Bedrock Edition 1.8.0/Development versions

This is a list of Bedrock Edition 1.8.0 development versions.

Beta 1.8.0.10 is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on October 18, 2018,^[1] which adds crossbows and new dye items.

Scaffolding

• Added sounds.

Crossbow

• Stronger than bows, but slower to reload.
• Can be enchanted with new enchantments:
  • Multishot
    • Fires three arrows at once in different directions.
  • Quick Charge
    • Increases the reload speed.
  • Piercing
    • Projectiles pierce through enemies.
  • Can shoot firework rockets by holding the crossbow in one hand and the fireworks in the other.
• Only available through Experimental gameplay.

Dyes:

• Added black, blue, brown, and white dyes.
• Items previously used as dyes (bone meal, cocoa beans, ink sacs, and lapis lazuli) can still be used.

Pandas

• Added additional sounds.

Packed ice

• Can now be crafted with nine ice.

Scaffolding

• Scaffolding now burns in lava.
• The player can now sneak by pressing sneaking when there's no other scaffolding block below.

Bows

• The bow in the hotbar now shows an arrow when being drawn.

Firework rockets

• Can now be placed in the offhand slot.

Pandas

• Can now be fed by hand.
• Now sit and snack when the player gives them bamboo, even if they're angry or scared.
• Increased damage dealt by aggressive pandas.
• Now drop the extra bamboo they have in their inventory.

Marketplace

• Content can now be sorted by "Updates Available" in the Marketplace inventory.
• Content can now be sorted and filtered by rating.

How to Play

• Information on scaffolding can now be found in the "How to Play" menu.

Spawning

• Improvements to how and when spawn positions are moved to safe locations.

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when using the spawn eggs of several mobs on a monster spawner.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the beacon screen.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a world or opening in-game menus in some languages.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when hovering over a renamed firework charge (MCPE-37822).
• Fixed an error that occurred when attempting to start a split-screen session with a guest on Xbox One.
• Fixed an issue that caused scaffolding to flicker.
• Players can no longer fall through suspended scaffold blocks when holding crouch.
• Baby pandas now have idle sounds.
• When the player has just moved out of a block space, they can no longer place a repeater or comparator that can't be powered. (MCPE-36762)
• Fixed enchanted tridents being lost from anvils following a server disconnect. (MCPE-37526)
• Fixed an exploit that allowed tridents to be duplicated. (MCPE-37900)
• Health boost and absorption effects no longer have the same icon.
• Fixed the animation of jumping while riding a horse in first person perspective.
• Fixed leaf blocks dropping leaves instead of saplings when broken without shears.
• Fixed the "Multiplayer Game" toggle appearing disabled when it is actually enabled.
• Relative coordinates in commands are once again consistent below 3 on the y-axis. (MCPE-35130)
• Using ⇧ Shift + ↹ Tab to reverse cycle through slash command auto-complete suggestions now properly cycles to the end of the list.
• Running the 'title' and 'subtitle' commands will once again override any titles and subtitles currently on screen.
• Add-ons: minecraft:navigation.walk can now be used in component groups without causing the game to crash.

Beta 1.8.0.11 is the third beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on October 24, 2018,^[2] which makes some changes to pandas and fixes several bugs.

Pandas

• All default pandas now bite once when attacked.
• Aggressive pandas now defend other pandas.
• Changed aggressive panda skin.
• Now broadcast their anger to aggressive pandas.
• Aggressive pandas will now defend baby pandas that get hit.

