Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.10.27

**Beta 1.18.10.27** is the sixth beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.18.10, released on January 11, 2022, which fixes bugs.

## Additions

### General

Options
* Added "Thumbstick Opacity" option to the touch controls settings.

## Changes

### Items

Boats
* Changed item textures from       to      . The paddles now represent their respective wood color (except spruce) and the inside rims of the boats are darker.
	+ The new item texture for dark oak boat has been changed in texture file, but it's not visible in the game.

### Mobs

Cats
* Untamed Cats can now be leashed.

### Technical

Stability and Performance
* Reduced memory and load times for ticking areas.

## Experimental

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

### Technical

GameTest Framework
* Added function `setVelocity(velocity: Vector): bool` - Sets the velocity of this entity.
* Added property `viewVector: Vector` - Represents the direction that the entity is looking, as a vector.
* Added property `headLocation: Location` - Represents the location of the head of the entity.
* Added property `bodyRotation: number` - Represents the body rotation of the entity as a float (in degrees).

Molang
* Added alland `query.all` and `query.any` to check if a value matches all or any of the following values.
* Added `in_rangeto` check if a value is in the (inclusive) range between a min and max value.
* Added `query.in_range` to check if a value is in the (inclusive) range between a min and max value.

## Fixes

Experimental
* Frogs no longer eat Goats. (MCPE-151536)

Blocks
* Cocoa Pods placed on chunk borders don't break anymore upon reloading the World. (MCPE-67479)
* Structure Block structures now correctly transform (rotate and/or mirror) multiface blocks (e.g. Glow Lichen).

Gameplay
* Fixed Observer block retaining its lit state while in the inventory if destroyed while blinking. (MCPE-114173)
* Fixed a bug where Paintings could overlap with Glow Item Frames, Signs, Banners, and Torches. (MCPE-150198)
* Pillager Outposts now spawn the correct number of Pillagers and Golems. (MCPE-141499)

Graphical
* Boats will no longer disappear when getting out of them after a long ride. (MCPE-108568) (MCPE-125388)
* Boat oars now have the same color as the Boat. (MCPE-150492)

User Interface
* The Construction tab on the inventory screen now has the correct color when using Pocket UI. (MCPE-90632)
* Fixed an issue with missing Inventory slots when using Pocket UI. (MCPE-151545)
* Fixed an issue with blank inventory slots in the creative inventory, which could cause interaction issues in the world. (MCPE-151506)

World Generation
* Chests and Monster Spawners now spawn correctly in structures. (MCPE-23416) (MCPE-48622) (MCPE-97295)

Animation
* Fixed a bug where animation events, sound effect events, and particle events would not trigger if the event time specified was equal to the total "animation\_length".
* Fixed an issue where event times were not considered within the animation length calculation that happens when "animation\_length" is not explicitly specified.

General
* Fixed an issue that caused format\_versions that are declared as numerical values rather than strings to be parsed properly.
* When creating a flat world from a template that has a base game version from before the Caves and Cliffs update, the layers will no longer be 64 blocks in the air.

## References

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.18.10.27 (Xbox / Windows / Android)" – feedback.minecraft.net, January 11, 2022.
2. ↑ MCPE-151667