Bedrock Edition 1.12.0

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1.12.0 is a major update to Bedrock Edition released on July 9–10, 2019.^[1] This update mostly focuses on map-making features by re-adding the camera, adding new game rules and command-related features, and expanding add-on mechanics.

Camera

• Has been re-added.
  • Can only be obtained with the /give command.
• Only as an item form, not as an entity.

Commands

• Added several new commands related to add-ons and mapmaking.

Game rules

• Added spawnradius gamerule.
  • Allows players to specify a radius circle for players to spawn in.
• Added sendcommandblockfeedback gamerule.
  • Are related to delay option for commands.

Namespaces

• Added minecraft: prefix for /give to separate vanilla items and add-on items.

World options

• Added a new "Respawn Radius" option in the game settings.

/particle

• Added new particles:
  • minecraft:dragon_death_explosion_emitter
  • minecraft:underwater_torch_particle
  • minecraft:dragon_destroy_block
  • minecraft:dragon_dying_explosion
  • minecraft:enchanting_table_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_concrete_powder_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_scaffolding_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_gravel_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_red_sand_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_sand_particle
  • minecraft:falling_dust_top_snow_particle
  • minecraft:huge_explosion_lab_misc_emitter
  • minecraft:ice_evaporation_emitter
  • minecraft:knockback_roar_particle
  • minecraft:lab_table_heatblock_dust_particle
  • minecraft:lab_table_misc_mystical_particle
  • minecraft:mob_block_spawn_emitter
  • minecraft:note_particle
  • minecraft:obsidian_glow_dust_particle
  • minecraft:phantom_trail_particle
  • minecraft:stunned_emitter

Dedicated servers

• Enabled content logging on Bedrock Dedicated Servers.

Item IDs

• Item instance IDs can now be synchronized between clients and servers.

Splashes

• Added new splash texts:^[2]
  • "All blocks covered!"
  • "feedback.minecraft.net"
  • "It came from space."
  • "Rainbow turtle?"
  • "Something funny!"
  • "I need more context."
  • "Ahhhhhh!"
  • "Don't worry, be happy!"
  • "Water bottle!"
  • "What's the question?"
  • "Plant a tree!"
  • "Go to the dentist!"
  • "What do you expect?"
  • "Look mum, I'm in a splash!"

Bamboo and seagrass

• Updated their texture brightness to match Java Edition. (MCPE-42635, MCPE-34795)

Barrels

• Now have their own section in the Creative inventory, instead of under the chests category. (MCPE-43946)

Cartography tables and lecterns

• Adjusted and added UI tooltips for both blocks.

Command blocks

• Added auto complete to command blocks.
• 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 in redstone ticks.

Structure blocks

• Now have an outline when placed.

Golden apples and enchanted golden apples

• Now have rarity tooltips.

Illager captains

• Converting a normal pillager to a captain with the tag command now displays the banner correctly.
• Now drop banners correctly even if the world is reloaded.
• The Bad Omen effect is now only received when killing an illager captain, and not when dealing non-fatal damage with a bow or damage potion.

Villagers

• Villager trading UI no longer opens and closes if the player is standing too far away.
• Clerics can now correctly pathfind to their job sites.
• Fletchers now sell 16 arrows instead of 5.
• Butchers now sell 5 cooked rabbit for 1 emerald instead of 5.
• Leatherworkers now sell 1 saddle for 6 emeralds instead of 10.
• Toolsmiths now sell 1 diamond hoe for 4 emeralds instead of 9.
• Villagers that are actively trading with players no longer run and hide if the raid bell rings.
• Added a sound to indicate when a villager does not want to trade, such as during a raid.
• Cured villagers now keep the jobs they had before becoming a zombie.

Wandering traders and zombie villagers

• Added new sounds.

• Improved performance.
• Changed the chat font to Segoe UI.

Add-ons

• New items can now be added with 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.
• Added a screen to view content log errors.
  • The log screen can be opened using +, or by going to Settings and then 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
  • Colored 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
• 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
• Basic inventory events have been exposed to the scripting API. This includes:
  • inventory_container
  • armor_container
  • hand_container
  • hotbar_container
• 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 pack.
• Biome generation is now customizable via behavior packs.

Music

• Now still plays when the keyboard is being used.

Menu screen

• The "Store" button has been renamed to "Marketplace".
• The Village & Pillage panorama should now properly appear instead of 1.8.0 or Update Aquatic.

Realms

• Realm owners can now set relevant permissions for players invited to their Realm.
  • Default settings can be set for all new members entering a Realm.
  • The owner can set permissions for an invited player to either visitor, member or operator.
  • When resetting a world, or uploading a new world, already set permissions stay in place.

Splashes

• Removed the following splashes:
  • "[snapshot intensifies]!"
  • "There's no stopping the Trollmaso."

Sounds

• Increased the frequency and volume of the ambient mob sounds made during raids, to make them easier to locate.

