Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.40.20

Beta 1.20.40.20 (Android) or Preview 1.20.40.20 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the first beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.40, released on September 7, 2023<ref>Template:Cite</ref>, which adds further experimental changes to Minecraft:villagers, explorer Minecraft:maps, more parity from Template:JE, and fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Note Block

• Updated the sound that’s played when Minecraft:wither skeleton Minecraft:skulls are placed on top.

Minecraft:Sculk

• No longer drops Minecraft:XP when mined with Minecraft:Silk Touch.

Minecraft:Sculk Sensor and Minecraft:Calibrated Sculk Sensor

• Can now detect closing the inventory of a Minecraft:boat with chest, a bamboo raft with chest, or a Minecraft:minecart with chest.

Minecraft:Water

• Minecraft:Mobs no longer receive Minecraft:fall damage when falling into a 1 block deep water pool.

Command format

Template:Cmd

• The sound for picking up items is now played when using the Minecraft:command.

Minecraft:Chest, Minecraft:Ender Chest, Minecraft:Stonecutter, and Minecraft:Trapped Chest

• Now they use the minecraft:cardinal_direction Minecraft:block state instead of facing_direction.
  • minecraft:cardinal_direction uses four string values ["east", "north", "south", "west"].

General

Minecraft:World options

• The "Respawn radius" advanced option is now set to 10 by default instead of 5.

Items

Minecraft:Glass Bottle

• Now emit sounds when filling it from Minecraft:water.
• Pouring liquid from a bottle into a Minecraft:cauldron emits the appropriate Minecraft:sound.
• Filling a bottle from a cauldron now emits the appropriate sound.
• Drinking from a bottle now emits the appropriate sound.

Minecraft:Explorer Map

• Updated structure icons on explorer maps sold by Minecraft:cartographers.

Mobs

Minecraft:Cat

• Now plays a Minecraft:sound when begging for food.

Minecraft:Guardian and Minecraft:Elder Guardian

• Makes flopping Minecraft:sounds again when on land.

Minecraft:Villager

• Minecraft:Cartographers no longer offer exploration maps as a trade item when not in the overworld.

Minecraft:Wither Skeleton

• Now have their own unique Minecraft:sounds.

Minecraft:Zombie Villager

• Curing time is now randomized between 3 and 5 minutes, to match Template:JE.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Boat and Minecraft:Boat with Chest

• Falling from a great height while riding it no longer deals Minecraft:fall damage.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Villager Trade Rebalancing", "Beta APIs", "Molang Features", and "Render Dragon Features for Creators" experimental toggles.

Changes

Gameplay

Minecraft:Trading

• Added seven new maps which cartographers can selling, depending on the biome they come from.
  • Jungle and swamp villages do not generate naturally. Thus, players must breed villagers or cure zombie villagers in these biomes to access their trades.
  • Village maps points to a village in specific biome. Jungle explorer map points to a jungle pyramid. Swamp explorer map points to a swamp hut.

Available new tradable maps

	Desert	Jungle	Plains	Savanna	Snow	Swamp	Taiga
Group 1	Savanna Village Map	Savanna Village Map	Savanna Village Map	Desert Village Map	Plains Village Map	Snowy Village Map	Plains Village Map
Group 2	Plains Village Map	Desert Village Map	Taiga Village Map	Plains Village Map	Taiga Village Map	Taiga Village Map	Snowy Village Map
Group 3	Jungle Explorer Map	Swamp Explorer Map	–	Jungle Explorer Map	Swamp Explorer Map	Jungle Explorer Map	Swamp Explorer Map

Current version of trades for cartographer

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	24	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	16	2
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	1
Apprentice	Template:BlockLink	11	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	16	10
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	8 1	0.2	Forementioned maps<ref group=note>Divided into 3 groups, pulled independently.</ref>	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	13 1	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	15
	Template:ItemLink	3	0.05	Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSprite Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSprite Any color blank Minecraft:Banner<ref group="note" name="colored-offers">The list of possible offers contains individual offers for each color, so multiple colors may be offered by the same villager as separate trades.</ref>	1	12	15
Master	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	14 1	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	1	30

• Changed trades of armorers, change summary:
  • Buying diamond armor now also requires a small amount of diamonds.
  • Most master-level armorers buy iron blocks and pay 4 emeralds for them.
  • Chainmail armor is exclusively sold by jungle and swamp armorers.
  • The savanna armorer sells cursed diamond armor at reduced prices.
  • The taiga armorer can swap one piece of diamond armor for another.

