Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.100.54

**Beta 1.16.100.54** is the fifth beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.100, released on September 3, 2020, which brought more parity from *Java Edition*, RenderDragon to the Windows 10 port, and fixes bugs.

## Additions

### Command format

`/fog`
* Used for managing active fog settings for players.

### General

Splashes
* Added new splashes:
	+ This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!
	+ Music by Lena Raine!
	+ Aww man!
	+ #minecraftfarms
	+ And my pickaxe!
	+ Envision! Create! Share!
	+ Fabulous graphics!
	+ Also try Minecraft Dungeons!
	+ Vanilla!
	+ May contain traces of citrus!
	+ Zoglin!?

## Changes

### Blocks

Bee Nests
* Now appear yellow on maps.

Chains
* Can now be placed in all orientations.

Lanterns
* Can now be waterlogged.
	+ Also applies to soul lanterns.

Nether gold ore
* Now uses the "nether" color on maps.

Soul Campfires
* Now deal double the damage that normal campfires deal.
* Now drop Soul Soil instead of Charcoal when mined.

Sweet Berry Bushes
* Now deal damage to mobs and players.

### Items

Brown and Red Mushrooms
* Can now be placed and grown on both types of nylium.

Crimson and Warped Fungus
* Can now be placed on mycelium.
	+ Will still only grow into a huge fungus on the respective nylium.

Lodestone Compasses
* Can now be enchanted with Curse of Vanishing.

Totem of Undying
* Now gives Fire Resistance I instead of II.

### Mobs

Hoglins
* Now afraid of Respawn Anchors.
* Baby Hoglins now deal appropriate damage.
* Baby Hoglin now have drops after being killed by the player.

Iron Golems
* Now attacks Hoglins.

Piglins
* Now drop their inventory when "zombified".
* Can now equip Shields, Elytra, Turtle Shells, and various Mob Heads.

Piglin Brutes
* Now drops 20 experience points instead of 10.
* No longer spawns with enchanted golden axes.

Striders
* Now has the correct health of 20 × 10 instead of 15 × 7.5 to match *Java Edition*.

Strider Jockeys
* The zombified piglin riding a strider now spawns holding a warped fungus on a stick.

Zoglins
* Now take damage from Instant Health effect and heal from Instant Damage effect.
* Baby Zoglin now have drops after being killed by the Player.

### World Generation

Nether Biomes
* Soul Sand Valley now have ceilings covered with Soul Soil and Soul Sand.
* Basalt Delta now have Basalt ceilings.

Ruined portals
* Now can generate with 4–12 glistering melons instead of only one.

### Gameplay

Bartering
* Various weights and item amounts have been changed to match the *Java Edition* with the exception of spectral arrows.
* Blackstone, arrows, and water bottles can now be obtained through bartering.
* Netherite Hoe, Glowstone Dust and Magma Cream can no longer be obtained from bartering.

Enchanting
* Soul Speed are no longer obtainable from fishing, chest loot, or raids.

Map colors
* Map colors have been updated accordingly.
	+ Warped stems, stripped warped stems, and warped planks now use the `WARPED_STEM` color instead of the `COLOR_CYAN` color.
	+ Warped hyphae and stripped warped hyphae now use the `WARPED_HYPHAE` color instead of the `COLOR_CYAN` color.
	+ Warped nylium now uses the `WARPED_NYLIUM` color instead of the `COLOR_CYAN` color.
	+ Warped fungi and twisting vines now use the `COLOR_CYAN` color instead of the `PLANT` color.
	+ Warped wart blocks now use the `WARPED_WART_BLOCK` color instead of the `COLOR_CYAN` color.
	+ Crimson stems and stripped crimson stems now use the `CRIMSON_STEM` color instead of the `COLOR_RED` color.
	+ Crimson hyphae and stripped crimson hyphae now use the `CRIMSON_HYPHAE` color instead of the `COLOR_RED` color.
	+ Crimson nylium now uses the `CRIMSON_NYLIUM` color instead of the `COLOR_RED` color.
	+ Crimson fungi and weeping vines now use the `NETHER` color instead of the `PLANT` color.
	+ Crimson planks now use the `CRIMSON_STEM` color instead of the `NETHER` color.

### General

Options
* Removed the "Particle Render Distance" options as it became redundant with `/fog`.

RenderDragon
* Windows 10 now uses the new rendering engine RenderDragon.

Splashes
* Removed the "mixer.com/minecraft" splash, as Mixer streaming services is no longer available.

Technical
* The `MoveToLiquidGoal` has been changed to use data for its target block.
* Striders now correctly executes the `move_to_liquid goal`.

* `minecraft:behavior.send_event`
	+ No longer uses -1 in `max_activation_range` as a value to indicate unlimited range, the default has been changed to 32.
	+ Added content log warnings for when `min_activation_range` and `max_activation_range` is less than 0
	+ Added content log warnings for when `min_activation_range` is greater than `max_activation_range`

* `minecraft:behavior.summon_entity`
	+ No longer uses -1 in `max_activation_range` as a value to indicate unlimited range, the default has been changed to 32
	+ Added content log warnings for when `min_activation_range` and `max_activation_range` is less than 0
	+ Added content log warnings for when `min_activation_range` is greater than `max_activation_range`

## Fixes

Performance and Stability
* Fixed issue where the game could crash if player joined the game in a sleeping state. (MCPE-79465)
* Fixed a bug which would cause a crash after killing an Elder Guardian or Guardian. (MCPE-94176)
* Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when using fireworks to propel elytra.