Player positioning

• The player's position now adjusts to the gap they are within:
  • 1.5 blocks: sneaking posture
  • <1 block: swimming animation
• Being forced into an area under two blocks high causes the player to adopt the appropriate posture.

Crashes

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
• 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 are loading in when joining a Realm (e.g. beds, chests, furnaces).
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching players on Xbox One.
• 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 loading the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing an egg or snowball. (MCPE-40435)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trading with a villager.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing a trident with Loyalty enchantment.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Nintendo Switch when the game was saving or loading. (MCPE-45862)
• Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that could occur when suspending and resuming the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when signing into Xbox Live.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when choosing a skin on the first launch of the game.
• Fixed a Marketplace issue that could result in the game getting stuck or crashing when loading in items.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when the game was checking for previously downloaded content.

Performance

• Made further performance improvements when opening inventory screens. (MCPE-27167)
• Made several performance improvements related to various UI screens and interactions.
• Significantly reduced bandwidth usage by allowing the client to reuse chunks it has already seen.
• Improved chunk loading performance in multiplayer.
• Improved performance around new villages and villager job sites.
• Several other performance improvements, including some related to mob AI pathfinding.
• Frosted ice blocks no longer drops performance while they're melting. (MCPE-39698)
• Endermen teleporting particles no longer cause consistent performance drops, especially during boss fights.
• Reduced the amount of memory required to load textures.
• Cached resource packs no longer decrease performance on Nintendo Switch. (MCPE-36976)

General

• Removed an unnecessary Xbox Live sign-in notification.
• Fixed an issue where consuming the last item in a stack to unlock an achievement could cause the achievement not to unlock.
• The "Haggler" achievement once again unlocks when requirements are met.
• The "Zombie Doctor" achievement now unlocks when curing a zombie villager. (MCPE-46271)
• Marketplace resource packs are now immediately applied after downloading in the world edit menu. (MCPE-33121)
• Player permissions now apply correctly when more than one operator tries to adjust them.
• Made improvements to roaming skins, which should apply correctly after reloading or reinstalling the game and signing in.
• Custom skins are now applied correctly without needing to restart the game to see them (on compatible platforms). (MCPE-37926, MCPE-45476)
• Skins equipped from the "Recent" section are once again applied when selected.
• World settings now sync correctly between different Xbox One devices.
• Resource packs are now applied correctly after downloading through the world or global settings.
• Newly purchased Realms are now always visible after finalizing the purchase.
• Fixed an issue that would show an error message when attempting to renew a Realm subscription on Xbox One. (REALMS-1686)

Gameplay

• Fixed several related issues with end gateway portals. These should now teleport the player to the correct safe location when used. (MCPE-19699, MCPE-43176, MCPE-43177)
• Villager trading now properly takes away items from the second slot, when applicable. (MCPE-45506)
• Only players who fought in a raid now receive the Hero of the Village effect in Realms.
• Players no longer see through the world when clipping into blocks after leaving a boat. (MCPE-42593)
• Players can now interact with blocks while holding a charged crossbow on touch devices.
• Players no longer clip through walls when transitioning from swimming to standing in water.
• Players that are being healed can now still be knocked back by TNT.
• 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 the time of day is changed. (MCPE-39595)

Mobs

• Corrected the position of leads on wolves.
• Tamed cats no longer slide around while sitting. (MCPE-44491)
• Fixed the missing taiga zombie villager skin.
• Fixed a z-fighting texture issue on some villager skins.
• Dyed leather horse armor color no longer affects other horse armor. (MCPE-43230)
• Vindicators can now path correctly over carpet during raids.
• The wither no longer plays its spawning animation when reloading a world. (MCPE-32415)
• Mobs no longer path-find over brewing stands.
• Added a sound to indicate when a villager does not want to trade (like during a raid).
• Mobs now spawn on double slabs. (MCPE-30765)
• Fixed the sitting model for cats that were previously tamed ocelots. (MCPE-41929)
• Fixed missing zombie villager sounds. (MCPE-43329)
• New zombie villagers now have the correct name in death messages instead of a placeholder name. (MCPE-45932)
• Mobs no longer get stuck when pathfinding on ladders. (MCPE-43034)
• Evokers no longer move too fast when moving towards villages in raids.
• Mobs no longer spawn inside leaves during raids.
• Villagers that are actively trading with players no longer run and hide when the raid bell rings.
• Tamed tuxedo cats now use the proper texture. (MCPE-43527)
• Stray cats can no longer claim beds in villages for worlds converted from version 1.10. (MCPE-44299)
• The ghast spinning model in monster spawners is now the correct size.
• Fixed the wandering trader's podzol and coral trades.
• Removed the sand trade from the wandering trader.
• Iron golems no longer run to the world center after their village is destroyed. (MCPE-45509)
• Villagers without professions now follow regular schedules and actually sleep.
• Fixed the creeper model in some Marketplace maps.

