Minecraft 26.30.27

The developers have released Minecraft Beta & Preview 1.26.30.27. This update introduces the final Chaos Cubed features: Sulfur Cubes can now absorb magma and damage entities on contact, Sulfur Springs received an updated look with periodic eruptions, a new Slow Bouncy archetype was added for stone blocks, and more than 10 bugs were fixed.

Changes

• Sulfur Caves:
  • Water fog is now green instead of blue.
  • Tuff and Granite no longer generate inside the caves.
  • They now generate less frequently beneath oceans.
  • They now generate less frequently in hilly and mountainous terrain.
• Sulfur Springs:
  • They are now significantly larger and more varied in shape.
  • Tuff now randomly generates around them.
  • They now generate only on flatter terrain.
  • Updated sound effects.
• Potent Sulfur:
  • Emits a vibration frequency of 10 when it starts erupting.
  • Emits a vibration frequency of 9 when the eruption ends.
  • Periodically erupts and releases Noxious Gas.
• Sulfur Cube:
  • The Spawn Egg now creates a baby Sulfur Cube when used on another Sulfur Cube.
  • Added unique hit and push sounds for the explosive archetype.
  • Can now receive the Oozing effect.
  • Deals contact damage after absorbing a Magma Block.
  • No longer causes nearby entities to become hostile.
  • No longer sets entities on fire.
  • Added the Slow Bouncy archetype.
    • A slower bouncing Sulfur Cube with increased knockback resistance.
  • Stone-type blocks now give the Slow Bouncy archetype instead of Regular.
  • The Regular archetype now only includes dirt-type blocks and Concrete Powder.
  • Small Sulfur Cubes now have their own landing sound after jumping.
• Leads can no longer be attached to Sulfur Walls and Cinnabar Walls.
• Chiseled Sulfur and Chiseled Cinnabar can now be crafted from slabs.
• Sulfur and Cinnabar block sets now have a blast resistance of 6 instead of 3.
• Updated Noxious Gas sounds.
• Added unique sounds for the Hot archetype.
• The Furnace Recipe Book is now available outside experiments.
• Bees now follow players holding Chorus Flowers and Spore Blossoms.
• Bees can now be bred and grown using Chorus Flowers and Spore Blossoms.
• Dedicated Servers now use the allow-list by default.
• Realm join messages now display resource pack download progress.
• The number of online players is now shown on the Realm selection screen.
• Fullscreen mode now remembers the last monitor used.
• Added a new color formatting code (§w) for the blue shade used in Party Chat.

Bug Fixes

Main fixes:

• Vibrant Visuals:
  • The sky and volumetrics now update correctly after teleporting.
  • Tile borders with heightmaps now render correctly.
  • Snow Golem heads are now lit properly.
• Eyeblossom and Firefly Bush emissive lighting no longer breaks because of dithering.
• Textures no longer appear broken when Ray Tracing is enabled.
• Name Tags now appear correctly with Ray Tracing enabled.
• Animation subtitles now correctly depend on the distance from the sound source.
• Boats and Chest Boats no longer visually fill with water near the surface.
• Fixed a freeze when loading worlds with certain resource packs.
• Thrown Ender Pearls no longer teleport players inside blocks.
• Mob sounds no longer switch to underwater variants above the water surface.
• Trees near Chorus Flowers and Spore Blossoms now correctly generate beehives.
• Experience Orbs from Bees, Phantoms, and Vexes now spawn in the correct position.
• Vehicles with the lock_rider_rotation parameter no longer rotate endlessly without player input.
• Players can now correctly join sessions through external invitations.
• Dimensions with large empty areas now have less impact on loading performance.
• Player connections using names that interfere with game functions are now rejected.
• Characters now load faster in the main menu.

Technical Changes

The developers continue making API and engine improvements useful for add-on, map, and server creators. Main technical changes are listed below.