Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.10.20

**Beta 1.17.10.20** is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.17.10, released on May 26, 2021, which fixes bugs.

## Changes

### Blocks

Block of Quartz, Crafting Table, Polished Blackstone Bricks, Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Sculk Sensor
* Changed the textures to match *Java Edition*.

Rooted Dirt
* Rooted dirt texture is now randomly rotated, matching the behavior of the regular dirt block (MCPE-123197).

### Items

Dried Kelp, Netherite Axe, Netherite Boots, Netherite Hoe, Netherite Ingot, Netherite Pickaxe, and Netherite Sword
* Changed the texture to match *Java Edition*.

### Mobs

Axolotl
* When fed with a bucket of tropical fish, it will now return a water bucket instead of a bucket (MCPE-127382).
* Axolotl's hitbox is now smaller to match the size of the mob.
* Axolotls no longer move their tails while playing dead (MCPE-123309).

Skeleton
* Skeletons now turn into strays after 20 seconds inside powder snow, instead of 45 seconds.

### Non-mobs entities

End Crystal
* Changed the models to have three cubes again instead of two, and to match *Java Edition*.

### General

Settings
* Added a new accessibility icon in the Settings menu.

### Technical

General
* Added `query.show_bottom` - a query for determining whether or not the entity's bottom is rendered.
* Added `query.death_time` - a query for determining the elapsed ticks since a mob started dying.
* Added `math.min_angle` - a math expression for minimizing the angle magnitude (in degrees) into the range [-180, 180].

Gameplay
* Loot chests with Seed = 0 now correctly randomize if placed on the same coordinates.
	+ Note that pickblocking a Vanilla loot chest before opening it will now result in identical loot in each copy unless the player set the seed to 0 in the NBT.

Data Driven Mobs
* Ender dragon and end crystal rendering and animations are now fully data-driven.

Graphics
* Graphics hardware that supports a maximum D3D11 feature level of 9\_3 or below are no longer supported.

Stability and Performance
* Added better error handling for JSON parsing. Also added several new content errors for item parsing as well as for loot tables.

Actors
* Incoming client-sync properties for newly seen types will properly register with client-side Actor Property Manager groups.

## Fixes

Vanilla Parity
* Thunderstorms now happen as often as on *Java Edition* (MCPE-72798).

Axolotl
* Guardians and elder guardians now attack axolotls on sight.
* Drowned now attack axolotls on sight.

Azalea
* Azalea can now be bone-mealed when placed on clay.
* Using Pick Block on azalea leaves and flowering azalea leaves now results in the correct blocks being picked (MCPE-128092).

Copper Ore
* Copper ore is now placed after other Overworld ores in the Creative inventory (MCPE-119724).

Deepslate
* Deepslate is now placed after other stones in the Creative inventory (MCPE-127592).

Glow Item Frame
* Glow item frame is now placed after regular item frame in the Creative inventory (MCPE-117532).

Hanging Roots
* Hanging roots are now destroyed by water (MCPE-121676, MCPE-127677).

Lightning Rod
* Lightning rod no longer breaks falling blocks that land on it (MCPE-116545).

Commands
* `/title clear` now correctly clears the title and subtitle from the HUD (MCPE-97636).

Dressing Room
* Profile screen reload button is now localized.

Gameplay
* Fixed split-screen players not able to rename items on anvils (MCPE-108405).

Graphical
* Projectiles such as snowballs and eggs no longer cast shadows.

Items
* All dropped items now have a similar floating height.
* Data-driven items now swing faster when not targeting blocks (MCPE-119702).
* Firework rockets obtained from `/replaceitem` command now have a flight duration (MCPE-109037).
* Firework stars obtained from `/replaceitem` command now have proper color values (MCPE-109037).

Lush Caves
* Small dripleaf now only drops itself when broken with shears.

Powder Snow
* Burning mobs can no longer destroy powder snow when the Mob Griefing gamerule is disabled.

User Interface
* Hotbar item tooltip duration now scales with the length of the tooltip's text.

## References

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.17.10.20 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, May 26, 2021.