Wilderness Bound is out now in Minecraft!

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Written By: Jay Wells
Published: 9/15/26

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.50 Changelog

Wilderness Bound is out now in Minecraft!

Wilderness Bound is out now in Minecraft! Pack your supplies and set off on an expedition into the dappled forest where the trails end and adventure begins. Seek out abandoned camps, build outposts among the poplar trees, sleep under the stars on straw beds, and share campfire stories atop cushions. Just remember that the wilderness rewards the prepared — and maps are lighter than regrets!

Game Drop 3 Features

Abandoned Camp

The Abandoned Camp structure is a new kind of structure which can be found in the following biomes:
- Meadow
- Cherry Grove
- Forest
- Birch Forest
- Old Growth Birch Forest
- Flower Forest
- Windswept Forest
- Dappled Forest
- Taiga
- Snowy Taiga
- Old Growth Spruce Taiga
- Old Growth Pine Taiga
- Sparse Jungle
- Bamboo Jungle
- Swamp
- Savanna
- Wooded Badlands
- Pale Garden
Each of these biomes has its own variant of the structure with design based on that biome
Certain structure pieces are generic for all biome variants of the structure
Various Chests and Barrels with loot can be found at Abandoned Camps
Straw Beds can be found in Abandoned Camps
Cushions can be found in Abandoned Camps
Chests in Abandoned Camps contain Explorer Maps that lead to Ancient City, Mineshaft, Desert Pyramid, Warm Ocean Ruins, and other biome variants of Abandoned Camps

Blocks

Added Wool Stairs and Wool Slab blocks in all 16 colors
Added Concrete Stairs and Concrete Slab blocks in all 16 colors

Cushion

The Cushion is an item that the player can place in the world and interact with to sit on
Can be crafted in 16 colored variants
Cushions are crafted using 3 Wool Slabs of the same color

Cushion Placement Rules

A Cushion can be placed on any flat surface
Cushions always align horizontally to the grid, but vertically sit on top of the supporting surface
Cushions cannot move
Cushions break if the supporting block is removed
Cushions do not have collision and can overlap with other objects (except other Cushions)

Dappled Forest

The Dappled Forest is a new type of forest biome which can be found near cold biomes
Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees generate here
Shelf Mushrooms can be found here, placed on Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees
Red Shrubs generate here
The following passive and neutral mobs spawn in the Dappled Forest, using their cold variants where applicable:
- Sheep
- Chicken
- Cow
- Pig
- Rabbit
- Fox
A Dappled Forest variant of the new Abandoned Camp structure can be found here

Poplar Trees

Added the Poplar Tree to the game
- A new type of tree in the Dappled Forest which comes in three color variations:
- Red Poplar Leaves
- Orange Poplar Leaves
- Yellow Poplar Leaves
Each variant of the tree has its own variant of falling leaf particles matching the color of the leaves
Poplar Leaves drop Poplar Saplings which will randomly grow into any of the three different variants
Poplar Saplings can be found in trades with Wandering Trader
Shelf Mushrooms and Leaf Litter naturally generates on and around Poplar Trees
The trunk of the trees are made of Poplar Logs
Poplar Logs can be crafted into a new set of Poplar wood blocks
Forest ambience sounds are tied to the Poplar Leaf blocks

Red Shrub

Red Shrub is a new type of decorative plant block that can be found in small patches in the Dappled Forest
Can be used in the Composter
Using Bone Meal on a Red Shrub grows a Red Shrub in a random adjacent space, if possible

Shelf Mushroom

A new type of mushroom that generates on Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees
Can be found in two sizes, small and large
A small Shelf Mushroom can be grown into a large Shelf Mushroom using Bone Meal
A large Shelf Mushroom drops two Shelf Mushroom items when broken
Can be used like other mushrooms to make Stews
Can be found in trades with Wandering Trader
Shelf Mushroom has a slight bounciness when stepped on, similar to Beds

Straw Bed

Straw Bed is a new type of bed which can be used to sleep through the night without setting your spawn point
It can only be used once and will be destroyed after use
It can not be used in the Nether or The End and will be destroyed if you try to sleep on it there
It is crafted using 3 Hay Bales and will give you 4 Straw Beds
Straw Beds breaks faster when using a Hoe

Features and Bug Fixes

Accessibility Features

The "Text to Speech with Device Settings" option has been removed. Text to speech can still be turned on or off through the accessibility settings, and a first time TTS discovery is still done on all devices as before.
A green vignette now appears while the nausea effect is active when screen distortion is turned all the way off via accessibility settings (MCPE-239554)

Blocks

Restored the growth speed of Sulfur Spikes and Pointed Dripstone after a recent change accidentally made them grow 25 times faster
Cherry, Pale Oak, and Poplar Saplings are no longer flammable, matching all other Saplings
Fixed Saplings not growing when Leaves were above them (MCPE-240014)
Fixed block connection states being lost when loading a world saved before those states existed, which could leave fences, stairs, thin fences, and trip wire drawn as if they were not connected

Character Creator

Skins can now have names consisting entirely of numbers

Gameplay

Fixed Hoppers unintentionally collecting items on its side at large coordinates (MCPE-99462)
Fixed Droppers facing east or south inserting items into containers below them instead of ejecting items forward (MCPE-167490)
Fixed a bug where damage calculation did not apply correctly to Players falling from certain heights through one block of water
Fixed an issue that could cause players who died while inside a Nether portal to respawn in the Nether
Fixed an issue where the same world seed would generate end portals with inconsistent amounts of Eyes of Ender (MCPE-227980)
Fixed entity teleporting to unexpected location when using the teleport command between dimensions (MCPE-181173)
Player Map icon now shows rotation even while outside of the map bounds
Explorer Maps now have new item icons to better indicate where they lead
Fixed Totem activation not synchronizing health when final health equals the original value
Fixed an issue where players and mobs could load in a world at (0,0,0) and lose all their items after reloading world
Lava lakes no longer replace nearby Beds or Doors with stone during world generation if a lake generates in a village

