Minecraft Update 1.20.31 Patch Notes

Minecraft update 1.20.31 changelog details for Xbox One, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch players. According to the official Minecraft 1.20.31 patch notes, the latest update adds quality of life improvements and changes. Apart from this, Minecraft Bedrock update 1.20.31 also includes a long list of bug fixes.

Previously, a big Minecraft update 1.20.1 added new features like the mangrove swamp biome to the game. Unfortunately, players are still facing issues with the game. Today’s Minecraft patch 1.20.31 will fix a few of these issues.

Read more details below.

Minecraft Update 1.20.31 Patch Notes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when playing in splitscreen multiplayer
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Realms Plus page
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on PlayStation when opening the control center or a controller notification appeared on screen
  • Improved server performance when Villagers are grouped together
  • Fixed an issue that caused Marketplace to become inaccessible after leaving the game on for extended periods of time
  • Fixed issues with @minecraft/server-ui dependencies failing to load with newer versions of the @minecraft/server module

The following changes were added previously.

VANILLA PARITY

Short Sneaking:

  • Player’s hitbox height reduces while sneaking.
  • Sneaking is automatically initiated in narrow gaps.
  • Player camera height is adjusted while sneaking.
  • Sneaking requires enough space to stand to exit.
  • Transition from swimming to sneaking in certain scenarios.
  • Sneaking disabled while riding.
  • Fixed suffocation issues and interaction bugs related to sneaking.

Other Changes:

  • Centered dropped items from storage entities.
  • Removed shovel from Boat recipe.
  • Modified Barrel recipe to use Planks instead of Sticks.
  • Removed Cobweb to String recipe.
  • Fixed bug with Zombie Villagers not dropping items after curing.

Experimental Features – Crawling:

  • Introduced crawling behind Short Sneaking and Crawling Experimental toggle.
  • Added new player crawling animation.
  • Crawling initiated in 1-block gaps, similar to sneaking.
  • Same speed as sneaking.
  • Automatic transition to standing or sneaking when leaving the gap.
  • Transition to swimming when entering water while crawling.
  • Updated player’s model and projectile/particle spawning during sneaking, swimming, or gliding.
  • Fixed issues with crawling inside Cauldrons or Composters and incorrect bounding box.

Recipe Unlocking:

  • Introduced recipe unlocking as an experiment in Bedrock.
  • Collect materials to unlock relevant recipes.
  • Notification when discovering new crafting materials.
  • Picking up an item teaches the player how to craft it.
  • Feedback requested on the feature.

FIXES AND CHANGES

General:

  • Fixed communication error message when leaving a Local Network game on Nintendo Switch
  • Reduced “Unable to connect” errors due to “Expired Auth from Discovery”

Gameplay:

  • Camera position used for audio system and ambient sounds
  • Audio panning flipped in “third person front” camera perspective

Mobs:

  • Farmer Villagers interact with Torchflower Seeds and Pitcher Pods
  • Fixed repeated sound when Camel is dashing
  • Jump Boost effect now affects Magma Cubes
  • Fixed Boats on Ice disappearing with Client-Side Chunk-Generation
  • Normal despawn rate for mobs during the night
  • Camels play walking animation when taking damage while standing still
  • Sniffer can no longer dig up seeds in the air
  • Mobs no longer freeze without Powder Snow near west and north side

Blocks:

  • Polished Basalt and Chiseled Deepslate cannot be replaced by Sculk during world generation
  • Polished Deepslate can be replaced by Sculk during world generation
  • Decorated Pots with Sherd now display hover tooltip
  • Players without permission cannot interact with Chiseled Bookshelves
  • Correct sound effect played when removing enchanted Book from Chiseled Bookshelf
  • Symmetrical slot interactions for Chiseled Bookshelf
  • Cauldron water texture corrected
  • Note Block on Soul Soil produces Harp sound instead of Snare sound
  • Shovel cannot mine Packed Mud as fast as Pickaxe
  • Placing blocks on Top Snow and Tall Grass no longer stack continuously
  • Suspicious Gravel and Sand blocks display correctly on Maps
  • Mushrooms can spawn on fallen tree trunks
  • Conduit has correct lighting when placed on the ground

Items:

  • Fixed black pixels on maps with Client-Side Chunk Generation
  • Shield no longer clips inside Armor Stand model in riposte pose

Sculk Vibrations:

  • Various actions now emit vibrations

Realms:

  • Contrast ratio and error message improvements

Accessibility:

  • Improved Xbox on-screen keyboard experience
  • Toggle for extra-large GUI scaling
  • Text-to-speech reads item names in hotbar

User Interface:

  • Support for Brazilian Portuguese as system language on Nintendo Switch
  • Proper scaling of jump bars and dash bar
  • Changed Pause Menu disconnection text
  • Fixed locked inventory after auto placing
  • Last played date modified for imported worlds
  • Reordered gamepad tooltips for UI screens

Mouse Input:

  • Default chat duration and improved handling of mouse clicks
  • Fixed unresponsive input when using mouse with controller
  • Text-to-speech reads “Slash button” in chat screen

Graphical:

  • Fixed issues with highlighted blocks and mob shadows through Pumpkin head overlay
  • Rendering of snow and rain based on camera position
  • Shields no longer flicker when held in both hands on RTX
  • Fixed sleep and camera fade effect timing
  • Underwater and fog effects based on camera position
  • Fancy Leaves setting applied immediately without x-ray effect
  • Fixed player capes not flapping properly

Download free Minecraft update 1.20.31 on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.

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