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Minecraft Beta - 1.12.0.2 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)

Published: April 17, 2019 - View official source

17 April 2019

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

Known Issues in this beta that will be fixed in a future update:

  • Mob head geometry - some mobs such as cats and villagers may have misaligned heads when they are sleeping or sitting (MCPE-44648)
  •  Tridents and Shields may appear invisible when being held by the player (MCPE-44647)

New Features:

  • Item instance IDs can now be synchronized between clients and servers
  • Added auto complete to command blocks 
  • Added spawnRadius gamerule
    • players can specify in their worlds called spawnRadius. The concept was adapted from how Java Edition implemented it. It allows players to specify a number between 0 and 32 to create an allowed area for spawning to take place. So a spawn radius of 27 is a larger circle than a radius of 12. Players then will spawn in a random location in that radius.
  • Enabled content logging on Bedrock Dedicated Server 
  • Added a delay option to command blocks 
    • A delay can be added to the command block using the new field. The ticks for this delay are Redstone ticks.

For Map Makers and Add-On Creators:

  • New items can be added using Add-Ons 
  • Mob events can now be enabled and disabled in world templates
  • Animations and particles can be added without being linked to entities 
  • Inventory, armor, and hand containers can be adapted through scripting 
  • Sound effects can now be triggered by animation events
  • Added new executeCommand to the Scripting API 
  • Added Scripting events for interaction with items, for example:
    • Item picked up
    • Item dropped
    • Carried item changed
  • Added One-shot animation support, allowing the ability to execute a single animation on an entity 
  • Particle emitters can now trigger Scripting Events
  • Updated documentation of Actor Events, to document client-side usage of actor events in resource packs
  • Add Block components now use JSON schemas 
  • Created a screen to view content log errors 
    • The log screen can be opened using Ctrl+H, or by going to Settings→Profile
  • Added code to allow static validation scripts to be run locally
  • Custom blocks can now be added through Scripting 
    • This is currently still a 'work in progress' feature, and more functionality will be added in future updates.
    • Custom blocks can currently only be added through additional JSON scripting
    • Custom blocks can only be placed with slash commands
  • Added new Data-Driven Particles:
    • Llama Spit 
    • Large Explosions 
    • Coloured Flames 
    • Redstone Dust
    • Falling Dust 
    • Lava 
    • Enchanting Table 
    • Conduit 
  • Added new Data Driven Animations:
    • Wolves 
    • Fang Attack 
    • Arrows 
    • Shulker Bullets 
    • Bows 
    • Water  
  • Updated Documentation to include a Breaking Changes section
  • Item API V0
    • Basic item related events have been exposed to the Scripting API. This includes:
    • actor_acquired_item
    • actor_carried_item_changed
    • actor_dropped_item
    • actor_use_item
    • actor_equipped_armor
  • Inventory API V0
    • Basic inventory events have been exposed to the Scripting API. This includes:
    • inventory_container
    • armor_container
    • hand_container (note that the hand container will get you both the main hand and offhand)
    • hotbar_container
  • Block API V0
    • New block events and two new APIs have been included to query for blocks. This includes:
    • APIs
    • getBlock(Ticking Area, x, y, z)
    • getBlock(Ticking Area, PositionObject)
    • getBlocks(Ticking Area, x min, y min, z min, x max, y max, z max)
    • getBlocks(Ticking Area, Minimum PositionObject, Maximum PositionObject)
    • Events
    • block_destruction_started
    • block_destruction_stopped
    • piston_moved_block
    • player_destroyed_block
    • player_placed_block
  • executeCommand API
    • Allows the Scripting API to get the result of a slash command
  • Event Data API
    • Allows Creators to create event data, register and pass it to the event function.
  • Updated Demo Packs

Fixes:

