Minecraft Pocket Edition/Bedrock: 1.6.0.8 Beta Build is Out Now
With changes come bugs, with bugs come fixes, with fixes come more updates and with updates come changes and the cycle starts today. "With Bugs come fixed" is important today as a new beta build for Android, Xbox One and Windows 10 was released today. This is mainly an important update for polishing and bug fixes.
Sadly with this update, missing body parts on mobs are not fixed yet BUT they are planned to come before the full release of 1.6.
Known Issues:
Some Android players in the beta may see missing parts on player models and mobs. A fix will be implemented before 1.6 is fully released
Changes:
Adjusted mouse input sensitivity for slower turning at lower values (MCPE-24677)
Fixes:
- Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
- Cocoa Beans now display correctly when using HD Resource Packs
- Skin selections are once again saved after closing the game
- The amount of fuel in Brewing Stands now converts from Console Edition worlds (MCPE-34677)
- Fixed an issue that prevented Sea Turtles from laying eggs
- Fixed Zombies, Husks, Drowned, and Zombie Villagers not attacking Sea Turtle eggs
- Fixed certain blocks missing the cracking texture while being broken in Survival mode
- Village structures no longer generate with rotated Stairs on the roofs (MCPE-34567)
- Equipped items no longer disappear after player death (MCPE-35479)
- Hostile mobs in boats can no longer attack from every angle (MCPE-16938)
- Levers now have a "Use" controller hint
- Players no longer clip through blocks and suffocate while swimming (MCPE-34112)
- Resource packs once again apply when joining a multiplayer game that has a pack enabled (MCPE-33770)
- Fixed inconsistent behavior when Attack/Destroy is mapped to Right-Click on the mouse (MCPE-23383)
- Leads no longer flicker when playing in split-screen multiplayer
- Fixed the Cactus hitbox being displayed too low
- Fixed an issue that caused touch screen actions to repeat after touch release
- Fixed controls becoming unresponsive after resuming the game from standby (MCPE-22195)
- Books can once again be stacked in the inventory (MCPE-35497)
- Fixed an exploit that allowed players to obtain a 'Water' item (MCPE-28883)
- Entities following a target entity will now navigate properly over slabs
- Slabs with 'can_place_on' tags can once again be placed by players in Adventure mode
- Add-Ons: 'minecraft:behavior.player_ride_tamed' will now override all other AI goals
- Add-Ons: 'movement.sway' once again allows mobs to move properly
- Add-Ons: The "is_biome" filter in the "minecraft:entity_spawned" event now properly adds and removes component groups
It sure is quite a big changelog and more changes and bug fixes will probably come. Happy bug testing!