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when joining multiplayer servers.
• The player's arm now moves at the correct speed when breaking blocks. (MCPE-38041)
• Custom entities can now correctly use the minecraft:shooter component. (MCPE-38263)
• Players can now correctly use scaffolding that is in or near water. (MCPE-38054)
• Flight controls on mobile devices now work correctly after climbing scaffolding. (MCPE-38059)
• Fixed a bug that caused horses (and variants) to show flashing colors on certain devices. (MCPE-31726)
• Fixed a bug that caused a significant performance drop when rendering chunks. (MCPE-37192)
• Gamerule commands can now only be changed by operators.
• Falling blocks (such as sand) will no longer cause scaffolding extensions to fall. (MCPE-38098)
• Fixed a bug that could result in the player's spawn point being changed inadvertently.
• Pressing the "Go Back" button in "Turn Off Achievements" window no longer changes the game mode in World Settings.
• Pandas no longer become stuck in a sitting position after reloading the world. (MCPE-38278)
• Newly equipped player skins now apply correctly to the paper-doll model.
• Endermen will no longer have a missing jaw.
• Blocks now disappear more quickly when broken quickly in creative.
• Search results in the Marketplace are now more consistent when searching through all content.
• Only templates are suggested in the "Get More Templates" menu now.
• Using a bucket of fish in a dispenser no longer crashes the game. (MCPE-38194)
• Dyed beds now have the correct crafting recipe.
• Fixed the bug where the player would unexpectedly turn in a random direction. (MCPE-35910)
• Double slabs will now create the correct type of block. (MCPE-38107)
• Fixed a bug where the world could crash if the player exited the world whilst using a nether portal.
• Selecting an unowned skin now directs you to the expanded skin picker menu.

Beta 1.8.0.13 is the fourth beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on November 1, 2018,^[3] which adds a recipe for undyed shulker boxes and fixes several bugs.

Shulker boxes

• Added a recipe for undyed shulker boxes.

Pandas

• Pandas will now more quickly return to their normal behavior after following a player holding bamboo.

/gamerule

• Only players with Operator permissions can use the command now.

/scoreboard

• The command to set scoreboard objectives names is now recognized.

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that could happen when attempting to make a marketplace purchase.
• Fixed a bug where template text colors could interfere with other UI messages.
• Fixed the bug that caused items to show the wrong texture after loading a new texture pack. (MCPE-38302)
• Fixed an instance where a world save could become corrupt and disappear from the world list.
• Improved performance on some devices with less available memory.
• Fixed tamed cats having disconnected limbs whilst sitting. (MCPE-38292)
• Empty monster spawners no longer show fire particles.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when exporting with the structure block.
• Improved the marketplace search results when using filters.
• Ocelots' legs no longer levitate when sneaking.
• Sheep now move their heads correctly when looking at the player. (MCPE-38184)
• Fixed some missing marketplace pack icons.
• Adjusted the climbing speed slightly so players no longer experience a flashing screen when climbing scaffolding
• Fixed several related graphical issues that could occur when resuming the game
• Optimized marketplace images for certain devices.
• Fixed witch texture in Elf Islands Heroes World pack.
• Fixed the husk model in Candyworld marketplace map.
• Fixed the position of bows held by mobs in the Papercraft Adventure marketplace map.
• Replaced the missing mooshroom legs in the Adventurer's Dreams marketplace map.
• Fixed the geometry for ocelots that have custom models.
• Saddles are no longer invisible in the Adventurer's Dreams marketplace map.
• Fixed the rotation of the Llama's legs in various marketplace maps.
• Fixed the head size and position of the Banshee Nightmares in A Nightmare in Candyworld marketplace map.
• Mobs now sit at the correct height when riding other mobs in the Stranded in Space marketplace map.
• Fixed models in the CampCraft marketplace world template.
• Evoker no longer has disjointed arms in the Jurassic Depths world.

Beta 1.8.0.14 is the fifth and final beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on November 7, 2018,^[4] which fixes several bugs.

• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash on launch.
• Fixed a crash that was sometimes triggered by picking up a banner in multiplayer. (MCPE-38690)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when a player dropped an item.
• Fixed the bug that would cause the game to freeze when resumed on some devices.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when minimizing and resuming the game at the main menu.
• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
• Items are no longer duplicated in the crafting grid when reloading the world. (MCPE-38639)
• Bamboo now drops as an item when broken by the player. (MCPE-38674)
• Mob spawners now spawn mobs once again. (MCPE-38706)
• Skin picker should now load in skins correctly with a stable internet connection.
• Further optimization tweaks for marketplace images.
• Fixed the walking animation for skeletons and strays. (MCPE-38738)
• Fixed the size of the axe held by vindicators.
• Fixed the side texture of guardians.
• Replaced the missing salmon tails.
• Fixed the tail position of ocelots chasing chickens.
• Fixed the wing flapping animation of chickens.

