Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.40.22

Preview 1.21.40.22
Edition	Bedrock Edition
Release date	September 18, 2024
Server version	1.21.40.22
Editor version	0.7.2
Build version	27814251
Internal version	Windows, Xbox: 1.21.4022.0; Android, iOS, iPadOS: 1.21.40.22
Version code	Android:; 952104022 (armeabi-v7a, 34); 962104022 (x86, 34); 972104022 (arm64-v8a, 34); 982104022 (x86_64, 34);
Type	Preview
Preview for	1.21.40
Downloads	Server; Windows; Linux
Protocol version	747

Beta 1.21.40.22 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 1.21.40.22 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the third beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.21.40, released on September 18, 2024,^[1] which adds dyed bundles in all 16 colors, and fixes bugs.

Changes

General

Realms

Added a new Realm Event.

Mobs

Bats

Updated the rules under which they spawn in the world:
- Bats can now spawn at any height, provided the area is covered and sufficiently dark.
- They must spawn on one of the following blocks: stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate.
- As a result, bats may now happen to spawn above the surface.

Technical

API

Moved getRedstonePower from beta to 1.15.0.

Blocks

Updated the jigsaw block:
- Updated the jigsaw block UI.
- Added selection priority and placement priority fields.
Updated references to old block names in behavior pack color recipe files.
Updated references to old block names in behavior pack feature files.
Updated references to old block names in biome definition files.

Camera

The minecraft:follow_orbit preset is no longer behind the experimental toggle.

Components

Moved the minecraft:redstone_conductivity component out of the Upcoming Creator Features experiment for format_versions 1.21.30 and above.

Entity Components

Expanded minecraft:explode with the following new fields:
- damage_scaling: A scale factor applied to the explosion's damage to entities. A value of 0 prevents the explosion from dealing any damage. Negative values cause the explosion to heal entities instead:
- toggles_blocks: If true, the explosion will toggle blocks in the explosion radius.
- knockback_scaling: A scale factor applied to the knockback force caused by the explosion.
- particle_effect: The name of the particle effect to use. The accepted strings are wind_burst or breeze_wind_burst. All other inputs will use the default explosion particles.
- sound_effect: The name of the sound effect played when the explosion triggers.
- negates_fall_damage: Defines whether the explosion should apply fall damage negation to players above the point of collision.
- allow_underwater: If true, the explosion will affect blocks and entities underwater.

Graphical

Starting with base game version 1.21.40, built-in biomes_client.json files will no longer be loaded. That file from other packs will continue to be loaded. Water and fog settings are now in individual client_biome.json files in resource packs. When both biomes_client.json and the individual client_biome.json file specify competing values, the loaded biomes_client.json from creator content will have priority.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Beta APIs", "Bundles", "New Third Person Presets", and "Upcoming Creator Features" experimental toggles.

Additions

Technical

Add-ons and Script Engine

Add support for custom items with the minecraft:block_placer item component to use the referenced "block" as the icon for the item:
- If the minecraft:icon component is specified, it will override the "block" icon.
- Requires the "Upcoming Creator Features" toggle. Must use item json version 1.21.40 or higher.

API

Added enum PlatformType export enum PlatformType { Console = 'Console', Desktop = 'Desktop', Mobile = 'Mobile', } Class ScriptClientSystemInfo:
- Added field platformType.
- Added field maxRenderDistance.

Camera

Added camera relative movement to the "New Third Person Presets" experimental toggle:
- Camera relative movement is enabled on any camera that inherits from minecraft:follow_orbit and sets align_camera_and_target_forward to false.

Changes

Items

Bundles

They can now be dyed 16 different colors using dyes.

Technical

API

Moved PlayerInteractWithBlockBeforeEvent and PlayerInteractWithBlockAfterEvent from beta to 1.15.0.
Moved PlayerInteractWithEntityBeforeEvent and PlayerInteractWithEntityAfterEvent from beta to 1.15.0.

