Minecraft PE 1.17.10

The developers have released another update, Minecraft 1.17 Caves and Cliffs. Part I. The new version 1.17.10 is aimed at adding new blocks in the form of candles, makes various changes, including improvements, and also fixes various bugs.

Experimental features

Enable the experimental option Caves and Cliffs to access new features:

• Increased world height up to 320 blocks
  
• New mountain biomes: High Peaks, Snowy Peaks, Snowy Slopes, Mountain Groves and Mountain Meadows
  
• New Cave Biomes: Lush Caves and Karst Caves
  
• New types of caves: Cheese Caves, Spaghetti Caves and Aquifers
  
• Updated ore generation
  
• Acoustic sensor
  
• Goat horn

Candles

A new block for creating lighting. Up to four candles can be placed on one block.

• Created from honeycombs and threads
  
• There are 16 color solutions available
  
• A candle can be lit with any object that creates fire
  
• Up to four candles can be placed on one block
  
• The maximum lighting level is 12
  
• One candle can be placed on the whole cake

Commands

The '/dialogue' command has been added for game content creators.


Changes

The developers have made various changes in this update that improve the game mechanics.

• New splashes from Java Edition have been added
  
• Updated accessibility icon in the settings menu
  
• Azalea and Flowering azalea can now be placed in pots
  
• Updated textures of some blocks and items to match with Java Edition
  
• Improved illuminated text on signs for better visibility in the dark
  
• Feeding Axolotls with a bucket of tropical fish will now return a bucket of water instead of an empty bucket
  
• Axolotl hitboxes have been reduced
  
• Axolotls no longer move their tail, pretending to be dead
  
• The root earth can now be placed in different directions
  
• Changed mining in bastion chests
  • Increased the probability of occurrence and the number of rare items
    
  • Removed all "empty" mining records
    
  • Increased durability of most damaged items
    
  • The following items have been added to the loot table: enchanted golden axe, golden carrot, enchanted golden apple and iron block
    
  • Removed pieces of iron from the chests
    
  • The chests will now contain undamaged, un-enchanted diamond armor
• The skeleton now turns into a Tramp after 20 seconds instead of 45
  
• Glowing lichen now falls out only when using scissors

Corrections

There were more than 50 bugs fixed, here is a list of the main fixes:

• Thunderstorms now occur as often as on the Java Edition
  
• Guardians and Elder Guardians now attack Axolotls when they appear
  
• Drowned people now attack Axolotls when they appear
  
• Small turtles will no longer disappear after hatching from eggs
  
• The lightning rod no longer destroys blocks falling on it
  
• With the mobGriefing rule disabled, mobs will no longer destroy loose snow
  
• Axolotls now appear in complete darkness
  
• Iron golems will become more aggressive on Peaceful difficulty
  
• The glowing octopus now darkens to match the ambient light level when taking damage
  
• Underwater fog now depends on the biome again