Minecraft just got a hefty update for Bedrock Edition version. This patch is packed with fresh content and a truckload of fixes that tweak gameplay, graphics, AI behavior, and user interface. If you thought your Minecraft world was already running smoothly, think again. There’s a lot to unpack here, including a brand-new Copper Golem and Copper Chest that promise to add a bit of order to the chaos of item storage.
Experimental Game Drop Features
Mojang has added some cool experimental stuff you can try by toggling Experimental Features in your world settings. Be warned: these are still in development and could crash your world or cause compatibility headaches down the line.
Copper Golem
This new helper is summoned using copper and carved pumpkins. The Copper Golem is basically your base’s personal organizer, grabbing items left in Copper Chests and sorting them into other chests around your base by item type. If you decide to off the golem, it drops 1 to 3 Copper Ingots.
- Will pick up to 16 items at once from oxidized or waxed Copper Chests within 32 blocks horizontally and 8 blocks vertically.
- Places items into nearby chests or trapped chests if they’re empty or already contain the same item type.
- Visits up to 10 chests in sequence before idling for 7 seconds if no match is found.
Copper Chest
These new chests come in waxed and oxidized forms, just like other copper blocks. You craft them using a regular chest and copper ingots. Drop your stuff in, and the Copper Golem takes it from there.
- Oxidizes over time but can be waxed to keep its shiny look.
Copper Tools and Armor
Copper gear slots in between stone and iron tiers. Copper tools hit as hard as stone but last longer and work faster. They’re also more enchantable than diamond, but just a bit less than iron. Copper armor is tougher than leather but not as durable as iron, with enchantability just below iron.
- Includes Copper Axe, Hoe, Pickaxe, Shovel, and Sword.
- Copper Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, and Boots.
- Smelting copper equipment yields Copper Nuggets.
Features and Bug Fixes
Accessibility and UI
- Screen narrator now enumerates UI buttons when adding a new server.
- Sugar Cane clusters become slightly transparent when the camera moves through them.
- Fixed various UI glitches, including missing click sounds and button issues.
- Marketplace Pass indicators now show correctly on owned items.
- Audio default volumes have been tweaked.
Biomes and World Generation
- Flat World presets now include The Void.
- Tweaks to tree generation in Groves and Snowy Plains.
- Mushrooms generate properly under trees in Swamps.
- Frozen Ocean biomes now feature open water patches instead of full ice coverage.
- Improved water and fog colors in Swamps for Simple and Fancy graphics modes.
- Mega Pines and Spruces now always have Podzol beneath their trunks and larger Podzol patches.
- One-block-deep water puddles now appear in Swamps and Mangrove Swamps.
- Icebergs in Frozen Ocean biomes generate with shapes closer to Java Edition.
Blocks and Items
- Leash knots disappear immediately when their supporting block is destroyed.
- Leashed mobs can’t be attached to walls anymore.
- Fixed a bug where enchanted Fire Aspect books could light campfires and TNT.
- Chests no longer get corrupted when pushed by pistons.
- Fixed custom armor knockback issues on some platforms.
Gameplay and Mobs
- Emoting players won’t get stuck in boats.
- Hotbar touch detection improved on all devices.
- Custom music no longer pauses weirdly after rejoining the game.
- Spawn point can now be set in The End with commands.
- Piglin Brutes despawn properly on peaceful difficulty.
- Glow Squid now act as leash anchor points.
- Happy Ghast rotates properly and drops experience orbs.
- Boats stopped making step sounds when on the ground.
- Leashed mobs can now be pulled into boats and minecarts if leash slackens, and will dismount if leash stretches too far.
- Foxes fixed to properly pick up non-stackable items and not wear armor they pick up.
- Bogged mobs can spawn as Spider Jockeys in Swamps.
Graphics and Audio
- Weather now affects lighting and cloud colors in Vibrant Visuals mode.
- Caustics now appear correctly on player hands and held items.
- Lead attaches properly to player hand in first person.
- Spyglass and fire effects get proper gamma calibration.
- Improved animations for End Crystal healing beams and Beacon beams.
- Fishing line thickness increased to avoid disappearing with TAA.
- Added cloud quality settings.
- Reflections optimized for Xbox performance presets.
- Sound volumes adjusted, including Happy Ghast ride sound and leash breaking sounds.
Technical Updates and AI Improvements
On the tech side, this update brings some heavy AI upgrades. Mobs now have new behaviors for taking, placing, and transporting blocks and items, including the Copper Golem’s sorting abilities. Endermen AI has been revamped to pick up and place blocks more intelligently and only with line of sight.
Other improvements include updated biome JSON formatting, new API features, better error handling, and expanded scripting support. The editor got new tools like a pencil brush, arbitrary rotation for brush shapes, and improved UI tooltips. Also, text-to-speech support for tooltips and navigation via keyboard and gamepad were added for accessibility.
Minecraft August 5 New Update Patch Notes for Version 1.026
- Experimental Features: Copper Golem, Copper Chest, Copper Tools and Armor.
- Accessibility: Screen narrator enhancements, sugar cane transparency.
- Biomes: Tree and mushroom generation tweaks, Frozen Ocean water patches, Podzol adjustments.
- Blocks: Leash knot behavior, enchanted book bug fixes, chest corruption fix.
- Gameplay: Emote fixes, hotbar improvements, spawn point commands in The End.
- Mobs: Piglin Brute despawn, Glow Squid leash fixes, Happy Ghast behavior.
- Graphics: Weather effects, caustics fixes, animation improvements.
- Audio: Volume tweaks, leash break sound position.
- Stability: Xbox cloud save size fix, crash fixes.
- UI: Button fixes, Marketplace Pass display, audio tab preview sounds.
- Technical: New AI goals for block/item transport, updated APIs, scripting enhancements.
