Four weeks ago, the Mojang Studios started developing beta updates of the most-expected Caves & Cliffs update. These major changes started with the release of Minecraft Bedrock 1.17.0.50 and since then we had the chance to try a lot of new interesting features and to play in a better, more fascinating world. Today we will learn about Minecraft Bedrock 1.17.0.56. Even if this version does not bring anything sensational, we are sure you will find it cool. Read the article to find out why.

Like you already noticed, our favorite game’s developers are working a lot on the experimental and no-longer-experimental features lately. In the present update, they continue focusing on this subject, so they:

• Labeled the experimental worlds (you will notice this when loading such a world)
  
• Made a detailed description regards the experimental features and you will be able to see this information on your gaming world creation screen
  
• Introduced a prompt appearing when the player attempts to load a game with experimental features in a version where they have already been removed from under the experimental toggle
  

As you already know, there are fewer experimental features now, because the developers are removing the existing ones from that toggle step by step, so further we will tell you about the changes made in regards to the official game features:

• The world generation was improved and the underground space contains aquifers now
  
• Axolotls have better textures, do not modify their colors when interacted with using buckets, and do not attack invisible creatures
  
• Glowing squids despawn like any other naturally spawning mobs and players can pick block them in order to obtain eggs
  
• Dripstones do not stop mobs from pathfinding around them anymore
  
• Wither was made immune against freezing effects
  
• Azaleas and their flowering variants turn to trees if placed on moss
  
• Amethyst geodes can be walked upon rarer than before
  
• Developed tooltips for emptying snow and lava from a bucket to a cauldron, for collecting them with buckets, and for holding spyglasses
  
• Powder snow textures do not rotate randomly anymore
  
• Powder snow does not allow placing multiple other blocks on top of it
  
• Powder snow textures are applied in an isotropic manner
  
• Skeletons emit sounds when transforming into strays
  
• Bees ignore sweet berry bushes when looking for nectar now
  

These are the main changes, but by installing this version you may also notice that many issues were fixed. Even if they were not critical, they used to bother some of us, so:

• The bug making the animation of breaking amethyst clusters float was fixed
  
• The bug making the animation of breaking amethyst buds float was fixed
  
• The bug preventing players from pick blocking small dripleaves was fixed
  
• The bug preventing small dripleaves from transforming into big ones with a proper size when bonemealed was fixed
  
• The bug preventing bees from entering beehives and hives was fixed
  
• A bug making the entire stack attach to just a part intended to be picked up was fixed
  
• A bug preventing iron ores from dropping items when mined was fixed
  
• A bug preventing gold ores from dropping items when mined was fixed
  
• A bug preventing certain items from bobbing even if this option is on was fixed
  

In addition to the above-described changes and fixes, the developers also made several technical updates. If you want to find out about them and about other minor changes, watch the video trailer below this article.
Please remember that you should back up your existing builds before installing the beta or you risk losing them. Also note that the builds created in the beta won’t be as stable as the ones created in full versions and that they can only be accessed with this or other upcoming versions, never with older ones.
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