Graphical

Fixed missing Baby Fox texture (MCPE-240546)
Fixed clouds rendering as bright white spots after switching to Vibrant Visuals in-game with low cloud render distance
Fixed tears in the dithering effect when looking through models in Vibrant Visuals.
In-game models and textures now load correctly when the network connection changes while joining a world (MCPE-234954)
Fixed bug with item in hand jittering with temporal anti-aliasing upscaling enabled
Fixed an issue that caused the sky to render incorrectly when seen through boats in Vibrant Visuals
Changed the map color of the Red Shrub to Crimson Nylium
Changed the map color of the Shelf Mushroom to Terracotta Yellow

Items

Updated Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg icon's MERS (MCPE-237771)
Projectiles can now only hit the entity that shot them, or entities in the same vehicle hierarchy (such as the shooter's mount), after they have spatially left that hierarchy (MCPE-240527)
- This prevents players from damaging themselves with lightly charged Arrows
Fixed issues that occurred when attempting to pick up a Small Sulfur Cube or a lit TNT Sulfur Cube with a Bucket (MCPE-239750)
The targeted Sulfur Cube and water or lava sources, Powder Snow, or water from waterlogged blocks at the world origin no longer disappear
Using a Bucket from a stack larger than eight no longer creates additional Buckets

Mobs

Reduced stuttering that can occur when a mob is far away (MCPE-108119)
Endermen will now always attempt to teleport away before being hit by a projectile (MCPE-117298)
Armor Stands and Drowned are now harder for hostile mobs to detect while invisible
Bats now spawn in all Overworld biomes except the Deep Dark
Fixed a bug where Spiders and Cave Spiders would occasionally be slowed by Web blocks
Fixed an issue where mobs and players could reload with an inconsistent movement speed
Chains no longer prevent mobs from spawning in the space underneath them (MCPE-190746)
Fixed issue where using a lava bucket on a cow produced a milk bucket.
Husks and Zombies now retain their held and equipped items when transforming into Zombies and Drowned
Fixed incorrect naming for the yellow tail parrot fish (MCPE-117477)

Pack Settings

Fixed a bug when a pack's dependency packs would not load pack settings properly.

Realms

Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not respawn at their bed or respawn anchor after dying in a different dimension on a Realm (REALMS-14459)
Fixed in-game realms system performance regression
Disable an expired Realm's Renew button when renewal is not supported on current device
Users are warned when applying custom packs to their realm and how they will appear when profanity filter is enabled & custom pack names and descriptions are filtered when viewing in Edit World when profanity filter is enabled
Added support for realm name changed and realm description changed admin log events
Add different default values for some subscription details information that can come back null from Realms Services to avoid blocking players from viewing subscription related screens with an error modal
Added guards for cases where callbacks are fired after facet goes out of scope in create new world flow
Fix for when the user tries to download a copy of a Realm world after changing settings results in the download never happening
Fixed height on the members search bar
Introduced a localized loading spinner to replace the play button on the Realms tab when the client is fetching additional information from services, and a reload button that player can use to reload the tab should the fetch fails
Fixed the string Core and Plus sometimes are being translated in other languages
Fixed realm role actions not showing correctly for certain roles
Friend profiles now have a Realm-specific join button when the Realm is available
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause a crash on opening Realms Edit World, particularly on iOS devices

Sounds

Multiple Jukeboxes can now play the same record independently
Broadcast sounds such as Jukebox records now play from the correct position for players who move into range or connect after the sound has started

Stability and Performance

Fixed a rare crash that could occur while ticking block entities
Fixed a crash that can occur when failing to parse certain resource pack contents.
Fixed an issue where updates to chunks would sometimes not save correctly when the same chunk was unloaded and loaded rapidly
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Change Control Mode under Touch Settings after deleting a world
Fixed memory leaks when blocks are moved by a piston outside of simulation distance (MCPE-238926)
Fixed a crash that could occur while retrieving network addresses on Android
Fix CPU usage increasing after idling on the pause screen or controller disconnected screen (MCPE-235086)
Fixed some particles that crashed the game when ran as commands (MCPE-184162)
Fixed a crash that could occur when flying over or through water bodies with entities nearby
Reduced main thread work during world load by removing the redundant precaching of the world settings screen
Fixed a crash that could occur when render controller expressions referenced variables of the wrong resource type
Fixed worlds containing chunks saved before block connection upgrades getting stuck while loading when creating the world
Fixed an issue that could disconnect players while loading worlds with certain add-on content (MCPE-241505)
Fixed the game stuttering in world after long play sessions or after leaving the game suspended for an extended time
Reduced the memory used by animated Character Creator skins

