Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.230.56

Beta 1.16.230.56 is the fourth and final beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.230, released on April 15, 2021, which adds new cave generation, and fixes bugs.

World generation

 * Caves
 * Added new noise caves, which come in two types: "spaghetti" and "cheese" caves.
 * Added flooded aquifer caves.
 * The old "carver" cave generation still generates, combining with the new caves.


 * Spaghetti caves
 * Long, narrow caves.
 * Utilize noise generators for generation.
 * Can form cave entrances when they intersect with land.


 * Cheese caves
 * Utilize noise generators for generation.
 * Often form caverns of various sizes.
 * Can form cave entrances when they intersect with land.


 * Aquifers
 * Used to generate bodies of water in new caves.
 * Currently only used below Y=31, meaning any noise caves between Y=31 and Y=63 are flooded with water. This will be fixed.
 * Replaces the old underwater cave carvers/canyons.
 * Fish, axolotls, and glow squid spawn in aquifers if it is under an ocean or river.

Gameplay

 * Swimming
 * Improved visibility when swimming in underwater caves.

World generation

 * Caves
 * Introducing noise based caved generation that enables caves of more varied sizes and shapes.
 * Bringing local water levels to caves, allowing each cave to have its own water level.


 * Mineshafts
 * Mineshafts now fit into large caves.
 * Mineshaft corridors are now attached to the ceiling via chains or to the floor via log pillars when missing support platform.


 * Ore distribuition
 * Changed ore generation to match the new world height, and to add more strategy to mining.

Fixes

 * Gameplay
 * Fixed a crash that could occur during gameplay.
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when curing a Zombie Villager in another dimension if the player had not travelled back to the Overworld since entering the World.
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when generating jungle biomes when the Caves and Cliffs experimental toggle was enabled.
 * Character Creator
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between owned and non-owned Character Creator items.
 * Fixed an issue with Character Creator items not applying properly to characters.