Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.70.20

Beta 1.20.70.20 (Android) or Preview 1.20.70.20 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the first beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.70, released on January 24, 2024,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Tutorial hints

• Added tutorial hints.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Grass Block

• The ID has been changed from grass to grass_block.

Minecraft:Leaves

• The different leaf type Minecraft:block states for the leaves and leaves2 IDs have now been split up into their own IDs.

Old ID	New ID
Template:BlockSprite leaves	Template:BlockSprite oak_leaves
	Template:BlockSprite spruce_leaves
	Template:BlockSprite birch_leaves
	Template:BlockSprite jungle_leaves
Template:BlockSprite leaves2	Template:BlockSprite acacia_leaves
	Template:BlockSprite dark_oak_leaves

Minecraft:Wooden Slab

• The different wood type Minecraft:block states for the wooden_slab and double_wooden_slab IDs have now been split up into their own IDs.

Old ID	New ID
Template:BlockSprite wooden_slab	Template:BlockSprite oak_slab
	Template:BlockSprite spruce_slab
	Template:BlockSprite birch_slab
	Template:BlockSprite jungle_slab
	Template:BlockSprite acacia_slab
	Template:BlockSprite dark_oak_slab
Template:BlockSprite double_wooden_slab	Template:BlockSprite oak_double_slab
	Template:BlockSprite spruce_double_slab
	Template:BlockSprite birch_double_slab
	Template:BlockSprite jungle_double_slab
	Template:BlockSprite acacia_double_slab
	Template:BlockSprite dark_oak_double_slab

General

Minecraft:Realms

• Updated the Realms Plus landing page to make it more clear how Realms subscriptions work.
• The text-to-speech narrator will now read the filter dropdown menu in the members tab when collapsed.
• The text-to-speech narrator will now read the sort dropdown menu in the members tab when collapsed.
• Added full narration for timestamps in stories and comments.
• Removed double narration from the Opt Out button in the Realms settings menu.

Touch Controls

• The button's textures of the "D-Pad & tap to interact" touch control mode have been updated.

Mobs

Minecraft:Wolf

• Wolves can now withstand the same amount of damage as Template:In.
  • Rather than halving all damage dealt to tamed wolves by entities other than Minecraft:players or Minecraft:arrows.
• Increased the maximum health of tamed wolves from Template:Hp to Template:Hp. Pre-existing tamed wolves need to be fed to reach the new maximum health.
  • To ensure the healing rate remains consistent, the health restored by feeding wolves has been doubled.

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Added Template:Cd and Template:Cd for accessing & modifying Minecraft:game rules.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd API from beta to stable.
• @minecraft/server.WeatherChangeAfterEvent
  • Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.
• Moved Template:Cd from Template:Cd to 1.9.0.

Minecraft:JSON

Entities

• The entity_sensor component’s range field now supports two values, the first one for horizontal range and the second one for vertical range.
• This requires a format_version of 1.20.70 or higher.

Spawn rules

• minecraft:spawns_on_block_filter now supports block descriptors.
• minecraft:spawns_on_block_prevented_filter now supports block descriptors.
• minecraft:spawns_above_block_filter now supports block descriptors.

Minecraft:Molang

• Added new Molang API’s that give read access to rider body and head rotations:
  • rider_body_x_rotation(riderIndex) => float
  • rider_body_y_rotation(riderIndex) => float
  • rider_head_x_rotation(riderIndex) => float
  • rider_head_y_rotation(riderIndex,clampRotation?) => float
  • ride_body_x_rotation => float
  • ride_body_y_rotation => float
  • ride_head_x_rotation => float
  • ride_head_y_rotation(clampRotation?) => float

Minecraft:NBT Parsing

• Loading of NBT data is now more restrictive. Negative-length arrays, invalid tag ids, and not enough bytes in a payload are now all treated as errors which will prevent a tag loading where before those conditions were sometimes ignored.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Armadillo and Wolf Armor", "Update 1.21", and "Beta APIs" experimental toggles.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Armadillo Scute

• The texture has been changed.

Minecraft:Armadillo Spawn Egg

• The texture has been changed.

Minecraft:Wolf Armor

• The texture has been changed.

Mobs

Minecraft:Armadillo

• The texture has been updated.
• Now have a reduced vertical range when scanning for potential threats.
• Can now also be found in Minecraft:badlands biome variations.
• Now scare away Minecraft:spiders and Minecraft:cave spiders, but only when they are not rolled up.
• Now float better and create more splash particles when in water.
• Baby armadillos now catch up to their parents a bit faster.
• The armadillo’s roll-up behavior has been enhanced to bolster its defensive capabilities:
  • Armadillos are now more resistant to damage when rolled up.
  • Armadillos now roll up when attacked by a player or a mob, instead of panicking.
  • Armadillos now keep track of the last player who hit them, regarding them as a threat for 20 seconds.

Minecraft:Cave Spiders & Minecraft:Spiders

• Are now scared of Minecraft:armadillos not in a rolled up state.

Minecraft:Wolf

• The collars of tamed wolves have been increased in size, making them visible not only from the front but also from other angles.
  • The color of the collars is slightly different from Template:El.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Wind Charge Projectile

• Updated the model, texture, and animation to give it a more dynamic look and feel.

Technical

Minecraft:API

• ItemComponent
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
    • Added Template:Cd.
    • Added Template:Cd.
    • Added Template:Cd.
    • Added Template:Cd.
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• Added interface Template:Cd. Used to include / exclude blocks by tag, type and permutation.
• BlockRaycastOptions
  • Added optional member Template:Cd.
  • Updated Template:Cd to throw if the BlockFilter include / exclude types cannot be resolved inside Template:Cd.
  • Added a Template:Cd method that disable and enable the scripting watchdog in scripts.
• Added function Template:Cd - Plays a sound at a specified location for all players in the dimension.
• Template:Cd - Will now clear iterations in the current tick as well as any scheduled for future ticks. Previously would only clear iterations in future ticks.

Minecraft:Molang

• Removed the following experimental Molang queries:
  • biome_has_any_tag
  • biome_has_all_tags
  • self
  • target
  • client_input_type
  • get_nearby_entities
  • get_nearby_entities_except_self

Fixes

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• Fixed lighting artifacts that could occur after suspending/resuming on Android in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Items held by players now cast shadows when in third-person in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Items held by mobs now cast shadows in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Fixed banner staffs not rendering while equipped in hand in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Improved point light color blending in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Fixed point lights behind the camera popping in and out in the Deferred Technical Preview.
• Fixed skylight not being updated properly when big gap of air were present between the ceiling and the floor.
• Fixed deleting the last story on a Realms Stories Feed page not redirecting you back to the previous page.
• Realms Stories no longer requires the game to restart after the feature is released.
• Fixed narration for main panel text and Realm Feed button on Realm Slots screen.
• Fixed a bug where pressing the back button at the choose a subscription screen would cause the “Preview Realms couldn’t load” message under some circumstances.