User Interface

New social/friends drawer infrastructure with performance fixes.
The profile achievements screen now mentions "Beta" instead of "Preview" when on a Beta build (MCPE-186514)
Added high-resolution Korean font support and fixed Korean text showing as question marks on mobile
Fix mouse wheel input sometimes not registering on Windows platform (MCPE-234311)
Fixed a bug where bold text inside a book would extend beyond the page margins (MCPE-235450)
Added missing translation text to layout button of Achievements screen
Selecting a Featured Item from the Dressing Room no longer requires 2 clicks to select the item
Ported the party eligibility check when joining multiplayer from JSON to the OreUI
Added a Clear Layout Cache action to Storage settings for cached Server tab content
Added a new grid option for viewing achievements and some general UX improvements
Updated the inventory panel in the Loom, Stonecutter, Cartography Table, Villager, and Wandering Trader screens in Pocket UI to match the header style used by the Inventory and Crafting Table screens
Added Acquired Date as the default sort option for the Owned by Me tab in Create from template, showing the most recently acquired templates first
Store the Furnaces recipe book preferences after reloading a world (MCPE-239320)
Fix vertical menu screen reader narration in settings screens
Fixed the game crashing by pressing Tab repeatedly while dying (MCPE-239639)
Japanese symbols are no longer displayed with a different font in specific areas of the UI (MCPE-239802)
Text strings on world tile buttons across My World, My Templates and Servers menus are no longer truncated by ellipses
Screenshots can now be set as world thumbnails without triggering an assertion
Fixed cape causing visual discrepancies between the in game model and the model shown in the Dressing Room
Trusted servers no longer prompt players for confirmation after restarting the client
Fixed error message display when the Marketplace wishlist fails to load, ensuring players receive appropriate feedback about connectivity and service issues (US-1656572)
Updated Adjust brightness screen in Settings (in and out of game) to use new Ore UI design and tech.
Added an empty-state message for Marketplace Wishlist with a Browse Marketplace call to action
Updated the Chat Settings UI to increase readability of the Chat Color and My Mentions Color dropdowns
Fixed an issue that prevented TNT and Stonecutters from being crafted using quick crafting in the Recipe Book (MCPE-240038)
Fixes 'out of space' error displaying when attempting to download large items regardless of available space
Fixed issue where setting the Cheats toggle to OFF during world creation would not reset cheats to default values
Added wishlist pagination with gamepad bumper navigation
Added dynamic wishlist grid row sizing for marketplace wishlist cards
Improved inventory item tooltips
- Let us know what you think here
PS4/PS5: GUI Scale modifier will now be respected on title launch (MCPE-89543)
Updated style of "Leave Boat" button in the "D-Pad & tap to interact" touch option (MCPE-235723)
Achievement warnings are no longer displayed in Preview or Beta builds
Realms Plus subscribers who open Marketplace Pass from the Marketplace sidebar now go straight to the View All Packs screen instead of the subscription page
Improved inventory input mode switching between touch and mouse
Prevent gamepad button swapping for emotes
Fixed an issue where block items held on the cursor could render behind other block items, such as a Shelf Mushroom appearing behind a Snow Layer, in the inventory (MCPE-240495)
Fixed double toast notification happening while importing an old world from PS4 preview to PS5 preview
Fixed leftover instances where button touch areas did not align with the buttons in windowed Android modes with a title bar, such as Samsung DeX and pop up view.
Some sign-in errors which were previously reported as "Wool" are now reported with a more specific codename
Screen narration now properly reads out the first focused element after opening the Pause Menu
Fixed a bug where a party leader using Join Game on a friend not in their party would spuriously see the "Your party is too large" message
The Shelf Mushroom now has the correct scale in the inventory slots
Prevent soft-locks when the game is unable to connect to a server (MCPE-240897)
Fixed the gamepad cursor in menus becoming choppy after long play sessions or after leaving the game suspended for an extended time
Added an option to mute a player when reporting their chat messages

Marketplace

Migrated the Marketplace Wishlist flow to the OreUI factory pattern

Play Screen

Remove flickering icon and world card texture on layout change in Play screen. Additionally, the column layout now alternate between 4, 3 and 2 columns depending on screen size.

Settings

The Tick Speed can now be set to 0 inside Game Settings Tab. (MCPE-238556)

Storage

Updated old world conversion flow in Ore UI Storage Settings Tab.
Ported in OreUI the Modal connected to the "Sync Old World" action in the Storage tab
Ported in OreUI the deletion modal used by the Storage list

Technical Updates

Actor Components

Made the 'minecraft:anger_level' schema stricter when parsing and fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
Made the 'minecraft:barter' schema stricter when parsing and fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.

AI Components

Made schemas for the following components stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
- minecraft:boss
- minecraft:collision_box
- minecraft:damage_over_time
- minecraft:exhaustion_values
- minecraft:flocking
Made schemas for the following components stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
- minecraft:game_event_movement_tracking
- minecraft:grows_crop
- minecraft:home
- minecraft:trade_table
- minecraft:physics
Made schemas for minecraft:interact stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
- interactions, spawn_entities, and play_sounds fields has changed to only take arrays
Made schema for minecraft:projectile stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
- Alternate names for fields are no longer valid
- first_spawn_chance and second_spawn_chance fields under spawn_chance now take floats in the range 0.0 - 1.0
- anchor field now takes the following string values instead of integers: "origin", "eye_height", "middle"
- damage field under impact_damage now takes an object with min and max fields
- effects field under mob_effects now now takes an array of mob instances
Made schema for the minecraft:tamemount component stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.
Made schema for the minecraft:preferred_path component stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer.

AI Goals

Added in_range_movement_mode to minecraft:behavior.ranged_attack for format versions 1.26.50 and newer
- hold_position makes the entity hold its position while within attack range
- follow_target makes the entity continue moving toward its target while within attack range
Actor goal minecraft:behavior.ranged_attack now takes a float range for attack_range instead of attack_radius_min and attack_radius for format versions 1.26.50 and newer
Made the schema for minecraft:behavior.follow_mob stricter when parsing, now will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.50 and newer
Updated "minecraft:behavior.follow_mob" : whenever the goal stops or is removed through a component group change, the mob's navigation is always interrupted.

