Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.40.23

Beta 1.20.40.23 (Android) or Preview 1.20.40.23 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the fourth beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.40, released on September 27, 2023,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which fixes bugs.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Beta APIs" and "Molang Features" experimental toggles.

Additions

Technical

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• Unlocked behavior.random_search_and_dig.
• target_blocks field added. List of blocks that the mob can dig on. Default if target_blocks isn't added is dirt, grass, podzol, dirt with roots, moss, mud, and muddy mangrove roots.
• item_table field added. Path to a loot table that specifies what the mob can dig up. item_table takes precedence over items.
• Content errors added if the behavior has trouble reading or finding item_table and if unable to get an item from items.
• on_item_found event now fires on item found AND digging finished. Before the event firing caused the digging to stop early.

Changes

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Added matches function called on an entity, which takes in EntityQueryOptions and returns true if the entity matches and false otherwise.
• Moved getRotation from Beta to 1.6.0.
• Move setRotation from beta to 1.6.0.
• Added PlayerLeaveBeforeEvent - This event fires when a player leaves the server, before the Player object is removed.
• Releasing PlayerDimensionChangeAfterEvent beta to 1.6.0.

Fixes

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• Lightweight mobs and entities wearing leather boots once again sink into the top layer of Powder Snow when falling from a height of more than two and a half blocks.
• Splash particles are now emitted at an actor's waist instead of above their head
• Fixed a crash related to tessellation of water blocks.
• Placing invalid items into offhand slot will no longer cause them to drop.
• Fixed a bug where the sniffer ended digging as soon as item was created, not at the end of the specified dig duration.
• Fixed a bug that prevented summon NPC commands from working if the users did not have worldbuilder permissions where the base version of the world was before Minecraft:1.19.80.
• High emissive values (> 0.25) no longer obscure surface detail in the "Deferred Technical Preview".