Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.57

Beta 1.16.210.57 is the seventh beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.210, released on January 28, 2021, which added the copper related features, and fixes bugs.

Blocks

 * Copper Block
 * Can be crafted with 4 copper ingots, and can also be crafted back into 4 copper ingots.
 * Oxidises and changes texture to a turquoise-green over time.
 * Can be stopped from oxidizing by combining it with a honeycomb to create a Waxed Copper Block.
 * Can be crafted into cut copper.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.


 * Copper Ore
 * Generates randomly underground in small veins, but this has been confirmed to be a placeholder.
 * Has the same rarity as iron.
 * Generating starts at the same minimum level(s) as iron.
 * Can be smelted into a copper ingot.
 * Can be rotated, exclusive to Bedrock Edition.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.


 * Cut Copper Block
 * Can be made into stair and slab variants.
 * Oxidises and changes texture over time.
 * Can be stopped from oxidizing by combining it with a honeycomb to create Waxed Cut Copper Block.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.


 * Cut Copper Slab
 * Oxidises and changes texture over time.
 * Can be stopped from oxidizing by combining it with a honeycomb to create a Waxed Cut Copper Slab.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.


 * Cut Copper Stairs
 * Oxidises and changes texture over time.
 * Can be stopped from oxidizing by combining it with a honeycomb to create Waxed Cut Copper Stairs.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.


 * Lightning Rod
 * Can be crafted with 3 copper ingots.
 * Nearby lightning strikes within a 64 block radius get redirected to the lightning rod.
 * Gives off a redstone signal with a strength of 15 if hit by lightning.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.

Items

 * Copper ingot
 * Obtained by smelting copper ore or as a rare drop from drowned.
 * Used to craft copper blocks and lightning rods.
 * Available under experimental gameplay.

Blocks

 * Dispensers
 * Can now put honeycomb to wax copper blocks.


 * Redstone Dust
 * Now renamed as "Redstone Dust" to match Java Edition.

Pointed Dripstone

 * Now fills cauldrons with water or lava if either are on top of the pointed dripstone

Mobs

 * Drowned
 * Now drops copper ingots instead of gold ingots.
 * Only possible with Caves & Cliffs experiments toggle enabled.

Fixes

 * Accessibility
 * Keyboard inputs can now adjust slider settings when the cursor is outside the UI frame.
 * Screen Reader now informs the player when the "Chat Settings" menu has been opened.
 * Fixed a bug where UI screen reader did not read the permission toggles' titles on the Permissions Screen.
 * Screen Reader now reads Whisper and Announcement messages.


 * Performance and Stability
 * Improved the smoothness of UI transition animations.
 * Improved performance for actors using TemptGoal.
 * General
 * Fixed an issue that preventing player interaction after using the '/clone' command on a double chest block.
 * Using the command to clone a block of the same type is no longer treated as a failed operation.
 * Fixed players taking fall damage when opening Shulker Boxes.
 * Nether Brick now gives XP from being smelted.
 * All mobs that use a melee attack have had their ability to hit targets above and below them restored.
 * The target still must be within melee attack distance to be hit.
 * This only affects world versions greater than or equal to 1.16.210.
 * Graphical and User Interface
 * Tool and armor recipes now display the selected item background when selected in the recipe list
 * Wireframe of a structure block in the Overworld will no longer render in Nether and The End
 * Audio sliders will now always highlight when hovered over with a mouse
 * Durability bar is now visible when holding items with decreased durability in a window
 * Added more helpful Video Settings messages for ray tracing on supported and non-supported platforms.


 * Structure block
 * Structure blocks no longer auto-save the data when structure name text box is deselected
 * The scoreboard data of an entity is no longer removed if the entity is being teleported to an unloaded area of the world
 * Teleporting away from a structure animation to unload it no longer causes the game to crash


 * Commands, Scripting, and Add-ons
 * A warning now appears when attempting to move a locked item in and from containers.