Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.12.0.2 changelog

17 April 2019

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

Known Issues in this beta that will be fixed in a future update

• Mob head geometry - some mobs such as cats and villagers may have misaligned heads when they are sleeping or sitting (MCPE-44648)
•  Tridents and Shields may appear invisible when being held by the player (MCPE-44647)

New Features

• Item instance IDs can now be synchronized between clients and servers
• Added auto complete to command blocks 
• Added spawnRadius gamerule
  • players can specify in their worlds called spawnRadius. The concept was adapted from how Java Edition implemented it. It allows players to specify a number between 0 and 32 to create an allowed area for spawning to take place. So a spawn radius of 27 is a larger circle than a radius of 12. Players then will spawn in a random location in that radius.
• Enabled content logging on Bedrock Dedicated Server 
• Added a delay option to command blocks 
  • A delay can be added to the command block using the new field. The ticks for this delay are Redstone ticks.

For Map Makers and Add-On Creators

• New items can be added using Add-Ons 
• Mob events can now be enabled and disabled in world templates
• Animations and particles can be added without being linked to entities 
• Inventory, armor, and hand containers can be adapted through scripting 
• Sound effects can now be triggered by animation events
• Added new executeCommand to the Scripting API 
• Added Scripting events for interaction with items, for example:
  • Item picked up
  • Item dropped
  • Carried item changed
• Added One-shot animation support, allowing the ability to execute a single animation on an entity 
• Particle emitters can now trigger Scripting Events
• Updated documentation of Actor Events, to document client-side usage of actor events in resource packs
• Add Block components now use JSON schemas 
• Created a screen to view content log errors 
  • The log screen can be opened using Ctrl+H, or by going to Settings→Profile
• Added code to allow static validation scripts to be run locally
• Custom blocks can now be added through Scripting 
  • This is currently still a 'work in progress' feature, and more functionality will be added in future updates.
  • Custom blocks can currently only be added through additional JSON scripting
  • Custom blocks can only be placed with slash commands

• Added new Data-Driven Particles:
  • Llama Spit 
  • Large Explosions 
  • Coloured Flames 
  • Redstone Dust
  • Falling Dust 
  • Lava 
  • Enchanting Table 
  • Conduit 
• Added new Data Driven Animations:
  • Wolves 
  • Fang Attack 
  • Arrows 
  • Shulker Bullets 
  • Bows 
  • Water  
• Updated Documentation to include a Breaking Changes section
  
• Item API V0
  • Basic item related events have been exposed to the Scripting API. This includes:
  • actor_acquired_item
  • actor_carried_item_changed
  • actor_dropped_item
  • actor_use_item
  • actor_equipped_armor
• Inventory API V0
  • Basic inventory events have been exposed to the Scripting API. This includes:
  • inventory_container
  • armor_container
  • hand_container (note that the hand container will get you both the main hand and offhand)
  • hotbar_container
• Block API V0
  • New block events and two new APIs have been included to query for blocks. This includes:
  • APIs
  • getBlock(Ticking Area, x, y, z)
  • getBlock(Ticking Area, PositionObject)
  • getBlocks(Ticking Area, x min, y min, z min, x max, y max, z max)
  • getBlocks(Ticking Area, Minimum PositionObject, Maximum PositionObject)
  • Events
  • block_destruction_started
  • block_destruction_stopped
  • piston_moved_block
  • player_destroyed_block
  • player_placed_block
• executeCommand API
  • Allows the Scripting API to get the result of a slash command
• Event Data API
  • Allows Creators to create event data, register and pass it to the event function.
• Updated Demo Packs

Fixes

• Crashes/Performance
  • Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay 
  • Improved chunk loading performance in multiplayer 
  • Further improvements to performance when using selectors with commands 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching players on Xbox
  • Cached resource packs no longer cause lag on Nintendo Switch (MCPE-36976)
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the game on some Windows 10 devices 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when certain interactive blocks (e.g. beds, chests, furnaces) are loading in when joining a Realm. 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when engaging in a fight with an Elder Guardian in an Ocean Monument 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing a Trident with Loyalty enchantment 
  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when exiting the game 

• General
  • Player permissions now apply correctly when more than one operator tries to adjust them 
  • Arrows that are shot into blocks keep their position when reloading the world 
  • Area of Effect clouds no longer try to spawn excessive numbers of particles when time of day is changed (MCPE-39595)
  • Marketplace resource packs are now immediately applied after downloading in the world edit menu (MCPE-33121)
  • The 'Always Day' toggle now correctly animates and shows the correct setting (MCPE-43304)
  • Flowing water is no longer left behind after flowing over string (MCPE-36343)
  • After the fishing_hook is killed by command the player can now cast the hook again without having to right click twice 
  • The screen reader prompt no longer appears every time the player adjusts the network settings on Nintendo Switch 
  • Removed an unnecessary Xbox Live sign-in notification

