Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.27 comes to the Preview with plenty of fixes
Minecraft Preview players on iOS and Windows can now play with each other.
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What you need to know
As we approach the end of the week, Mojang Studios is releasing a new beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition players. The beta contains plenty of normal fixes and general improvements, as well as various technical updates, but it also includes several interesting changes.
On top of arriving onMinecraft Previewand enabling multiplayer between Windows and iOS platforms, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.27 also features several balancing changes for mob damage, bees, and more. Many of these changes apply to all difficulties, and aim to make damage more consistent and accurate.
The latestMinecraftbeta comes on the heels of the most recentMinecraft: Bedrock Edition update, which continues to layer improvements on top of theCaves and Cliffs Update. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.27 is now available on all beta platforms, including those with Minecraft Preview.
In case you missed it,Minecraft: Java Edition also received a new snapshot this week. Neither of these early access builds contain new features or content fromThe Wild Update, but we’re likely not far off from testing beginning in earnest for the upcoming major Minecraft update.
When The Wild Update arrives in 2022, it’ll add new biomes, mobs, and quality-of-life improvements to Minecraft, which already assures itself as one of thebest Xbox gamesyou can play.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.18.20.27includes:
Minecraft Preview
Known issues
Features & bug fixes
Gameplay
Graphical
Mobs
User interface
Marketplace
Character Creator
Technical updates
AI Goals
Animation
Mobs
Technical experimental features
GameTest framework
Interact component
Items
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