Vanilla Parity
* It's now possible to place chains so that they are aligned horizontally.
* Floor and ceiling surface generation now correctly match Java.
	+ Soul Sand Valleys now have ceilings covered with Soul Soil and Soul Sand. (MCPE-69159)
	+ Basalt Deltas now have Basalt ceilings. (MCPE-79608)
* Striders with riders can now be tempted.
* Piglins now drop their inventory when "zombified". (MCPE-81503)
* Piglin Brutes now give 20xp instead of 10 when killed by player. (MCPE-94089)
* Allow Piglin to preserve equipment when zombified. (MCPE-83683)
* Lanterns can now be placed underwater and do not pop when a water source block is placed on them.
* The Piglin in Bedrock will now offer similar bartering items as it does in Java (MCPE-92662)
* Soul Fire now doesn't melt snow or ice blocks (MCPE-74901)
* Soul Campfires now does twice as much damage as regular campfires (MCPE-81499)
* Zombified Piglin is no longer floating above the strider while riding (MCPE-80188)
* Warped Fungus can now grow in Crimson Forest on Bedrock.
* Piglins can no longer drop Nether Brick Blocks after bartering on Bedrock (MCPE-74395)
* Baby Zoglin and Baby Hoglin now have drops after being killed by the Player.
* Wither Skeletons now automatically attack Piglins and Piglin Brutes (MCPE-65456)
* Hoglins will now flee from Respawn Anchors (MCPE-71534)
* Iron Golems now attack Hoglins on Bedrock (MCPE-73838)
* Zoglins now take damage from Healing effect and heal from Harming effect.
* If Ruined Portal chests contain glistening melon slices they no longer contain only a single melon slice (MCPE-92675)
* Zombified Piglins that are jockeys on Striders now hold a Warped Fungus on a Stick.
* Piglin Brutes no longer have enchanted Golden Axes to have parity with Java.
* Nether Sprouts can be used in the Composter again (MCPE-78026)
* Soul Speed Enchant found in chests is now limited to Bastion Remnant chests.
* Netherite armour items no longer takes durability loss from player standing on magma (MCPE-76532)
* Soul Campfires now drop Soul Soil instead of Charcoal when mined (MCPE-74709)
* Strider health is now on parity with the Java version (MCPE-76425)
* Piglins can now equip Shields, Elytra, Turtle Shells, and various Mob Heads. (MCPE-75863)
* Piglin Brutes no longer become angry from specific blocks being broken, they still always attack a player on sight though (MCPE-94106)
* Zombified baby piglins now correctly display items held in their hands
* Quick crafting Piston will now work with Warped planks and Crimson planks (MCPE-87659)
* Baby Hoglins now deal appropriate damage.
* Piglins now spawn naturally in Nether Wastes on Peaceful difficulty.

General
* Updated Splash texts and loading screen tips
* Added screen reader support to gamepad helpers on main menu
* Corrected map color representation for multiple blocks (MCPE-19228, MCPE-83797)
* Nether and Warped wart blocks are no longer in an unfolding section in the creative menu
* Totem of Undying now applies the correct effects upon dying (MCPE-52364)
* Loading screen hints now have punctuation (MCPE-85381)

Gameplay
* Mobs can no longer power Minecarts they stand in (MCPE-46804)
* Fixed a bug where the player and mobs wouldn't take damage when walking through sweet berry bushes
* Slimes can climb ladders again
* Fixed bug where ladders were not displayed in special cases when placed next to each other
* Killing mobs that have armour equipped with ranged weapons now result in armour loot (MCPE-44408)
* Compass with custom name retains its name when linked to a Lodestone
* Lodestone Compasses can now be enchanted with the Curse of Vanishing using an Anvil (MCPE-74016)
* Compasses with Curse of Vanishing now retain their enchantment when linked to a Lodestone
* Slimes now spawn in slime chunks inside frozen biomes (MCPE-49303)
* Iron pickaxe can now be dropped during raids (MCPE-44417)
* Brown and Red Mushrooms can now be grown into huge mushrooms on Nylium
* Crimson and warped fungus can now be placed on Mycelium

Graphical
* Striders now have a separate texture mapping for each leg, and their leg textures are properly mirrored
* Created an updated biomes\_client.json file for 1.16.100 that links each biome to a fog definition identifier
* Created `/fog` command for managing active fog settings for players; these fog settings override fog driven from the client such as biome location of player camera
* Created a json file for each fog definition which contains the new `fog_start`, `fog_end`, `fog_color`, and `render_distance_type` settings for parity with previous data and hardcoded values
* Added child object "volumetric" which contains `density` and `media_coefficients` objects. These hold the data values used for the volumetric fog.

Technical
* Molang Script Expression `query.spellcolor`
	+ Fixed a difference with the default return type of the script function, which differed from the usual return type
* SendEventGoal
	+ Fixed a crash that could occur if the SendEventGoal is defined with incomplete json fields
	+ Fixed a crash that could occur if a SendEventGoal stage is defined with a delay of 0.

## References

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.16.100.54 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" – Minecraft Feedback, September 3, 2020.