“Village and Pillage” for Minecraft Bedrock

How much time was required to complete the largest update of Minecraft? Wow, it’s more than you can imagine! In addition, a significant number of people were involved in this effort. Diligent developers worked tirelessly to ensure the update’s quality, along with pixel artists and, of course, the person responsible for keeping the drinks stocked in the fridge. In reality, we can’t list everyone since there are so many, but we also want to extend our gratitude to all the players of Minecraft Bedrock for consistently providing feedback on the beta versions throughout each stage of the update. Without your input, it wouldn’t be what it is today, and we take pride in having you!

The most exciting news is the release of “Village and Pillage” for Xbox One, Windows 10 Edition, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. The update has been completed and is now available for download across all platforms. After months of anticipation, it’s finally here! Are you ready to explore new villages, battle brand-new mobs, and discover a wealth of opportunities?

We will provide detailed information about all the changes below, but while you’re still here, let’s briefly highlight some of the most interesting features:

• Pillagers! What can we say about them? We love unique additions just like this mob. We might even overlook their rather grim appearance. The key is to craft a crossbow before they launch an attack on you.
• The wandering trader. A little character who roams the vastness of Minecraft Pocket Edition in search of someone willing to purchase his goods. Of course, I could spend a significant amount of time explaining everything about him, but why rush when I can simply direct you to a video that contains ample information about the wandering trader? If videos aren’t your thing, feel free to check out our article on the subject.
• Trading in villages. In every village you visit, you’ll notice that the locals are engaged in their new hobby. You can observe them and immerse yourself in that atmosphere by downloading the update today!

Stay updated on Minecraft for Xbox One, Windows 10 Edition, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, and enjoy!

However, there is an issue: some mobs may lag at times and could appear on the maps in the Marketplace as new villagers. The developers are currently addressing these bugs, and we kindly ask you to avoid entering these worlds to prevent any unpleasant experiences. You can find more detailed information here: aka.ms/brokenworlds.

Please note that there is currently a bug affecting HD texture packs on mobile devices. Using these texture packs may cause crashes in the game. Until this issue is resolved, we recommend refraining from using HD texture packs on mobile devices. We hope the developers will fix this soon.

Comprehensive Update List

Village

Revamped Villages:

• A variety of new building types and enhanced rural generation
• Distinct architectural styles for plains, deserts, savannas, and taigas

New Inhabitants:

• Villagers now wear clothing that indicates their level, profession, and residence
• Mason and Nitwit villagers have been introduced
• Villagers now sleep in beds
• Rural inhabitants now travel to their jobs during the day and return home at night
• Pathfinding for villagers has seen significant improvements

Existing world villagers are transformed into new villagers (unless they belong to template worlds)

Village occupations:

• Villagers can acquire a new job if they are near a workplace.
• If locals apply for this position, they will also gain player functions.
• The mapping table provides an easier method for copying and enlarging maps. Maps can be secured using glass panels.
• The grindstone is used for repairing weapons and tools, as well as removing enchantments from them.
• A barrel — stores items similar to a chest. However, it can still be accessed even if blocks are placed on top of it.
• A smoker — cooks food significantly faster than a furnace.
• A blast furnace — allows for rapid smelting of ores.
• A composter — adding enough crops will result in the creation of bone meal.
• Stone cutting — simple processing of stone and cobblestones.
• The Smithing Table and the Fletching Table

Villager trades:

• New villager professions have been added 
• The villagers now utilize a visual trading system. They will hold the item they wish to trade if another player possesses what they need.
• As villagers engage in transactions, they gain experience. Once they accumulate enough experience, their level will increase, unlocking new types of trades.
• Villagers will refresh their trades upon arriving at their workplace.

Wandering Trader:

• A local mob that will occasionally appear at the village gathering spot and remain there for 2-3 in-game days.
• This trader offers items from various biomes, random dyes, and other rare materials.
• He is always accompanied on his journey by two peculiar llamas.

Bells:

• When they ring, all the villagers rush out of their homes
• The bells chime when players interact with them or become infected by the red stone

Pillaging

Robber lookout posts:

• A new hangout tower for robbers appears in the same locations and biomes as the villages
• Robbers respawn near the tower
• Defeat them to claim all their loot

Robber Captain:

• You can find him in robber towers holding a poster
• The player who defeats the captain will receive the Bad Omen effect

Raids:

• The raid begins when a player enters a village while affected by the Bad Omen status.
• Raiders attack the village in waves.
• Players who successfully defend the village from the assault will receive the Hero of the Village effect, granting significant discounts on trades with villagers.

Ravager:

• A formidable new enemy mob found in Illager patrols during raids on villages in Minecraft Bedrock.
• While running, it can destroy certain blocks, such as crops, so be cautious!
• Can be summoned to battle alongside Illagers.

Raider Patrol:

• Groups of raiders and Illagers can be seen patrolling the world.

Fresh Opportunities

Campfire:

• A new light source to enhance the coziness of your village
• Perfect as a fireplace in your home, without flames, ensuring safety for your house
• Throw some food into it and become a master chef by the campfire!

