Alpha 0.16.0 build 4[1][2] (also known as Alpha 0.15.90.7) is the fourth build version released for Alpha 0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
Additions
Mobs
- The Wither
- Version exclusive: When its health reached 50%, it spawns 3-4 Wither Skeletons.
- Version exclusive: New animation when created and killed.
Items
- Nether star
- Version exclusive: Potion of Decay
- Version exclusive: Splash Potion of Decay
- Version exclusive: Arrow of Decay
Blocks
Changes
- Tweaked the elder guardian's hitbox.
- Modified natural spawn rates for mobs to where they should be (wither skeleton).
- Fixed performance issues (FPS drop).
- Lots of work on horses.
- Tweaked some UI spacing issues.
- Tweaked some issues with arrows.
- More piston work.
Removed
The /clearfixedinv, /setfixedinvslot and /wsserver commands, introduced in build 1.
Fixes
- Mob steps can be heard again.
- Players can fill buckets while underwater, even in creative.
- Fixed it so that potions of harming will kill mobs rather than just making them drop loot.
- Replaced placeholder with the correct names of items.
- Guardian & elder guardian attack animations are visible again.
- Fixed attribute inconsistencies in mobs & fixed multiple attribute loading bugs (some mobs ran too fast, some mobs had incorrect health, some mobs didn't show the correct health in their health bar.
- Fixed crash after joining a LAN game.
- Fixed randomly breaking boats.
- Monster spawner no longer crashes the game when difficulty is set to peaceful.
- Fixed a crash when a player threw a snowball, egg, or splash potions.
- Zombie pigmen no longer hostile towards mobs.
- No more diving when riding a horse, pig, or donkey.
- Guardian laser beams change color now.
- Markers on maps now correctly show direction when riding (animal, minecart, etc.)
- Gamerule settings now persist in saved games.
- Fixed issue where some mobs no longer dropped items.
- Players again spawn in "safe places" during initial world generation.
- Players no longer float above beds while sleeping.
- Fixed crash when server spawns guardians & elder guardians.
- You can hear the laser sound for guardians & elder guardians again.
- Fixed items dropping from mobs incorrectly (not dropping for some, dropping for some that shouldn't have drops)
- Chat window fixed- automatically updates messages when they come in.
- Two zombie villagers no longer spawn when a single villager is turning into a zombie.
- Status effects no longer present after a player's death.
- Nether mobs no longer lose fire resistance.
- Fixed projectiles so they can be shot in directions, not just at targets.
- Invisible players can no longer be seen and attacked by mobs.
- Creeper again makes hissing ignition sound.
- Iron golem now has an attack animation again.
- Lightning strikes have sounds again.
- Fireballs fixed: Blaze fireballs set blocks on fire & large fireballs are visible again.
- Fixed assorted crashes when loading/importing older worlds.
- Projectiles no longer hurt the player when reflected.
- Iron golems will attack aggressive mobs again to defend villagers, themselves.
- Fixed rare case of mobs spawning without heads.
- Fixed slime spawning size issues.
- Zombie pigmen are again spawning with golden swords.
- Elder guardian now attacks the player.
- Player no longer gets disconnected from the Realm after suspending & resuming the device/game.
- Fixed a crash when skeleton horse trap got triggered on peaceful.
From released versions before 0.16.0
- MCPE-7848 – Grass does not grow on dirt under fences or cobblestone walls
- MCPE-8212 – Arrows bounce off tamed dogs but not tamed cats
- MCPE-10353 – Some keyboard keys are dead
- MCPE-14142 – Strange font behavior (width, size...)
- MCPE-14487 – All mobs take knock back damage from splash potion of harming II
- MCPE-16283 – Redstone torch burn/turn off when placed on the side of a piston
- MCPE-16292 – Wither Skeletons and Blazes Do Not Spawn Again in Nether Fortresses
From 0.16.0 development versions
- MCPE-16652 – Cannot Choose Custom Skin, or change between Steve and Alex
- MCPE-16653 – Exit Game confirmation incorrectly displaying vr.warning.exitGameWarning
- MCPE-16662 – Logging into Xbox Live text is behind the settings button
- MCPE-16678 – Sea lantern texture bug
- MCPE-16682 – Everything disappears when open any GUI
- MCPE-16691 – Water Breathing doesn't increase visibility
- MCPE-16696 – Hoppers duplicating items
- MCPE-16715 – Blank Spawn Egg Crashes Game
- MCPE-16724 – Cannot Sign out of XBL / Switch User in 0.16.0 Menu
- MCPE-16791 – Button13 in controller settings has incorrect name - key.interactwithtoast
- MCPE-16802 – Chat / Text Input Cursor is Misaligned (Too Low)
- MCPE-16826 – Top layer of mob texture is darkened (possibly wrong shadow?)
- MCPE-16888 – Typing /help 1, or /help 3 doesn't show which page you type in
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