Bedrock Edition 1.18.30

1.18.30 is an upcoming minor update to set to release in April 2022, which adds changes to the armor protection and fixes bugs. It also adds more platform support for RenderDragon.

Items

 * Armor
 * Added armor toughness to minimize the effects of the new armor penetration mechanics.
 * Diamond armor and netherite armor now have a toughness value of 2 and 3 respectively.
 * Netherite armor will now reduce more damage than diamond armor.
 * Tweaked armor reduction calculation to account for toughness.
 * Armor protects less due to the new penetration system.
 * Armor points count for less as the attack strength increases: each done by the attack reduces the effective defense points by, but not below 20% of the armor points. Each armor point now defends 0.8% to 4% instead of always 4%.
 * Lowered the amount of knockback resistance granted by netherite armor. Each armor piece gives 10% of knockback reduction instead of 22.5%, so a full set reduces 40% of knockback instead of 90%.

Mobs

 * Shulkers
 * Now have a chance to spawn another shulker when hit by a shulker projectile.

Gameplay

 * Controls
 * Updated touch control schemes.
 * Can be enabled by navigating to Settings > Touch > Enable New Touch Control Schemes.


 * Enchanting
 * Protection now reduce damage from negative status effects like poison or wither.
 * Protection enchantments have been nerfed to match Java Edition. A full set of armor with Protection IV is not sufficient for a maximum amount of protection.

Fixes

 * Stability and Performance
 * Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
 * Fixed possible crashes on Android when suspending or resuming the app


 * Gameplay
 * Vertical field of view is no longer halved in horizontal split screen, making items such as book & quill easier to view when playing in split screen
 * Tweaked surrounding terrain for structures such as villages during world generation
 * TNT no longer disappears when ignited with the 'TNT Explodes' game rule disabled and the 'Fire Spreads' game rule enabled
 * Gravity affected blocks now fall on top snow when placed above it instead of hovering over it


 * Vanilla Parity
 * Players flying in Creative mode are no longer pushed by liquid current
 * Farmer villagers can now use bone meal on crops and can turn excess seeds into bone meal at their composter
 * Protection enchantment now properly works on most damage types
 * Fixed a desync issue that could sometimes cause health to regenerate only visually
 * Landing on a stalagmite is now properly considered fall damage
 * Fixed some issues in where damage invulnerability wasn't properly being applied
 * Fixed an issue where the Protection enchantments mitigated too much damage. This has been changed to match Java Edition
 * Absorption hearts no longer stay yellow while under the Wither effect
 * Lowered the amount of knockback resistance granted by netherite armor
 * Ravagers now attack wandering traders


 * Graphical
 * Fixed a bug in the glow squid's texture where the glow map in the alpha channel was incorrect, causing patches of non-glowing texture to be seen
 * Fixed the crosshair disappearing when Outline Selection for blocks is disabled
 * Players that are on fire now render fire in front of the player on the inventory screen regardless of in-game camera perspective
 * Fixed a highlight effect on leather armor appearing on paperdolls


 * Items
 * Bucket of tropical fish no longer displays the incorrect name after catching a fish


 * Marketplace
 * The skin equip warning prompt once again appears when equipping a skin from a product page


 * Mobs
 * Mobs spawned from a dispenser are now persistent
 * Shulkers no longer like to occupy the same block as another shulker
 * Shulkers now prioritize attaching to neighboring block faces before trying to teleport away
 * Shulkers now stay attached to the current attached blockface if it is valid, instead of switching to upright position


 * User Interface
 * Fixed text in certain languages not being correctly rendered in the new Create New World screen


 * Villagers
 * Cartographers now always unlock woodland mansion explorer map trade


 * Commands
 * Correct error output is now displayed when attempting to use the /loot spawn command passing in the position of an unloaded area and there is 0 loot to drop
 * Added command insert loot and insert kill overload
 * Title commands fired before a client was done joining will now show instead of being ignored.