Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.10.20

Template:Dangerous version Template:Infobox version Beta 1.17.10.20 is the first beta version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.17.10, released on May 26, 2021,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Block of Quartz, Minecraft:Crafting Table, Minecraft:Polished Blackstone Bricks, Minecraft:Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Minecraft:Sculk Sensor

• Changed the textures to match Java Edition.

Minecraft:Rooted Dirt

• Rooted dirt texture is now randomly rotated, matching the behavior of the regular dirt block (Template:Bug).

Items

Minecraft:Dried Kelp, Minecraft:Netherite Axe, Minecraft:Netherite Boots, Minecraft:Netherite Hoe, Minecraft:Netherite Ingot, Minecraft:Netherite Pickaxe, and Minecraft:Netherite Sword

• Changed the texture to match Java Edition.

Mobs

Minecraft:Axolotl

• When fed with a bucket of tropical fish, it will now return a water bucket instead of a bucket (Template:Bug).
• Axolotl's hitbox is now smaller to match the size of the mob.
• Axolotls no longer move their tails while playing dead (Template:Bug).

Minecraft:Skeleton

• Skeletons now turn into strays after 20 seconds inside powder snow, instead of 45 seconds.

Non-mobs entities

Minecraft:End Crystal

• Changed the models to have three cubes again instead of two, and to match Java Edition.

General

Minecraft:Settings

• Added a new accessibility icon in the Settings menu.

Technical

General

• Added Template:Cd - a query for determining whether or not the entity's bottom is rendered.
• Added Template:Cd - a query for determining the elapsed ticks since a mob started dying.
• Added Template:Cd - a math expression for minimizing the angle magnitude (in degrees) into the range [-180, 180].

Gameplay

• Loot chests with Seed = 0 now correctly randomize if placed on the same coordinates.
  • Note that pickblocking a Vanilla loot chest before opening it will now result in identical loot in each copy unless the player set the seed to 0 in the NBT.

Data Driven Mobs

• Minecraft:Ender dragon and Minecraft:end crystal rendering and animations are now fully data-driven.

Graphics

• Graphics hardware that supports a maximum D3D11 feature level of 9_3 or below are no longer supported.

Stability and Performance

• Added better error handling for JSON parsing. Also added several new content errors for item parsing as well as for loot tables.

Actors

• Incoming client-sync properties for newly seen types will properly register with client-side Actor Property Manager groups.

Fixes

Vanilla Parity

• Thunderstorms now happen as often as on Java Edition (Template:Bug).

Axolotl

• Guardians and elder guardians now attack axolotls on sight.
• Drowned now attack axolotls on sight.

Azalea

• Azalea can now be bone-mealed when placed on clay.
• Using Pick Block on azalea leaves and flowering azalea leaves now results in the correct blocks being picked (Template:Bug).

Copper Ore

• Copper ore is now placed after other Overworld ores in the Creative inventory (Template:Bug).

Deepslate

• Deepslate is now placed after other stones in the Creative inventory (Template:Bug).

Glow Item Frame

• Glow item frame is now placed after regular item frame in the Creative inventory (Template:Bug).

Hanging Roots

• Hanging roots are now destroyed by water (Template:Bug, Template:Bug).

Lightning Rod

• Lightning rod no longer breaks falling blocks that land on it (Template:Bug).

Commands

• Template:Cmd now correctly clears the title and subtitle from the HUD (Template:Bug).

Dressing Room

• Profile screen reload button is now localized.

Gameplay

• Fixed split-screen players not able to rename items on anvils (Template:Bug).

Graphical

• Projectiles such as snowballs and eggs no longer cast shadows.

Items

• All dropped items now have a similar floating height.
• Data-driven items now swing faster when not targeting blocks (Template:Bug).
• Firework rockets obtained from Template:Cmd command now have a flight duration (Template:Bug).
• Firework stars obtained from Template:Cmd command now have proper color values (Template:Bug).

Lush Caves

• Small dripleaf now only drops itself when broken with shears.

Powder Snow

• Burning mobs can no longer destroy powder snow when the Mob Griefing gamerule is disabled.

User Interface

• Hotbar item tooltip duration now scales with the length of the tooltip's text.