Minecraft Update 1.029 Patch Notes for PS5 (Version 1.029.000)

Minecraft update 1.029 is available to download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Minecraft 1.029 patch notes, the latest Minecraft’s Copper Age Update adds Copper Chests, Copper Equipment, and the Copper Golem with item-sorting powers. New copper-based decorations expand creativity, while Shelves introduce a fresh storage and redstone mechanic. In addition, today’s Minecraft patch 1.029 (version 1.029.000) also fixes Accessibility, block behavior, and gameplay related issues.

Minecraft 1.029 Patch Notes – September 30, 2025

Minecraft Update 1.029 Patch Notes for PS5 (Version 1.029.000)

MC Patch 1.21.111 Summary

Introduced Copper Chests with waxed and oxidized variants, linked to Copper Golems for item sorting.
Added Copper Equipment including tools, weapons, armor, and horse armor.
Introduced the Copper Golem, a new mechanical companion with sorting abilities and statue transformation.
Added new Copper Decorations: Torch, Bars, Chain, and Lantern.
Introduced the Shelf, a new decorative storage block with redstone interactions.

Minecraft: The Copper Age Patch Notes

Copper Chest

New storage block with waxed and oxidized variants.
Crafted using a Chest + Copper Ingots.
Oxidizes over time, can be preserved with wax.
Linked to Copper Golem item-sorting system.

Copper Equipment

New tier between Stone and Iron.
Includes tools, weapons, armor, and horse armor.
Copper armor durability: stronger than Leather, weaker than Iron.
Smelted equipment yields Copper Nuggets.
Hostile mobs can spawn with or equip Copper Gear.
Copper Horse Armor added (Armor toughness: 4).

Copper Golem

Summoned with Copper + Carved Pumpkin.
Sorts items from Copper Chests into normal Chests.
Drops 1–3 Copper Ingots on death.
Fully oxidized golems turn into Copper Golem Statue Blocks with random poses.
Iron Golems may plant flowers near Copper Golems.
Interactions allow retrieving or dropping carried items.

Copper Golem Statue Block

Decorative block with waxed and oxidized variants.
Pose can be changed by interaction.
Can be reverted back into a Copper Golem with an Axe (if unoxidized).
Emits redstone signal based on pose when linked to a Comparator.

Copper Decorations

Copper Torch: Crafted with Copper Nugget + Coal + Stick, functions like Torch.
Copper Bars: Works like Iron Bars, oxidizes over time.
Copper Chain: Replaces Iron Chain, oxidizes naturally.
Copper Lantern: Crafted with Copper and Copper Torch, oxidizes with age.

Accessibility

Dye Colors now have updated icons
- The goal with these is to enhance visual cohesion across the dye set while maintaining distinct shapes to support colorblind accessibility
Text to Speech support has been added to all Dressing Room pages

Accessibility Improvements

Visual Enhancements

Dye Color Icons Updated: All dye colors now feature redesigned icons that enhance visual cohesion across the entire dye set while maintaining distinct shapes to support colorblind accessibility
Text to Speech Expansion: Full text-to-speech support has been implemented across all Dressing Room pages, improving accessibility for visually impaired players

Block Updates and Fixes

Fire Mechanics Overhaul

Blocks that could previously catch fire with Flint and Steel, such as top Stone Slabs or Wood Stairs, will now also ignite during fire explosions from sources like Fireballs (Issue MCPE-78691 resolved)
Glass Blocks now properly catch fire when exposed to Flint and Steel or fire explosions (Issue MCPE-78691 resolved)

Water Interaction Improvements

Fixed a critical bug where placing water from a Water Bucket onto blocks containing other blocks (such as Buttons or Levers) would prevent users from removing the water block afterwards (Issue MCPE-218044 resolved)
Resolved an issue preventing players from continuing to destroy valid blocks in Adventure Mode when those blocks were positioned behind water

Gameplay Enhancements

Portal and Navigation Fixes

Entities no longer appear halfway outside Nether portals after traveling through them, ensuring proper positioning (Issues MCPE-189106 and MCPE-157992 resolved)
Player sleeping animations now properly synchronize, starting only after the player has climbed into bed

