Minecraft 1.21.80.25 for Android

Developers have released a test version of Minecraft 1.21.80.25 for Android. This update adds Happy Ghast and Harness for mob riding, as well as enhanced graphics.

Dried Ghast

New block. Details:

• Generates in the Nether on Nether Fossil remains
• Crafted from 1 Bone Block and 8 Ghast Tears
• When flooded, goes through 3 stages over approximately 20 minutes until spawning a Ghastling
• Makes sounds and emits particles depending on its state
• When broken, returns to its original "dry" state
• If water is removed, it gradually becomes dry again

Ghastling

New mob. Main features:

• Young and happy version of the Ghast
• Spawns from a Dried Ghast block when the block is in water for about 20 minutes
• After spawning, will follow
  • A player within a 16-block radius
  • An adult, passive, non-aquatic mob within a 16-block radius
• If there are no suitable creatures nearby, it will idle within a 32-block radius of its spawn location
• Is attracted to and fed with Snowballs
• Grows into a Happy Ghast in 20 minutes
  • Grows faster when fed Snowballs
• Spawn command: /summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_baby

Happy Ghast

Not-so-sad Ghast. Features:

• Flying mob
• Can carry up to 4 players
• Spawns from a Ghastling after approximately 20 minutes
  • Faster when fed Snowballs
• Can be equipped with a Harness for transporting players
• Attracted by Snowballs or Harness
  • Harness only works on non-equipped mobs
• Doesn't panic when damaged
• Cannot be bred
• Regenerates health
  • Regeneration accelerates during rain or snow, as well as when flying at cloud level
• The first player to mount will control the mob during flight
• After a player mounts, the Ghast's glasses lower to start flight
• Other players sit in available slots clockwise
• Pressing the sneak button dismounts the player
• When detecting players on itself, stops actions and begins to fly horizontally
  • Even without a Harness
• Third-person camera will zoom out when mounting the Ghast
• With no players, will wander around its starting position within a 64-block radius
  • With a Harness, the radius reduces to 32 blocks
• When a player dismounts in the air, the mob will descend to the ground
• Cannot fit in Boats
• Known version bug: mob health is 40 units, although it should be 20

Harness

New item. Properties:

• Used for riding a Happy Ghast
• Crafting: 3 Leather, 2 Glass blocks, 1 Wool block
• Color depends on the color of the Wool block
• Can be dyed
• Removed with Shears when no players are on the mob

Vibrant Visuals

New feature. Characteristics:

• Major graphics enhancement
• Improved lighting, detailed pixel shadows, volumetric fog, colorful clouds, and high-quality water rendering
• Supported devices
  • Android: Adreno 640, Mali-G68, Mali-G77 or Xclipse 530 or higher
  • iOS: A12 or M1 or higher
  • PC: running Minecraft on DX12
• Requires enabling the "Vibrant Visuals" toggle in the Experimental Settings tab on World Creation or Edit screens
• Not supported when playing on split screen
• Known issues
  • Visual distortions observed on Android devices
  • Surfaces deeper than eight blocks underwater are darkened
  • Light may penetrate underground areas, and shadows may appear and disappear, especially near cave entrances
  • Textures may turn pink after pausing and resuming, opening settings, or exiting a world
  • Under certain conditions, visual glitches appear on metallic surfaces
  • Emitting surfaces may not glow or appear white under certain conditions

Changes

Made 8 changes. Interesting ones:

• Updated Ghast textures in Minecraft
• Added locatorBar rule for enabling and disabling the Player Locator
• Plants have the same random offset range and values as in Java
• Editing fields for structures on the Structure Panel allows saving data while editing the field
• Added "Profanity Filter" slider on PlayStation platforms

Bug Fixes

Fixed.6 bugs. Main ones:

• Using custom skins doesn't reduce the player model
• Player can't run faster in water than swimming
• Villagers don't get stuck when collecting harvested crops
• Credits music plays when entering credits from the settings menu while paused
• Players cannot create unknown recipes when the dolimitedcrafting rule is enabled
• Shields take damage from explosions

Technical Changes

Added 43 technical changes for addon development and testing.