Release 0.9.8 (1.21.90.23)

[bryhaw-ms]

Read the previous release notes here

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Summary

Hello and happy preview day 🥳! We are now on Release 0.9.8 (1.21.90.23), as of Wednesday, May 7th, 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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Line Tool Improvements

Added new mouse controls and hotkeys to the Line Tool for faster, more flexible editing. You can now left-click to add connected points or Ctrl+click to add disconnected ones. New shortcuts let you nudge points, adjust line thickness, convert to selection, and more—all designed to streamline your building workflow.

LineTool.mp4

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Hollow Selection Trim Action

Added a new Hollow trim action to Selection. This trim action converts your current selection into a new selection volume representing only the fully enclosed non-air blocks—perfect for hollowing out brush-shaped structures and creating internal spaces with ease.

Hollow.mp4

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Full Change Log

• Added Block Inspector "Reset Block Data" button to reset the block states to all defaults
• Added a hollow trim action to selection. This converts the current selection volume to a new volume which represents all of the fully obscured non-air blocks (i.e. generate a selection which represents the inside of any shape inside the current selection).
• Added Color Timeline API (IColorTimelinePropertyItem). The Color Timeline uses one dimensional graph to represent color interpolation over time.
• Added Number Timeline API (INumberTimelinePropertyItem). The Number Timeline uses two dimensional graph to represent linear interpolation between two nodes over time.
  The two new APIs can be used in the Editor AGFX settings.
• Added ability to specify a tooltip to the editor menu items.
• Added ability to append an icon to the editor menu action items.
• Added optional property uniqueId in IPropertyPaneOptions API to create panes with unique identifiers
• Updated Line Tool Functionality
  • Updated UI, added tooltip labels and quick action buttons
  • Ability to make lines with multiple points/segments instead of just one line between two points
  • Ability to adjust thickness (weights) of the lines
  • Ability to nudge lines in any direction by 1 block
  • Ability to convert current lines into a selection volume (clears all lines after)
  • Most Line Tool actions now undo/redo-able
  • Ability to select all/none points so they can all be moved at once
  • Line algorithm dropdown now updates live and applies to all (and new) points
  • Line Tool Mouse Controls
    • Left-click to create a 'connected' control point (creates a line segment between the previous point and the new point)
    • Ctrl+Left-click to create a separated, 'disconnected' control point (no line segment is created between the previous point and the new point)
  • Line Tool Hotkeys
    • Nudge Selected Points (Ctrl+Shift + Up/Down/Left/Right/PgUp/PgDown)
    • Convert to Selection (Alt+S)
    • Toggle Select All (Ctrl+A)
    • Fill (Ctrl+F)
    • Delete Blocks (ie., Fill with Air) (Del)
    • Clear All Points (Ctrl+Backspace)
    • Clear Selected Points (Ctrl+Shift+Backspace)
    • Increase/decrease Horizontal Line Thickness (Shift + Left/Right)
    • Increase/decrease Vertical Line Thickness (Shift + Up/Down)
    • Increase/decrease Uniform Line Thickness (when Uniform is enabled) (Shift + Left/Right/Up/Down)
• Updated BlockLine implementation (now BlockShapes)
• Updated water parameters to be available and modified in the Deferred Lighting Settings window again.
• Fixes begin transaction error when selecting a selection point outside the maximum volume size
• Updated Block Inspector "Refresh Block Data" button logic to update the pane with the current block state
• Fix a bug where a player could incorrectly load another player's hotbar setting in a multiplayer session after re-entering a game
• Fixing bug where the ladder could be interacted with using the workbench tool
• Fixed a bug where the export directory location was incorrect in the log panel
• Fixed a bug that caused show function of IRootPropertyPane to not display the panel
• Fixed a bug where the Export Pane weather cycle setting was being set incorrectly

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