Players gained access to early versions of the brush tool and suspicious sand blocks found in desert temples and wells. This introduced the loop of uncovering pottery shards to craft decorated pots.
The update also addressed over 30 community-reported bugs, including critical fixes for game crashes on platforms like the Nintendo Switch and improvements to touch controls for mobile players. For creators, it brought significant updates to the Scripting API, refactoring how blocks and entities are handled to provide more robust tools for modding.
Minecraft 1.19.70, released on March 14, 2023, for the Bedrock Edition, served as a pivotal bridge between the "Wild Update" and the subsequent "Trails & Tales" update. While primarily a quality-of-life and stability release, it introduced critical refinements to core gameplay mechanics and offered players their first hands-on experience with future content. Refined Core Mechanics: Horse Breeding and Emotes
Beyond new features, a major focus was bringing Bedrock Edition closer to Java Edition parity. Technical adjustments included centering eating and drinking animations regardless of screen aspect ratio and ensuring ghast sounds faded more realistically with distance.
Players gained access to early versions of the brush tool and suspicious sand blocks found in desert temples and wells. This introduced the loop of uncovering pottery shards to craft decorated pots.
The update also addressed over 30 community-reported bugs, including critical fixes for game crashes on platforms like the Nintendo Switch and improvements to touch controls for mobile players. For creators, it brought significant updates to the Scripting API, refactoring how blocks and entities are handled to provide more robust tools for modding.
Minecraft 1.19.70, released on March 14, 2023, for the Bedrock Edition, served as a pivotal bridge between the "Wild Update" and the subsequent "Trails & Tales" update. While primarily a quality-of-life and stability release, it introduced critical refinements to core gameplay mechanics and offered players their first hands-on experience with future content. Refined Core Mechanics: Horse Breeding and Emotes
Beyond new features, a major focus was bringing Bedrock Edition closer to Java Edition parity. Technical adjustments included centering eating and drinking animations regardless of screen aspect ratio and ensuring ghast sounds faded more realistically with distance.