Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.70.24

Preview 1.20.70.24
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Edition

Bedrock Edition

Release date

February 15, 2024

Server version

1.20.70.24

Editor version

0.5.6

Build version

22011192

Internal version

Windows: 1.20.7024.0
Xbox: 1.20.7024.70
Android, iOS, iPadOS: 1.20.70.24

Version code

Android:
952007224(armeabi-v7a,33)
962007224(x86,33)
972007224(arm64-v8a,33)
982007224(x86_64,33)

Type

Preview

Preview for

1.20.70

Downloads

Server
Windows
Linux

Protocol version

662

Beta 1.20.70.24 (Android) or Preview 1.20.70.24 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the fourth beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.20.70, released on February 15, 2024,[1][2] which adds the bogged and the wind charge item behind an experimental toggle, brings more parity from Java Edition, and fixes bugs. It is the first Preview version available on PlayStation, with it being open to a limited selection of players.[3]

Additions

General

Realms Stories

  • Added new loading screen tips for Realms Stories.[4]

Changes

Blocks

Melon, Redstone Ore, Glowstone, and Nether Wart

General

Realms Stories

  • Changed the Realms Stories Privacy and Online Safety modal on Xbox platforms to display a QR code instead of a link.

Death screen

  • The new death screen is now enabled when resource packs are applied to a world.

Technical

API

  • Blocks using the minecraft:material_instances component with render_method = alpha_test_single_sided display properly when in the player's hand.

Marketplace Server Driven Layouts

  • Added the ability for SDL screens to have non scrollable layouts.
  • Added the ability for layouts to contain vertical fill padding.

Character Creator

  • Added a new model to contain the character creator animation logic.
  • Updated the logic that was done to trigger updating the binds when the animation states have been updated, so we do not run into issues with the binds updating every frame causing a major framerate hit.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Update 1.21" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggles.

Additions

Items

Wind Charge

  • Using a Wind Charge will fire off a Wind Charge projectile similar to the Breeze's.
  • A Wind Charge fired by a player will grant 10% more knockback than a Breeze's.
  • Just like the projectile fired by the Breeze, Wind Charges fired by the player also deal damage if they hit an entity directly.
  • The Breeze drops between 4-6 Wind Charges when killed.
  • Wind Charges have a max stack size of 64.
  • There is half a second cooldown after each use.
  • Wind Charges can be fired from a dispenser.
  • Players that launch themselves with a Wind Charge only accumulate fall damage below the y-level of where they collided with the wind burst.

Spawn Egg

  • Added bogged spawn egg.

Mobs

Bogged

World generation

Trial Chambers

  • Trial Chambers now generate at the same world locations as Java Edition.

Technical

API

  • Moved setDynamicProperty from beta to 1.9.0
  • Moved getDynamicProperty from beta to 1.9.0
  • Moved getDynamicPropertyIds from beta to 1.9.0
  • Moved getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount from beta to 1.9.0
  • Moved clearDynamicProperties from beta to 1.9.0
  • Added structureManager - A StructureManager instance that allows you to create, load and place structures in the world
  • StructureManager
    • Added function createEmpty(identifier: string, size: Vector3, saveMode?: StructureSaveMode): StructureTemplate - Creates a new empty structure
    • Added function createFromWorld(identifier: string, dimension: Dimension, blockVolume: BlockVolume, options?: StructureCreateOptions): StructureTemplate - Creates a new structure from blocks in the world
    • Added function delete(structure: string StructureTemplate): boolean - Deletes the structure
    • Added function get(identifier: string): StructureTemplate undefined - Gets the structure with the specified identifier
    • Added function place(structure: string StructureTemplate, dimension: Dimension, location: Vector3, options?: StructurePlaceOptions) - Places a structure in the world
  • StructureTemplate
    • Added read-only property id: string - Returns the name of the structure
    • Moved effectAdd from beta to 1.9.0
    • Moved effectAdd from beta to 1.9.0

Fixes

12 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.20.70

  • MCPE-18880 – Fortune works on tall flowers when aiming at the bottom half of the tall flower
  • MCPE-114029 – Command block syntax error remains in last output window even after fixing it
  • MCPE-126947 – No seeds drop from Large Ferns
  • MCPE-176968 – Wind Charge Entity displaying its raw translation string in output
  • MCPE-178327 – Banners obtained from the Creative inventory return to the player's inventory when placed for the first time

From the previous development version

  • MCPE-178560 – Mobs no longer counterattack in 1.21 experimental.

Others

  • The Breeze now takes damage when being hit by Wind Charge projectiles.
  • Fixed random crashes when accessing Realms stories after triggering Realms events due to a race condition between adding new story status entries and Clubs feed sorting.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the game to freeze when changing languages on some platforms.
  • Fixed an issue where the game could softlock while displaying the "Loading resource packs" modal.
  • Fixed vertical fill objects not working in vertical factories within the user interface
  • Implemented a fix for the “One Block Skyblock” Marketplace map generating flat world in the distance on the client if the map was uploaded on Realms

References

  1. "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.20.70.24" – Minecraft Feedback, February 15, 2024.
  2. "Minecraft Preview 1.20.70.24" by Jay Wells – Minecraft.net, February 15, 2024.
  3. "Minecraft Playstation Preview RELEASED + Minecraft Bedrock 1.20.62 Hotfix Update!" – ECKOSOLDIER, February 16, 2024.
  4. In this beta new tips do not work on Android

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