API

Fixed EffectTypes.get() and EffectTypes.getAll() so they can be called from before events
Released @minecraft/server version 2.10.0
Added @minecraft/server version 2.11.0-beta
SoundInstance now exposes an id property that returns a unique identifier for the instance
SoundInstance now exposes a soundEventId property that reports the sound event the instance was started with
SoundInstance now exposes a recipient property that returns the Player the sound was played for, or undefined for broadcast sounds
SoundInstance now exposes a durationInfo property that returns a SoundDurationInfo when the underlying sound definition includes duration information, otherwise undefined
Added SoundDurationInfo with a duration property, an isActive property, and a getPlaybackPosition() getter that returns the elapsed playback time in seconds
WorldAfterEvents now exposes a soundCompleted signal with a soundInstanceId property that matches the id of the SoundInstance that completed, which fires when a tracked sound's declared duration elapses
Released interface BlockQueryOptions from beta to v2.10.0
Changed function Dimension.getBlocks to use BlockQueryOptions in v2.10.0
Released function BlockVolumeBase.getClosest from beta to v2.10.0
Released function BlockVolumeBase.getFarthest from beta to v2.10.0
Released function Camera.addShake from beta to V2.10.0
Released function Camera.stopShaking from beta to V2.10.0
Released interface CameraShakeOptions from beta to V2.10.0
Released enum CameraShakeType from beta to V2.10.0
Renamed EntityTamedEventFilter to EntityTamedEventOptions for consistency
Released class EntityTamedEventOptionsfrom beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityTamedAfterEvent from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityTamedAfterEventSignal from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityTamedBeforeEvent from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityTamedBeforeEventSignal from beta to v2.10.0
Released interface EntityTamedEventOptions from beta to v2.10.0
Released property WorldAfterEvents.entityTamed from beta to v2.10.0
Released property WorldBeforeEvents.entityTamed from beta to v2.10.0
Moved BlockInstrumentComponent from beta into 2.10.0.
Released class EntityStartSneakingAfterEvent from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityStartSneakingAfterEventSignal from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityStopSneakingAfterEvent from beta to v2.10.0
Released class EntityStopSneakingAfterEventSignal from beta to v2.10.0
Released interface EntitySneakingChangedEventOptions from beta to v2.10.0
Released property WorldAfterEvents.entityStartSneaking from beta to v2.10.0
Released property WorldAfterEvents.entityStopSneaking from beta to v2.10.0
Released Player.fogSettings from beta to v2.10.0
Released class FogSettings from beta to v2.10.0
Released class FogSettingsError from beta to v2.10.0
Released class BlockDynamicPropertiesComponent from beta to V2.10.0.
Released class ItemBlockDynamicPropertiesComponent from beta to V2.10.0.
Entity.teleport now throws an Error when the entity has passengers and the target dimension is different from the entity's current dimension. Passengers must be dismounted before teleporting to another dimension. Current solution is scoped to fix current game breaking interruptions with future improvements backlogged.
Tamed pets no longer attempt to follow their owner when the owner travels to or from a custom dimension
Fixing 'scale' property on DebugShape when used with DebugCone, DebugEllipsoid, DebugPyramid, and DebugCylinder.
'rotation' property of DebugShape now applies to DebugLine, DebugArrow, DebugCircle, DebugSphere, and DebugBox.
World now exposes a soundDefinitionRegistry property that returns a SoundDefinitionRegistry for querying registered server sound definitions
Added SoundDefinitionRegistry with a getDefinitions() method that returns the registered SoundDefinition entries and accepts an optional SoundDefinitionFilter
Added SoundDefinition with a soundEventId property, a durationInfo property, a musicInfo property, and a tags property
Added SoundDefinitionDurationInfo with a duration property
Added SoundDefinitionMusicInfo with genres, moods, artist, and title properties
Added SoundDefinitionFilter with minDuration, maxDuration, genres, moods, artists, titles, and tags properties
Player.playSound now accepts a SoundDefinition in addition to a sound event id
Fixed a bug where called the Player.playSound method could result in read-only errors when writing new properties to the player class afterwards.
Fixed Player.fogSettings APIs throwing when player re-joins server.
Releasing PrimitiveShapesManager.getShapes from beta to 2.10.0.
Releasing PrimitiveShapeQueryOptions from beta to 2.10.0.
DimensionTypes.get and DimensionTypes.getAll now return custom dimension types in addition to vanilla dimension types

@minecraft/server-graphics

Released version 1.0.0 of @minecraft/server-graphics, promoting the module and all of its APIs out of beta
@minecraft/server-graphics version 1.0.0 requires version 2.3.0 or later of @minecraft/server

DDUI

Fixed a bug where large Images in CustomForms cause the background of the form to be invisible for an extended period of time.
Added fixedFormatDigits to SliderOptions within @minecraft/server-ui so the slider display can format to a certain decimal point.
Fixed a bug where hiding a CustomForm and then immediately showing another one would get the response UserBusy. Now it appropriately swaps to the second form.
Released CustomForm.image and ImageOptions to version 2.2.0 of @minecraft/server-ui
The close button in DDUI forms now make a sound when clicked or when the form is closed with a key shortcut.
Fixed a issue where DDUI (CustomForm/MessageBox) was not working in split screen.

