Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.51 tweaks more ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ features
A teaser for what’s to come.
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Minecraftjust dropped a relativelysizeable update yesterday, especially for Windows 10 players, but that doesn’t mean Mojang Studios is done for the week. Rolling out to beta testers on Xbox, Windows 10, and Android right now is the latestMinecraft: Bedrock Edition beta, 1.16.210.51. This beta features a handful of bug fixes and changes but mostly focuses on tweaking a few experimental features that have been in testing before the fullCaves and Cliffs Updatebegins beta testing in earnest.
The Caves and Cliffs Update is the next major update for Minecraft, following the already-hugeNether Update, which is scheduled for release sometime inSummer 2021with massive feature additions and changes. Two features planned for the Caves and Cliffs Update, goats and powder snow, are already present in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition betas through the experimental features toggle in settings, and they’re getting some changes and tweaks in this beta.
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The full changelog for beta update 1.16.210.51 includes:
Vanilla parity
Caves and Cliffs Update
General
Gameplay
Mobs
Graphical
Available everywhere you play.
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