Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.18.20.29/30

Posted: 24 February 2022

PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:

• Joining the beta will replace your game with a work-in-progress version of Minecraft
• You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta
• Any worlds played while in the beta cannot be opened in previous versions of the game, so please make copies of worlds to prevent losing them
• Beta builds can be unstable and are not representative of final version quality
• The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
• Minecraft Preview players may receive a slightly different version number, but the fixes and features here should be the same. More information can be found here: aka.ms/PreviewFAQ.

It's time for another update, and here's a list of what is new in this week's Beta! As always please search and report any bugs you may find at bugs.mojang.com.

Features and Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where Paintings could not be placed on a variety of blocks (MCPE-152115) 
• Mobs can once again path through Doors with a partial block leading to them  
• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay

Technical Updates

Mobs

• Custom mobs with a format version lower than 1.18.20 and using the "minecraft:behavior.knockback_roar" component will parse like before if it contains an extra field that the engine didn't expect