Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.2.0.2

Beta 1.2.0.2 (also known as 1.2 build 1) is the first build released for 1.2.0 that introduces multiple new features.<ref>Template:Cite</ref> This is the first ever beta released in 2017.

This is the only version of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition that can be played on Android devices that do not own the game in the Google Play Store.

Additions

General

• Minecraft:Splitscreen functionality<ref name="combine">Template:Reddit</ref>
• In-game help guide.
• How to play/tutorial screen
• New loading screens with tips
• Redesigned crafting UI incorporating the Minecraft:recipe book
  • This results in a new Minecraft:Creative inventory layout with redesigned tabs and reorganization of all blocks and items.
• Options
  • World starting preferences
    • Starting Minecraft:Map
    • Minecraft:Bonus Chest
    • Trust Players
  • Game rule preferences
    • TNT Explodes
    • Natural Regeneration
  • Game rules can be toggled in the options menu
  • Player permissions
  • In-game server host options
  • Worlds can now be set to Invite Only, Friends Only, or Friends of Friends
  • Render Clouds and Fancy Leaves can now be toggled in Video Settings
• Remix 3D export functionality (Windows 10 only)
• Underwater particles

Gameplay

Dual wielding

• You can now put a map in the off-hand

Command format

• Template:Version exclusive: Template:Cmd
  • Replaces the functionality of Minecraft:spawn chunks in the Java Edition and allows the creation of areas that update even if no player is around
  • Many ticking areas can be created as long as the chunk limit is not exceeded
  • Ticking areas work inter-dimensional
  • Enables features such as crop growth, command blocks, redstone and mob activity when the player is not around
  • Command variations:
    • tickingarea add <from: x y z> <to: x y z> [name: string] (adds a ticking area for a set string in a defined area)
    • tickingarea add circle <center: x y z> <radius: int> [name: string] (adds a ticking area for a set string in a defined circular area)
    • tickingarea remove <position: x y z> (removes a ticking area from a position)
    • tickingarea remove <name: string> (removes a ticking area from a set string)
    • tickingarea remove_all (removes all ticking areas)
    • tickingarea list [all-dimensions] (lists all ticking areas)
• Template:Version exclusive: tick_world
  • Prevents entities from despawning and makes an entity load the world
  • Optional despawn distance available for entities that should despawn when players are far away (eg Ender Dragon)
• Template:Version exclusive: user interface elements for commands to prevent the need for typing<ref>https://twitter.com/argo_major/status/879822534698426369</ref>
• @s selector<ref name=commands/>
  • Used to target the entity executing the command
• Template:Cmd:
  • Ability to summon projectiles like fireballs, dragon eggs, etc.

World generation

• Minecraft:Ravines

Blocks

• Minecraft:Banners
• Minecraft:Jukeboxes
• Minecraft:Coarse dirt
• Minecraft:Stained Glass
• Minecraft:Stained Glass Pane

Items

• Minecraft:Armor stands
  • Template:Version exclusive: Can stack up to 64
• Minecraft:Book and quill
  • Template:Version exclusive: Can hold two pages at the same screen
  • Template:Version exclusive: Edit button to change the words per page
• Minecraft:Firework star
• Minecraft:Firework rocket
  • Template:Version exclusive: Can be launched in any direction depending on the direction a dispenser is facing
• Minecraft:Music discs
• Minecraft:Spawn eggs
  • Minecraft:Parrot
  • Minecraft:Zombie Villager

Entities

• Minecraft:Parrots
• Minecraft:Armor stands
  • Template:Version exclusive: Can hold tools such as swords without the need for commands
  • Template:Version exclusive: Have a limited amount of poses that can be switched between by sneaking and interacting with them (right-clicking by default).
  • Template:Version exclusive: Redstone power can also change the pose

