Features and Bug Fixes

API

• Moved LootTableManager API from beta into 2.2.0

Biomes

• Custom Biomes are now out of experimental
• Added underwater_music parameter to minecraft:biome_music client biome component that enables the underwater music for the biome
• Fix issue where a default surface builder was not chosen leading to bare surfaces in some biomes
• Fixed a bug where setting the precipitation of a biome to 0 in biome.json files would not stop rain from occurring in the biome

Blocks

• Fixed Paintings from breaking when loading into a world or teleporting
• The Copper Golem Statue no longer has z-fighting with certain block when they are placed on top of it
• Shelves now produce the same particles as their Stripped Log counterparts when they break
• The Copper Chest icon is no longer missing its handle in the inventory
• Double Chests now visually open when a Copper Golem opens the second half
• Copper Doors can now be opened by Villagers and Copper Golems

Iron Bars, Copper Bars

• Fixed Iron and Copper Bars connection pattern

Lightning Rods

• Removed a white line of pixels on the edge of Exposed and Weathered Copper Lightning Rods

Shelf

• Items in the Shelf will render in the middle of the Shelf
• Updated the sizes of many items in the Shelf to better fit the Shelf
• Walking on the Shelf now produces the same sound as walking on the Chiseled Bookshelf
• Blocks requiring support can now be placed on the back of the Shelf regardless of its facing direction

Commands

• Fixed hidden commands (getlocalplayername and geteduclientinfo) showing into the autocomplete options in the chat
• Fixed issue where command selector ‘c=-1’ would not return the furthest matching entity

Editor

• Fixed a bug in the Vibrant Visuals Settings pane which caused incorrect file paths
• The Line Tool’s performance when moving a gizmo with thickness applied to the Line now runs smoother

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where putting items in a Bundle as it is being transferred from one Hopper to another would delete the item
• Fixed a crash that occurred when treatment packs were removed while loading game or loading into a world

General

• The game will no longer crash when loading a world with a corrupted Copper Chest

Graphical

• Fixed an issue that caused certain mobs to display incorrectly when using the Minecraft Classic Texture Pack

Mobs

• Copper Golems no longer get stuck under Shelf blocks
• Copper Golems can now pathfind through 1 block high passages
• The Copper Golem will no longer interact with Chests and Copper Chests that it cannot see
• Chests now close immediately when a Copper Golem starts panicking while looking inside
• Copper Golems now drop their Poppy Flower on death
• It is possible for Zombies and Skeletons to spawn with diamond tier armor again

Music

• Music in Forest biome will no longer get stuck to the position it started playing at

Technical Updates

AI Goals

• The minecraft:behavior.transport_items AI goal now checks that the entity can see the container it tries to interact with
  • It checks once before starting to queue at the container and once before starting to interact
  • If it does not see the container, it fails to open it

API

• Change the following methods on Dimension to have the read-only privilege so they can be called in “before” events:
  • getWeather, findClosestBiome, getBlockAbove, getBlockBelow, getTopmostBlock,
  • getLightLevel, getSkyLightLevel
• Moved ItemBookComponent from beta to V2.2.0
• Moved BookError from beta to V2.2.0
• Moved BookPageContentError from beta to V2.2.0
• Moved BookErrorReason from beta to V2.2.0
• Moved InvalidItemStackError from beta to V2.2.0
• Camera
  • Moved setFov(fovCameraOptions?: CameraFovOptions): void from beta to V2.2.0
    • Moved setLore(loreList?: (RawMessage | string)[]): void from beta to V2.2.0
    • Moved getRawLore(): RawMessage[] from beta to V2.2.0
• ContainerSlot
  • Moved setLore(loreList?: (RawMessage | string)[]): void from beta to V2.2.0
  • Moved getRawLore(): RawMessage[] from beta to V2.2.0