Current version of trades for desert armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	11	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	13	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	16 4	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	16 3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Thorns I)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for jungle armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Unbreaking I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Unbreaking I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	11	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Unbreaking I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	13	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Unbreaking I)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Projectile Protection I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Feather Falling I)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for plains armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	11	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	13	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	16 3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	16 2	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Protection I)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for savanna armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	2	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	6 2	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	8 3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Curse of Binding)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for snow armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Frost Walker I)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Aqua Affinity)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	12 2	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Frost Walker I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	12 3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Aqua Affinity)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for swamp armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Mending)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Mending)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	11	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Mending)	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink	13	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Mending)	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Respiration I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink	8	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Depth Strider I)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	4	12	30

Current version of trades for taiga armorers

Level	Item wanted	Default quantity	Price multiplier	Item given	Quantity	Trades until disabled	XP to villager
Novice	Template:ItemLink	15	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	2
Apprentice	Template:ItemLink	4	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	7	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
	Template:ItemLink	9	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	5
Journeyman	Template:ItemLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	20
	Template:ItemLink	5	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
	Template:ItemLink	36	0.2	Template:ItemLink	1	12	10
Expert	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	4 1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	4 1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	4 1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	3	15
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	2 1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	1	3	15
Master	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	18 4	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Blast Protection I)	1	3	30
	Template:ItemLink Template:ItemLink	18 3	0.05	Template:ItemLink (Blast Protection I)	1	3	30
	Template:BlockLink	1	0.05	Template:ItemLink	42	12	30

World generation

Minecraft:Ancient City

• Increases the chance of generating enchanted books with Minecraft:Mending.

Minecraft:Desert Pyramid

• Increases the chance of generating enchanted books with Minecraft:Unbreaking (level I to III).

Minecraft:Jungle Temple

• Increases the chance of generating enchanted books with Minecraft:Unbreaking (level I to III).

Minecraft:Mineshaft

• Increases the chance of generating enchanted books with Minecraft:Efficiency (level I to V).

Minecraft:Pillager Outpost

• Increases the chance of generating enchanted books with Minecraft:Quick Charge (level I to III).

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Changed the names of the CameraSetOptions options to not include the word 'Script'.
• Added the chat(message: string) method.
• Changed get to return ItemType | undefined.
• Changed source on ItemDefinitionTriggeredAfterEvent to be optional.
• Added the following methods to Player:
  • above(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • below(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • north(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • east(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • south(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • west(steps?: number): Block | undefined
  • offset(offset: Vector3): Block | undefined
  • center(): Vector3
  • bottomCenter(): Vector3
  • Made getItemStack function return ItemStack or undefined.
  • playMusic(trackId: string, musicOptions?: MusicOptions): void
  • queueMusic(trackId: string, musicOptions?: MusicOptions): void
  • stopMusic(): void
• BlockStates
  • Made get function return BlockStateType or undefined.
• Updated ExplosionAfterEvent and ExplosionBeforeEvent.
  • getUpdatedBlocks() will now return Block[].
  • setUpdatesBlocks(blocks: Block[]) now takes in a Block[].
• Dynamic Properties
  • Property registration is no longer required and propertyRegistry has been removed from the worldInitialize event.
  • Removed limits on the count and size of properties that can set on an entity or the world.
  • Default values have been removed. getProperty will now always return undefined for unset properties.
  • String dynamic property values are now restricted to a length of 32767 bytes.
  • Removed function removeDynamicProperty.
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyIds - Returns an array of all dynamic property ids on an entity/world used by the Minecraft:behavior pack.
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount - Returns the total number of bytes used by all dynamic properties on an entity/world by the behavior pack.
  • Added function clearDynamicProperties - Removes all dynamic properties added by this behavior pack from an entity/world.
  • Dynamic property numbers are now stored with double precision (64 bits)
• Adding PlayerInteractWithBlock and PlayerInteractWithEntity before & after events.
• Adding PlayerDimensionChangeBeforeEvent and PlayerDimensionChangeAfterEvent.

Minecraft:JSON

• Added a content error when attempting to load a damage sensor with an invalid "cause" value.
• Allow single value parsing for minecraft:icon item component.
• The camel mob dash component can now be applied to rideable mobs other than horse, donkey, and mule using minecraft:dash.
• Trade items now have a filters property to determine if a trade should be considered.
• Trade items no longer support the biome property to check villager biome types, the is_mark_variant filter can be used in the filters property instead to check the villager biome type.

Minecraft:Molang

• Updated to version 1.20.40.

Render Dragon Features for Creators

• Minecraft:Soul torches are now treated as point lights in the "Deferred Technical Preview".
• Allow data-driving of point lights and their colors for any block via Minecraft:resource packs in the "Deferred Technical Preview".
• Improved chunk rendering performance in "Deferred Technical Preview".

Fixes

Template:Fixes Others

• Fixed an issue where text to speech did not say how to open chat or emotes.
• Text-to-speech message for popup title/description is now played properly.
• Clicking off the game window will not unselect a friend.
• Fixed a bug where the tooltip for the v-sync setting was showing without being hovered.
• Fixed a bug where "PBR" was not included in HUD while in level using "Deferred Technical Preview".