Release 0.6.11 (1.21.30.22)

[m-brisch]

Read the previous release notes here

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Summary

Hello and happy preview day 🥳! We are now on 0.6.11 (1.21.30.22), as of Wednesday, August 7th, 2024.

As a reminder of Editor API support:

• Editor Extensions overview article and API reference documentation on learn.microsoft.com
• Starter Kit: Contains the compiler tools and various libraries required to get started making Editor Extensions
• Samples created by our team to jump-start your own Extension creations

Additionally, if you're new to the Editor GitHub this week, we encourage you to join the Bedrock Add-Ons Discord #Editor channel!

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Deferred Lighting Settings update

We added a new Water dropdown to the Deferred Lighting Settings panel!

Deferred.Water.mp4

You can learn more about the settings on the Deferred Lighting Learning page

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Export Pane

We added a new panel to our export flow so you're able to customize the world settings before exporting to file

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Updated Brush Tool

We made several improvements to the brush pipeline which should make things much more performant. There's a new Single Block brush shape for detailed work. We also added Masking Mode which allows you to enumerate types of blocks you want the brush to effect or ignore.

Here's an example of using the replace mask to only apply the brush to the acacia_leaves:

Replace.Mask.mp4

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Ruler Tool

We added a new ruler tool to help plan out builds and show what the new client widget system can do.

Ruler.Tool.mp4

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Full Change Log

• Added Water dropdown inside the Deferred Lighting Settings panel.
• Added Export pane inside the file menu to allow customizing world settings before exporting to file.
• Updated Brush Tool with additional features and improved performance.
  • Added Single Block brush shape to allow more fine grain editing.
  • Added Masking Mode to customize how brushes interact with the world.
    • Replace will create a list of blocks that will be replaced when brushing. Blocks not in this list will not be impacted.
    • Mask will create a list of blocks that will be masked/ignored when brushing. Only blocks not in the list will be impacted.
• Added IRootPropertyPane and ISubPanePropertyItem interfaces to improve property pane API usability
  • Renamed createPropertyPane and removePropertyPane functions for IPropertyPane to createSubPane and removeSubPane.
  • Added action button support for root property pane header.
  • Added visual customization support for sub panes.
• Added Ruler tool for measuring distances with new client widget framework.
• Added constraint on the weight value in a Block palette item. Valid values are in the range [1,100].
• Added missing Widget binding export

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Thank you for being here! You're the best! ❤️

[EthanMcknney]

Can we add an update to the villages and villagers like MCA?