Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.0.59

Beta 1.16.0.59 is the eleventh beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.0, released on April 30, 2020, which makes some parity changes and fixes bugs.

Blocks

 * Chains
 * Can now be crafted.


 * Polished Basalt
 * Can now be made by putting basalt in a Stonecutter.
 * Crafting polished Basalt now gives the player the correct amount of blocks in return.


 * Nether Sprouts
 * Changed the texture to match Java Edition.


 * Soul fire
 * Now burns on soul sand in addition to soul soil.
 * Renamed "Blue Fire" to "Soul Fire"


 * Crimson Trapdoors
 * IDs have been changed from to.


 * Warped Wart Block
 * IDs have been changed from to.

Items

 * Banner patterns
 * Renamed the piglin banner pattern to "Snout".


 * Spawn eggs
 * The texture of the piglin and hoglin spawn eggs now match Java Edition.

Mobs

 * Hoglins
 * Added sounds for converting into zoglins.
 * Baby hoglins now have larger heads.
 * Now flee from zoglins.


 * Piglins
 * Now flee from zoglins.

World generation

 * Ruined Portals
 * Will now generate made out of blackstone if generated in the Nether, instead of nether bricks.
 * Tweaked chest loot.
 * Now generate less frequently.


 * Bastion Remnants
 * A magma cube spawner can now be found in the treasure room.
 * Changed loot tables, removing and adding some items.

Fixes

 * Crashes
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to stack different types of slab.


 * General
 * Removed quotation marks from loading screen tips.
 * Fixed the issue with ambient noises playing too frequently in the Nether.
 * Renamed various blocks, and renamed JSON files to reflect changed block names.
 * The “Change Emotes” button is no longer missing on Android devices.
 * The "p" in "Pigstep" music disc is now capitalized.
 * Adjusted hopper hitbox shape
 * Nether sprouts item texture no longer extend outside the bounds of an item frame when rotated.


 * Spawned cave mobs aren't counted as surface mobs anymore.
 * Added nether wood crafting recipes and make them not burn as fuel in furnaces.
 * Fire now ticks properly, and can be extinguished by rain.
 * Added chain crafting recipe.
 * Added fire sound for soul fire.
 * Gold ore can now be smelted in Furnaces and blast furnaces.
 * Smelting ancient debris now gives XP.
 * Quartz bricks can be now only be crafted quartz blocks.
 * Polished basalt can now be crafted using a stonecutter.
 * Crafting polished basalt now gives the player the correct amount of blocks in return.
 * Warped and crimson stems can no longer replace blocks when grown or are generated.
 * Shields can now be dispensed and equipped to players.
 * Fortune enchantment now works again.
 * Pumpkins and melons will now grow when underneath observers.
 * Fixed a bug that would cause the ender dragon to reset after leaving and returning to fight area.
 * Fixed an issue with too many cats spawning in Villages.
 * Fixed an issue with too many cats spawning in Villages.


 * Mobs
 * Hoglins no longer spin around when moving down full blocks.
 * Fixed bug in `MeleeAttackGoal` where mobs would not attack if they were sitting in a boat or minecart.
 * Tweaked spawn rates for Piglins, Hoglins, and Zombified Piglins.
 * Piglins now correctly equip golden armour when it is thrown to them.
 * Piglins that are admiring now drop gold ingot if one-shotted.
 * Hoglin and Strider babies now have the lead attached at the correct spot
 * Zombified Piglins are now immune to fire damage.
 * Also changed the ‘fireimmune’ attribute to be correct for multiple mobs.
 * Wither skeletons now render armour correctly.
 * Fixed a bug where a mob could catch on fire if it was standing on an entity that was in lava.
 * Bees no longer get stuck under stairs.
 * Tweaked the Baby Strider hitbox which was too small.
 * Baby Hoglins now have ‘cute’ oversized heads.
 * Mobs now correctly equip Netherite armor.
 * Piglins can now exist in Peaceful difficulty.
 * Piglins no longer hover when aboard boats and minecarts.
 * Endermen can now spawn in the Soulsand Valley biome.
 * Piglins and Hoglins now flee from Zoglins.
 * The correct sound now plays when Hoglins transform into Zoglins.


 * World generation
 * Ruined portals in nether now use Blackstone.
 * Fire charges can now be found in Ruined Portal chests.
 * Tweaked Ruined Portal loot tables - changed number of rolls to match Java.
 * Made Ruined Portals spawn less frequently.
 * Updated Bastion loot tables.
 * Magma Cube spawners now generate inside Bastions.
 * Walls in generated structures now form the proper connections.


 * Graphical
 * Tweaked Piglin and Hoglin spawn eggs to match Java.
 * Golden Tools that are being examined by Piglins render correctly in their hands (, ).
 * Piglins arms now swing correctly when walking.
 * Fire now burns blue when burning on Soul Sand.


 * User interface
 * Fixed iOS keyboard covering the text input box when typing.

Trivia

 * Minecraft Feedback site misspells "Quartz Bricks can now only be crafted using Quartz blocks" as "Quartz Bricks can be now only be crafted Quartz blocks".