PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:
- Joining the beta will replace your game with a work in progress version of Minecraft
- You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you’re previewing the beta
- Any worlds played while in the beta cannot be opened in previous versions of the game so please make copies of worlds to prevent losing them
- Beta builds can be unstable and are not representative of final version quality
- The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
Fixes:
- Crashes/Performance
- Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
- Fixed a crash that could occur when breaking a crafting table
- Fixed a crash that could sometimes be triggered by certain Honey Block states
- UI Textures now load in more quickly when joining and leaving a world
- Fixed a crash that could sometimes happen after pressing any button during chat UI closing animation
- General
- The main menu background (Cube Map) now matches that in the Java Edition
- Bee Nests now spawn in more types of tree, as they do in the Java Edition
- Fixed a bug that could cause some models to appear incorrectly in the Character Creator
- Various tweaks and fixes to the Character Creator
- Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the loading screen background to not show correctly when joining a split-screen multiplayer game
- Fixed a navigation issue that could cause an incorrect focus change when choosing an option from the pause menu
- Honey Blocks textures are now the same on Java and Bedrock
- Slime block textures are now the same on Java and Bedrock
- Fixed an issue that was causing worn items to transfer between Character Creator models unexpectedly
- Gameplay
- Breaking a Beehive while in creative mode will no longer drop the block as an item
- The Honeycomb block crafting recipe now matches Java, and can be crafted with 4 honeycomb items
- The Honeycomb block now uses the stone block sound instead of the slime block sound (MCPE-53577)
- Green particles are now shown when crops get pollinated by Bees
- Pillager Patrols no longer spawn in the End or Nether dimensions (MCPE-51481)
- Mob behaviour when jumping on Honey Blocks is now more consistent for all mobs
- Slime Blocks and Honey Blocks no longer stick to each other when interacting through piston-mechanics
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause touch screen controls to become inverted (MCPE-50256)
- Pick Block now works correctly on Bees (MCPE-53445)
- Fixed the held item bobbing animation when moving in first person view (MCPE-51212)
- Mobs
- Reduced the time that Bees take to search for a new hive when a hive is full
- Bees no longer try and find their way home if they end up in the Nether or the End dimension
- Bees can now be tempted and fed with two-high flowers
- Bees will now attack if a player harvests honey from the hive at night
- Fixed a bug that was causing Bees to not get angry when their hive was harvested
- Bees now escape from the hive when it is on fire (MCPE-53609)
- Changed return-to-home priority so that bees are more eager to go home when it’s raining
- Bees no longer clip inside honey blocks when flying near them
- Bees now spawn only in blocks you can move through (instead of getting stuck inside leaves, for example)
- Bees are now able to gather nectar from flowers that have been placed in the Nether
- Bees now hover correctly over flowers, instead of beside them
- If a Bee’s home hive is blocked, it will no longer hover endlessly outside the hive
- Fixed an issue that was sometimes preventing Bees from entering hives that are not full
- Baby Pigmen now hold their swords in their hands, rather than around their necks (MCPE-53454)
- Items
- Dragon heads now appear at the correct height (MCPE-53129)
- Dragon heads now appear at the correct height (MCPE-53129)
- Graphical
- Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing chests to become invisible (MCPE-52790)
- Held items no longer render incorrectly in front of the worn pumpkin vignette
- The block breaking animation will again show if a block is below water when the player is above
- The player’s hand no longer disappears when gliding with Elytra (MCPE-53092)
- User Interface
- Fixed an issue that could cause some UI flickering when navigating through the Character Creator
- Fixed an issue that could cause some UI flickering when navigating through the Character Creator
- Add-Ons and Script Engine
- Fixed an issue with entity geometry that was causing some custom mob models to break
- Fixed an issue with particle billboarding that was causing them to appear flipped in the wrong direction
- Fix for scaling item in hand rendered items when the mob scale is non 1.0
- Fixed an issue with pivot points for custom geometry cube models
