Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.20.21

beta 1.18.20.21

Edition	Bedrock Edition
Type	Beta
Release date	Xbox, Windows, Android: January 27, 2022 iOS/iPadOS: January 31, 2022
Beta for	1.18.30
Protocol version	490
◄◄ 1.18.12 beta 1.18.20.23 ► 1.18.31 ►►

Beta 1.18.20.21 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.18.30, released on January 27, 2022, which tweaks world seeds, frogs, and fixes bugs.

iOS/iPadOS would also receive this version on January 31, 2022, as Preview 1.18.20.22.

Changes

Mobs

Wolves

• Untamed wolves can now be leashed.

Gameplay

Trading

• Updated villager trade tables for armorer, cleric, fisherman, and weaponsmith to match Java Edition.
  • Fishermen boat trades now change wood type based on villager biome type.
  • Clerics now offer glowstone instead of glowstone dust.
  • Weaponsmith enchanted iron sword trade has been moved to Novice.
  • Armorer diamond trade has been moved to Journeyman.

Command format

Target selectors

• Added the hasitem filter for target selector of entities.
  • Allows the player to target entities based on the items that have in their inventory or are wearing.

General

Create New World

• The Create New World screen has been given a new design that is now available for some players.

Experiments

• Removed "Additional Modding Capabilities" toggle.

Seeds

• Worlds can now be created with 64-bit seeds.

RenderDragon

• Re-enabled on Android devices.

Technical

General

• A world with "StorageVersion" 8 or lower will be increased to 9 and have its "RandomSeed" upgraded from using only the lower 32 bits of a 64-bit number to using the full 64-bit range while still representing the same number.
  • This is only relevant for negative 32-bit seeds, which need a sign bit extension.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Wild Update", "Upcoming Creator Features", and "Enable GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.

Additions

Command format

/volumearea

• Used to create, remove, and list volumes in the world.

Changes

Blocks

Frog Spawn

• Renamed from "Frog Egg".
• Texture was slightly changed.
• The time to hatch into Tadpoles has been increased. ^{[more information needed]}

Mobs

Frog

• Frogs now jump more frequently.
• Frogs in Meadow biomes are now of the temperate variant.
• Tweaked frog's jump and tongue animations.

Tadpole

• Tadpole hitbox is now larger.

Gameplay

Animation

• Cleaned up the frog animation, entity and controller files.
• Changed frog water and swim animations from linear to smooth.

Technical

GameTest Framework

• Added a mojang-minecraft-ui module with API structures for creating simple dialog boxes:
  • Added ActionFormData/ModalFormData/MessageFormData types in the mojang-minecraft-ui namespace.

• mojang-minecraft module
  • World
    • Updated property directionto blockFace in world.events.beforeItemUseOn and world.events.itemUseOn
    • Added event World.event.beforeDataDrivenEntityTriggerEvent
      • Fires before the data driven trigger is applied
    • Added event World.event.dataDrivenEntityTriggerEvent
      • Fires after the data driven trigger is applied
    • For the above events, each accept an optional
  • EntityDataDrivenTriggerEventOptions
    • (Breaking Change) property entityremoved
    • Added property entities: Entity[]
      • If specified, will restrict to just the specified entities.
    • Changed return type of function getPlayersto PlayerIterator
  • EntityDataDrivenTriggerEventOptions
    • Inherited from EntityEventOptions
    • property eventTypes: string[]
      • If specified, will restrict to events with the specified name (I.E minecraft:ageable_grow_up)
    • (Inherited) property entities: Entity[]
      • If specified, will restrict to just the specified entities
    • (Inherited) property entityTypes: string[]
      • If specified, will restrict to entities with the specified type (I.E minecraft:creeper)
  • DefinitionModifier
    • read only property componentGroupsToAdd: string[]
      • List of component groups that will be added as part of this modifier
    • read only property componentGroupsToRemove: string[]
      • List of component groups that will be removed as part of this modifier
    • property triggers: Trigger[]
      • List of triggers that will fire as part of this modifier
  • Trigger
    • property eventName: string
      • Event name of the trigger
  • DataDrivenEntityTriggerEvent
    • read only property entity: Entity
      • Entity that the event triggered on
    • read only property id: string
      • name of the event
  • BeforeDataDrivenEntityTriggerEvent
    • read only property entity: Entity
      • Entity that the event triggered on
    • read only property id: string
      • name of the event
    • property modifiers: DefinitionModifier[]
      • List of modifiers that will be applied when the event triggers
    • property cancel: bool
      • If true, the event will not be triggered
  • EnchantmentType
    • Added EnchantmentType class
    • Read-only property id: string
      • The name of the enchantment type
    • Read-only property maxLevel: int
      • The maximum level this type of enchantment can have
  • EnchantmentInstance
    • Added EnchantmentInstance class. This represents a binding of an EnchantmentType and level that can be added to an item
    • Constructor EnchantmentInstance(type: EnchantmentType, level : int)
    • Read-only property type: EnchantmentType
      • The enchantment type of this instance
    • Property level: int
      • The level of this enchantment instance
  • EnchantmentSlot
    • Added EnchantmentSlot enum. This enum represents the item slot or type that an enchantment can be applied to
  • EnchantmentList
    • Added EnchantmentList class. This class represents a collection of enchantments that can be applied to an item
    • Constructor EnchantmentList(slot : EnchantSlot)
    • Read-only property slot: EnchantSlot
      • The item slot/type that this collection is to be applied to
    • Read-only property allEnchantments: EnchantmentInstance[]
      • All enchantments as part of this enchantment collection
    • Method canAddEnchantment(instance : EnchantmentInstance): bool
      • Returns whether or not the provided EnchantmentInstance can be added to this collection
    • Method addEnchantment(instance : EnchantmentInstance): bool
      • Attempts to add the enchantment to this collection. Returns true if successful
    • Method removeEnchantment(type : EnchantmentType)
      • Removes an EnchantmentInstance with type type from this collection if present
    • Method hasEnchantment(type : EnchantmentType): int
      • If this collection has an EnchantmentInstance with type type, returns the level of the enchantment. Returns 0 if not present
  • ItemEnchantmentComponent
    • Added ItemEnchantmentComponent Item component class.
  • ItemStack
    • Property enchantments: EnchantmentList
      • Gets a copy of the current set of enchantments on this ItemStack. Or allows the user to set the EnchantmentList for the ItemStack
    • Method removeAllEnchantments
      • Removes any enchantments that might be present on this ItemStack
    • Added function setLore(loreList: string[]): void
      • Sets the lore text for the item
    • Added function getLore(): string[]
      • Gets the lore text for the item

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.