Beta 1.8.0.8 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on October 10, 2018,^[5] which adds some Village & Pillage features and fixes bugs.

Bamboo

• Can be found while fishing in jungles and appear in jungle temple and shipwreck chests.
• Currently do not generate naturally in the world.

Scaffolding

• A new climbable block that can be crafted using bamboo and string.
• Climb by pressing the jump key and go down by pressing the sneak key.

Spawn Eggs

• Cat
• Panda

Pandas

• Spawn in jungles.
• Will seek out bamboo and cake items and eat them.
• Can have different personalities: either normal, aggressive, lazy or playful.
• Baby pandas will sometimes sneeze, making nearby pandas jump: when they sneeze, they have a chance to drop a slime ball.
• Have a chance of spawning as a brown panda, which is very rare.
• Sometimes roll and sit on hind legs.

Stray cats

• Spawn in villages.
• Can be tamed using fish.
• Added seven new skins.

/gamerule

• Added randomtickspeed.

/particle

• Ported from Java Edition.
  • Only the following particles are available (prefix minecraft: is necessary):^[6]
  • minecraft:mobflame_emitter
  • minecraft:test_beziercurve
  • minecraft:test_bounce
  • minecraft:test_catmullromcurve
  • minecraft:test_colorcurve
  • minecraft:test_combocurve
  • minecraft:test_highrestitution
  • minecraft:test_linearcurve
  • minecraft:test_mule
  • minecraft:test_smoke_puff
  • minecraft:test_sphere
  • minecraft:test_spiral
  • minecraft:test_watertest

/reload

• Reloads all function files from all behavior packs.

/summon

• Added minecraft: prefix to separate vanilla entities and add-on entities.

Command blocks

• Now have the default name of "!" instead of "@".

Sticks

• Can now be crafted from bamboo.

Camera

• Re-added, but can only be spawned with an NBT editor.

NPC

• Re-added, but can only be summoned using the /summon command.

Ocelots

• Are no longer tamable.
• Players can now feed ocelots fish to gain their trust.

Phantoms

• Are now afraid of cats and will not swoop while cats are around.

Skeleton horses and zombie horses

• Foals now have a chance of being spawned using a spawn egg.

Tropical fish

• Increased size. (MCPE-35877)

Witch huts

• Black cats now spawn in witch huts.

Fishing

• Fishing loot has now been changed in jungles. When fishing in a jungle biome, the fish rewarded are now raw cod and raw salmon only.
• Bamboo and cocoa beans are now obtainable as a junk item when fishing in jungles.

Auto-complete

• The auto-complete list for player mentions now work in slash commands.

/gamerule

• The following rules can now be run in game without turning on cheats:
  • showcoordinates
  • dofiretick
  • tntexplodes
  • domobloot
  • naturalregeneration
  • dotiledrops
  • pvp

Marketplace

• The user can now send links to their favorite Marketplace content using the share button.

Menu screen

• More skin packs are now shown in the skin picker menu, and each pack can be opened and viewed in its own page.

Splash screen

• Now has an animated loading bar.