Camera and Control Improvements

Camera command no longer causes crashes when utilizing the in_out_back method (Issue MCPE-223147 resolved)
Rider rotation lock now correctly applies to cameras when using camera relative movement
Control schemes set via control scheme commands now persist correctly even when later-activated cameras don’t support them, maintaining settings until explicitly cleared via /controlscheme clear command (effective from base game version 1.21.110)

Item and Equipment Fixes

Resolved an exploit where players could duplicate Bundle content using Hoppers (Issue MCPE-223261 resolved)
Fixed the “ghost” cloned item bug that occurred when equipping armor while aiming at mobs (Issue MCPE-220172 resolved)

Furnace and Processing Updates

Fixed stuck progress arrows in Furnaces, Blast Furnaces, and Smokers that would display despite no active process (Issue MCPE-63099 resolved)

Boss and Entity Improvements

The Ender Dragon death sequence has been fixed – it no longer freezes at the end of its death animation and properly creates the portal (Issue MCPE-224403 resolved)
Command Blocks now maintain consistent facing direction with other directional blocks like Pistons and Dispensers regardless of world coordinates (Issue MCPE-62252 resolved)

General World Improvements

Environmental and Visual Fixes

Corrected grass coloration in Swamp biomes that was appearing excessively green (Issue MCPE-223910 resolved)
Paintings no longer break when joining multiplayer games in high-latency scenarios (Issue MCPE-181306 resolved)
Enabled blending for Legacy Chunks, resolving issues where blocks were missing from terrain after loading into worlds on certain Starter Biomes
Significantly improved blending around Frozen River chunks (Issue MCPE-189996 resolved)

Graphical Updates

Volumetric Fog and Visual Improvements

Updated Volumetric Fog configurations for PC to provide more consistent performance impact steps while maximizing image quality efficiency
Added comprehensive support for Subsurface Scattering on particle textures
Fixed rain and snow illumination issues where they would light up far above their light source in Vibrant Visuals mode
Resolved the black screen issue for Nether Portal fullscreen effects in Vibrant Visuals (Issue MCPE-221341 resolved)
Maximum render distance on PC for Vibrant Visuals increased to 28 chunks

Lighting and Shadow Enhancements

Fixed missing illumination in particles emitted by breaking blocks (Issue MCPE-218184 resolved)
Increased Block Selection wireframe thickness for improved visibility in Vibrant Visuals, especially with TAAU enabled
Chests no longer appear desaturated when held in hand in Vibrant Visuals mode
Attachable items such as Bows now display with correct saturation in Vibrant Visuals
Vanilla Mob Flame textures have been restored
Leaves now correctly transition to white in snowy conditions, with proper color change functionality in Custom Biomes
Unlit Candles and Cake Candles now properly cast shadows
Fixed Glass Block depth issues with Candles and water depth buffer issues with Cake Candles
Infinite duration blindness effect visuals have been corrected
Colored text on signs now displays properly in Vibrant Visuals without appearing dark
Resolved display issues with certain mobs when using the Minecraft Classic Texture Pack (Issue MCPE-221572 resolved)
Added option to Hide Sky Flashes in the End dimension when playing with Vibrant Visuals

Mob Behavior Updates

Animal and Monster AI Improvements

Wolves no longer initiate water-shaking animations if they’re already in the process of shaking off water
Foxes now recognize Honey Bottles as food items and will prioritize picking them up similarly to other food items
Zombies and Skeletons can once again spawn wearing diamond tier armor (Issue MCPE-226140 resolved)

Realms Improvements

Stability and Interface Updates

Multiple crash scenarios have been addressed and resolved
Realms invite page no longer experiences endless loading on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles
Leaving a Realm now properly removes it from the Realms list on the Play screen
Tooltip text no longer overlaps with loading bars
Realms Stories settings page now provides accurate instructions for closing and opening Realms
Realms tab ‘Settings’ button now scales correctly across all screen resolutions

Sound System Updates

Audio Bug Fixes

Mobs no longer play equip sounds when picking up items that cannot be equipped in hand (Issue MCPE-223747 resolved)
Music in Forest biomes no longer remains stuck at its initial playing position (Issue MCPE-222113 resolved)

Stability and Performance

Crash Prevention

Fixed crash occurring when downloading packs from multiplayer worlds on Xbox platforms
Resolved Realms crash related to liquid sensing system

