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Bedrock Edition 1.21.80 is a minor update to 1.21, released on May 6, 2025. It contains experimental features for Chase the Skies.

Additions[]

Gameplay[]

  • Locator Bar
    • A new feature for the HUD that overrides in place of the XP bar.
    • Only works in multiplayer mode.
    • Only available under "Locator Bar" experimental toggle.
  • Vibrant Visuals
    • A new graphics mode that adds water shaders, specular highlights, emissive textures, and directional lighting and shadows.
    • Affects the graphical appearance, and has no effect on gameplay.
    • Only supports on high-end devices.
      • Mojang also promised to optimize Vibrant Visuals so it could run on low-end devices.[citation needed]
    • Only available under "Vibrant Visuals" experimental toggle.
  • Flat world presets
    • Added an ability to choose different flat world presets when creating a flat world.
    • Comes with 8 presets:
      • Classic Flat
      • Tunnelers' Dream
      • Water World
      • Overworld
      • Snowy Kingdom
      • Bottomless Pit
      • Desert
      • Redstone Ready
    • Prior to this update, it was only exclusive to Java Edition.

Blocks[]

  • Dried Ghast
    • Can be found at soul sand valleys in the Nether.
    • Can be crafted using a soul sand and 8 ghast tears.
    • Turns into a ghastling when soaked in water over time.
    • Has 4 stages:
      • Dried (default)
      • Partially hydrated (stage 1)
      • Mostly hydrated (stage 2)
      • Hydrated (stage 3)
    • Only available under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.

Mobs[]

  • Ghastling
    • Spawns after a dried ghast gets hydrated.
      • Can also be spawned by using this command: /summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_baby.
    • Turns into a happy ghast over time.
      • Feeding it with Snowballs can speed up the process.
    • Only available under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.
  • Happy Ghast
    • Spawns after a ghastling grows up (either over time or feeding with Snowballs).
      • Can also be spawned using its spawn egg.
    • Passive version of Ghast.
    • Can be ridable up to 4 players using a Harness.
      • Can also stand on top of them (with or without harnesses), like normal blocks.
    • Only available under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.

Items[]

  • Happy Ghast Spawn Egg
    • Can be used to spawn happy ghasts directly.
      • There is also a chance of spawning a ghastling directly when spawned using a spawn egg.
    • Only available under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.
  • Harness
    • Can be crafted using 3 leathers, 2 glass blocks, and a matching wool color.
    • Can be used to ride or stand on happy ghasts.
    • Comes with 16 colored variants.
    • Only available under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.