Changes

General

• Skins can be changed from the pause menu
• Chat messages can now be muted
• Block selections can be shown using a black outline, rather than displaying the block as a lighter color (similar to the Java Edition)
  • Old block selection interface can still be used, although the new interface is default on Xbox One and Switch<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Hiding UI elements now hides block selections as well
• Redesigned button mapping and added Pick Block for controllers
• Increased the default player limit on worlds from 5 to 8 on higher-end devices

Gameplay

• Minecraft:Brewing now requires Minecraft:blaze powder
• Items picked up are now animated on the hotbar
• Temperature decreases with height
• Block placement speed now matches the player's movement speed
• Adjusted the color that flashes when mobs are attacked
• Fishing now uses the proper loot tables to acquire enchanted items and books
• Text chat can now be opened with controllers and touch screens when sleeping in a bed
• Players can now go to bed if there are monsters nearby on Peaceful difficulty
• Directional audio will continue to match the player's point of view while standing still
• Increased the pace and smoothness of moving upstairs while riding a mob
• The chat screen can now be closed by pressing Enter when no text is present
• Controller sensitivity is now set to 50 by default
• The pause button now appears on the HUD (Android Only)
• New trade offers from villagers can be observed quicker, after the trades are unlocked
• Only one bucket can be placed in a furnace at a time
• Players can no longer drink milk instantly after milking a cow

Command format

• Template:Version exclusive: A WIP UI-driven layer on top of some of the most common commands.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• New command parsing system<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Autocomplete works "everywhere", including selector arguments<ref name=commands>Template:Tweet</ref>
• Template:Cmd
  • Template:Version exclusive: ^ used for coordinates relative to the direction the player is facing.<ref name=command>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Template:Version exclusive: facing mode to make the target entity face a specified location/entity upon teleportation.<ref name=command/>
• falling_block is selectable in commands now.<ref name=command/>
• Template:Version exclusive: fishing_hook is also selectable in commands now.<ref name=command/>
• Template:Version exclusive: Template:Cmd is now its own separate command<ref name=command/>

Blocks & Items

• Item frames converted from blocks to entities
• Enchanted Apples are now uncraftable
• Items can now travel upwards through solid blocks, allowing for 3x3 item elevators
• Beacon light beams change color when going through stained glass and stained glass panes<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• Minecraft:Ice is now transparent
• Minecraft:Stained glass and stained Minecraft:glass panes now have their own textures, and are obtainable without the use of inventory editors.
• Template:Version exclusive: Player heads now appear on Minecraft:maps
• Template:Version exclusive: Changed the inventory icons for Minecraft:glass panes, stained Minecraft:glass panes, and Minecraft:iron bars
• Locator maps now track the owner's position, regardless of dimension
• Minecraft:Banners now spawn on Minecraft:end cities
• Minecraft:Observer blocks have updated textures and will now blink red when outputting a redstone pulse
• Minecraft:Bricks, Minecraft:nether bricks, and Minecraft:clay blocks have been renamed to better differentiate from other items
• Single Minecraft:glass panes, stained Minecraft:glass panes, and Minecraft:iron bars are now rod-shaped
• Replaced grassless dirt with Minecraft:Coarse Dirt.

