Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.19.40.22

Beta 1.19.40.22 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.22 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the third beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on September 21, 2022,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which added support for item tags in recipes, and fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Tags

• Added tag to support recipes instead of item names.
• Added new item tags for recipes:
  • Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Scaffolding

• When used as fuel for Minecraft:furnaces, they now burn equally as long as a Minecraft:bamboo does.

General

Minecraft:Crafting

• Recipes can now refer to a tag instead of an item.

Experimental

Some of this additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Upcoming Creator Features" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggle.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Settings

• Added "Max Framerate" option to the 'Video settings' section.

Changes

Technical

Add-Ons and Script Engine

• Implemented the has_property, int_property, bool_property, float_property, and enum_property actor behavior filters.

API

• Updated the API.
  • Events
    • Removed event tick- called each tick.
  • System
    • Added run() - to queue a callback to run next tick, re-queue each tick to get behavior similar to tick event.
  • Block
    • Renamed property id to typeId.
  • BlockComponent
    • Renamed property id to typeId.
  • Entity
    • Renamed property id to typeId.
    • Added read-only property id:string - Returns a unique identifier for the entity. This identifier remains consistent across world loads.
  • EntityComponent
    • Renamed property id to typeId.
  • ItemComponent
    • Renamed property id to typeId.
  • ItemStack
    • Renamed property id to typeId.

GameTest Framework

• Fixed a bug where EntityHurtEvent would not fire on Player death.
• Renamed experiment "GameTest Framework" to "Beta APIs".
• The now-renamed "Beta APIs" experiment is still needed to access all beta APIs, including core Minecraft APIs and GameTest APIs.

Fixes

Spectator Mode (Experimental)

• Spectator players no longer play sounds when entering/exiting bubble columns. (Template:Bug)

Blocks

• Scaffolds now burn at a more correct rate, 1/4 of an item. (Template:Bug)
• Breaking the block below a Snow-covered Flower now makes the Flower drop instead of the Snow Layer. (Template:Bug)

Commands

• Copying a bubble column with the Template:Cmd command no longer results in invisible water. (Template:Bug)

Gameplay

• Reverted the change that caused Arrows and Tridents to stop moving. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed an issue where Wither effect damage would be reduced by armor. (Template:Bug)

Graphical

• Fixed Beacon block suddenly disappearing when seen from a distance.

Mobs

• Fixed an issue where Drowned could change held items when attacking. (Template:Bug)

Touch Controls

• Improved the images for the three control schemes in the touch settings menu.

User Interface

• Fixed an issue where players couldn't drag/drop or select items from the equipment page.
• Changed the color of the text descriptions for the 'Darkness Effect Strength' and 'Notification Duration' accessibility options to a lighter shade to make them more readable. (Template:Bug)
• Fixed an issue where users couldn't swap unstackable items with touch controls.