Release 0.8.9 (1.21.70.24)

[bryhaw-ms]

Read the previous release notes here

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Summary

Hello and happy preview day 🥳! We are now on 0.8.9 (1.21.70.24), as of Wednesday, February 19th, 2025.

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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Multiblock Workbench

We have updated the Workbench Tool to work with multiple blocks of the same type. Simply select the blocks you want to manipulate and then go to the Workbench Tool.

MultiblockWorkbench.mp4

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Full Change Log

• Added Terracotta to block picker
• Added Workbench support for selections allowing for updated to all blocks of the same type in the selection.
• Updated various icons in editor UI for better resolution and functional clarity
• Updated Flatten Tool to no longer stays active when changing to Crosshair Mode
• Updated pyramid brush maximum height to 40 blocks
• Removed End Gateway or Structure Block from block picker
• Fixed a bug that filtered stain glass blocks from block picker
• Fixed a bug that caused Project Through Water checkbox to be active for Keyboard only cursor control in panes
• Fixed a bug that caused custom time settings to be disabled for Time of Day pane.
• Fixed a bug that caused player positions limit to have wrong values in Navigation Panel.
• Fixed a bug where releasing the scrollbar after dragging outside the dropdown menu closed it.
• Fixed a bug that caused button layout and inner icon size to be incorrect
• Fixed a render issue related to Banner, Conduit, Creeper Head, Decorated Pot, Dragon Head, Piglin Head, Player Head, Skeleton Skull, Wither Skeleton Skull, and Zombie Head thumbnails
• Fixed an assert/crash due to custom block rendering components in creator packs or addons
• Fixed Workbench functionality with block that use the minecraft:block_face and minecraft:vertical_half properties.

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