  • Crashes/Performance
    • Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay 
    • Improved chunk loading performance in multiplayer 
    • Further improvements to performance when using selectors with commands 
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching players on Xbox
    • Cached resource packs no longer cause lag on Nintendo Switch (MCPE-36976)
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the game on some Windows 10 devices 
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when certain interactive blocks (e.g. beds, chests, furnaces) are loading in when joining a Realm. 
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when engaging in a fight with an Elder Guardian in an Ocean Monument 
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing a Trident with Loyalty enchantment 
    • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when exiting the game 
  • General
    • Player permissions now apply correctly when more than one operator tries to adjust them 
    • Arrows that are shot into blocks keep their position when reloading the world 
    • Area of Effect clouds no longer try to spawn excessive numbers of particles when time of day is changed (MCPE-39595)
    • Marketplace resource packs are now immediately applied after downloading in the world edit menu (MCPE-33121)
    • The 'Always Day' toggle now correctly animates and shows the correct setting (MCPE-43304)
    • Flowing water is no longer left behind after flowing over string (MCPE-36343)
    • After the fishing_hook is killed by command the player can now cast the hook again without having to right click twice 
    • The screen reader prompt no longer appears every time the player adjusts the network settings on Nintendo Switch 
    • Removed an unnecessary Xbox Live sign-in notification
  • Gameplay
    • Marketplace offers page can now show more than 25 items 
    • Items that are split between slots in the Villager trade window still count as a total trade amount 
    • Blocks can once again be placed on unlit Redstone Ore (MCPE-44305)
    • World settings now sync correctly between different Xbox devices 
    • Only players who fought in a Raid see and receive the Hero effect in Realms now 
    • Bells now ring when hit with splash and lingering potions 
    • Mob spawners now only spawn mobs if the light level is below 7 (MCPE-42427)
    • Cocoa beans now break and drop when pushed by pistons (MCPE-41868)
    • Fixed several related issues with End Gateway portals. These should now teleport the player to the correct safe location when used (MCPE-43176, MCPE-43177, MCPE-19699)
    • Efficiency Pickaxes now break Packed Ice at a faster rate (MCPE-23648)
    • Players that are being healed can still be knocked back by TNT
    • Villagers now keep their job when cured (MCPE-42348)
    • The Grindstone now correctly combines and repairs two damaged items
    • You can now interact with blocks with a charged crossbow on touch devices 
    • The Bad Omen effect is now only received when killing a Pillager Captain, and not when dealing non-fatal damage with a bow or damage potion 
    • Fixed various scenarios where certain blocks couldn't be placed until the game was restarted 
  • World Generation
    • Fixed a bug on Dedicated servers and Realms which could cause the wrong block types to generate 
    • Tweaked the number of job sites in villages
  • Mobs
    • Cured Villagers now keep their jobs 
    • Vindicators can now path correctly over carpet during Raids 
    • The Wither no longer plays its spawning animation when reloading a world  (MCPE-32415)
    • Mobs will no longer path-find over Brewing Stands 
    • Added sound to indicate when a Villager does not want to trade (during a Raid, for instance) 
    • Pillager Captains now drop Banners correctly even if the world is reloaded 
    • Mobs will now spawn on double slabs (MCPE-30765)
    • Re-added Zombie Villager sounds 
    • Mobs now longer get stuck when pathfinding on ladders (MCPE-43034)
    • Added new Wandering Trader sounds 
    • Converting a normal Pillager to a Captain with tag commands now displays the banner correctly 
    • Evoker no longer moves too fast in "move to village" goal
    • Villagers that are actively trading with players will no longer run and hide if the raid bell rings 
    • Clerics can now correctly pathfind to their jobsites 
  • Blocks
    • Scaffolding can no longer be placed on Conduit blocks (this matches Java now) 
    • The Bell now swings towards a player when it is hit (matching Java) (MCPE-42469)
  • Items
    • Dropped items no longer prevent Mine Carts from being placed on Rails 
    • Empty glass bottles will now stack correctly when removed from brewing stands (MCPE-42175)
    • Shields no longer appear too bright in item frames (MCPE-41222)
    • Fixed Sea Grass texture brightness (MCPE-34795)
    • Barrel item is now in proper place in creative inventory (MCPE-43946)
  • Graphical
    • Fixed a z-fighting texture issue on some Villager skins 
    • Corrected the position of leads on Wolves 
    • Noteblock particles now correctly correspond to the notes played 
    • Fixed missing Zombie Villager skin 
    • Farmland now has the correct side and bottom texture (MCPE-42746)
    • Fixed door and trapdoor texture issues (MCPE-43173)
    • Dyed leather horse armour colour no longer effects other horse armour (MCPE-43230)
  • User Interface
    • Added controller tooltips for Lectern UI
    • Adjusted Cartography UI to fit Android screens when using Classic UI 
    • Villager trading UI no longer opens and closes if the player is standing too far away 
    • Added lectern UI controller tooltip 
  • Add-Ons and Script Engine
    • Fixed a scripting bug that could cause the player to float 
    • Pickblock (middle click) now works correctly on non-vanilla entities that have been added using add-ons (MCPE-38205)
    • ScriptAttackComponent and ScriptCollisionBoxComponent now correctly retrieve updated data 
    • Functions ran on a game loop now use an origin which has Game Master permissions, not Owner permissions 
      • Added a new constructor parameter to the ServerCommandOrigin so that the Function Manager can create an instance with upgraded permissions