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Minecraft Beta - 1.18.0.25 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)

Posted: 4 November 2021

PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta: 

  • Joining the beta will replace your game with a work in progress version of Minecraft 
  • You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta
  • Any worlds played while in the beta cannot be opened in previous versions of the game so please make copies of worlds to prevent losing them 
  • Beta builds can be unstable and are not representative of final version quality 
  • The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions

A Minecraft screenshot of a shipwreck near an impressive mountain

 

It's time for another Bedrock Beta! As always, we really appreciate all the feedback you send to aka.ms/CavesCliffsFeedback and please report any bugs you may find at bugs.mojang.com.

 

Features and Bug Fixes

Gameplay

  • Loading older worlds will no longer cause chunks to be empty (MCPE-98789)
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent some music tracks from playing in the Nether (MCPE-146266)
  • Fixed Leaf Blocks not remaining transparent when surrounded by partial blocks such as Buttons or Slabs (MCPE-139213, MCPE-53731)
  • Fixed face culling of the block below a Leaf Block, fixing an x-ray effect
  • Fixed an issue where the Shield would get locked to the player's offhand slot in the inventory screen when opening the inventory screen while crouching (MCPE-146003)
  • Fixed an issue with some Marketplace packs in beta builds spawning the player in the wrong location
  • Fixed a bug that could cause double chests to split and become unusable (MCPE-146983)

World Generation

  • Frozen biomes no longer generate Ice pillars below Y=0 on worlds with updated chunks (MCPE-125128)
  • Ocean ruins and shipwrecks are now generated in lower frequency (MCPE-143478)
  • Azalea trees no longer generate underwater (MCPE-125919)
  • Azalea trees can now generate in shallow water
  • Rooted Dirt can no longer generate without an Azalea tree (MCPE-140867)
  • Vanilla Parity: Removed Deep Warm Ocean from biome placement (MCPE-147051)
  • Fixed pillars of Dripstone that could previously be generated on the surface of the Overworld (MCPE-139877)
  • Fixed an issue to prevent Small Dripleaf blocks from being placed inside Lava blocks

Android

  • The game has temporarily been reverted from API 30 to API 29. Players with existing external storage will be migrated to the new location on start up. If you manually migrated your external storage, you should not be affected (MCPE-144801, MCPE-144776, MCPE-144806)
  • Players with external storage will be migrated to new location at start up, due to storage changes required by Google. You can still play if migration fails by closing the results window
  • With external storage being migrated to its new location in preparation for Google's new API requirements, you will now lose your data if you uninstall Minecraft, unless you check the box indicating you want to keep your data. We recommend checking this box if you wish to keep your worlds in the event you choose to reinstall Minecraft

User Interface

  • Updated the "out of storage" message

Technical Updates

Molang

  • Fixed content error when Molang expression has no tokens to only fire when 'min_engine_version' is 1.17.40 or higher