Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.19.0.20 is the first full ‘The Wild Update’ release
Mangrove swamps and a new version number.
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What you need to know
Minecraft is hardly short on content, but that’s not stopping Mojang Studios from preparing the next major content update for the endlessly expanding creative survival game. The Wild Update is expected to release later in 2022 officially, and development has been ongoing behind-the-scenes for months. On Wednesday, development entered a new stage with the release of the first full-fledged Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta for The Wild Update.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.19.0.20 (.21 forMinecraft Preview), is the first Bedrock Edition build that falls under the “1.19” version number andThe Wild Update. While the version number itself means very little, this build includes aplethoraof new features, tweaks and changes, bug fixes, technical updates, and more. It also moves all the pre-existing The Wild Update features out from the “Experimental features” toggle, making them a standard part of the beta experience.
The headling addition of the latest beta is the mangrove swamp biome, one of the new areas coming to Minecraft with The Wild Update. This biome includes the mangrove tree (including a new type of wood), mangrove roots, and brand-new mud blocks. The changelog is extensive, however, and includes far more than that one feature addition from The Wild Update.
Minecraft isn’t just one of thebest Xbox games; it’s also one of thegreatest games of all time. The Wild Update is arriving later in 2022 with a slew of new features, but interested players can test the first full-featured beta for the content update right now across Xbox, Windows, Android, and iOS platforms.
Unfortunately, this beta does not include any Xbox Series X|S Optimizations, and The Wild Update likely isn’t going to. Despite a recent leak, it’s been confirmed thatray tracing isn’t coming to Minecraft on Xbox Series X|S in the near future.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.19.0.20 / Minecraft Preview 1.19.0.21includes:
Features & bug fixes
The Wild Update
Mangrove swamp biome
Mud
Mud block
Mud brick blocks
Packed mud
Allay
Frog
Gameplay
Sculk sensors
Accessibility
Graphical
Mobile touch controls
General
Updated block textures
Wandering trader
Stability & performance
User interface
Vanilla parity
Villagers
Technical updates
General
Item components
Commands
Dedicated server
Actors
AI goals
Commands
Gameplay
Mobs
Molang
Experimental features
GameTest framework
mojang-gametest module
mojang-minecraft module
Available everywhere you play
Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time, having sold hundreds of millions of copies. The latest Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta (and Minecraft Preview) is available on Xbox, Windows, Android, and iOS devices, and gives players a sneak peek at the future of Minecraft.
All your gaming needs, in one subscription
Minecraft is included in the expansive and comprehensive Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, including both the Bedrock Edition beta and Minecraft Preview. This means you can jump into Minecraft or test out upcoming features from ‘The Wild Update’ all through your Xbox subscription.
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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.