Fixes

• The moon is now properly oriented, while the stars correctly traverse the heavens
• Minecraft:Ghasts will no longer shoot fireballs from farther than they can be seen
• Fixed missing walking sounds for mobs
• Arrows now shake upon impact with blocks
• Minecraft:Players will no longer burn when standing near lava in the Nether
• Observer blocks can now detect many more block changes
• Optimized chunk generation and loading
• The lapis lazuli icon is no longer missing from the Enchantment Table screen
• Minecraft:Endermen will now drop the blocks they're carrying when they die
• Minecraft:Wolves tamed by players not present in a session will no longer change their whole body color
• Minecraft:End rods now give off light particles
• Increased the strength of the redstone pulse outputted by Minecraft:observers and they no longer pulse twice when observing a retracting piston
• Minecraft:Glazed terracotta now shows proper colors on maps
• Dandelions can now be crafted into yellow dye when Pocket UI is enabled
• Fixed quartz pillars not being craftable using Pocket UI
• Fixed the level up sound not playing for every five levels gained
• Other Minecraft:players should no longer be seen levitating in their sleep
• Minecraft:Woodland mansions will now spawn with birch wood floors instead of oak
• Minecraft:Witches will now drink Fire Resistance potions when standing on magma blocks
• Sounds now play when Minecraft:witches drink potions
• Minecraft:Skeletons, strays, and zombie pigmen now have a chance of spawning with enchanted gear and weapons
• Minecraft:Skeleton horses can now be saddled
• Lingering water bottles will now deal damage to blazes, endermen, and snow golems
• Ghast fireballs can now set obsidian on fire and open Nether portals
• Fixed a crash that could occur when destroying maps
• Fixed a crash that could occur when the host enters a portal in multiplayer
• Empty maps can now be combined with a compass on an anvil to create a locator map
• Fixed the texture of Minecraft:fences in the inventory and in-hand
• The available enchants on Minecraft:enchantment tables will no longer revert back to the originally available enchants upon world reload
• Evokers will no longer attack players on Minecraft:Peaceful difficulty
• Fixed mobs not attacking Minecraft:evokers after being attacked by evokers
• The proper sound now plays when evokers are transforming blue sheep
• Mining speed with Haste II and Efficiency V has been increased to its correct speed
• Minecraft:Signs can no longer be set on fire
• The Minecraft:snow golem's face can now only be seen once it's sheared.
• Fixed the hand placement of Minecraft:tools on the inventory screen
• Colored Minecraft:beds can no longer be Minecraft:dyed using the same color of dye
• Minecraft:Trapdoors will now open when placed to adjacent, active power sources
• Fixed names above baby animals being too high
• The underside of sandstone slabs now have the cracked texture
• Fixed an item duplication issue that occurred when Pocket UI was enabled
• Mobs will now avoid cacti, fire, and lava
• Fixed the position of several items when held in the off-hand
• Players can now spawn into areas occupied by partial blocks
• Minecraft:Horses can no longer run off when loading a world if they were leashed to a fence
• Lead knots can now be untied using right-click
• Lead knots now play a sound when placed
• Eating and using Minecraft:bows can now be done while riding in a Minecart for maximum multi-tasking!
• Incrementally zooming out a map and renaming it on an anvil now costs only experience level
• Particles will now appear when the ender dragon uses its dragon's breath attack while perched
• Fixed graphical issues that sometimes occurred at sunset
• The cellular data warning message will now appear in Settings when using a controller
• Singleplayer worlds no longer appear in the Friends tab
• Minecraft:Anvils will no longer consume the entire input stack when crafting a map
• Sheared sheep will no longer drop wool when they die
• Fixed some players appearing invisible in-game when they should not be
• Fixed a crash when placing glazed terracotta with Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd commands
• Fixed the controller tooltips shown on the inventory screen when placing and taking items
• Fixed icons stretching in the inventory when Pocket UI was enabled
• The crosshair now points at the correct block when sneaking
• Opening and closing the command block screen will no longer activate an observer block
• Maps, including exploration maps, can now be obtained using the Template:Cmd command
• Mooshrooms now only spawns on Mycelium blocks
• Mycelium no longer turns into dirt when there's a giant mushroom above it
• Fixed seeing through stairs, end portals, and hoppers when they are placed next to each other
