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Beta 1.8.0.8 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.8.0, released on October 10, 2018,[1] which adds some Village & Pillage features and fixes bugs.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

Bamboo
Scaffolding
  • A new climbable block that can be crafted using bamboo and string.
  • Climb by pressing the jump key and go down by pressing the sneak key.

Items[]

Spawn Eggs

Mobs[]

Pandas
  • Spawn in jungles.
  • Will seek out bamboo and cake items and eat them.
  • Can have different personalities: either normal, aggressive, lazy or playful.
  • Baby pandas will sometimes sneeze, making nearby pandas jump: when they sneeze, they have a chance to drop a slime ball.
  • Have a chance of spawning as a brown panda, which is very rare.
  • Sometimes roll and sit on hind legs.
Stray cats
  • Spawn in villages.
  • Can be tamed using fish.
  • Added seven new skins.

Command format[]

/gamerule
  • Added randomtickspeed.
/particle
  • Ported from Java Edition.
    • Only the following particles are available (prefix minecraft: is necessary):[2]
    • minecraft:mobflame_emitter
    • minecraft:test_beziercurve
    • minecraft:test_bounce
    • minecraft:test_catmullromcurve
    • minecraft:test_colorcurve
    • minecraft:test_combocurve
    • minecraft:test_highrestitution
    • minecraft:test_linearcurve
    • minecraft:test_mule
    • minecraft:test_smoke_puff
    • minecraft:test_sphere
    • minecraft:test_spiral
    • minecraft:test_watertest
/reload
  • Reloads all function files from all behavior packs.
/summon
  • Added minecraft: prefix to separate vanilla entities and add-on entities.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Command blocks
  • Now have the default name of "!" instead of "@".

Items[]

Camera
  • Re-added, but can only be spawned with an NBT editor.
Sticks
  • Can now be crafted from bamboo.

Mobs[]

NPC
  • Re-added, but can only be summoned using the /summon command.
Ocelots
  • Are no longer tamable.
  • Players can now feed ocelots fish to gain their trust.
Phantoms
  • Are now afraid of cats and will not swoop while cats are around.
Skeleton horses and zombie horses
  • Foals now have a chance of being spawned using a spawn egg.
Tropical fish

World generation[]

Witch huts
  • Black cats now spawn in witch huts.

Gameplay[]

Fishing
  • Fishing loot has now been changed in jungles. When fishing in a jungle biome, the fish rewarded are now raw cod and raw salmon only.
  • Bamboo is now obtainable as a junk item when fishing in jungles.

Command format[]

Auto-complete
  • The auto-complete list for player mentions now work in slash commands.
/gamerule
  • The following rules can now be run in game without turning on cheats:
    • showcoordinates
    • dofiretick
    • tntexplodes
    • domobloot
    • naturalregeneration
    • dotiledrops
    • pvp

General[]

Marketplace
  • The user can now send links to their favorite Marketplace content using the share button.
Menu screen
  • More skin packs are now shown in the skin picker menu, and each pack can be opened and viewed in its own page.
Splash screen
  • Now has an animated loading bar.

Fixes[]

  • Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur if the player was disconnected while loading resource packs.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur on Xbox One if the player signed out too quickly after signing in.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during the splash loading screen on Windows 10 Mobile.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on startup for Gear VR.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when using lava buckets on fish.
  • Fixed a bug where multiple UI screens could be opened at once, causing the game to crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur due to a recently added Windows 10 feature. (MCPE-36274)
  • Fixed the bug where players on Realms could be instantly killed in one shot by a Blaze fireball attack. (MCPE-19535)
  • Planting crops continuously will no longer skip blocks. (MCPE-35857)
  • Tamed wolves will now tilt their heads when the player is holding meat. (MCPE-17144)
  • Magma cubes no longer inflict damage during their death animation. (MCPE-14426)
  • Mobs in minecarts no longer activate adjacent detector rails. (MCPE-21863)
  • Ghast sounds are no longer repeated when they are shooting fireballs. (MCPE-19156)
  • Crafting multiple cakes using the recipe book will now return the correct number of empty buckets to the player. (MCPE-37387)
  • Wall signs no longer show different types of wood particles when being broken. (MCPE-16141)
  • Explosions will now drop blocks if the default game mode is Creative and Tile Drops are enabled. (MCPE-23498)
  • Flower pots that contain saplings will once again drop the correct type when broken. (MCPE-37328)
  • Players will now face forwards when entering a boat. (MCPE-36795)
  • Removed "MCPE!" from the list of splash screen messages. (MCPE-36741)
  • Water now renders correctly when surrounded by barrier blocks.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause black visual glitches to appear around blocks when riding a horse.
  • Players will no longer teleport when standing against a non-full block and reloading the game. (MCPE-31242)
  • Fixed incorrect interact buttons appearing briefly for certain mobs on touch screen devices.
  • The achievement button no longer appears in the pause menu if not signed into Xbox Live.
  • Fixed a bug where players could see through solid blocks when swimming.
  • The multiplayer toggle is now accurately shown when using platform restricted content on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
  • Double wooden slabs can now be placed regardless of crosshair position. (MCPE-13799)
  • Pistons no longer drop as items when being pushed or pulled. (MCPE-37492)
  • Large slimes and magma cubes now have the correct sized hitbox based on their size. (MCPE-18518)
  • Kelp will now only grow into water source blocks or full downward flowing water, and no longer creates a new source block. (MCPE-37155)
  • Fixed an exploit where rails could be duplicated. (MCPE-36917)
  • Lightning no longer strikes if the destination is in a cold biome. (MCPE-19015)
  • Fixed mobs not always taking fall damage when they should. (MCPE-37257)
  • The "Body Guard" achievement can now be unlocked after creating an iron golem. (MCPE-33686)
  • Fixed rare enchantments being too hard to get at higher levels.
  • The right bumper button now correctly scrolls through the tabs in the game menu on Nintendo Switch.
  • The hitbox of piston arms now matches the size and shape correctly. (MCPE-13758)
  • Players no longer fall through shulker boxes as they open. (MCPE-28812)
  • Improved the loading time of various game files.
  • Fixed the buttons used on the startup message for players using Windows Mixed Reality.
  • Worlds larger than 1GB can now be copied and exported on Windows 10. (MCPE-37269)
  • Added an underscore to frozen_river in the biomes_client.json so it matches the other vanilla Resource Pack entries. (MCPE-36799)
  • The player locator map marker now faces the right direction when aboard a boat.
  • Fixed an issue with custom player permissions that might not apply correctly in multiplayer. (MCPE-34864)
  • Potion of slow falling will now slow down elytra descent. (MCPE-34926)
  • Multiple items can be collected when trading with villagers again when using touch controls. (MCPE-32635)
  • Fixed a bug where only white firework stars could be crafted.
  • The player's hands are now properly rotated and positioned when aboard a boat and holding a bow.
  • Lava blocks no longer appear green in the command autocomplete area. (MCPE-33788)
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when killing and summoning a salmon with its navigation component removed.
  • Reassigned Page Up and Page Down keys are now labeled correctly on the Settings screen.
  • Controller hints now show the correct usage of "Open" and "Use" when looking at containers.
  • Player names that are made up of only numbers are now surrounded with quotation marks when using autocomplete for slash commands
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when kelp grows.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in worlds that contained locator maps.
  • Shulker boxes that contain tropical fish buckets no longer cause lag. (MCPE-27167)

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