.
• Blocks can once again be placed on unlit redstone ore. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed animated textures for flowing lava and water on several texture packs.

Items

• Efficiency pickaxes now break packed ice at a faster rate. (Template:Bug)
• Dropped items no longer prevent minecarts from being placed on rails.
• Empty glass bottles now stack correctly when removed from brewing stands. (Template:Bug)
• Banner patterns can no longer be lost or duplicated when switching them in a loom with a full inventory.
• Using pick block on sweet berry bushes now gives the player the correct item. (Template:Bug)
• Bone meal is now consumed correctly when used on grass.
• Cactus blocks of different growth stages can be smelted into green dye again. (Template:Bug)
• Stripped birch wood is no longer used to craft acacia planks when playing on Realms. (Template:Bug)
• Shields no longer appear too bright in item frames. (Template:Bug)
• Updated the illager banner texture. (Template:Bug)
• The correct colors of wool are now displayed as a material required to create colored banners in the recipe book.
• The player's arm is no longer displaced in first-person view after eating food. (Template:Bug)
• Tinted spawn eggs are now properly scaled in item frames.

World generation

• Fixed a bug on dedicated servers and Realms which could cause the wrong block types to generate in the world.
• Tweaked the number of job sites that generate in villages.

User interface

• Updated the glass texture for locked maps in the cartography table UI. (Template:Bug)
• Adjusted the cartography table screen to fit Android screens when using Classic UI.
• Pressing the Y button on a controller on the cartography table output slot now only crafts the correct amount.
• Added controller tooltips for the lectern screen.
• Items that are split between slots in the villager trading screen still count as a total trade amount.
• The How to Play button on the cartography table now directs to the proper screen.
• Killing a wandering trader's llama can no longer display their inventory screen.
• The screen reader prompt no longer appears every time network settings are adjusted on Nintendo Switch.
• The "Always Day" toggle now correctly animates and shows the correct setting. (Template:Bug)
• Dates appear again next to player earned achievements in the achievements menu.
• The 'Invite to Game' button is no longer enabled on featured servers.
• Going back to the Play screen (or Settings screen) now properly selects the previously selected tab when Text to Speech is enabled.
• The "Wheel Turning" button is now only shown once in the Minecraft VR settings.
• Made improvements to the patch notes to make sure the correct ones show up after an update.
• The Marketplace search screen now displays the proper pack icons.
• The "New" tag is now properly removed from a Marketplace collection once it has been viewed.
• Fixed Marketplace sale items not showing the discount percentage.

Commands

• Further improvements to performance when using selectors with commands.
• Removed "tile" prefix in the Template:Cmd command. (Template:Bug)
• Made item names more consistent by removing "tile" from the beginning of some of them.
• Blocks and entities that aren't available in the Creative inventory no longer require the "Template:Cd" namespace when used as parameters in commands.
• After 'fishing_hook' is killed by command, players can now cast the hook again without having to cast twice.
• Killing a rideable entity no longer respawns its rider when killed in the same tick.
• The Template:Cmd command now works reliably with items renamed in the language files.

Add-ons and script engine

• The behavior pack template once again contains the 'spawn_rules' folder.
• Removing a timer component and adding a new one should no longer have the new timer inherit the old timer's time value.
• Custom underwater mobs can now spawn naturally.
• Custom entities now correctly re-evaluate current target validity.
• Template:Cd now returns a 3D array of block objects.
• Fixed a scripting issue that could cause the player to float.
• Template:Cd and Template:Cd now correctly retrieve updated data.
• Pick block now works correctly on non-vanilla entities that have been added using add-ons. (Template:Bug)
• Functions ran on a game loop now use an origin which has Game Master permissions, not Owner permissions.
  • Added a new constructor parameter to the 'Template:Cd' so that the function manager can create an instance with upgraded permissions.
• Player position is now reported for the player feet like other mobs.
• Collision Box and Attack components report the correct data now.