Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.10.20

This page covers a development version that has an issue under certain conditions.
 
Many different actions and sounds can cause the game to crash when the Cave & Cliffs experiments is enabled.[1]
beta 1.17.10.20
Bedrock 1.17.10.20 PatchNotes.jpg: Infobox image for beta 1.17.10.20 the version in Minecraft
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Edition

Bedrock Edition

Release date

Xbox, Windows 10, Android: May 26, 2021

Internal version

Windows: 1.17.1020.0
Xbox One: 1.17.1020.70
Android: 1.17.10.20

Type

Beta

Beta for

1.17.10

Protocol version

441

Beta 1.17.10.20 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.17.10, released on May 26, 2021,[2] which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Block of Quartz, Crafting Table, Polished Blackstone Bricks, Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Sculk Sensor

  • Changed the textures to match Java Edition.

Rooted Dirt

  • Rooted dirt texture is now randomly rotated, matching the behavior of the regular dirt block (MCPE-123197).

Items

Dried Kelp, Netherite Axe, Netherite Boots, Netherite Hoe, Netherite Ingot, Netherite Pickaxe, and Netherite Sword

  • Changed the texture to match Java Edition.

Mobs

Axolotl

  • When fed with a bucket of tropical fish, it will now return a water bucket instead of a bucket (MCPE-127382).
  • Axolotl's hitbox is now smaller to match the size of the mob.
  • Axolotls no longer move their tails while playing dead (MCPE-123309).

Skeleton

  • Skeletons now turn into strays after 20 seconds inside powder snow, instead of 45 seconds.

Non-mobs entities

End Crystal

  • Changed the models to have three cubes again instead of two, and to match Java Edition.

General

Settings

  • Added a new accessibility icon in the Settings menu.

Technical

General

  • Added query.show_bottom - a query for determining whether or not the entity's bottom is rendered.
  • Added query.death_time - a query for determining the elapsed ticks since a mob started dying.
  • Added math.min_angle - a math expression for minimizing the angle magnitude (in degrees) into the range [-180, 180].

Gameplay

  • Loot chests with Seed = 0 now correctly randomize if placed on the same coordinates.
    • Note that pickblocking a Vanilla loot chest before opening it will now result in identical loot in each copy unless the player set the seed to 0 in the NBT.

Data Driven Mobs

Graphics

  • Graphics hardware that supports a maximum D3D11 feature level of 9_3 or below are no longer supported.

Stability and Performance

  • Added better error handling for JSON parsing. Also added several new content errors for item parsing as well as for loot tables.

Actors

  • Incoming client-sync properties for newly seen types will properly register with client-side Actor Property Manager groups.

Fixes

Vanilla Parity

  • Thunderstorms now happen as often as on Java Edition (MCPE-72798).

Axolotl

  • Guardians and elder guardians now attack axolotls on sight.
  • Drowned now attack axolotls on sight.

Azalea

  • Azalea can now be bone-mealed when placed on clay.
  • Using Pick Block on azalea leaves and flowering azalea leaves now results in the correct blocks being picked (MCPE-128092).

Copper Ore

  • Copper ore is now placed after other Overworld ores in the Creative inventory (MCPE-119724).

Deepslate

  • Deepslate is now placed after other stones in the Creative inventory (MCPE-127592).

Glow Item Frame

  • Glow item frame is now placed after regular item frame in the Creative inventory (MCPE-117532).

Hanging Roots

Lightning Rod

  • Lightning rod no longer breaks falling blocks that land on it (MCPE-116545).

Commands

  • /title clear now correctly clears the title and subtitle from the HUD (MCPE-97636).

Dressing Room

  • Profile screen reload button is now localized.

Gameplay

  • Fixed split-screen players not able to rename items on anvils (MCPE-108405).

Graphical

  • Projectiles such as snowballs and eggs no longer cast shadows.

Items

  • All dropped items now have a similar floating height.
  • Data-driven items now swing faster when not targeting blocks (MCPE-119702).
  • Firework rockets obtained from /replaceitem command now have a flight duration (MCPE-109037).
  • Firework stars obtained from /replaceitem command now have proper color values (MCPE-109037).

Lush Caves

  • Small dripleaf now only drops itself when broken with shears.

Powder Snow

  • Burning mobs can no longer destroy powder snow when the Mob Griefing gamerule is disabled.

User Interface

  • Hotbar item tooltip duration now scales with the length of the tooltip's text.

References

  1. MCPE-128985 — Crash when attempting to do anything in worlds with the Caves & Cliffs option enabled — resolved as "Fixed".
  2. "Minecraft Beta - 1.17.10.20 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, May 26, 2021.

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