Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.18.30.21

Beta 1.18.30.20 (Windows, Android, Xbox) or Preview 1.18.30.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the sixth beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.30, released on March 3, 2022,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which makes changes to the Minecraft:sculk shrieker, nerfs Minecraft:armor protection and fixes bugs.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Armor

• Added armor toughness to minimize the effects of the new armor penetration mechanics.
  • Diamond armor and netherite armor now have a toughness value of 2 and 3 respectively.
  • Netherite armor will now reduce more damage than diamond armor.
• Tweaked armor reduction calculation to account for toughness.
• Armor protects less due to the new penetration system, armor points count for less as the attack strength increases: each Template:Hp done by the attack reduces the effective defense points by Template:Armor, but not below 20% of the armor points. Each armor point now defends 0.8% to 4% instead of always 4%.
• Lowered the amount of knockback resistance granted by Minecraft:netherite armor. Each armor piece gives 10% of knockback reduction instead of 22.5%, so a full set reduces 40% of knockback instead of 90%.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Enchanting

• Protection now reduces damage from negative status effects like Minecraft:Poison or Wither.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
• Protection enchantments have been nerfed to match Minecraft:Java Edition. A full set of armor with Protection IV is not sufficient for a maximum amount of protection.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Technical

General

• Removed Template:Cd from data-driven blocks.

Graphics

• Testing RenderDragon on all Android, iOS, and iPadOS devices.

Template:Cd Behavior

• Template:Cd behavior is now correctly affected by Template:Cd mob effect (Template:Bug).

Block components

• Fixed a case where experimental Template:Cd did not allow partial specification.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Wild Update" and "GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Sculk shrieker

• Now listens to the tendril clicking of the sculk sensor.
• The threat level that causes the warden to spawn (to be added in a future beta/preview) will now be decreased over time.

Technical

GameTest Framework

• Template:Cd
  • Removed property Template:Cd.
• World additions for music management:
  • Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd
• Added Template:Cd JS class with volume, Template:Cd and loop properties.
• Added event Template:Cd, which fires when an entity takes damage.
• Removed 'Minecraft' and 'GameTest' imports.
  • Template:Cd and Template:Cd are now used.

Fixes

Stability and performance

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
• Fixed possible crashes on Android when suspending or resuming the app.

Gameplay

• Vertical field of view is no longer halved in horizontal split screen, making items such as book & quill easier to view when playing in split screen.
• Tweaked surrounding terrain for structures such as villages during world generation (Template:Bug).
• TNT no longer disappears when ignited with the 'TNT Explodes' game rule disabled and the 'Fire Spreads' game rule enabled (Template:Bug).
• Gravity affected blocks now fall on top snow when placed above it instead of hovering over it (Template:Bug).

Vanilla parity

• Players flying in Creative mode are no longer pushed by liquid current (Template:Bug).
• Farmer villagers can now use bone meal on crops and can turn excess seeds into bone meal at their composter (Template:Bug).
• Protection enchantment now properly works on most damage types (Template:Bug).
• Fixed a desync issue that could sometimes cause health to regenerate only visually.
• Landing on a stalagmite is now properly considered fall damage (Template:Bug).
• Fixed some issues in where damage invulnerability wasn't properly being applied.
• Fixed an issue where the Protection enchantments mitigated too much damage. This has been changed to match Java Edition (Template:Bug).
• Absorption hearts no longer stay yellow while under the Wither effect (Template:Bug).
• Lowered the amount of knockback resistance granted by netherite armor (Template:Bug).
• Punching deals less damage now, to better match the Java Edition (Template:Bug).

Graphical

• Fixed a bug in the glow squid's texture where the glow map in the alpha channel was incorrect, causing patches of non-glowing texture to be seen (Template:Bug).
• Fixed the crosshair disappearing when Outline Selection for blocks is disabled.
• Players that are on fire now render fire in front of the player on the inventory screen regardless of in-game camera perspective (Template:Bug).
• Fixed a highlight effect on leather armor appearing on paperdolls (Template:Bug).

Items

• Bucket of tropical fish no longer displays the incorrect name after catching a fish.

Marketplace

• The skin equip warning prompt once again appears when equipping a skin from a product page.

Mobs

• The ravager now targets and attacks the wandering trader (Template:Bug).
• Mobs spawned from a dispenser are now persistent (Template:Bug).
• Shulkers no longer like to occupy the same block as another shulker (Template:Bug).
• Shulkers now prioritize attaching to neighboring block faces before trying to teleport away.
• Shulkers now stay attached to the current attached blockface if it is valid, instead of switching to upright position.

User Interface

• Fixed text in certain languages not being correctly rendered in the new Create New World screen (Template:Bug).

Villagers

• Cartographers now always unlock Woodland Explorer Map trade (Template:Bug).

Commands

• Correct error output is now displayed when attempting to use the Template:Cmd command passing in the position of an unloaded area and there is 0 loot to drop.
• Added Template:Cmd command insert loot and insert kill overload.
• Title commands fired before a client was done joining will now show instead of being ignored.