Blocks

• Fixed various scenarios where certain blocks couldn't be placed until the game was restarted.
• Frosted ice blocks can now be broken. (MCPE-41256)
• Flowing lava once again turns into cobblestone when hit by water. (MCPE-43990)
• Red sandstone stairs now have correct textures on all sides. (MCPE-20677)
• Players no longer lose villager job site locations if they replace a job site block that is tied to an experienced villager.
• Village job site blocks now have consistent sound volume levels when used by players.
• Scaffolding can no longer be placed on conduit blocks.
• The bell now swings towards a player when it is hit. (MCPE-42469)
• Note block particles now correctly correspond to the notes played.
• The grindstone now correctly combines and repairs two damaged items.
• Farmland now has the correct side and bottom textures. (MCPE-42746)
• Smokers now have the correct bottom texture. (MCPE-43944)
• Fixed door and trapdoor textures. (MCPE-43173)
• Cocoa beans now break and drop when pushed by pistons. (MCPE-41868)
• Slabs and other non-solid blocks once again prevent grass from growing on dirt. (MCPE-42975)
• Flowing water is no longer left behind after flowing over string. (MCPE-36343)
• Bells now ring when hit with splash and lingering potions.
• Composter growth particles now appear in the correct location.
• Blocks can once again be placed on unlit redstone ore. (MCPE-44305)
• Fixed animated textures for flowing lava and water on several texture packs.

Items

• Efficiency pickaxes now break packed ice at a faster rate. (MCPE-23648)
• Dropped items no longer prevent minecarts from being placed on rails.
• Empty glass bottles now stack correctly when removed from brewing stands. (MCPE-42175)
• Banner patterns can no longer be lost or duplicated when switching them in a loom with a full inventory.
• Using pick block on sweet berry bushes now gives the player the correct item. (MCPE-41877)
• Bone meal is now consumed correctly when used on grass.
• Cactus blocks of different growth stages can be smelted into green dye again. (MCPE-42497)
• Stripped birch wood is no longer used to craft acacia planks when playing on Realms. (MCPE-44398)
• Shields no longer appear too bright in item frames. (MCPE-41222)
• Updated the illager banner texture. (MCPE-43233)
• The correct colors of wool are now displayed as a material required to create colored banners in the recipe book.
• The player's arm is no longer displaced in first-person view after eating food. (MCPE-40135)
• Tinted spawn eggs are now properly scaled in item frames.

World generation

• Fixed a bug on dedicated servers and Realms which could cause the wrong block types to generate in the world.
• Tweaked the number of job sites that generate in villages.

User interface

• Updated the glass texture for locked maps in the cartography table UI. (MCPE-43314)
• Adjusted the cartography table screen to fit Android screens when using Classic UI.
• Pressing the Y button on a controller on the cartography table output slot now only crafts the correct amount.
• Added controller tooltips for the lectern screen.
• Items that are split between slots in the villager trading screen still count as a total trade amount.
• The How to Play button on the cartography table now directs to the proper screen.
• Killing a wandering trader's llama can no longer display their inventory screen.
• The screen reader prompt no longer appears every time network settings are adjusted on Nintendo Switch.
• The "Always Day" toggle now correctly animates and shows the correct setting. (MCPE-43304)
• Dates appear again next to player earned achievements in the achievements menu.
• The 'Invite to Game' button is no longer enabled on featured servers.
• Going back to the Play screen (or Settings screen) now properly selects the previously selected tab when Text to Speech is enabled.
• The "Wheel Turning" button is now only shown once in the Minecraft VR settings.
• Made improvements to the patch notes to make sure the correct ones show up after an update.
• The Marketplace search screen now displays the proper pack icons.
• The "New" tag is now properly removed from a Marketplace collection once it has been viewed.
• Fixed Marketplace sale items not showing the discount percentage.

Commands

• Further improvements to performance when using selectors with commands.
• Removed "tile" prefix in the /give command. (MCPE-44667)
• Made item names more consistent by removing "tile" from the beginning of some of them.
• Blocks and entities that aren't available in the Creative inventory no longer require the "minecraft:" namespace when used as parameters in commands.
• After 'fishing_hook' is killed by command, players can now cast the hook again without having to cast twice.
• Killing a rideable entity no longer respawns its rider when killed in the same tick.
• The /testforblock command now works reliably with items renamed in the language files.

Add-ons and script engine

• The behavior pack template once again contains the 'spawn_rules' folder.
• Removing a timer component and adding a new one should no longer have the new timer inherit the old timer's time value.
• Custom underwater mobs can now spawn naturally.
• Custom entities now correctly re-evaluate current target validity.
• getBlocks now returns a 3D array of block objects.
• Fixed a scripting issue that could cause the player to float.
• ScriptAttackComponent and ScriptCollisionBoxComponent now correctly retrieve updated data.
• Pick block now works correctly on non-vanilla entities that have been added using add-ons. (MCPE-38205)
• 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.
• Player position is now reported for the player feet like other mobs.
• Collision Box and Attack components report the correct data now.