Minecraft 1.18.30.20 [Beta]

The developers have released a new beta version Minecraft 1.18.30.20 and Minecraft Preview 1.18.30.21. A lot of bugs have been fixed, and more changes have been made for parity with the Java Edition, preparations are underway for launch 1.19.

Experimental Features

Implemented Shrieker tweaks in preparation for the Warden, which will be added at a later date!
Sculk Shrieker now listens to Sculk Sensor tendril clicking
The threat level which will cause the Warden to spawn in the future now decreases over time

Non-Experimental Features and Bug Fixes

Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
Fixed possible crashes on Android when suspending or resuming the app
Vertical field of view is no longer halved in horizontal split screen, making items such as Book & Quill easier to view when playing in split screen
Tweaked surrounding terrain for structures such as Villages during world generation
TNT no longer disappears when ignited with the 'TNT Explodes' game rule disabled and the 'Fire Spreads' game rule enabled
Gravity affected blocks now fall on Top Snow when placed above it instead of hovering over it

Vanilla Parity

Players flying in Creative mode are no longer pushed by liquid current
Farmer Villagers can now use Bone Meal on crops and can turn excess Seeds into Bone Meal at their Composter
Protection Enchantment now properly works on most damage types
Fixed a desync issue that could sometimes cause health to regenerate only visually
Landing on a Stalagmite is now properly considered fall damage
Fixed some issues in where damage invulnerability wasn't properly being applied
Fixed an issue where the Protection enchantments mitigated too much damage. This has been changed to match Java Edition
Absorption Hearts no longer stay yellow while under the Wither effect
Added armor toughness
Diamond Armor and Netherite Armor now have a toughness value of 2 and 3 respectively
Tweaked armor reduction calculation to account for toughness
Netherite Armor will now reduce more damage than Diamond Armor
Lowered the amount of knockback resistance granted by Netherite Armor
Punching deals less damage now, to better match the Java Edition

Graphical

Fixed a bug in the Glow Squid's texture where the glow map in the alpha channel was incorrect, causing patches of non-glowing texture to be seen
Fixed the crosshair disappearing when Outline Selection for blocks is disabled
Players that are on fire now render fire in front of the player on the inventory screen regardless of in-game camera perspective
Fixed a highlight effect on Leather Armor appearing on paperdolls

Items

Bucket of Tropical Fish no longer displays the incorrect name after catching a fish

Marketplace

The skin equip warning prompt once again appears when equipping a skin from a product page

Mobs

The Ravager now targets and attacks the Wandering Trader
Mobs spawned from a Dispenser are now persistent
Shulkers no longer like to occupy the same block as another Shulker
Shulkers now prioritize attaching to neighboring block faces before trying to teleport away
Shulkers now stay attached to the current attached blockface if it is valid, instead of switching to upright position

User Interface

Fixed text in certain languages not being correctly rendered in the new Create New World screen

Villagers

Cartographers now always unlock Woodland Explorer Map trade

Commands

Correct error output is now displayed when attempting to use the /loot spawn command passing in the position of an unloaded area and there is 0 loot to drop
Added '/loot ' command insert loot and insert kill overload
Title commands fired before a client was done joining will now show instead of being ignored

GameTest Framework

Removed property destroyedBlockPermutation from BlockExplodeEvent
World additions for music management
- queueMusic(trackName : string, musicOptions : MusicOptions)
- playMusic(trackName : string, musicOptions : MusicOptions)
- stopMusic()
- Added MusicOptions JS class with volume, fadeSeconds and loop properties
Added event entityHurt(entityHurtEvent: EntityHurtEvent, options?: EntityEventOptions)- Fires when an entity takes damage
Removed 'Minecraft' and 'GameTest' imports; please use 'mojang-minecraft' and 'mojang-gametest'