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that would occur if the player was disconnected while loading resource packs.
• Fixed a crash that would occur on Xbox One if the player signed out too quickly after signing in.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during the splash loading screen on Windows 10 Mobile.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on startup for Gear VR.
• Fixed a crash that would occur when using lava buckets on fish.
• Fixed a bug where multiple UI screens could be opened at once, causing the game to crash.
• Fixed a crash that could occur due to a recently added Windows 10 feature. (MCPE-36274)
• Fixed the bug where players on Realms could be instantly killed in one shot by a Blaze fireball attack. (MCPE-19535)
• Planting crops continuously will no longer skip blocks. (MCPE-35857)
• Tamed wolves will now tilt their heads when the player is holding meat. (MCPE-17144)
• Magma cubes no longer inflict damage during their death animation. (MCPE-14426)
• Mobs in minecarts no longer activate adjacent detector rails. (MCPE-21863)
• Ghast sounds are no longer repeated when they are shooting fireballs. (MCPE-19156)
• Crafting multiple cakes using the recipe book will now return the correct number of empty buckets to the player. (MCPE-37387)
• Wall signs no longer show different types of wood particles when being broken. (MCPE-16141)
• Explosions will now drop blocks if the default game mode is Creative and Tile Drops are enabled. (MCPE-23498)
• Flower pots that contain saplings will once again drop the correct type when broken. (MCPE-37328)
• Players will now face forward when entering a boat. (MCPE-36795)
• Removed "MCPE!" from the list of splash screen messages. (MCPE-36741)
• Water now renders correctly when surrounded by barrier blocks.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause black visual glitches to appear around blocks when riding a horse.
• Players will no longer teleport when standing against a non-full block and reloading the game. (MCPE-31242)
• Fixed incorrect interact buttons appearing briefly for certain mobs on touch screen devices.
• The achievement button no longer appears in the pause menu if not signed into Xbox Live.
• Fixed a bug where players could see through solid blocks when swimming.
• The multiplayer toggle is now accurately shown when using platform restricted content on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
• Double wooden slabs can now be placed regardless of crosshair position. (MCPE-13799)
• Pistons no longer drop as items when being pushed or pulled. (MCPE-37492)
• Large slimes and magma cubes now have the correct sized hitbox based on their size. (MCPE-18518)
• Kelp will now only grow into water source blocks or full downward flowing water, and no longer creates a new source block. (MCPE-37155)
• Fixed an exploit where rails could be duplicated. (MCPE-36917)
• Lightning no longer strikes if the destination is in a cold biome. (MCPE-19015)
• Fixed mobs not always taking fall damage when they should. (MCPE-37257)
• The "Body Guard" achievement can now be unlocked after creating an iron golem. (MCPE-33686)
• Fixed rare enchantments being too hard to get at higher levels.
• The right bumper button now correctly scrolls through the tabs in the game menu on Nintendo Switch.
• The hitbox of piston arms now matches the size and shape correctly. (MCPE-13758)
• Players no longer fall through shulker boxes as they open. (MCPE-28812)
• Improved the loading time of various game files.
• Fixed the buttons used on the startup message for players using Windows Mixed Reality.
• Worlds larger than 1GB can now be copied and exported on Windows 10. (MCPE-37269)
• Added an underscore to frozen_river in the biomes_client.json so it matches the other vanilla Resource Pack entries. (MCPE-36799)
• The player locator map marker now faces the right direction when aboard a boat.
• Fixed an issue with custom player permissions that might not apply correctly in multiplayer. (MCPE-34864)
• Potion of slow falling will now slow down elytra descent. (MCPE-34926)
• Multiple items can be collected when trading with villagers again when using touch controls. (MCPE-32635)
• Fixed a bug where only white firework stars could be crafted.
• The player's hands are now properly rotated and positioned when aboard a boat and holding a bow.
• Lava blocks no longer appear green in the command autocomplete area. (MCPE-33788)
• Fixed a crash that occurred when killing and summoning a salmon with its navigation component removed.
• Reassigned Page Up and Page Down keys are now labeled correctly on the Settings screen.
• Controller hints now show the correct usage of "Open" and "Use" when looking at containers.
• Player names that are made up of only numbers are now surrounded with quotation marks when using autocomplete for slash commands
• Fixed a crash that could occur when kelp grows.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in worlds that contained locator maps.
• Shulker boxes that contain tropical fish buckets no longer cause lag. (MCPE-27167)