Editor

• Added new Flatten Tool functionality
  • Added new Flatten mode to Terrain Tool, and new FlattenSmoothing, FlattenIntensity, and FloorBlockOverride properties
  • Added two new Flatten sub-modes: Flatten Up and Flatten Both
  • Added ability to hide rotation controls within Cylinder Brush Shape
  • Added Cylinder Brush Shape property getters for width, depth, height, radius, and isUniform
  • Removed old Flatten Tool, along with its FlattenHeight and FlattenRadius properties
• Added a gizmo to the center of freehand and smart tool
• Added new ProjectAfterEvents API to global editor object for project wide events
• Added a new button in export settings that sets the current position in Overworld as world spawn point for the playable world
• Updated the brush API to now specify a specific or relative position of the ‘front face’ of a block. You can also force the brush to apply a specific state to the block after its been placed
• Updated paused entity state to persist through sessions for each project world
• Updated Ruler Tool to support click-and-drag. Holding CTRL while clicking will create additional rulers. Rulers will no longer disappear when switching to other tools
• Updated Terrain Tool by consolidating Flatten and Elevation into one tool and improved functionality
• Removed PBR Fallout Settings from Vibrant Visuals Settings
• Fixed issue that prevents dragging nodes to be placed on a desired position
• Fixed issue with distance between nodes while dragging. There should be a minimum predefined distance between nodes so two nodes cannot be placed on the same position
• Fixed a bug that caused revert button in Vibrant Visuals panel settings to not function
• Fixed Vibrant Visuals settings to have proper formatting after being copied to clipboard
• Fixed a bug that caused Paste Preview offset to be incorrect after switching back from another modal tool
• Fixed a bug that caused difficulty setting not applying correctly while exporting a playable world
• Fixed a bug that caused weather setting not applying correctly while exporting a playable world
• Fixed a bug that caused Smart Fill to highlight air when blocks are replaced with air block

Experimental

• Camera custom FOV command no longer requires the Experimental Creator Cameras experimental toggle

General

• Models exported via Structure Blocks no longer use the missing texture for all block geometry

Experimental Technical Updates

API

• Added new method isChunkLoaded to Dimension which returns true if a chunk at an area is loaded and ticking
• Expanded LootTableManager beta functionality, which now allows for loot table discovery via the new getLootTable method
• Added enum HeldItemOption to beta for PlayerSwingEventOptions. This specifies options related to the item currently being held at the time of a player swing

export enum HeldItemOption {  
    AnyItem = 'AnyItem',       
    NoItem = 'NoItem'  
}

• Added interface PlayerSwingEventOptions to beta. Event options/filters for PlayerSwingStartAfterEvent.
  – Field heldItemOption?: HeldItemOption
  • Added class PlayerSwingStartAfterEvent to beta. This contains information regarding a player starting to swing their arm
    • Field heldItemStack?: ItemStack
    • Field player: Player
  • Added class PlayerSwingStartAfterEventSignal to beta. This event is fired at the start of a player’s swing (e.g. attacking, using an item, interacting). It can be subscribed/unsubscribed via world.afterEvents.playerSwingStart and optionally filtered by passing in PlayerSwingEventOptions.

Blocks

• Added component minecraft:redstone_producer behind the Upcoming Creator Features toggle

Block Components

• Modified "minecraft:material_instances" to support weighted variations textures with these requirements
  • “format_version” must be greater than or equal to "1.21.110"
  • World must have Upcoming Creator Features experiment enabled

Components

• Added new block component minecraft:flower_pottable
  • It is an empty component defined as such: minecraft:flower_pottable: {}
  • When the component is present on the block, > a player can interact with an empty flowerpot when holding the block in order to embed it
  • Similar to other Vanilla pottable blocks, a player can remove the potted block by interacting with the pot with an empty hand
  • The component requires the Upcoming Creator Features toggle
  • Pottable not potable
• Added new block component minecraft:embedded_visual
  • The component has two required fields, “geometry” and “material_instances”, similarly to “minecraft:item_visual”
  • When the component is present on the block, it defines which geometry and material_instances to use when the block is embedded into another block, eg. into a Flowerpot
    • If the component is not present, embedded blocks fallback to their innate geometry and material_instances
    • The component cannot be defined in the “permutations” section; only one embedded visual can be achieved per block type
  • The component requires the Upcoming Creator Features toggle
• Added new field embedded"to the item_display_transforms object
  • The field defines the overall transformation this geometry should be subject to when embedded into a block, eg. a Flowerpot
  • If the field is not defined, the default transformation is a 0.75x scale, similar to the one applied to most Vanilla flowers

Gameplay

• The Ender Dragon no longer freezes at the end of its death. It now dies and creates the portal