15 November 2018
PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:
- You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta. Featured servers may also be unavailable
- The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
- Beta builds will likely be unstable and are not representative of final version quality. Please backup your Worlds before joining the beta
- Finished releases may not include all new features, changes, and fixes from the beta to preserve stability and may slip to a later release
Note: This specific beta release may not be available on some Android devices.
Experimental Gameplay:
(Only available when Experimental Gameplay is enabled in world settings)
- Pillagers
- Bamboo is now generated in Jungle biomes
New Features:
- Added new flowers: Lily of the Valley and Cornflower
- Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs
- Added new stair, slab, and wall variants:
- Stone stairs and slabs
- Granite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Granite stairs and slabs
- Diorite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Diorite stairs and slabs
- Andesite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Andesite stairs and slabs
- Sandstone walls
- Smooth Red Sandstone stairs and slabs
- Smooth Quartz stairs and slabs
- Brick walls
- Stone Brick walls
- Mossy Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Nether Brick walls
- End Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Prismarine walls
- Red Sandstone walls
- Red Nether Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Smooth Sandstone stairs and slabs
- Mossy Cobblestone stairs and slabs
- Added a new option to the /gamerule commands called showDeathMessages which allows players to select whether a message appears in chat when a player or tamed mob dies
- Added new "Immediate Respawn" option with associated /gamerule
- Added new /tellraw command, enables the use of raw text formatting to be able to send translatable text output to chat using JSON
Changes:
- Added several new loading screen tips and trivia suggested by the community!
- A notification is now sent to chat when a tamed animal dies (MCPE-35138)
- Tripwires are now activated when broken, unless broken with shears
- Improved performance when using Function commands; they are now pre-compiled on world reload
Fixes:
- Fixed a crash that occurred during gameplay
- Fixed a crash that could occur when replacing a wooden door with an iron one (MCPE-37941)
- Fixed a crash that could occur when using pickblock on a chest filled with written books
- Updated low disk space error message
- Held items now show the correct texture when changing resource packs (MCPE-38302)
- Fixed touch controls so players no longer get stuck in sneak position when underwater (MCPE-38212)
- Fixed Panda feeding animation
- Crossbows no longer fire accidentally when interacting with blocks or mobs on touch screen devices (MCPE-38321)
- Crossbows can now be used to hit mobs (MCPE-38314)
- The trident throwing animation no longer gets mixed up with the new crossbow animation (MCPE-38358)
- Fixed the issue with breaking blocks when trying to fire a crossbow on touch screen devices (MCPE-38465)
- Added new notification for worlds that have missing templates, with a prompt to redownload the relevant template from the store if necessary
- Improved text entry in various fields - text boxes can be highlighted and selected using the keyboard
- The skin picker menu now only displays progress/loading animation when online
- Fixed missing "Save to Microsoft account" message when saving purchases on Nintendo Switch in handheld mode
- Players can no longer change their customised player permissions in multiplayer games
- Fixed remaining commands that use relative coordinates that are below y3 (MCPE-35130)
- Shulker boxes now push mobs when opening (MCPE-22480)
- Error messages are now more informative when trying to join an unavailable world
- Fixed a remaining issue that could cause a sudden change in direction on touch screen devices (MCPE-35910)
- Falling block entities can now be killed using commands (MCPE-38300)
- Defeating the Ender Dragon now drops the correct amount of XP and generates a Dragon Egg in converted worlds (MCPE-28864)
- Vines collected with silk touch tools can be used correctly in banner designs (MCPE-35134)
- End gateway portals now work correctly even if the destination area has already been generated (MCPE-19699)
- Dropped items are now correctly displaced by slabs and glass (MCPE-12025)
- Improved marketplace navigation when using a controller or keyboard
- Fixed the swimming animation of the "Syrena" skin in Pirates of the Caribbean Mash-up pack
- Repeating command blocks now keep their 'always active' state when cloned (MCPE-36340)
- Clocks and Compass items now load in correctly when joining a world (MCPE-36952)