1.17.40 is an upcoming minor update to Bedrock Edition with no set release date, which will fix bugs.[1]
Changes
Technical
- Data Driven Items
- Updated documentation for Block Rotation Component.
- Added required toggles to documentation and to content error for block components.
- Data Driven Blocks
- Updated documentation for BlockExplosionResistance.
- Graphics
- Added a content error for using a material but not providing the required number of textures to the render controller.
- Molang
- Add new compile errors for expressions like 'text' + 3, which were previously ignored (This is a Versioned Change as of engine version 1.17.40).
- User Interface
- Added an ImGUI window for easier viewing of content errors.
Fixes
- Blocks
- Falling stalactites are now offset properly to avoid interacting with entities outside their intended hitbox (MCPE-132772).
- Beehives now generate in the world facing south.
- Candle Cake Blocks
- Pressing the 'use' button on a Candle Cake now consumes the correct amount of cake slices (MCPE-135519).
- Character Creator
- Fixed a crash that could occur when using Character Creator.
- Tweaked color tint for default Steve skin to match default Steve (MCPE-120818).
- Altered message for when friends change skins (MCPE-92772).
- Commands
- Education Edition items are no longer shown as an option when using @e[type=] (MCPE-78363).
- Gameplay
- Fixed a bug that caused players to be set on fire upon changing dimensions if there was Lava underneath the Nether Portal (MCPE-28765).
- Players can no longer eat food at full hunger in Survival mode (MCPE-60807).
- Sea Grass no longer spawns under Lily Pads during world generation to avoid breaking them.
- Villagers can no longer spam doors open and closed (MCPE-28055).
- Cartographers now more consistently give new maps on all platforms.
- World Generation
- Amethyst geodes are now much less likely to generate in Strongholds, and if they do they will not destroy End Portals (MCPE-129861, MCPE-128799).
- Graphical
- Improved world visibility culling for underground situations to eliminate seeing sky at the end of tunnels/stairs (MCPE-128372).
- Mobs
- Improved mob pathing around partial blocks (MCPE-127381).
- Armor no longer renders on Pillagers and Vindicators, but are still granted armor effects (MCPE-74242).
- Fixed an issue with mob rendering that caused Vindicator Axes to be visible even when they're not attacking on older Resource Packs (MCPE-123229).
- More mobs will spawn underground in the Overworld.
- Powder Snow
- Powder Snow no longer disappears when looking at it from a distance (MCPE-127565).
- Structure Block
- Trapdoors now rotate correctly when loaded from a Structure block (MCPE-66933).
- User Interface
- Fixed an issue where the d-pad and directional keys could not be used to navigate in certain parts of the UI (MCPE-132826).
- Fixed an issue where an error message could be shown after suspending the game on the achievements screens with screen animations disabled (MCPE-132269).
- Fixed an issue where an obscure gamerule was added to settings (MCPE-139025).
- Fix keyboard/d-pad navigation from custom server to edit server button.
- New achievements screens are available on Windows 10 ARM-based PCs.
- The sign in text on the start screen will no longer overlap the Marketplace button.
- Add space between tab title and the word 'Tab' for text-to-speech on Settings screen.
- Added "More Info" button to failed sign-in modal.
- Technical
- Command blocks with 'Needs Redstone' and a non-zero 'Delay in Ticks' will now execute only if they remain powered for the delay duration (MCPE-74281).
- Fix alignment of the sidebar display from the
/scoreboardcommand when text length changes. - Fixed failure to render leash when attached to a mob outside of viewport (MCPE-63931).
- Fixed ability to summon experience orbs via
/summoncommand (MCPE-130835). - Fixed display only entity destruction in chunk discard scenarios.
- Fixed query.item_remaining_use_duration having improperly scaled or inverted results (This fix is a Versioned Change as of engine version 1.17.30).
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.17.30.25 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, September 9, 2021.