Sweet Berries:

• A new food source
• Sweet berry bushes can be found in forest biomes
• Beware of thorns!

Bamboo Jungles:

• A new biome called “Bamboo Jungle” has been introduced

New Achievements:

Many Cats — Befriend twenty stray cats (20g)

Skin selection:

• When selecting a skin from the skin pack, the chosen skin will now be automatically selected on other Bedrock devices using the same account.
• Some skins may not be compatible with this feature

Accessibility Features:

• The text-to-speech option can now be activated for reading the in-game chat
• A screen reader for the user interface can be enabled to announce the names of UI controls and their current status
• Accessibility options can be turned on in the settings

Updates

• Note on world generation: To ensure the coolest village generations are available, some seeds may appear in different locations than before this update
• A new batch of seeds is now accessible in the Seed Collector when creating a new world
• Even more new textures for blocks and items have been added, including stained glass
• The number of forests that can be placed from their initial support has been increased

Changes in cat spawning:

• Cats now respawn based on the number of available spots in the village
• Number of cats = ¼ the number of beds
• The maximum number of cats per village is 10
• Bookstands now produce the same sound as redstone when flipping pages
• Darkened areas of the game menus provide stronger contrast for better readability

Fixes

Crashes, performance:

• Performance improved when opening the player’s inventory with crafting recipes displayed
• Several crashes that could occur during gameplay have been resolved
• A crash triggered by the use of invalid characters in signs has been fixed
• A crash that might happen when enabling anti-aliasing has been addressed
• A crash related to spawning the Vile Spider from the MINECON DLC pack has been corrected
• A crash that could take place on a special Bedrock server has been rectified
• Using the selection block at the lower portal no longer causes game crashes
• Offering players a cobblestone wall option no longer results in game crashes
• A crash that could occur when pressing Save & Quit on Nintendo Switch has been fixed
• A bug that could occur when signing in or out of Xbox Live on Xbox One has been fixed.
• An issue that might arise when resuming gameplay while connected to a server has been resolved.
• A crash that could happen when replacing a world with an unsynchronized one has been addressed.
  

General:

• Players using Windows 10 with Minecraft installed on a different drive will no longer receive an error message indicating insufficient disk space unless they genuinely lack available storage.
• The Treasure Hunter achievement can now be unlocked by using a treasure map in the off-hand slot.
• Global resource packs will now remain active if you revisit the settings screen after restarting the game and then relaunch it.
• Disabling multiplayer mode will now take effect when the world is presented as a world template.
• XBOX players will no longer be prompted to sign into Xbox Live if they are already logged in.

Improvements have been made to world saving to prevent worlds from disappearing from the world list.

Gameplay:

• Players no longer float around the bed while sleeping.
• Players can once again climb vines and ladders using the jump button.
• A bug that caused players to fall through blocks when exceeding approximately 65,000 blocks along the X or Z axes has been fixed.
• Virtual reality controller users will no longer fly after swimming.
• Players can no longer suffocate in the ground upon spawning in the world.
• TNT now drops healing items for players.

World Generation:

• The generation of mine shafts has been adjusted—no longer will they appear in massive clusters, and they should now resemble those found in the Minecraft Java Edition more closely.
• Mountain ranges are now generating more frequently than in Java Edition.

Entities:

• Villagers will now exhibit proper etiquette by closing doors behind them.
• Entities can now pass through swamp blocks like seaweed.
• Aquatic mobs no longer spawn on land.
• The animation for how pandas eat is now quicker. Om nom nom!
• Shulkers now have a higher chance to drop additional shulker shells when killed with looting.
• Champions will no longer become inactive when renamed
• Guardians will no longer spawn outside of water
• Pandas will no longer roll down if there are hazardous blocks present
• Creepers can now spawn at a height of 1.8 as well as under trapdoors
• Skeletons will once again turn before shooting
• Skeleton horses that appeared in earlier versions can be used again
• Tamed cats now lie on their side while sleeping on beds
• Mobs now correctly orient themselves after exiting boats

Villagers will no longer produce an infinite amount of bread

Blocks:

• Particles that do not appear when mining blocks have been fixed
• Seagrass can no longer break blocks above it while growing
• XP can now be stored for automatic smelting using furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers
• Coral plants and seagrass will now break when their supporting block is removed
• Smooth and polished quartz blocks no longer have a specific orientation
• Structures above voids now provide support for players
• The use of Ctrl + Pick no longer generates a new bed with extra data
• Leaves that are surrounded now display the correct color

Items:

• Banners can once again be copied into the crafting grid
• Some items with invisible pieces when placed in item frames have been fixed
• Maps now accurately reflect underwater terrain variations

Melting stone into smooth stone now grants XP

User Interface:

• Fixed signs that had no text limits, which caused performance issues

Items can now be separated on touch devices, provided they are arranged in the crafting grid

Commands:

Performance issues when using selectors with commands have been resolved

Updates and the scripting engine for Minecraft Pocket Edition:

• Fixed rotation point changes for Endermen introduced in the update.

The component group is now properly removed upon the second activation of “minecraft:mage_sensor”.

Renamed blocks in resource packs now retain their individual names