• Minecraft:Hoppers will no longer intake items from the side when there is a full block above
• Fixed milking a cow with the last bucket in a stack not giving milk
• Blocks can now be placed on top of fences that have lead knots attached
• Explosions near water will now properly deal damage to players and mobs
• The Minecraft:wither will no longer play overlapping sounds
• Minecraft:Items will now be pushed when a transparent block is placed over them
• Creepers now flash properly when they're about to explode
• Minecraft:Boats no longer continue to move when the player leaves the boat and a mob is still in it
• Minecraft:Chicken jockeys will no longer sink in the water
• Players with Op status will now receive messages about commands that were entered by another Op
• Lingering potions will no longer clip through the player that threw them
• Block highlighting will no longer appear when Hide GUI is enabled
• Different top slab types no longer override each other
• Arrows will no longer infinitely bounce off the top of players in Creative mode
• Fixed a rogue pixel on the nametag texture
• Minecraft:Creepers will now take damage if they fall while following players
• Minecraft:End stone now has the proper blast resistance
• Evocation fangs can now be summoned using commands
• Mobs will now drop loot and XP orbs when killed with a splash or lingering potion of Decay
• Minecraft:Evokers no longer run away from invisible players
• Minecraft:Vexes will now attack villagers and iron golems
• Fixed several issues with excessive mob spawning and despawning
• Fixed hostile mobs spawning in well-lit areas
• Improved performance of mob AI
• Arrows are no longer deflected when shooting at burning mobs
• When fishing, the bobber will now submerge and play the right sound when a fish bites
• A message will now display when a bed is too far away when attempting to sleep
• Realms that were named with the '§' symbol can now be renamed
• Minecraft:Command block chat messages will no longer appear on the pause menu
• Minecraft:Slimes will no longer clip through blocks
• Fish hooks will now properly stick to mobs
• Adventure mode can now be selected in the world settings for imported template worlds that were set to Adventure by default
• Baby Minecraft:villagers have learned how to hold items the right way
• Farmer villagers now trade 5-7 apples for one emerald
• Open fence gates can no longer push or pull entities
• The Minecraft:ender dragon's wings will no longer flicker
• Minecraft:Diorite, Minecraft:andesite, and Minecraft:granite can no longer be used as a replacement for stone in crafting recipes
• The texture on top of Minecraft:TNT no longer rotates when ignited
• Adult Minecraft:polar bears now drop the correct amount of XP
• Minecraft:Cauldron water will no longer briefly change color when pushed by a piston
• Llamas will no longer creepily turn their heads to stare at you while riding them
• Various fixes to the Marketplace screens
• Bats can no longer swim underwater
• Minecraft:Redstone repeaters and comparators now have the proper bottom texture
• Paintings can now occupy the same space as snow and carpet
• The Template:Cmd command will now cause damage if [amplifier: int] is 255
• The GUI can now be hidden by pressing F1 while riding in boats
• Minecraft:Villagers no longer accept charcoal as coal whole trading
• Fishing rods are now held properly in-hand
• The base of end crystals have been adjusted
• Nether brick block side textures have been brightened
• The title now displays properly on the dispenser screen
• Minecraft:Iron golems can no longer be knocked back with Punch arrows
• Iron golems will now avoid fire
• Beds can no longer be placed in a way that clips through snow layers
• Various fixes to the Storage screen
• Setting the sendcommandfeedback gamerule to false no longer prevents players from displaying non-op commands such as Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd
• Fixed texture clipping on the inside of shulker boxes
• Minecraft:Shulker box opening and closing animations are now much faster
• Shulker boxes are now held properly in-hand
• Shulker boxes will now remain open until all players have closed the inventory
• Shulker boxes can now be opened when placed adjacent to shulkers
• Shulker boxes placed by dispensers will now rotate based on the surrounding blocks
• Shulker boxes are no longer misaligned in item frames
• Shulker boxes now play the proper sound when placed and broken
• Shulker boxes dropped as an item can now be destroyed by explosions
• Shulker boxes now change their collision box when opened
• Shulkers can now be teleported using commands
• Shulkers can no longer be set on fire
• Shulkers have improved their camouflage and have restored their original color
