Minecraft Preview 1.19.70.20 lets players be more sneaky
Sneaking has been tweaked in the latest Minecraft Preview build.
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What you need to know
Sneaking in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition will be more useful in the future, thanks to changes being tested in Thursday’s Minecraft Preview build. Mojang Studios is now in the process of releasing Minecraft Preview 1.19.70.20 to any interested players, and it’s packed with various changes, fixes, and some solid improvements.
Minecraftplayers can crouch to their heart’s content in Minecraft already, but it’s not very useful besides preventing accidental falls and for vague in-game emoting. With the latestMinecraft Previewbuild, subtle changes are adding up to big improvements. Sneaking will now lower players to a height of 1.5 blocks instead of 1.8, giving players the ability to crouch through tighter spaces than they’d be able to walk.
This feature may even arrive beforeMinecraft 1.20, since it’s not being tested as an experimental feature. While a seemingly insignificant change, these sneaking improvements will open up new avenues to builders, map designers, Minecraft creators, and more. Besides that, the latest pre-release build for one ofXbox’s best gamesalso includes plenty of other fixes and changes.
In case you missed it, thelatest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshotincluded a major Minecraft 1.20 feature in customizable armor trims, which should appear in future Minecraft Preview builds for wider testing. We also recently got our first look at theSniffer mob in Minecraft, which may also be added to future pre-release builds. The world of Minecraft is steadily getting a little more exciting as development on Minecraft 1.20 continues.
The full changelog forMinecraft Preview 1.19.70.20includes:
Features & bug fixes
Blocks
Commands
Gameplay
Graphical
Mobile
Mobs
Player sneaking
Touch controls
User interface
Vanilla parity
Technical updates
Creative
Mobs
Experimental features
General
Experimental technical updates
API
Commands
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