User Interface Improvements

Icon and Display Updates

RTX and Marketplace Pass icons no longer overlap on the same item
RTX chevron now displays correctly on Marketplace search screens
Featured Server details no longer randomly scroll upward (Issue MCPE-181924 resolved)
Recipe Book can no longer display duplicate icons when hidden while acquiring new recipes
Marketplace pass chevron priority corrected on hero row items
Blade row now properly displays Marketplace Pass chevron

Touch Control Enhancements

Invert Y-Axis setting now functions correctly for spectators (Issue MCPE-179110 resolved)
Swap Jump And Sneak option no longer affects the position of swim/fly up buttons (Issue MCPE-184808 resolved)
“Textures & More” button icon resized for consistency with other button icons
/hud command now correctly hides all touch buttons when hiding touch controls (Issue MCPE-184856 resolved)
Action bar messages now include text shadows for improved readability (Issue MCPE-186346 resolved)
/hud command for hiding progress bar now also hides Horse, Camel, and Locator bars (Issue MCPE-184858 resolved)

Marketplace Interface Updates

Marketplace Pass chevrons on tiles and purchase buttons now display with correct scaling
Marketplace sidebar icons resized to proper dimensions
Inventory category selection icons adjusted to correct size
Properly sized My Library button added for top bar usage
Information bulb icons now appear at correct resolution in all contexts
Marketplace error animations now display at appropriate resolution
New pixelated-style icons added for Sale banners

Profile System Enhancement

New Minecraft Profile Picture Feature: A new profile picture system has been implemented that displays a snapshot of your character’s appearance. This Minecraft Profile Pic replaces Xbox Gamerpics on all screens including Profile, player lists, and Realms interfaces

Technical Updates

Add-Ons and Script Engine

Relocated precipitation-related properties (“ash”, “red_spores”, “blue_spores”, and “white_ash”) from the minecraft:climate biome component to the new client biome component “minecraft:precipitation”

AI Goals Schema Updates

The following AI goals now have stricter schemas when parsing and will fail to load entity JSON with invalid data in versions 1.21.110 and newer:

minecraft:behavior.roar
minecraft:behavior.slime_attack
minecraft:behavior.slime_float
minecraft:behavior.slime_keep_on_jumping
minecraft:behavior.slime_random_direction
minecraft:behavior.sniff
minecraft:behavior.sonic_boom
minecraft:behavior.stay_near_noteblock
minecraft:behavior.swim_idle
minecraft:behavior.swim_up_for_breath
minecraft:behavior.swim_wander
minecraft:behavior.swoop_attack

Transport Items Goal Improvements

Mobs with this goal now queue when players interact with their target container if “allow_simultaneous_interaction” is set to false
The minecraft:behavior.transport_items AI goal now verifies entity visibility to containers before interaction, checking once before queuing and once before starting interaction

API Updates

@minecraft/server Updates

Released @minecraft/server version 2.3.0-beta
Released @minecraft/server version 2.2.0
Enabled Player.applyImpulse and Player.clearVelocity functionality
Added AimAssistRegistry class with readonly property DefaultCategoryId
Updated System.sendScriptEvent to be callable in “before” events
Modified Dimension methods to have read-only privilege for “before” events:
- getWeather, findClosestBiome, getBlockAbove, getBlockBelow, getTopmostBlock, getLightLevel, getSkyLightLevel
Moved multiple components from beta to V2.2.0:
- ItemBookComponent
- BookError
- BookPageContentError
- BookErrorReason
- InvalidItemStackError

Camera API Updates

Moved setFov(fovCameraOptions?: CameraFovOptions): void from beta to V2.2.0
Moved setLore and getRawLore methods from beta to V2.2.0 for both Camera and ContainerSlot

Biomes System Overhaul

Custom Biomes Released: Custom Biomes are now officially out of experimental status
Added comprehensive content errors in server-side biome components for easier issue identification
Added Overworld surface boolean to BiomeDefinitionChunkGenData for client-side chunk generation
Pre-Caves and Cliffs components (minecraft:overworld_generation_rules and minecraft:multinoise_generation_rules) now return content errors when used in custom biomes
Added underwater_music parameter to minecraft:biome_music client biome component
Fixed default surface builder selection issues
Corrected precipitation settings in biome.json files

