Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.10.21

**Beta 1.18.10.21** is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.18.10, released on December 1, 2021, which fixes bugs.

## Additions

### Command format

`/loot`
* Re-added to the game.

### General

Experiments
* Added new "Wild Update" toggle.

## Changes

### World generation

Fossils
* The fossils in the deepest part of the underground generate with Deepslate Diamond Ore instead of Coal Ore.

## Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Wild Update" and "Enable GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.

### Changes

#### Blocks

Sculk, Sculk Catalyst, Sculk Sensor, Sculk Shrieker, Sculk Vein
* Moved from "Vanilla Experiments" to "Wild Update" experimental toggle.

#### Gameplay

Effects
* Moved Darkness effects from "Vanilla Experiments" to "Wild Update" experimental toggle.

#### Technical

GameTest Framework
* mojang-minecraft
	+ World
		- Added blockBreak and blockPlace events, which are called when a player breaks or places a block in the world
	+ BlockExplodeEvent
		- Renamed destroyedBlock to block
	+ Player
		- Added method startItemCooldown(itemCategory : string, durationTicks : int) - Starts or resets a cooldown on an item category (e.g., ender\_pearl) for the given duration in ticks
		- Added method getItemCooldown(itemCategory : string) - Returns the remaining duration in ticks that this player has of the given item category. If no cooldown is present, returns 0.
	+ ItemCooldownComponent
		- Added ItemCooldownComponent (item.getComponent("minecraft:cooldown"))
		- Read-only property cooldownCategory : string - Represents the cooldown category of this item.
		- Read-only property cooldownTicks : int - Represents the cooldown time in ticks for this item if cooldown is enabled
		- method startCooldown(player : Player) - Starts or resets a cooldown for this item on the given player if cooldown is enabled for this item
	+ ItemType
		- Removed getName method and added read-only property .id
* mojang-gametest
	+ Test
		- Added gameMode: GameModeparameter to spawnSimulatedPlayer method
	+ SimulatedPlayer
		- Renamed destroyBlockto breakBlock
		- Renamed stopDestroyingBlockto stopBreakingBlock
		- Removed selectSlot method
		- Added property selectedSlot : int - Gets or sets the currently selected hotbar slot for the player

## Fixes

World Generation
* The bottoms of hoodoos in Eroded Badlands biomes no longer make flat ceilings in caves underneath (MCPE-146984).
* Lily Pads no longer get placed in aquifers under Swamp biomes (MCPE-125913).
* Fossils can now be generate below Y=0, with Deepslate Diamond Ore Blocks instead of Coal Ore Blocks (MCPE-144065).
* Fossils will no longer generate floating in caves or water.
* Mineshafts now always generate above the Bedrock layer (MCPE-147575).
* Biome decoration features in cave biomes now have similar frequency as Java Edition.

Gameplay
* Furnaces now consistently output the expected amount of items after completing a smelt (MCPE-126004).
* Light Block light intensity can now be incremented periodically while holding right-click/interact (MCPE-137647).
* Light Block light intensity can now be changed on touch-input devices (MCPE-148622).
* The teleport command will no longer succeed when 'checkForBlocks' is true and the destination is obstructed.
* Fixed first person off-hand Shield blocking animation (MCPE-125340).
* Fixed first person blocking animation while dual wielding Shields.

Mobs
* Axolotl walk animations are now affected by speed (MCPE-131322).
* Wolves will now correctly react to being damaged.
* Mobs can once again jump over blocks to pick up items.
* Item data no longer gets corrupt when items are placed in mobs' hands (MCPE-145034).

User Interface
* Fixed tab order on Settings menu when navigating with gamepad bumpers.
* Removed double space spelling issues on several screens, including the Feedback prompt (MCPE-104037).
* Fixed an issue with Screen Reader on the “Save purchase to a Microsoft Account” screen.

Vanilla Parity
* Raid boss bar says now displays "Raid - Victory" and Fireworks are launched from the ground after a raid is defeated (MCPE-51267).

Android
* Added a warning prompt explaining potential loss of data when setting File Storage. Location to External on Android devices.

## References

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.18.10.21 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, December 1, 2021.