Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.0.20

Beta 1.18.0.20 is the first beta version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0, released on October 6, 2021,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which moved all Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs features out from Minecraft:experimental gameplay, and fixes bugs.

Changes

World generation

Minecraft:Caves

• Old caves can now reach all the way to the surface.
• Old cave carver placement is now on parity with Java Edition.

Minecraft:Mountains

• Tweaked peaks to look more jagged on small mountains instead of looking like flat hilly mounds.

General

Minecraft:Chunks

• Improved blending between old and new chunks.

Experiments

• Removed the “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle.
  • All features previously locked behind this toggle are now available through normal gameplay.

Technical

Item Scripting

• Implemented first past of Item Script Components:
  • Template:Cd
    • Exposed interfaces for accessing script-enabled Template:Cd on Template:Cd
    • Template:Cd - returns true if the Template:Cd has the component Template:Cd attached to it
    • Template:Cd - returns a handle to the component attached to this Template:Cd. Returns an undefined handle if the component does not exist or if the component is yet to be exposed to script.
    • Template:Cd - returns an array of all attached script-enabled components on this Template:Cd.
  • Template:Cd
    • A class to describe a random value between a min and max number
    • Property Template:Cd - the minimum value in the range
    • Property Template:Cd - the maximum value in the range
    • Template:Cd - returns a random number between min and max.
  • Template:Cd registry
    • Added Template:Cd registry class to get all Template:Cd by name.
    • Template:Cd - returns a handle to an Template:Cd if a type by the given name exists.
  • Script-enabled item components
    • Template:Cd
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - number that describes how much nutrition the food item gives the player when eaten
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - number that is the saturation modifier used to apply the saturation buff when eaten
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - if true the player can always eat the specified item (even when not hungry).
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - string name of the item that the food item will be converted into when eaten. If empty, the item will not convert into anything else.
    • Template:Cd
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - the number that is the amount of damage this item can take before breaking
      • Read-only property Template:Cd - a Template:Cd describing the chance of the item losing durability
      • Property Template:Cd - gets or sets the current damage on the Template:Cd.
      • Template:Cd - gets the maximum chance that the item would be damaged using the Template:Cd property if given an Template:Cd level. The incoming Template:Cd parameter must be greater than 0

Fixes

Caves & Cliffs

• Water no longer generates floating in caves. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Meadow flowers no longer replace blocks in Minecraft:villages or other structures. (Template:Bug)
• Tuff blob features now generate below y=0. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Deepslate patches no longer generate above y=0. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Amethyst geodes now get placed in the correct y-range during Minecraft:world generation. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Mineshaft tunnels cannot replace bedrock anymore. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed an issue that prevented large trees from growing below y=0. (Template:Bug)
• Small Minecraft:dripleaf now properly generates as part of the Lush Caves biome. (Template:Bug)

Stability and Performance

• Players are no longer disconnected if the server and client have different runtime Minecraft:block IDs.
• Optimized the time it takes to place vines in Minecraft:the Overworld.

Accessibility

• Added the missing screen reader on the “Controller lost connection” prompt.

Commands

• Order of function calls triggered by Template:Cd inside a function is now consistent. (Template:Bug)

Gameplay

• Corrected Minecraft:nether portal locations when the portal was moved but the location was not updated. (Template:Bug)
• Breaking a block below fire no longer creates an invisible fire block when the Template:Cd Minecraft:gamerule is disabled. (Template:Bug)

General

• Players with higher than recommended Minecraft:render distance settings are now prompted to change it to the recommended value.
• Render distance default and max settings have been updated for better performance
• A prompt now warns players that they will be taken back to the main menu if they sign in while in-game.
• Added caching support for Minecraft:subchunk requests and fixed issues with holes in the terrain.
• Fixed a rendering error that could occur when attempting to render a Minecraft:vanilla Minecraft:mob in a base game version prior to the version that mob was introduced through JSON files.
• Most content errors and warnings now only display once per Minecraft:world. (Template:Bug)

Graphical

• The Minecraft:carved pumpkin enchantment glint now only covers the item instead of the entire slot. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed a bug that could occur on older worlds where looking up in a Minecraft:minecart would display the inside of the minecart, blocking the player's view.
• Updated item rendering so Minecraft:enchanted items are no longer invisible in Minecraft:the Nether. (Template:Bug)

Marketplace

• The store update prompt no longer appears without internet connection or on session start failure.

Mobs

• Minecraft:Mobs can now path over Minecraft:trapdoors.
• Mobs no longer walk through Minecraft:campfires. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Axolotls now animate correctly when airborne. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Axolotls can no longer spawn in Minecraft:The End, as well as Minecraft:The Nether if there is a large amount of water. (Template:Bug)
  • This fix was not mentioned in the changelog.
• Minecraft:Sweet berry bushes now damage mobs. (Template:Bug, Template:Bug)
• Mobs no longer try to path through sweet berry bushes.

User Interface

• Minecraft:Structure blocks can now be saved and loaded within the current Minecraft:dimension's height limits. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed an issue where searching for non-existent content brought up the incorrect "1 result" message.
• Fixed overlapping text on offerings occurring on 4:3 resolution screens.
• Fixed Minecraft:Java Edition parity while lying in bed in multiplayer game. A message will show how many players are lying in Minecraft:bed while waiting for all players to fall asleep.
• Provided better visual feedback and hints for different render distance settings.

Vanilla Parity

• Changed the raid Minecraft:bossbar color from pink to red. (Template:Bug)
• Minecraft:Raid mobs now despawn after a raid ends if every player moves far away enough from them.
• Minecraft:Vindicators no longer naturally spawn in Minecraft:patrols.

Villages

• The Minecraft:Hero of the Village effect now applies to all players who helped kill a Minecraft:raider once a raid is defeated; the effect also remains on the players, even if they travel outside the Minecraft:village. (Template:Bug)