Bedrock Edition 1.17.10

1.17.10 is a minor update to released on July 13, 2021, which added candles, brought additional parity with, experimental features for 1.18.0 and fixed bugs.

Blocks

 * Candle
 * Crafted with honeycomb and string.
 * Comes with 16 dyed types and a yellowish non-dyed type.
 * Can be lit by any item that produces fire.
 * Up to 4 can be placed in a single block, similar to sea pickles, for a maximum light level of 12.
 * Only candles of the same color can be placed on the same block.
 * Only one can be placed on an uneaten cake and lit.
 * If any of the cake is consumed, the candle pops off.

Command format

 * Used to create multi-page dialogues with branching narrative for NPCs via dialogue JSON files.
 * Used to create multi-page dialogues with branching narrative for NPCs via dialogue JSON files.

Blocks

 * Azalea and Flowering Azalea
 * Can be placed inside flower pots.


 * Block of Quartz, Crafting Table, Polished Blackstone Bricks, Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Sculk Sensor
 * Changed the textures to match Java Edition.


 * Rooted Dirt
 * Rooted dirt texture is now randomly rotated, matching the behavior of the regular dirt block.


 * Signs
 * Glowing text on signs now has an outer glow, making text in dark colors more visible in the dark.

Items

 * Dried Kelp, Netherite Axe, Netherite Boots, Netherite Hoe, Netherite Ingot, Netherite Pickaxe, and Netherite Sword
 * Changed the textures to match Java Edition.

Mobs

 * Axolotl
 * When fed with a bucket of tropical fish, it will now return a water bucket instead of a bucket.
 * Axolotl's hitbox is now smaller to match the size of the mob.
 * Axolotls no longer move their tails while playing dead.


 * Goats
 * Tempted goats now move at the same speed as goats in Java Edition.
 * Goat fall damage reduction is now in parity with Java Edition. (-10 reduced fall damage)


 * Skeleton
 * Skeletons now turn into strays after 20 seconds inside powder snow, instead of 45 seconds.

Non-mobs entities

 * End Crystal
 * Changed the models to have three cubes again instead of two, and to match Java Edition.

World generation

 * Bastion remnants
 * Chest loot has been changed.
 * Loot overall was improved; rarer items had their weights increased and many item amounts were increased. Many pools had their rolls increased as well.
 * Removed all "empty" loot entries.
 * Most items with damage had their average durability increased.
 * Added enchanted golden axes, golden carrots, enchanted golden apple and blocks of iron to various loot tables.
 * Removed iron nuggets from treasure chests.
 * Unenchanted diamond armor in treasure chests is no longer damaged.

General

 * Settings
 * Added a new accessibility icon in the Settings menu.


 * Splashes
 * Added the following splash text from Java 1.17-pre1:
 * " [this splash text has been delayed until part 2] "
 * "Contains simulated goats!"
 * "Home-made!"
 * "There's <<a cat on ,my keyboard!~" [sic]
 * "The cutest predator you'll ever meet!"
 * "Now you are thinking with pistons!"
 * "Get to the coppah!"
 * "Board game version also available!"
 * "Honey, I waxed the copper!"
 * "Plant-based light sources!"
 * "Made by "real" people!"

Technical

 * General
 * Added - a query for determining whether or not the entity's bottom is rendered.
 * Added - a query for determining the elapsed ticks since a mob started dying.
 * Added - a math expression for minimizing the angle magnitude (in degrees) into the range [-180, 180].


 * Chunks
 * Limits writing of chunks unless necessary. Chunks upgraded from older formats will not automatically save when loaded, but when modified (Through blocks or actors, for example) they will be marked for saving


 * Gameplay
 * Loot chests with Seed = 0 now correctly randomize if placed on the same coordinates.
 * Note that pickblocking a Vanilla loot chest before opening it will now result in identical loot in each copy unless the player set the seed to 0 in the NBT.


 * Data Driven Mobs
 * Ender dragon and end crystal rendering and animations are now fully data-driven.
 * The horse rendering and animations are now fully data-driven.
 * This work supports all horse variants (horse, mule, donkey, zombie horse, skeleton horse) and all horse versions


 * Graphics
 * Graphics hardware that supports a maximum D3D11 feature level of 9_3 or below are no longer supported.


 * Stability and Performance
 * Added better error handling for JSON parsing. Also added several new content errors for item parsing as well as for loot tables.


 * Actors
 * Incoming client-sync properties for newly seen types will properly register with client-side Actor Property Manager groups.


 * GameTest Framework
 * Updates to how blocks are handled in APIs:
 * ,, and instances replace BlockState-based updating
 * Exposed chest block component and Container
 * Added location and velocity read-only properties to Entity
 * Creates an explosion
 * Provides additional configuration parameters for createExplosion
 * Triggers an event on an entity
 * Added to, which repeatedly calls the callback for the specified number of ticks
 * Renamed  to
 * Added event
 * Fires when an effect is applied to an entity.
 * Added event
 * Fires when an entity is added to the world.
 * Removed function
 * Changed function  to property
 * Changed function  to property
 * Added property
 * Gets the display name of the effect
 * Changed function  to property
 * Added property
 * Gets the display name of the effect

Fixes

 * Performance / Stability
 * Fixed a crash that could occur if a structure was placed with a command in an unloaded area and that structure was deleted


