Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.21 introduces redesigned “Create New World” screen, much more
The latest beta includes plenty of features and even more fixes.
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What you need to know
Minecraft is a game that lives and breathes perpetual evolution, with developer Mojang Studios regularly releasing new updates over time. The game also tests upcoming changes and features through betas and snapshots, giving interested players early access in exchange for their feedback. On Thursday, Mojang released a brand-new Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta with a bevy of new features and changes in tow.
There’s a lot packed into the newestMinecraftbeta, which includes new additions and fixes for theCaves and Cliffs Updateas well as new experimental features for frogs and animations. Highlights include a redesigned “Create New World” screen, improved parity between Bedrock and Java Edition (especially for world seeds), tweaks to frogs and frog spawn, and much more.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.21is now available to enrolled testers on Xbox, Windows, and Android devices.
Minecraft is one of the greatest games ever made, and holds on to its title as one of thebest Xbox gamesby continually evolving with new features and content.The Wild Updateis the next major content update for Minecraft, and will add a ton of new features to the Overworld like frogs, The Deep Dark biome, and much more. The update is expected to release at some point in 2022.
The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.21 includes:
The Wild Update experimental features
Frogs
Animations
Features & bug fixes
Create New World
Vanilla parity
Blocks
Commands
Gameplay
Mobs
Stability & performance
User interface
Villagers
Technical updates
Seeds
Additional Modding Capabilities experiment
Commands
Molang
User interface
Experimental technical updates
Commands
GameTest framework
Available everywhere you play
Minecraft is an inarguable and complete success. It has sold copies in the hundreds of millions, has a huge following of dedicated players, and lets you unlock your every creative desire. It’s also available on every platform imaginable, including Xbox, Windows 10, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. Play with anyone and play anywhere.
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
