Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.32 hotfix arrives for Android and Nintendo Switch
An updated ‘Create New World’ screen, 64-bit world seeds, and more appear in this patch update.
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Update, May 5, 2022, at 11:25 a.m. CT: Mojang Studios has released the 1.18.32 hotfix update for Android and Switch devices.
Update, April 27, 2022, at 5:55 p.m. CT: Mojang Studios has released the 1.18.31 hotfix update with a handful of fixes.
What you need to know
Minecraft never stops improving, and players are in for at least one more sizeable jump forward in quality before the next major content update later this year. On Tuesday, Mojang Studios began releasing Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.30 to players on all platforms, delivering a huge number of changes and fixes.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.30 is built on top of theCaves and Cliffs Updateinitially released throughout 2021, and features a plethora of improvements to better the experience inMinecraft. Some of the biggest changes in this patch update include a redesigned “Create New World” screen, 64-bit world seeds, improvements to damage and hunger calculations, dozens of vanilla parity improvements, and more.
There are also some experimental features fromThe Wild Update, letting players test parts of the upcoming, content-packed release without enrolling in the recentMinecraft: Bedrock Edition betas and Previews. An early version of the upcoming Spectator Mode is also included in this build, but Mojang Studios notes that this feature isn’t in active testing, yet, and won’t arrive until after The Wild Update releases later in 2022.
The changelog for this patch update is extensive, and will help further cement Minecraft on the list ofbest Xbox games, despite some recent mishaps for current-gen players. In case you missed it, we recently discussed howMojang Studios should come clean about Minecraft and ray tracing on Xbox Series X|S.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.30includes:
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Overview
Changes
Create New World
Realms world storage
RenderDragon
Vanilla parity
World generation
Gameplay
Mobs
Blocks
Items
Combat & damage
Villagers
The Wild Update (Experimental)
Deep Dark biome
Ancient Cities
The Warden
Sculk blocks
Darkness effect
Allay
Boat with chest
Goat horn
Axe changes
Spectator Mode (Experimental)
Known issues
Fixes
Performance & stability
Gameplay
World generation
Mobs
Blocks
Items
Graphical
User interface
Technical updates
Add-on template packs
RenderDragon
Additional modding capabilities (Experimental)
Changes
Fixes
Commands
AI goals
WebSocket
Molang
GameTest Framework (Experimental)
Update, April 27, 2022, at 5:55 p.m. CT — The 1.18.31 hotfix update is here with a handful of fixes for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
The 1.18.30 update for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition was sizeable, but reportedly suffered from a variety of issues. On Wednesday, Mojang Studios began rolling out theMinecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.31hotfix update, which includes a fresh batch of fixes directly aimed at the previous update. This is a minor release, so there aren’t any major improvements or feature additions with this release.
The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.31 includes:
Changes
Fixes
Mojang Studios has warned that this hotfix may take a few days to appear to all players. The release is starting with Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Android platforms, and will roll out to Switch and iOS in the coming days.
Update, May 5, 2022, at 11:25 a.m. CT — The 1.18.32 hotfix update improves performance on Android and Nintendo Switch devices
The major 1.18.30 update for Minecraft is now securing its second hotfix update with the release ofMinecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.32, which is even more minor than the previous hotfix. This update focuses entirely on improving performance on Android devices and the Nintendo Switch, and doesn’t include any other gameplay fixes or improvements.
Fixes
The 1.18.32 hotfix update is now available to download on Android and Nintendo Switch, and isn’t coming to other platforms (due to its targeted and limited fixes).
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Minecraft is an inarguable and complete success. It has sold copies in the hundreds of millions, has a huge following of dedicated players, and lets you unlock your every creative desire. The 1.18.30 patch update for Minecraft brings with it brand-new features, changes, and improvements.
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