 * Gameplay
 * Underwater fog is once again dependent on biome and appears as it should
 * Fixed a bug that could cause Nether Portals to sometimes take players to wrong coordinates
 * Fixed split-screen players not able to rename items on Anvils
 * Thunderstorms now happen as often as Java Edition
 * Bastion loot now closely matches Java Edition
 * Players can no longer swim through the air under a platform, though it looked pretty cool
 * Fixed players going through Cobwebs taking fall damage before hitting the ground
 * Descending through Powder Snow with touch controls now uses the same button as descending through Scaffolding
 * Fixed an issue that was causing the player's head to not animate properly with emotes


 * Mobs
 * Empty Buckets can no longer be used to collect Fish
 * Axolotls no longer move their tails while playing dead
 * Feeding Axolotls with Bucket of Tropical Fish now returns a Water Bucket instead of an empty Bucket
 * Axolotls now only spawn in complete darkness to prevent spawning in unwanted places
 * The hitbox on Axolotls is now smaller to match the size of the mob
 * Drowned, Guardians, and Elder Guardians now attacks Axolotls on sight
 * Skeletons now turn into Strays after 20 seconds in Powder Snow, reduced from 45 seconds
 * Strays no longer drop Wither Skeleton Skulls when killed by Charged Creepers
 * Burning mobs can no longer destroy Powder Snow when the Mob Griefing world option is disabled
 * Tempted Goats now move at the same speed as goats in Java Edition, and other similar mobs that are being tempted
 * When Goats are performing a ram attack, mobs no longer retaliate against the Goats
 * Goat fall damage reduction is now in parity with Java Edition (-10 reduced fall damage)
 * Goats can now continue ramming when on Slime Blocks and Honey Blocks
 * Baby Sea Turtles no longer despawn after being hatched
 * Baby Horses, including their variants, are now taller and no longer exhibit Z-fighting from their legs
 * Iron Golems and Evokers are no longer sometimes aggressive on Peaceful difficulty
 * Amphibious mobs no longer get stuck when pathing over slabs and Daylight Sensors
 * Attacked Glow Squids no longer go dark only for the aggressor in multiplayer sessions
 * Glow Squid now darkens to match the surrounding light level when hurt
 * Villagers spawned from Villager spawners on Marketplace worlds that were created after version 1.11 now correctly spawn as V2 villagers
 * Fixed a warning that could appear in split-screen when encountering Guardians


 * Blocks
 * Falling Anvils and Stalactites now deal damage to mobs when landing in liquid
 * Azaleas can now be Bone Mealed when placed on Clay
 * Using Pick Block on Azalea Leaves and Flowering Azalea Leaves now results in the correct blocks being picked
 * Hanging Roots are now destroyed by water ({{bug|MCPE-121676) ({{bug|MCPE-127677}})
 * Lightning Rods no longer break falling blocks that land on them ({{bug|MCPE-116545}})
 * Rooted Dirt texture is now randomly rotated, matching the behavior of regular Dirt blocks ({{bug|MCPE-123197}})
 * Small Dripleaf now only drops itself when broken with Shears
 * Glow Lichen now only drops itself when broken with Shears
 * Jukeboxes now only ejects Music Disks into non-solid blocks ({{bug|MCPE-85635}})


 * Items
 * Projectiles, such as Snowballs and Eggs, no longer cast shadows
 * All dropped items now have a similar floating height
 * Disenchanting an item using the Grindstone once again resets the enchantment cost penalty correctly ({{bug|MCPE-107211}})
 * Data-driven items now swing faster when not targeting blocks ({{bug|MCPE-119702}})
 * Firework Rockets obtained from '/replaceitem' command now have a flight duration ({{bug|MCPE-109037}})
 * Firework Stars obtained from '/replaceitem' command now have proper color values ({{bug|MCPE-109037}})
 * Glowing text on Signs now has an outline ({{bug|MCPE-129123)
 * Black text on Signs can now be lit by using a Glow Ink Sac ({{bug|MCPE-128079}})
 * Tooltips are now present when holding Ink Sac and Glow Ink Sac when using a controller
 * Ink Sac and Glow Ink Sac can no longer be used indefinitely on signs in Adventure mode
 * Players can no longer dye text on Signs in Adventure mode ({{bug|MCPE-126489}})
 * Pumpkins are once again accepted by Farmer Villagers regardless of their rotation when mined ({{bug|MCPE-105540}})


 * User Interface
 * Glow Item Frame is now placed after regular Item Frame in the Creative inventory ({{bug|MCPE-117532}})
 * Copper Ore is now placed after other Overworld ores in the Creative inventory ({{bug|MCPE-119724}})
 * Deepslate is now placed after other stones in the Creative inventory ({{bug|MCPE-127592}})
 * Hotbar item tooltip duration now scales with the length of the tooltip's text
 * Added a new Accessibility icon in the Settings menu
 * Items can now be previewed in the Character Creator and equipped using the Equip button
 * Added Equip button to Classic Skins and Capes tabs
 * The profile screen reload button is now properly localized to all supported languages
 * The "Reset to Default" button in the Accessibility settings now resets the Text Background Opacity slider
 * Fixed a typo in the "Loom" section of "How to Play" ({{bug|MCPE-128735}})
 * The counters on empty tabs of the Play screen now display zero instead of an empty, grey box ({{bug|MCPE-110535}})
 * Featured Item thumbnails now fit within the Featured Items window in Character Creator
 * When not signed into a Microsoft Account, players are now presented with a button prompting them to sign in on the Play screen so that they can view Realms
 * Realms Plus content expiration timers now appear properly
 * Realms Plus timers now only appear within 30 days of expiring


 * Commands
 * '/title clear' now correctly clears the title and subtitle from the HUD ({{bug|MCPE-97636}})
 * Frosted Ice can now be used in any command that accepts a block, such as '/setblock' and '/testforblock' ({{bug|MCPE-126741}})