Dimension

Moved the cloneBlocks method from beta to v2.10.0, allowing regions of blocks to be cloned from one area of a dimension to another with support for clone modes and an optional block filter
- Released enum CloneMode
- Released the Dimension method cloneBlocks

Loot Tables

Added the optional operator field to all loot table conditions, allowing control of whether the condition's result is used directly or negated
- == and equals apply when the condition evaluates to true
- != and not apply when the condition evaluates to false
- Omitting operator preserves the existing behavior and is equivalent to using ==

Example

The following condition allows a loot entry to be selected only when the loot context is not in a biome with the plains tag:

{
  "condition": "biome_has_tag",
  "operator": "not",
  "tag": "plains"
}

Pack Settings

Added a new multiselect pack setting type, letting pack authors declare a list of options - Molang can query for active options in the multiselect via query.is_pack_setting_selected - world.getPackSettings() now can return an array of strings for multiselect options in @minecraft/server beta - PackSettingsChangeAfterEvent.settingValue now can be an array of strings for multiselect options in @minecraft/server beta

Script Debugger

Added the script-debugger-listen-address server property; script debugger listen mode now binds to loopback by default, and non-loopback listen addresses require a configured passcode

Server-ui

Released version 2.2.0 of @minecraft/server-ui

Structure Files

Added version 2 of the structure (.mcstructure) file format
- The block_indices arrays are now stored as NBT IntArrayTags instead of a ListTag containing one IntTag per block, which significantly reduces the time and memory needed to save and load structures
- The second block_indices array is now optional in version 2 structure (.mcstructure) files, and is left out when nothing is stored in the extra block layer, making those files ~50% smaller
- Version 1 structures still load correctly, and are upgraded to version 2 the next time they are saved

Block Components

Fixed an issue where custom blocks and items without a display name component that use localization keys to chain translations displayed their text inconsistently depending on the presentation context. These blocks and items will now consistently display as raw text unless a display name component is used (MCPE-236819)
Update Block JSON loader to support future optimization and out of game upgrade

Leaves

All vanilla leaves blocks now carry the minecraft:leaves tag
Vanilla tree features match leaves through "tags": "query.any_tag('minecraft:leaves')" in may_replace instead of listing each leaves block by name, so a new leaves block no longer has to be added to every tree feature to be grown through

minecraft:tags

The minecraft:is_shears_item_destructible block tag now also grants the Shears breaking speed bonus, matching the behavior of the other is_*_item_destructible tags

Thin Fences and Trip Wire

Vanilla glass panes, iron bars, copper bars, and trip wire blocks now expose minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_east, minecraft:connection_south, and minecraft:connection_west block states reflecting which cardinal neighbors they connect to
For new worlds (base game version 1.26.50 and later), thin-fence and trip-wire connection-state changes now trigger neighbor block updates for parity with Java Edition; existing worlds keep the prior client-only update behavior

Blocks

Extended /fill command behaviour with multi-blocks to Scripting fill block APIs, such as Dimension.fillBlocks
The block component minecraft:block_entity no longer requires the experimental toggle from format version 1.26.20 onward.
Removed minecraft:block_entity component restrictions for multi-blocks, each part will have its own block entity by design
Released horizontal multi-blocks, these are blocks defined with the minecraft:multi_block trait with a direction field that is horizontal. Upcoming Creator Features experiment is still required for them if format_version is less than 1.26.50
Chorus Plant
- Chorus plant blocks now expose the minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_east, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_west, minecraft:connection_up, and minecraft:connection_down block states reflecting which adjacent chorus plants and chorus flowers they connect to
Fire
- Fire blocks now expose the minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_east, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_west, minecraft:connection_up, and minecraft:connection_down block states reflecting the flammable and supporting blocks around them
Replacing a custom block that has a minecraft:block_entity component with a different block definition now creates a new block entity, so the previous block's dynamic properties are no longer carried over to the block that replaced it. Changing only a block state keeps the same block entity and its dynamic properties

Fences

Vanilla fence blocks now expose per-direction connection block states (minecraft:connection_north, minecraft:connection_east, minecraft:connection_south, minecraft:connection_west), reflecting which neighbors the fence connects to. Changing a fence's connections now sends block updates to neighboring blocks in worlds using version 1.26.50 and later

Stairs

Vanilla stair blocks now expose a minecraft:corner block state (none, inner_left, inner_right, outer_left, outer_right) reflecting the corner shape formed with adjacent stairs
For new worlds (base game version 1.26.40 and later), stair corner-state changes now trigger neighbor block updates for parity with Java Edition; existing worlds keep the prior client-only update behavior

Camera

Camera presets that inherit from minecraft:follow_orbit no longer reset the player's rotation the first time they are applied, for presets using format version 1.26.50 or later

Commands

Added the serveridentity command, which lets dedicated-server operators save, delete, and check the status of the server identity key
Removed self selection expansion when using commands (i.e. /tell) for non-operator players

Dedicated Server

NetherNet is now the default transport used by dedicated servers
Windows dedicated servers, including EDU, now use the correct application data directory for Bedrock and Education
Added a dedicated server option to unpack optimized creator packs into loose files