• Gameplay
  • Marketplace offers page can now show more than 25 items 
  • Items that are split between slots in the Villager trade window still count as a total trade amount 
  • Blocks can once again be placed on unlit Redstone Ore (MCPE-44305)
  • World settings now sync correctly between different Xbox devices 
  • Only players who fought in a Raid see and receive the Hero effect in Realms now 
  • Bells now ring when hit with splash and lingering potions 
  • Mob spawners now only spawn mobs if the light level is below 7 (MCPE-42427)
  • Cocoa beans now break and drop when pushed by pistons (MCPE-41868)
  • Fixed several related issues with End Gateway portals. These should now teleport the player to the correct safe location when used (MCPE-43176, MCPE-43177, MCPE-19699)
  • Efficiency Pickaxes now break Packed Ice at a faster rate (MCPE-23648)
  • Players that are being healed can still be knocked back by TNT
  • Villagers now keep their job when cured (MCPE-42348)
  • The Grindstone now correctly combines and repairs two damaged items
  • You can now interact with blocks with a charged crossbow on touch devices 
  • The Bad Omen effect is now only received when killing a Pillager Captain, and not when dealing non-fatal damage with a bow or damage potion 
  • Fixed various scenarios where certain blocks couldn't be placed until the game was restarted 

• World Generation
  • Fixed a bug on Dedicated servers and Realms which could cause the wrong block types to generate 
  • Tweaked the number of job sites in villages

• Mobs
  • Cured Villagers now keep their jobs 
  • Vindicators can now path correctly over carpet during Raids 
  • The Wither no longer plays its spawning animation when reloading a world  (MCPE-32415)
  • Mobs will no longer path-find over Brewing Stands 
  • Added sound to indicate when a Villager does not want to trade (during a Raid, for instance) 
  • Pillager Captains now drop Banners correctly even if the world is reloaded 
  • Mobs will now spawn on double slabs (MCPE-30765)
  • Re-added Zombie Villager sounds 
  • Mobs now longer get stuck when pathfinding on ladders (MCPE-43034)
  • Added new Wandering Trader sounds 
  • Converting a normal Pillager to a Captain with tag commands now displays the banner correctly 
  • Evoker no longer moves too fast in "move to village" goal
  • Villagers that are actively trading with players will no longer run and hide if the raid bell rings 
  • Clerics can now correctly pathfind to their jobsites 

• Blocks
  • Scaffolding can no longer be placed on Conduit blocks (this matches Java now) 
  • The Bell now swings towards a player when it is hit (matching Java) (MCPE-42469)

• Items
  • Dropped items no longer prevent Mine Carts from being placed on Rails 
  • Empty glass bottles will now stack correctly when removed from brewing stands (MCPE-42175)
  • Shields no longer appear too bright in item frames (MCPE-41222)
  • Fixed Sea Grass texture brightness (MCPE-34795)
  • Barrel item is now in proper place in creative inventory (MCPE-43946)

• Graphical
  • Fixed a z-fighting texture issue on some Villager skins 
  • Corrected the position of leads on Wolves 
  • Noteblock particles now correctly correspond to the notes played 
  • Fixed missing Zombie Villager skin 
  • Farmland now has the correct side and bottom texture (MCPE-42746)
  • Fixed door and trapdoor texture issues (MCPE-43173)
  • Dyed leather horse armour colour no longer effects other horse armour (MCPE-43230)

• User Interface
  • Added controller tooltips for Lectern UI
  • Adjusted Cartography UI to fit Android screens when using Classic UI 
  • Villager trading UI no longer opens and closes if the player is standing too far away 
  • Added lectern UI controller tooltip 

• Add-Ons and Script Engine
  • Fixed a scripting bug that could cause the player to float 
  • Pickblock (middle click) now works correctly on non-vanilla entities that have been added using add-ons (MCPE-38205)
  • ScriptAttackComponent and ScriptCollisionBoxComponent now correctly retrieve updated data 
  • Functions ran on a game loop now use an origin which has Game Master permissions, not Owner permissions 
    • Added a new constructor parameter to the ServerCommandOrigin so that the Function Manager can create an instance with upgraded permissions