1.16.220 is an upcoming minor update to Bedrock Edition set to release on march 20 2021, which will fix bugs.[1]
Development phases contain some of the Caves & Cliffs features through experimental gameplay, which will not be included in the full release for this update but will be part of 1.17.0.[2][3]
Changes
Blocks
- Added the ability to change sign text color using dyes to match Java Edition.
Fixes
- Performance and Stability
- Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to rename a map on anvil while having its second slot occupied (MCPE-112905).
- Improved input latency on Windows 10 when V-Sync is enabled (MCPE-98861).
- General
- Powder Snow can no longer be placed in positions that already contain other blocks, such as Fence Posts or Iron Bars.
- Glow signs are no longer unlit on DX11 and Mobile platforms (MCPE-117524).
- Actor selectors no longer allow self selection with cheats disabled (MCPE-92635).
- Projectiles now pass through Structure Void blocks (MCPE-103579).
- Zombie, Zombie Villager, Husk, Pillager, Vindicator use correct bone to attach shields (MCPE-98606).
- Mobs that pick up Shield now place it to their off-hand.
- Visitors now drop inventory on death (MCPE-47563).
- Improved placement rules for placing blocks on sides of Stair, Slab and Top Snow block.
- Controllers are now able to select the "Button Mode" toggle in the Advanced Settings NPC screen in the Jurassic World pack (MCPE-66446).
- Fixed Drowned holding tridents backwards during attack (MCPE-118213).
- Enabled "Find Friends" button on Xbox.
- Commands
- Command block in a command block chain will list the correct amount of ticking areas when a new ticking area is added before listing.
- Title command no longer duplicates % symbols in message (MCPE-51033).
- Using teleport with execute command now uses the dimension of the origin for its operations (MCPE-44104).
- Marketplace
- The "Results" field for search within the marketplace inventory now updates properly between different sections within the screen.
- Accessibility
- Enabled screen narration with touch input on the new achievements screen.
- Fixed a bug where Text-to-speech read the wrong text while using VR.
- Fixed a bug where UI screen reader didn't read out default controller focus and checkbox state on the Online Play is not Rated pop-up.
- Villages
- Villagers are no longer able to go through walls to sleep in a bed if the bed is adjacent to them.
- Technical
- Updated behavior packs to require explicit module dependencies when using other native modules.
- Identifiers within
render_controllerswill now be considered content errors if there is no render controller matching that name. - Entity json before version 1.16.100 will no longer give a content error for the deprecated field
minecraft:foot_size. - Modified condition in "animation_controllers.json" to allow mobs to enter "wield_third_person_raise" (MCPE-118213).
- Fixed an issue where loading into a world would cause continuous Molang errors around "unhandled request for unknown variable".
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.16.220.50 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – Minecraft Feedback, March 4, 2021.
- ↑ "My understanding is that Experimental Features only exist in Beta releases." – @MattGartzke on X, December 2, 2020
- ↑ "You'll see more 1.16 versions before seeing 1.17. Increasing the second octet is still a little ways off, even though we're still testing Caves and Cliffs features. At the end of the day, it's just a version number." – @MattGartzke on X, February 25, 2021
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