1.18.20 is an upcoming minor update to Bedrock Edition set release in March 2022, which will add support for 64 bit seeds, a new UI, and fix bugs.[1]
Changes
Mobs
- Untamed Wolves can now be leashed.
Gameplay
- Animation
- Cleaned up the animation, entity and controller files.
- Changed water and swim animations from linear to smooth.
- Updated Villager trade tables for Armorer, Cleric, Fisherman, Shepherd, Toolsmith, and Weaponsmith to match Java Edition.
Command format
- Added the
hasitemfilter for target selector of entities.- Allows the player to target entities based on the items that have in their inventory or are wearing.
General
- The Create New World screen has been given a new design that is now available for some players.
- Removed "Additional Modding Capabilities" toggle.
- Worlds can now be created with 64-bit seeds.
- Re-enabled on Android devices.
Fixes
- Vanilla Parity
- Worlds can now be created with 64-bit seeds (-9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807) and those can be copied between Bedrock and Java to produce the same world (MCPE-144994, MCPE-148168)
- Non-numeric seed UI inputs now produce the same seeds as Java Edition
- Player's arm no longer twitches while charging a bow (MCPE-148486)
- Falling blocks have full-block hitbox again
- Fixed an error where Journeymen Clerics would offer Glowstone Dust instead of Glowstone Blocks (MCPE-57524)
- Untamed Wolves can now be leashed (MCPE-82050)
- Blocks
- TNT blocks now correctly move in a random X/Z direction once lit
- Fixed an issue with resource drops occasionally remaining black after breaking and placing a block quickly in its place
- Top Snow no longer clips with the block beneath when falling
- Gameplay
- Fixed Fangs from the Illager spells not being spawnable in blocks with no bounding boxes
- Water and Lava Buckets can now be used on underwater blocks cohabitating with water, such as Light Blocks or Big Dripleaves (MCPE-148392)
- Players in Visitor Mode can no longer break Paintings and Minecarts (MCPE-132869)
- Teleporting vertically beyond the visibility distance now loads the terrain correctly (MCPE-150021)
- Improved accuracy of damage calculations
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the Bell while holding a chargeable item would not continuously ring it (MCPE-56968)
- Fixed a bug where the player could switch to gliding when riding in certain scenarios (MCPE-147904)
- Mobs
- Mobs are now able to path over Azalea blocks (MCPE-129373)
- Mobs are now able to path over Dripleaf blocks and properly pathfind on top of them, when not fully tilted
- Mobs are now able to path over Pointed Dripstone blocks and properly pathfind on top of them (MCPE-133270)
- Mobs can now move properly on top of solid partial blocks, like Bells, Brewing Stands, and Enchanting Tables
- Mobs can now jump from high enough solid partial blocks to full ones at a higher position
- Mobs can now jump over fences if they are standing on an adjacent slab or on another block high enough
- Mobs can now move through less than half-block tall Top Snow even when the ceiling, if any, is as tall as the mobs themselves (MCPE-148355)
- Mobs can now move through Coral and Coral Fans, as they do not consider them as solid obstacles anymore (MCPE-128687)
- Fixed an issue where players could not access a Villager's trades while holding a spawn egg (MCPE-76153)
- Fixed an issue where Witches spawned during Village raids could despawn during the raid (MCPE-149883)
- Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Tropical Fish, and Dolphins once again spawn in deep variants of ocean biomes (MCPE-150191)
- Stability and Performance
- Fixed a crash that could occur upon leaving the Zooming menu in the Dressing Room.
- User Interface
- Default tabs changed to "Craftable" on left side and to "Crafting" on right side of the Pocket UI inventory screen
- Removed the question mark button on the Pocket UI inventory screen
- Items requiring 3x3 recipes are no longer shown when the Crafting Table is not used
- Players can now use auto-move to take off or equip armor in Crafting Table's menu while in Pocket UI (MCPE-148970)
- Updated generic controller face button icons on mobile
- Control + Backspace will now erase the whole word before the caret
- Control + Delete will now erase the whole word after the caret
- Control + Left Arrow will now move the caret to the beginning of the word before the caret
- Control + Right Arrow will now move the caret to the beginning of the next word after the caret
- Villagers
- Fixed an issue where Villagers did not hold the item they would trade when presented with Emeralds by the player (MCPE-150303)
- Villagers no longer avoid Zombified Piglins (MCPE-94102)
- Villagers no longer share Seeds and Beetroot Seeds.
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.18.20.21 (Xbox /Windows / Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, January 27, 2022.