Welcome to the latest update for Minecraft Beta & Preview! This release introduces exciting new features, fixes, and experimental updates to enhance your gameplay experience. As always, please remember that these versions are a work-in-progress.
New Features
Pig Variants
Two new Pig variants, Warm Pig and Cold Pig, have been introduced:
- Warm Pig: Found in warm biomes like the Savanna and Jungle.
- Cold Pig: Found in cold biomes like Taiga and Windswept Hills.
- These variants feature unique textures and geometry but do not have separate spawn eggs.
New Leaf Particles
- All leaf blocks now emit falling leaf particles, including:
- Oak, Jungle, Acacia, Dark Oak, Spruce, Mangrove, Birch, Azalea, and Flowering Azalea Leaves.
- Cherry and Pale Oak Leaves retain their previous particle effects.
Lodestone Changes
- Crafting Recipe: Now crafted with 1 Iron Ingot surrounded by 8 Chiseled Stone Blocks.
- Loot: Lodestones can now be found in Ruined Portals.
Features and Bug Fixes
Biomes
- Increased frequency and size of Pale Gardens.
- Woodland Mansions can now generate in Pale Gardens.
Blocks
- Fixed crashes caused by Crafter without BlockActor data.
- Updated map colors for Pale Oak Leaves and Saplings.
- Adjusted functionality for Big Dripleaf blocks on Pale Moss blocks.
- Added new states and interactions for Creaking Heart blocks.
Gameplay
- Fixed a bug where mobs teleported to a height of 32767 when transitioning from The End to the Overworld.
Graphics
- Improved rendering for grass blocks under monster spawners.
- Enhanced foliage and grass rendering with new JSON components.
Mobs
- Creakings now spawn on Snow Layers and can emit vibrations when hit.
- Fixed spawn and despawn behaviors for nametagged Creakings.
- Endermen now have a proper delay before becoming hostile.
Sound Updates
- Added unique sound effects for Vines, Glow Berry Vines, Weeping Vines, and Twisting Vines.
- Iron-related blocks now produce specific iron sounds for various interactions.
User Interface
- Improved accessibility for text-to-speech users and updated iconography for achievements.
- Fixed issues with scrolling through the friends tab.
Experimental Features
A new experimental toggle is available for upcoming game updates. Enable this toggle to test in-development features, including:
- Aim Assist: New API classes and methods for customizing player aim-assist settings.
- Camera Updates: Enhanced targeting for Aim Assist in touch control modes.
Technical Updates
API and Commands
- Added new properties and methods for managing Aim Assist and entity interactions.
- Improved command handling and logging for dedicated servers.
Performance Improvements
- Optimized biome data storage for better world generation.
- Increased CPU performance on the Switch platform by up to 4%.
Editor Enhancements
- Introduced a night vision setting and vertical fly speed control.
- Fixed various crashes and bugs in the Editor toolset.
Vanilla Parity Updates
- Updated Magma Block sounds to match the Java Edition.
- Adjusted Zombie Villager spawning from Mob Spawners for consistency with Java Edition.
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