1.18 - The Microsoft Update

Minecraft 1.18 - The Microsoft Update is an update coming on 4/1/2021.
==Additions==
===Bees===
This update adds 532 new types of bees.
==Changes==
===REALISTIC STEVE and REALISTIC ALEX===
Steve has been replaced by REALISTIC STEVE and Alex has been replaced by REALISTIC ALEX.
*REALISTIC STEVE is voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
*REALISTIC ALEX is voiced by Oprah Winfrey
===Accounts===
In order to play Minecraft in this update, the player needs ALL of the following:
*A Mojang Account
*A Microsoft Account
*A PayPal Account or other payment info
*An EA Account
*An Epic Games Account
*A Steam Account
*A WildTangent Account
A Minecraft account will now be automatically deleted after 1 day of inactivity, requiring players to purchase a new one.
===Controls===
Auto-Jump is now always enabled, the option to disable it has been removed.
===Food===
All generic food items in the game have been replaced with name brand promotional tie-ins with franchises such as Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's. The player must watch ads for these companies before eating their food. There is no other source of food in the game aside from rotten flesh, spider eyes, and poisonous potatoes.
===Animal Cruelty===
In a partnership with PETA, Mojang will make in-game animal cruelty now be against Minecraft's Terms of Service. Killing too many cows, chickens, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, bats, or parrots will result in the player receiving a VAC ban on their device, barring them from playing Minecraft.
===Racial Sensitivity Training===
All players must undergo mandatory racial sensitivity training before logging in. Players receive a special cape for completing this.
===Mob Hostility===
All of the game's hostile mobs, except for the Wither, Enderdragon, and Phantoms, no longer attack unless provoked, as this promoted violence and brutality.
===Phantoms===
Phantom Spawns have been increased by 900%.
===MineCoins™===
MineCoins™ are in-game currency that can be purchased with real-world money by players. The current conversion rate is 1 minecoin to 100 real-world US dollars. MineCoins™ can be used to purchase in-game cosmetics and items through loot boxes.
Players are reminded to purchase MineCoins™ upon opening the launcher, logging in, reaching the main menu, joining a world, joining a server, and every 15 minutes while playing the game.
===Lootboxes===
Lootboxes drop blueprints, cosmetic items, tools, armor, spawn eggs, and poison potatoes. They can be opened using 25 MineCoins™. 99% of lootboxes contain only poison potatoes. LootBoxes can be found in dungeons and other areas where chests naturally generate.
===Blueprints===
In order to craft advanced items such as iron/diamond/netherite armor or tools, redstone devices, or leads, the player will now need blueprints in order for the crafting recipe to work. Blueprints can be found in lootboxes.
===Cosmetic Overrides (Replaces Skins)===
Cosmetic Overrides have been added to the game. Skins have been removed. All cosmetic overrides are based on bees.
===Combat===
All weapons are now slower to recover after swinging. Swings will now prioritize harming neutral/passive mobs instead of hostile mobs, so if the player swings at a zombie and their dog is in the range of the slash, the dog will be harmed and the zombie will not be.
The player's health has been reduced to 2 (). They can purchase additional health through the extra health DLC available from the Microsoft store.
===Splash Text===
All Splash Text in the game have been removed and replaced with unsolicited political commentary. The exception being the new splash texts added in 1.16.4, which were already unsolicited political commentary.
===Battle Royale Mode (Replaces Survival and Creative)===
Survival and Creative Mode have been removed and replaced with Battle Royale Mode. 24 players spawn in a shrinking map and must grab loot from chests while fighting other players to survive. Costs 2 MineCoins™ to play each round.
===Nether and End DLC===
The player must now pay for the Nether DLC in order to access the Nether, and the End DLC in order to access the End.
==Removals==
*Breeding was removed due to complaints that it was inappropriate content
*Survival Mode has been removed (Replaced by Battle Royale Mode)
*Creative Mode has been removed (Replaced by Battle Royale Mode)
*All dyed blocks have been removed from the game as they were considered racist
*Removed Christmas Present skins for chests as they were offensive to people who do not celebrate Christmas
*Skins have been removed
*Removed Zombies, Husks, Drowned, and Zombie Villagers, as their rotten flesh promoted cannibalism
**(Rotten flesh can still be dropped by Zombie Horses, Zoglins, and Zombie Piglins)
*Villagers, Witches, and Illagers were removed, as the game was considered by Microsoft to be "A realistic first-person shooter depicting graphic violence against innocent people" due to the player's ability to harm them.
Category:Fan Made Updates