Graphical

Updated some JSON schemas for Deferred Technical Preview resource packs. Creators must update their packs to the new format. Documentation on the Creator Learning Portal will be updated accordingly:
- Split up the contents of lighting/global.json into 3 files: lighting/global.json, point_lights/global.json and pbr/global.json. They contain directional lights + emissive desaturation, point light colors and MERS fallbacks respectively.
- The schema for lighting/global.json is now wrapped in a new minecraft:lighting_settings object and also requires a description object with an identifier string to act as a unique name for your settings. The format_version field has also been modified to require a string as opposed to an array of integers, and must use a version of 1.21.40.
- The filepath for atmospheric scattering files has been relocated to atmospherics/atmospherics.json.
- The schema for atmospherics/atmospherics.json is now wrapped in a new minecraft:atmosphere_settings object and also requires a description object with an identifier string to act as a unique name for player's settings. It also requires a format_version string, which must be a version of 1.21.40.
- The schema for color_grading/color_grading.json now requires a format_version string, which must be a version of 1.21.40.
- The schema for water/water.json now requires a format_version string, which must be a version of 1.21.40.

Updated JSON schemas

"lighting/global.json"
{
	"minecraft:lighting_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"description": {
			"identifier": string
		},
		"directional_lights": {
			"sun": {
				"illuminance": float,
				"color": RGB color
			},
			"moon": {
				"illuminance": float,
				"color": RGB color
			},
			"orbital_offset_degrees": float
		},
		"emissive": {
			"desaturation": float
		}
	}
}
"point_lights/global.json"
{
	"minecraft:point_light_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"colors": {
			"minecraft:block_name": RGB color,
			...
		}
	}
}
"pbr/global.json"
{
	"minecraft:pbr_fallback_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"blocks": {
			"global_metalness_emissive_roughness_subsurface": RGBA color
		},
		"actors": {
			"global_metalness_emissive_roughness_subsurface": RGBA color
		},
		"particles": {
			"global_metalness_emissive_roughness_subsurface": RGBA color
		},
		"items": {
			"global_metalness_emissive_roughness_subsurface": RGBA color
		}
	}
}
"atmospherics/atmospherics.json"
{
	"minecraft:atmosphere_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"description": {
			"identifier": string
		},
		...
	}
}
"color_grading/color_grading.json"
{
	"minecraft:color_grading_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"description": {
			"identifier": string
		},
		...
	}
}
"water/water.json"
{
	"minecraft:water_settings": {
		"format_version": "1.21.40",
		"description": {
			"identifier": string
		},
		...
	}
}

Molang

Added query.client_max_render_distance. It returns the max render distance in chunks of the current client. Available on the Client (Resource Packs) only.

Fixes

21 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21.40

MCPE-73593 – Items sometimes become stuck in the crafting grid
MCPE-109595 – Identical lodestone compasses don't stack
MCPE-128464 – Item categories are shown when the recipe book window is closed
MCPE-159557 – Sneak button disappear when (swaped, lefty, touching a part of the screen
MCPE-175113 – Pressure-sensitive Left and right triggers on controller now "double-tap" after pressing
MCPE-176922 – Jump boost does not affect the breeze's jump
MCPE-176991 – Breeze can jump on top of honey blocks
MCPE-181055 – TNT explosion cancels the downward momentum of other falling lit TNT instead of accelerating it
MCPE-181405 – Jigsaw Blocks Don't hold data
MCPE-181789 – Cannot break blocks by tapping when using "Joystick & aim crosshair" Control Mode
MCPE-184090 – New Bed screen has a different background overlay when Screen Animations is off
MCPE-185643 – Minecart stopping on rail and will not proceed when pushed
MCPE-185952 – Wrong death message is displayed when being killed by a mob's smash attack
MCPE-186255 – Some flattened IDs are still incorrectly overwritten by original ID in blocks.json with format_version 1.21.20 or higher
MCPE-186324 – When attempting to respawn, it shows a loading icon and never actually respawns you.

From the previous development version

MCPE-186359 – Bundle items cannot be accessed in Creative Mode with Clear Hotbar enabled

Other

Zombified piglins spawned by a nether portal now have 15-second cooldown before it can use the portal.
Fixed a bug where Realms invite links could overflow past their text boxes.
Fixed an issue where the new Bed screen wouldn't be narrated fully in certain scenarios (Preview only).
Fixed some cases when the entityRemove world event would sometimes not be triggered.
Wind charges now use the minecraft:explode component instead of minecraft:wind_burst.

References

↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.40.22" – Minecraft Feedback, September 18, 2024.

Navigation

[1] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.40.22" – Minecraft Feedback, September 18, 2024.

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