Editor

Fixed a bug where images and GIFs shown in Editor tooltips were rendered at a fixed small size instead of scaling to span the full width of the tooltip
Fixed a bug in the Flood tool where applying it in an invalid location could continue the previous operation, and it now provides feedback when a valid liquid level has not been set
Added missing keycodes to the KeyboardKey enum, enabling them to be selected as shortcuts in Keyboard Settings
Mitigated a possible crash scenario where the user unlocks their PC after being idle for > 10 minutes while in a Realm
Added the Color Block List UI to the Custom Mesh Tool so creators can review detected mesh colors, replace suggested blocks, and delete color rows before color-aware placement
The Selection Tool's Hollow trim option now uses a dedicated hollow-cube icon
Updated labels for Sort Type Options to '0-9, A-z' and 'z-A, 9-0' in List Pane. Also implemented natural sort algorithm.
Added TransactionHandler API for a better way to track transaction events. Transaction operation handlers will now get created from this object
Added PendingTransaction.addVolumeListOperation and VolumeListTransactionOperationHandler APIs for more performant volume transactions
Improved transaction handling for large Selection volumes
Enabled Editor Test World reloads via /reload all without a vanilla connection
Implemented support for relative JSON paths ./ to resolve issues with the Vibrant Visuals Schema
This PR adds support to set a tool in a 'staging' mode. Tool in staging mode is not shown in the Tool Rail.
Updated addUserDefinedOperation API methods to accept separate transaction payloads representing the previous and new operation states
Removed Header Action API from IRootPropertyPane
Added optional property for IRootPropertyPane API to disable scrolling
Fixed a bug where the editing template in Layouts Editor saved in wrong template after changing the selected template in the Layout Template Manager.
This PR adds a new action: Layouts Managements that implements the new UI for the existing Layout Template. It is behind feature toggle for now.
The Texel Size slider is now disabled when using Soft Shadows in Vibrant Visuals, as this setting has no effect on soft shadow rendering
Fixed a bug that caused UI to not load on player join when the server load is high
Added color-aware Custom Mesh Tool placement so creators can place imported colored meshes as matched block groups from the Color Block List
Added a Render Clouds setting to the Editor World View panel
Added addHeader API to ISubPanePropertyItem to create a custom sub pane header with an optional prebaked multiselect checkbox, an overflow menu, and a dynamic region of icon buttons and color pickers
Added buildSubPaneViewControl API to ISubPanePropertyItem to sort, filter, and manage a list of header sub panes
Added tags option to ISubPanePropertyItemOptions for filtering sub panes through a parent sub pane view control
List view control actions can now declare a submenu, so the overflow menu renders nested menus and reports only the clicked leaf action
Added user-friendly biome and block names to minimap hover tooltips, making it easier to identify biomes and blocks at a glance
Updated custom biome color handling so that color changes are now immediately displayed both in the biome list and on the minimap for Custom Biome Tool
Fixed a bug that caused undo operation to fail sometimes for large block operations
Added Undo/Redo functionality for Placing a layout instance.
Selecting Local Lights configuration from Vibrant Visuals will now display an error if the world doesn't have resource pack definitions
Added ControlHelp feature in the Editor. This allows the user to see what keyboard shortcuts are available in any context (globally and tool-specific) .
addColorPicker on a sub pane header now renders a compact square swatch
Added Swatch variant to ColorPickerPropertyItemVariant for color pickers that need to collapse to a single square
Reworked the Cinematic tool's keyframe list to use expandable sub panes instead of a list pane
- Each keyframe now owns an expander holding its name, timestamp, camera position, a collapsible rotation section, and easing type, with a teleport button and an action menu in the header
- Added a view control footer that selects, duplicates and deletes checked keyframes, redistributes timestamps, and copies or imports cinematic JSON, replacing the buttons that previously sat above the keyframe list
Template Instance Editor - added confirmation dialog for the action of Baking an instance.
Improved Primitives tool placement performance and increased maximum allowed shape sizes

Block Picker

Fixed the Flowing Water and Flowing Lava blocks displaying as "Water" and "Lava", making them indistinguishable from their still variants

Paste Preview

Added a Move mode to the Paste Preview tool, which freezes the preview in place so it can be repositioned with a world gizmo or by typing exact coordinates

Entity Components

Added projectile-hit teleportation fields to the minecraft:teleport component
- teleports_on_projectile_hit determines whether the entity attempts to teleport away from an incoming projectile and defaults to false
- projectile_filter defines the conditions an incoming projectile must meet to trigger a teleport attempt
Added type families to vanilla projectile entities
- All vanilla projectile entities now include the projectile family
- Each projectile includes a type-specific family, such as arrow, snowball, or wither_skull
The multiple_targets field on the minecraft:projectile component is now defaulted to false with format version 1.26.50 and above while remaining defaulted to true otherwise.
Made the schema for minecraft:insomnia stricter for format version 1.26.50 and later
Immunity to the freezing from Powder Snow is no longer hardcoded at runtime and is instead defined by the minecraft:freezing_immune component
- The following mobs will be upgraded to automatically have this component:
  - "minecraft:creaking"
  - "minecraft:ender_dragon"
  - "minecraft:polar_bear"
  - "minecraft:skeleton"
  - "minecraft:snow_golem"
  - "minecraft:stray"
  - "minecraft:wither"
- All non-mob entities are implicitly immune
- Used by defining the component as follows:
```
    "minecraft:freezing_immune": {}
```
The ambient sounds of entities are no longer redefined at runtime and instead respect the conditions defined by minecraft:ambient_sound_interval
- Previously the ambient sound event name of an entity would be overwritten in these conditions:
  - If its head was in water then it would become ambient.in.water
  - If it was not on the ground then it would become ambient.in.air
  - If it would otherwise play ambient and it was a baby then it would become ambient.baby
- If any of these conditions were true then it would override any user-defined entry in the event_names parameter of minecraft:ambient_sound_interval
- Now this will no longer happen and only the event name specified by minecraft:ambient_sound_interval will be used
- Entities defined in any older version will fall back to the original overriding path as a minecraft:uses_legacy_ambient_sounds component will be added
- The minecraft:uses_legacy_ambient_sounds is deprecated as users should now specify the indended behavior in minecraft:ambient_sound_interval
- Vanilla mobs have been upgraded to use this new syntax, which can be preserved as follows:

"minecraft:ambient_sound_interval": {
  "event_name": "ambient",
  "event_names": [
    {
      "condition": "query.head_is_in_water",
      "event_name": "ambient.in.water"
    },
    {
      "condition": "!query.is_on_ground",
      "event_name": "ambient.in.air"
    },
    {
      "condition": "query.is_baby",
      "event_name": "ambient.baby"
    }
  ],
  "range": 16.0,
  "value": 8.0
}

