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New Features:
- Magma blocks can now be found in the Nether
- Underground fossils to excavate made from Bone blocks
- Nether Wart blocks
- Red Nether Brick
- Stained Glass
- Fireworks (with Elytra boost!)
- Parrots
- Banners
- Armor Stands
- Jukebox and music discs
- Recipe Book
- Book & Quill
- Expanded portfolio editing with PhotoStorage sync
- Ravines
- Coarse Dirt
- New world start options:
- Starting Map
- Bonus Chest
- Trust Players
- New game rules:
- Show Coordinates
- TNT Explodes
- Natural Regeneration
- Added '/tickingarea' command to create areas that still update when no players are there
- Zombie Villager spawn egg
- Paper doll viewer
- Outline selection toggle
- In-game player names toggle
- HUD opacity toggle
- Sprint button mapping for controllers
- Expanded world settings
- New loading screens with funny and helpful tips
- How to Play screen
- Added a free cursor to the inventory screen when navigating with a controller
Bug Fixes:
- Students can now place their own chalkboards without the need for Worldbuild permissions
- NPCs now have the ability to run slash commands
- All players will now see items in the fixed inventory slot when joining the game
- Fixed chalkboards and signs not being visible unless aimed in a specific way
- Fixed a crash when traveling to the Nether or the End for the first time
- Fixed a crash when updating a world from 0.16 to 0.17
- Added a description in the Help menu for the '/me' command