• Shulkers can now be spawned upside-down from spawn eggs
• Shulkers can no longer teleport into a block already occupied by another Shulker
• Shulkers will now teleport out of water
• The hand will no longer wave repeatedly when a player can't build
• Bone meal is now properly consumed on tall grass and ferns
• Minecarts now wobble correctly when passing over activator rails
• Giving a resistance amplifier of 8 or higher no longer causes players to gain absorption health when hurt
• Creepers stop exploding now if they lose their target
• Fixed up the ender dragon's death animation so its wings no longer turn white
• Riding a horse while eating or drinking will no longer slow it down
• Light no longer stays visible after burning a two-block tall plant
• Entities that are teleported while in boats or minecarts will no longer be teleported underground
• Improved performance when there are many items on the ground, like during wither fights
• Adult polar bears now panic when on fire
• Pistons now push arrows
• Fixed the text height on signs in the Greek Mythology Texture Pack
• Custom skins will now show properly on the skin picker without having to re-launch the game
• The Template:Cmd command will now return proper results, if failed
• The Template:Cmd command now gives repeaters the correct delay
• 'Pick block' will no longer behave strangely after dropping items from the inventory
• Blocks that are affected by gravity will no longer break when pushed by a piston facing up
• Repeating command blocks that are copied with 'pick block' and then placed will now activate repeatedly
• The "Open" button will no longer appear when looking at a command block in minecart while playing Survival
• Fixed redstone ore producing too many particles when items are dropped on top of them
• Fixed jittery squid movement after a player or mob touches it
• Mobs will now immediately take damage from magma blocks
• The wither will now die in the void
• The wither's heads will now look around more and skulls will now shoot from multiple heads
• Adjusted the look of buttons that are equipped in-hand
• Large chests will now clone correctly when using the Template:Cmd command
• Fixed the missing wolf idle sounds
• Fixed some mismatched villager trading sounds
• Minecraft:Cats now purr again
• Minecraft:Beds placed with the Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd commands will no longer be invisible
• Players will no longer fall one block when teleporting with an ender pearl
• Minecraft:Magma cubes will now take drowning damage
• Villagers will now run away from vindicators, evokers, and vexes
• Can no longer see through blocks when viewed from below and underwater
• Non-dyed leather armor with no longer use up water from a cauldron
• 'Pick Block' now works on llamas to get llama spawn eggs
• Arrows are now destroyed by end crystal explosions
• Arrows are now destroyed when using /kill @e[type=arrow]
• Other mob heads no longer appear momentarily when a mob head is placed
• Fixed exploration maps showing as blank until the game is re-launched
• Fixed Add-Ons with dependencies not loading if there was another activated pack with dependencies
• Baby mob heads are now scaled properly with Add-Ons
• When an Minecraft:ocelot spawns with two baby ocelots, the baby ocelots can now be tamed
• Mobs are now properly affected by splash potions of Strength
• Minecraft:Seeds will no longer pop off of covered farmland at night
• Minecraft:Farmland will only dry up if there is no nearby water and nothing is planted on it
• Minecraft:Monster spawners are now only able to spawn up to 4 mobs at a time
• Arrows can now be picked up after shooting at Endermen
• Air bubbles will no longer appear on the HUD when suffocating inside blocks
• The Template:Cmd command can no longer be executed if the Y coordinate has a negative value
• Minecraft:Zombie villagers now sit at the proper height in boats and minecarts
• Baby zombie jockeys will now properly mount mobs
• Minecraft:Rabbits now hop at the proper speed
• The mobgriefing gamerule now applies to monster egg blocks
• Blocks can no longer be seen through when flying close to the ground with elytra in third-person
• Players and mobs can no longer activate pressure plates beside them
• Fixed an issue that showed the mining animation for blocks that were being stood on
• The Template:Cmd command will now properly clear glazed terracotta that has been renamed
• Moss stone is now much easier to find in mega taiga biomes
• Fixed an issue that caused frosted ice not to form when walking very slowly and sneaking while wearing Frost Walker boots
• Fixed Minecraft:end portal block top texture rotating when being placed
• Minecraft:Beds, Minecraft:pistons, and Minecraft:enchantment tables will now render properly on the edge of the screen