Deprecated minecraft:projectile_component's owner_launch_immunity_ticks field in favor of a spatial check that determines when the projectile has left its shooter's vehicle hierarchy
- Projectiles can now only hit the entity that shot them, or entities in the same vehicle hierarchy (such as the shooter's mount), after they have spatially left that hierarchy
Made the minecraft:instant_despawn component schema stricter for entity JSON at format version 1.26.50 and later
Added the minecraft:can_stand_on_powder_snow component for entity definitions with a format version of 1.26.50 and later
- Entities with this component can stand on top of Powder Snow
- The lightweight type family no longer grants this behavior to entity definitions using format version 1.26.50 or later
- Entity definitions using an older format version that include the lightweight type family are automatically upgraded to include this component
- The vanilla Endermite, Fox, Rabbit, and Silverfish entity definitions no longer include the lightweight type family
Added the minecraft:block_movement_slowdown_immunity entity component
- When set, the entity is immune to movement slowdown from the specified blocks
Fixed a bug that caused the server to crash when regenerating chunks from the Chunk Management tool
The Poplar Hanging Sign now has the correct name
Entities with the following runtime_identifiers will be upgraded to automatically have this component:
Vulnerability to freezing damage from Powder Snow is no longer hardcoded at runtime and is instead defined by the minecraft:freezing_vulnerable component - Entities with the following runtime_identifiers will be upgraded to automatically have this component: - "minecraft:blaze" - "minecraft:magma_cube" - "minecraft:strider" "minecraft:freezing_vulnerable": {}
The isolated_physics field on minecraft:projectile now defaults to true for format version 1.26.30 and above, and false for older versions
- Vanilla projectile entities now explicitly set isolated_physics to false on their minecraft:projectile component
- A content error is now emitted when isolated_physics is set to true on an entity using a Vanilla projectile runtime_identifier (e.g., minecraft:arrow), as it is not intended to be used with Vanilla projectiles

Features

Added the minecraft:conditional_list feature which places features based on a collection of conditions evaluated in order
- The conditional_features field is an array of objects, each containing a places_feature reference and an optional Molang condition expression
- The early_out_scheme field controls when evaluation stops: condition_success stops at the first condition that passes, placement_success stops at the first successful placement, and none (default) evaluates all entries without stopping early
Added the multipart_block_column_feature that places an ordered column made of 1–4 block types: tip_block, frustum_block, middle_block, and base_block.
Its default growth direction is UP.
The blocks used depend on the generated column height:
- 1 block: tip_block
- 2 blocks: frustum_block + tip_block
- 3 blocks: base_block + frustum_block + tip_block
- 4+ blocks: base_block + one or more middle_block + frustum_block + tip_block
The restrictions include: may_place_on which restricts valid placement surfaces and may_replace to restrict which existing blocks may be replaced (omit to allow any).

Example

{
  "format_version": "1.13.0",
  "minecraft:multipart_block_column_feature": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "example:ice_cream_lolly"
    },
    "tip_block": "minecraft:red_wool",
    "frustum_block": "minecraft:yellow_wool",
    "middle_block": "minecraft:green_wool",
    "base_block": "minecraft:oak_planks",
    "height_range": {
      "range_min": 4,
      "range_max": 9
    },
    "direction": "UP",
    "may_place_on": [
      "minecraft:ice",
      "minecraft:snow"
    ]
  }
}

A new value, wall, to the field surface has been added to the schema of snap_to_surface_feature, which allows the feature to be snapped to walls as well as ceilings and floors.
A new field allow_non_air_placement has been added to the schema of snap_to_surface_feature, which allows specifying whether the snapped feature can be snapped through solid blocks.
- If the snap is started inside a block that is not water or air, this field decides if the feature can snap out of it.
Renaming the field vertical_search_range to search_range in the schema for snap_to_surface_feature

Gameplay

The minecraft:default_biome component in dimension JSON is now optional and only supported on custom dimensions; using it on a vanilla dimension now produces a content error instead of being silently accepted
Added the minecraft:default_biome component to custom dimension JSON, allowing creators to configure the biome a custom dimension generates with
Added support for defining custom dimensions with JSON and configuring custom dimension heights

Graphics

Fixed MERS not applying to assets in multiple Vanilla content slices
- 1.21.120 Copper Chest
- 1.21.120 gray, green, light blue, silver dye items
- 1.26.20 Baby Bee
- 1.26.20 Baby Fox
Fixed .texture_set.json not being compatible with certain JSON tools
Fixed texture bleeding on custom blocks using automatic block face UV assignment with undersized textures
Updated Point Light Quality to Block Light Quality in Video Settings
Moved Block Light Quality Video Settings out of the RenderDragon Features for Creators Experiment
- Some options still require the RenderDragon Features for Creators Experiment
- Some options may be hidden depending on device capabilities and resource pack configuration
Fixed the alignment of the Spruce Shelf MERS texture
Fixed an issue which sometimes caused materials/entity.material from resource packs to have no effect.
"Automatic" upscaling quality now defaults to native resolution when using the Custom graphics preset
Vibrant Visuals are no longer disabled when loading a world with Education features enabled (MCPE-240476)
Foxes now hold the Shelf Mushroom correctly in their mouths (MCPE-241160)
The poplar door hinges now have a metallic reflectiveness
Fixed triangular gaps that could appear in water surfaces where water meets a bank or flows over a lip
Increased maximum view distance to 48 for Vibrant Visuals on Windows

JSON Schema

The JSON document upgrader now differentiates base game JSON from creator JSON, so base game content may use the minecraft: namespace while creator content continues to be validated against creator namespace rules

Minecraft Debugger

The Entity System and CPU Profiler views are now usable without a behavior pack enabled

Molang

Added query.has_all_biome_tags world generation Molang query that returns 1.0 if the biome at the current placement position has all of the specified tags
Added query.has_any_biome_tags world generation Molang query that returns 1.0 if the biome at the current placement position has at least one of the specified tags
Added new query query.head_is_in_water which checks if the head of the entity is in water

Packs

Dedicated server's system packs not loading pack settings has been fixed
System packs are now sorted into alpha-numeric ordering before being added to the stack
System packs that fail to load their manifest file, or fail to execute their script plugin (if available), will now stop dedicated server

