Minecraft Beta & Preview – 1.21.60.24: What’s New?

Discover the latest Minecraft Beta & Preview update, version 1.21.60.24! This release introduces exciting new features, bug fixes, and improved gameplay mechanics across multiple platforms.

What is Minecraft Beta & Preview?

• Minecraft Preview is available on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, and iOS. Learn more at aka.ms/PreviewFAQ.
• Minecraft Beta is accessible on Android via Google Play. Instructions to join or leave can be found at aka.ms/JoinMCBeta.

Key Updates and Fixes

Achievements

• “The Monster Hunter” achievement now unlocks when destroying a Creaking Heart that has spawned a Creaking mob.

Blocks

• Fixed Tall Grass rendering issues when placed with Bone Meal on Moss Blocks or Pale Moss Blocks.

Gameplay

• Fixed camera twitching for the second passenger of a boat when rotating toward the west direction.

Items

• Updated Open Bundle textures to fix a missing string pixel.
• Removed Resin Bricks from Woodland Mansion chests.
• Reduced XP rewards for smelting Resin Clumps into Resin Bricks from 0.3 to 0.1 XP.

Mobs

• Creakings spawned from Creaking Hearts now persist after reloading the world.
• Fixed Creaking’s eyes flickering behavior when the Heart is destroyed.

Realms

• The Friends tab now displays accurate joinable Realms and worlds.
• Fixed player permissions reverting after leaving the Manage Realm tab.
• Resolved “Unknown Game Mode” issue in Realms Tab.

Stability and Performance

• Nintendo Switch players now stay signed into their Microsoft Account when resuming Minecraft after sleep mode.

Structures

• Fixed Savanna Villages missing Dirt Path blocks.

User Interface

• Updated Text-to-Speech initialization for PlayStation®5.
• Changed bed screen text to “Skip night by sleeping” for improved clarity.

Vanilla Parity Updates

Blocks:

• Sniffer Eggs now support only top and bottom faces.
• Shears now work with Cave Vines, Kelp, Twisting Vines, and Weeping Vines while sneaking.
• Fixed water/lava behavior with Cave Vines and Glow Berries.
• Improved animation when using Shears to collect Glow Berries.

World Generation:

• Increased Creaking Heart spawn rates in Pale Oaks.
• Canyons now generate more frequently and can:
  • Reach the surface and ocean floors.
  • Properly interact with aquifers.
  • Carve through Copper Ore veins and underground blocks.

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Technical Updates

Blocks

• Fixed issues with legacy data-driven blocks not applying render layers.
• Updated Door blocks to use cardinal_direction instead of direction.

Components

• Added property inheritance for child entities in the minecraft:breedable component.

Fog

• Fixed fog behavior in biomes_client.json when applying multiple resource packs.

Scripting

• Improved Entity.getComponent and Entity.getComponents stability.

Experimental Features

• Structure: Added waterlogged support to setBlockPermutation.
• Camera: Aim assist is no longer enabled by default in third-person mode.

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How to Provide Feedback?

• Share your thoughts on these features at feedback.minecraft.net.
• Report bugs at bugs.mojang.com.

Explore the latest Minecraft Beta & Preview update and enjoy a smoother gameplay experience with improved features, technical updates, and bug fixes!