Block System Improvements

Fixed default editor movement speed initialization
Custom block geometry warnings refined for better accuracy
Pick block now functions on all LightBlock variations (light_block_0 through light_block_15) (Issue MCPE-135298 resolved)
Added multiple plank definitions to blocks.json (Issue MCPE-177977 resolved)
Added various double slab definitions to blocks.json
Custom blocks now properly warn when using multiple render_methods (Issue MCPE-190430 resolved)

Character Creator Fix

Resolved crash when wearing certain Character Creator pieces with custom colorization support

Command System Updates

/locate biome command now supports underground biomes with improved Y-axis accuracy
Fixed /place command functionality in flat worlds
Hidden commands no longer appear in autocomplete options (Issue MCPE-136930 resolved)
Command selector ‘c=-1’ now correctly returns the furthest matching entity (Issue MCPE-226102 resolved)

Component System Enhancements

Content warnings now log missing references across multiple JSON types:
- Jigsaw Structure, Processor List, Template Pool, Structure Sets
- Camera Preset, Camera List, Aim Assist Preset, Aim Assist Categories
- Crafting Items Catalog

Input Control Component Changes

‘minecraft:input_air_controlled’ renamed to ‘minecraft:free_camera_controlled’
Removed upward movement behavior when holding jump action
Added new ‘minecraft:vertical_movement_action’ component for vertical movement functionality
Backward compatibility maintained for format version 1.21.100 or older

Dash Component Updates

“minecraft:dash” renamed to “minecraft:dash_action” for clarity
Added new “direction” field with “entity” or “passenger” options
“passenger” mode applies momentum in passenger’s view direction
Old schemas automatically receive “entity” direction for compatibility

Editor Version 1.1.0 Release

Feature Highlights

Redesigned Flatten Tool

The Flatten Tool has undergone a complete redesign with enhanced functionality:

New Flatten mode within the Terrain Tool
Two sub-modes: Flatten Up and Flatten Both for precise terrain leveling
New customization properties: FlattenSmoothing, FlattenIntensity, and FloorBlockOverride
Support for Cylinder Brush Shape properties (width, depth, height, radius, isUniform)
Option to hide rotation controls
Previous Flatten Tool version has been removed

Line Node Weight Control

Adjust vertical and horizontal line weight for each node
Finer control over line thickness and shape
Enhanced capability for creating customized and organic-looking builds

Complete Editor Changelog

New Features

Pencil Tool now supports placing “objects” (non-trivial Minecraft elements like beds, doors, plants)
Toast notifications system with logChannel property and subMessage field
Settings panel includes ‘Show Toast Notifications’ checkbox
Control point weights for Line Tool thickness transitions
Structure Panel update button for clipboard structures
Clear button for Vector3 input fields
IComboBoxPropertyItemEntry API type with localized label support
Progress modal for vibrant visuals toggle
EditorStructure display name field for Scripting
Gizmo added to freehand and smart tool centers
ProjectAfterEvents API for project-wide events
Export settings button for setting Overworld spawn point

User Interface Improvements

Interactive expand/collapse indicators for drawer panels in keyboard navigation
Tooltip API property updated for IToggleGroupPropertyItemEntry
Locate tool uses combo box for biome selection
Copy to Clipboard button switches to PastePreview when clicked
Block Picker focuses search field in Name filter mode
Summon tool uses Shift + Scroll for entity rotation
Messages display as notifications
Brush API supports specific or relative block face positioning
Paused entity state persistence across sessions
Ruler Tool supports click-and-drag with CTRL for multiple rulers
Terrain Tool consolidates Flatten and Elevation tools
Editor Structures export to /structures folder

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

Selection highlight color correction after theme changes
Keybinding text narration accuracy improved
Text field clear button overlap resolved
Block inspector functionality in unloaded areas
Entity type name localization for summon tool
Export pane data accuracy with reset button
Farm tool settings persistence in multiplayer
Origin value reflection in Structure Panel
Horizontal sub pane layout corrections
Paused entity deformation issues resolved
Locate tool distant biome detection
Line tool long line filling improvements
Hidden gizmo widget appearance on creation
Selection brush indicator behavior with Vibrant Visuals
Vibrant Visuals Settings pane filepath corrections
Line Tool performance optimizations
Node dragging precision improvements
Revert button functionality in Vibrant Visuals panel
Difficulty and weather settings application during export
Smart Fill air block highlighting
Various scaling and resolution fixes for UI elements