Sounds

Released minecaft:sound block component out of experimental
- it can be used to assign a set of sounds to block and its permutations similar to sound field in blocks.json
- blocks.json overrides values of minecraft:sound component, including values in all permutations

{
    "format_version": "1.26.20",
    "minecraft:block": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "test:test_block",
            "states": {
                "custom:int": [0, 1, 2]
            }
        },
        "permutations": [
            {
                "condition": "query.block_state('custom:int') == 1",
                "components": {
                "minecraft:sound": {
                    "sound": "glass"
                }
                }
            },
                    {
                "condition": "query.block_state('custom:int') == 2",
                "components": {
                "minecraft:sound": {
                    "sound": "metal"
                }
                }
            },
        ],
        "components": {
            "minecraft:sound": {
                "sound": "snow"
            }
        }
    }
}

Added allow_concurrent_streaming to sound objects in sound_definitions.json, allowing streamed ordinary sound events to play independent simultaneous instances. The field defaults to true in format version 1.26.50 and later

Stability and Performance

Fixed an issue where transferring to another server with the same resource pack at a different version would cause players to load in with no resource pack applied.
Fixed issue where item catalog groups with long names crashed the game (MCPE-240721)
Minor improvements to allocator performance and out-of-memory handling

User Interface

Fixed screens visited not mounting if another global route action happened while the screen was unmounting
Fixed an error when deeplinking from the subscribe now button from the Marketplace Pass site while client is closed
Fixed geometries using "item_display_transforms" -> "gui" -> "fit_to_frame": false being force-centered in the slot, so blocks intended to rest at the bottom are no longer moved to the center (MCPE-240720)
Fixed "item_display_transforms" -> "gui" -> "translation" no longer affecting an item's position in the slot

Experimental Technical Updates

API

Added lineHeightOverride property to both TextPrimitive and DebugText. .
Changed the following beta APIs in @minecraft/server-admin
- Changed arguments for AllowList.add() take an AllowListEntryNameInfo and boolean to allow this player to ignore player limits when joining the server.
- Changed arguments for AllowList.contains() to take an AllowListEntryNameInfo
- Changed arguments for AllowList.remove() to take an AllowListEntryNameInfo
- Added property ignoresPlayerLimit to AllowListEntry
- Added new AllowListEntryNameInfo
Added new tech and support for using scripting to interface with the VS Code debugger live diagnostics:
- Added class DiagnosticsManager to access the new debugger diagnostics tech.
- Added class DiagnosticsTab, used to represent a tab view in the debugger live diagnostics page.
- Added class DiagnosticsView, used to represent a single display view within a tab.
- Added class DiagnosticsStat for representing data to be used with the live diagnostics.
- Added class DiagnosticsError for diagnostics related errors.
Added WorldClock class to @minecraft/server in beta
- Has properties for name, time, and isPaused to retrieve state of the world clock
Added WorldClockRegistry class to @minecraft/server in beta
- Has a registerClock function to allow registrations of new world clocks during startup
Added WorldClockRegistrationError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by WorldClockRegistry.registerClock when registration of a world clock fails
Added WorldClockReloadNewWorldClockError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when trying to register a new world clock after reloading scripts
Added WorldClockInvalidRegistryError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when trying to register world clocks outside of the BeforeStartupEvent
Added WorldClockNotFoundError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by World.getClock when a world clock does not exist
Added WorldClockRegistry to BeforeStartupEvent in beta
Added getClock function to the World class in beta
Scripting websockets no longer send a ping packet to the socket server every second, this now send every 45 seconds.
The minecraft:server_sound_definitions payload in sounds/sound_definitions.json now accepts an optional broadcast_range field on each definition specifying an XZ range in blocks. When set, a broadcast play sound is delivered to players within this range of the sound
Added TimeMarker class to @minecraft/server in beta
- Has properties for name, time, and period
Added WorldClockRegistrationOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta
Added TimeMarkerOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockReloadTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when an existing world clock has an invalid time marker after reloading scripts
Added WorldClockAddTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by a WorldClock.addTimeMarker when adding a time marker fails
Added WorldClockRemoveMinecraftTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by WorldClock.removeTimeMarker when trying to remove a time marker with the minecraft: namespace
Added WorldClockInvalidTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when trying to access data on an invalid time marker minecraft: namespace
Added WorldClockTimeMarkerNotFoundError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by a WorldClock when a time marker does not exist
Added WorldClockRewindError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by WorldClock.rewindTo when the world clock's current time is behind the time marker's first occurrence
Added WorldClockOnTimeModifiedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta
- This event is fired when a world clock's time is directly changed through scripting or commands
Added WorldClockOnTimeModifiedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockOnPausedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta
- This event is fired when a world clock is paused
Added WorldClockOnPausedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockOnResumedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta
- This event is fired when a world clock is resumed
Added WorldClockOnResumedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockOnTimeMarkerAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta
- This event is fired when a world clock's time hits a time marker
Added WorldClockOnTimeMarkerAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockOnRestartBeforeEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta
- This event is fired when a world clock ticks at the maximum time and is about to restart
- the newTime property on the event can be optionally set to set a custom restart time for the world clock
Added WorldClockOnRestartBeforeEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta
Added WorldClockEventOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta
- Has a clock property to filter out which clock the event should fire for
Added WorldClockTimeMarkerEventOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta
- Has a clock property to filter out which clock the event should fire for
- Has an optional timeMarker property to filter out which time marker the event should fire for

BlockUtilityTasks

Added the optional directionMask parameter to floodSearch for restricting traversal directions

ChatSendBeforeEvent

The targets property can now be modified to control which players receive the chat message