what you need to know
- Minecraft perpetually evolves over time with the help of the constant efforts of Mojang Studios and feedback from the community.
- On Wednesday, Mojang Studios will release a new version of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition that includes new features, tweaks, and more.
- Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.30.28 and Minecraft Preview 1.18.30.29 are now available for download on supported platforms.
- The beta introduces the Deep Dark biome in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, includes new dispel features, and adds chest drops.
Mojang Studios tends to release new updates through its Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta program (or the recently unveiled Minecraft Preview) about once a week, and this week is no different. On Wednesday, the legendary studio began rolling out a new beta for interested testers, which includes new features from an upcoming content update in addition to the usual fixes and tweaks.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.30.28 (.29 in Minecraft Preview) is out now, officially introducing The Wild Update’s spooky Deep Dark biome. The Warden mob has yet to be introduced, but players can explore the sinister Deep Dark and its abandoned cities starting with this update.
This beta builds on the last release, which added copper goat horns, and continues Mojang Studios’ intent to perpetuate Minecraft as one of the best Xbox games of all time. Players can dive in now to provide feedback to Mojang Studios and shape The Wild Update before it officially launches later this year.
While Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta and Minecraft Preview have two different version numbers, the releases and their changelogs are completely identical. Between the two options, players can access this build on Xbox, Windows, Android, and iOS devices.
The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.30.28 / Minecraft Preview 1.18.30.29 It includes:
the wild update
deep dark
- Delve deep underground to discover the darkest biome in Minecraft: Deep Dark
- Dimly lit and creepy, Deep Dark is sure to strike fear into the hearts of even the bravest player.
- The surfaces of the Deep Dark are covered in Sculk.
- The only mob that calls Deep Dark home is Warden.
- Please note: The Warden hasn’t made it to the game yet, but he’s gearing up for his big debut!
axes
- Vanilla Parity: Ax attacks towards a raised shield will disable the shield for 5 seconds
boat with chest
- It works similarly to Minecart chests, but instead on ships, so you can take a trip on the water and take your stuff with you.
- Crafted by combining a Chest with any Ship
Relieve
- Allay now has a delay to pick new items after delivering them.
- Allay will now only pick up the exact same item he has
- Allays will now stay near a note block that has been played near it.
- Allay is now immune to damage from its owner.
Data Driven Items
- Added an optional
mob_amountparameter to the damage event response that specifies a single amount of damage when used by mobs
copper horn
- We don’t have any additional changes planned for the Copper Horn, but we’d love to hear more about what you think of this experimental feature and how you might use it if it makes it to the final update.
Features and bug fixes
mobile controls
- Fixed issue where sensitivity was too low on new touch control schemes
- Fixed a case where the “Highlight Always On” option was visible for the “Touch” interaction mode.
- Fixed issue where buttons for new mobile control schemes were too big and too tall on some devices
how to play
- Fixed underwater lava lakes not turning into obsidian during world generation
- Healing no longer makes a mob immune to damage.
- Fixed tick range check excluding shards that were actually in range
- Breaking a layer of snow placed on the same block as a flower no longer destroys the flower.
hoglins
- Baby Hoglins now attack players
User interface
- Double tapping the crouch button will no longer toggle flight mode
- Fixed issue where sprint status would not resume after hitting an obstacle while holding the
Ctrlwrench
Technical updates
Actors
- Added in check to prevent an actor that is a passenger from being mounted by the vehicle it is in to avoid an infinite loop searching for the root vehicle.
mobs
- Rotation when mounting a mob that has rotation locked will no longer unexpectedly move to the side when that mob is rotating.
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