Entity Components and Events

Component Documentation Updates

minecraft:on_death component documentation corrected – works on all entities, not just Ender Dragon
slot.weapon.mainhand and slot.weapon.offhand added as valid slots for minecraft:interact component
minecraft:experience_reward schema updated – on_bred and on_death members no longer accept arrays

New Entity Event Response

drop_item entity event response added, allowing entities to drop items from specified slots

Gameplay Mechanics

Camera and Control Scheme Updates

Fixed boom camera player behavior with locked_player_relative_strafe control scheme
Free camera and fixed boom cameras use Camera Relative Strafe as default from version 1.21.110
Camera custom FOV command no longer requires Experimental Creator Cameras toggle

General Technical Improvements

Structure Block model exports no longer use missing texture for block geometry (Issue MCPE-223559 resolved)
Color grading defaults updated: contrast to 1.0, saturation to 1.0 (previously 1.2 and 1.05)

Item System Updates

Movement and Usage Modifications

Setting “movement_modifier” to 1.0 in “minecraft:use_modifiers” component allows item use while sprinting

Mesh and Texture Updates

“poly_mesh” no longer experimental, now documented as deprecated
“texture_meshes” no longer experimental
“scale” field now adjusts depth of “texture_meshes”
Added “use_pixel_depth” option to “texture_meshes” for geometry depth control
Armor and Armor Toughness values added to Armor tooltips (Issue MCPE-152962 resolved)
Custom Items’ menu_category is_hidden_in_commands value now properly syncs to client

Food Tag Implementation

All edible items now have minecraft:is_food tag (except glow_berries)

Item Components

Repairable Component Fix

Repairing items using minecraft:repairable component no longer fails with oversized repair material stacks

New Fire Resistant Component

minecraft:fire_resistant item component added to determine fire/lava immunity for dropped items

Mob Shareables Component Updates

Now accepts item entries specifying item tags
Foxes utilize minecraft:is_food tag (except glow_berries)
Fixed attribute mixing bug in duplicated entries

Molang Updates

query.is_cooldown_type renamed to query.is_cooldown_category for clarity

Network Protocol

Modified binary format of PlayerArmorDamagePacket

Experimental Technical Updates

API Enhancements

GameTest methods setAfterBatchMethod and setBeforeBatchMethod added
Multiple Potion-related items removed from or renamed in beta
New Potion delivery and effect type methods added
ItemPotionComponent properties updated
New isChunkLoaded method added to Dimension
LootTableManager expanded with getLootTable method
HeldItemOption enum and PlayerSwingEventOptions interface added to beta
PlayerSwingStartAfterEvent and PlayerSwingStartAfterEventSignal classes added

Block and Dimension Light Level Methods

Added methods to Block and Dimension scripting APIs for total and sky light level queries

GameTest Improvements

GameTest objects now throw GameTestCompletedError after completion
Fixed /reload command console error with GameTest.setAfterBatchCallback

Sentry Diagnostics Updates

Added captureException method for gracefully caught exceptions
Renamed SentryBreadcrumbLevel to SentryEventLevel
Sentry methods callable in all contexts including read-only

Biomes Technical Updates

Removed support for loading custom biomes in base game versions 1.21.100 and below
Added max_puddle_depth_below_sea_level to surface_builder component for swamp builder
Removed 1.20.60 format version for server side biome JSON files
Updated server side biome file format version to 1.21.110
Improved stability when adding custom biomes to worlds with existing custom biomes

Block Components (Upcoming Creator Features)

Added minecraft:redstone_producer component (experimental)
Modified minecraft:material_instances for weighted variation textures
Added minecraft:flower_pottable component for pottable blocks
Added minecraft:embedded_visual component for embedded block visuals
Added embedded field to item_display_transforms object

Graphical Technical Fix

Fixed Candles not casting point light shadows

Previously, a big Minecraft update 2.87 added quality-of-life improvements and fixes. Unfortunately, since the last MC patch 2.73, players are still facing issues with the game. Today’s Minecraft version 1.029.000 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free Minecraft update 1.029 on PlayStation 5.