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beta 1.18.0.21
Edition | |
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Type |
Beta |
Release date |
Xbox, Windows 10, Android: October 14, 2021 |
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Protocol version |
474 |
Beta 1.18.0.21 is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.18.0, released on October 14, 2021,[1] which makes tweaks to world generation and fixes bugs.
Contents
Additions[]
Command format[]
/loot
- Added the
/loot
command with spawn loot overload.
Changes[]
Blocks[]
- Now drop 2-5 Raw Copper when mining instead of 2-3.
- Block of Copper can be converted to 4 Cut Copper using stonecutter.
Mobs[]
- Now only spawn in water above clay blocks in lush caves.
- Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Tropical Fish, Squid, and Dolphins
- Now only spawn in water from Y=50 to Y=64.
- Additionally, tropical fishes now also spawn in lush caves at any height.
- Now can spawn in aquifers inside dripstone caves.
- Now only spawn in water blocks under Y=30.
- No longer spawn in Stony Peaks.
World generation[]
- Now only generate up to Y=30.
- Rarity has been increased to match 1.17 levels.
- Non-cave biomes (e.g. Savannas) no longer change with height.
- Tweaked the relative size of some biomes, to match 1.17 a bit closer.
- Increased the average size of most biomes.
- Tweaked frozen biomes blending.
- Canyons are now placed on the same height as on pre-1.18 world generation.
- Increased the amount of dungeons, especially below Y=0.
- Increased the number of blobs.
- Water lakes were removed, because Aquifers could provide local water levels.

Ore distribution changes.
- Ore distribution
- Copper Ore now generates between Y=-16 and Y=112, generating the most at Y=48, and increased the number of blobs.
- Added more unexposed Diamonds.
- Extra gold generates below Y=-48.
- Decreased minimum generation height of the upper range of Iron Ore from Y=112 to Y=80, and increased the number of blobs.
- Now slightly more spread out.
General[]
- Main menu background is changed to reflect Caves & Cliffs: Part II.
- The new background however is not visible due to the beta resource packs being applied in all beta versions.
Experimental[]
These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Enable GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.
Technical[]
- GameTest Framework
- deltaTime
- Added deltaTime read only property to TickEvent which represents the time between the last Level tick in seconds
Fixes[]
- Caves & Cliffs
- Fixed shifted sub-chunks on Caves & Cliffs flat worlds (MCPE-140428)
- Hoodoos now generate in Eroded Badland biomes again (MCPE-141083)
- Strange pillars no longer generate below Eroded Badland biomes (MCPE-141342)
- Water and Lava springs now correctly generate at the expected frequency
- Fixed issue with Copper Ore hanging mid-air in ravines (MCPE-141189)
- Actors
- Lightning bolts do not have a shadow anymore (MCPE-140689)
- Blocks
- Snow Grass Block and all types of Snow blocks now use similar colors (MCPE-57022)
- Bone Meal
- Nether Sprouts once again generate when using Bone Meal on Warped Nylium (MCPE-139672)
- Gameplay
- Re-entering a Caves & Cliffs world when in a danger zone at a valid negative Y position no longer teleports player to positive Y (MCPE-141039)
- Copper Ore now drops 2-5 (from 2-3) Raw Copper items (MCPE-144071)
- In the Stonecutter, a Block of Copper can be converted to four Cut Copper (MCPE-144067)
- Player
- Fixed player hitbox not resetting after gliding with Elytra (MCPE-109925)
- Fixed player flight with Elytra being cancelled when hitting a wall and taking damage (MCPE-54031)
- Items
- Ender Pearls no longer generate as Glow Sticks in Woodland Mansion chests (MCPE-137440)
- Mobs
- Fixed an issue preventing Tropical Fish from spawning in Lush Caves (MCPE-144070)
- Particles
- Water drips now trigger splash effects
- Technical
- Fixed caching support for subchunk requests where it would sometimes not use the cache
- Fixed a versioning error with animation controllers that was causing the wrong schema to be utilized on marketplace worlds with an animation controller version 1.8.0
- User Interface
- Renamed some occurrences of "level" in the user interface to the more accurate "world"
- When a value for a stepped slider does not correspond to a step it will display at the closest step
- Replaced the missing "Always Day" option in world settings (MCPE-137790)
- Vanilla Parity
- Shield blocking animation now plays smoothly (MCPE-125951)
References[]
- ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.18.0.21 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, October 14, 2021.