education edition 1.17.30

Minecraft Education Edition 1.17.30 Version History

Minecraft Education Edition 1.17.30 is called the GOAT Update (also referred to as the Greatest of All Time Update) and was released on November 2, 2021. It is considered to be a major update to the game that brought the features of the Nether Update and the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I to Education Edition.

education edition

Update Name GOAT Update
(Greatest of All Time)
Platform Education Edition
Version Number 1.17.30
Release Date November 2, 2021
Revision Type Major Release

Here is what's new in Minecraft Education Edition 1.17.30.

Items

Tools
Weapons
Armor
Transportation
Stairs
Slabs
Walls
Doors
Trapdoors
Pressure Plates
Buttons
Signs
Fences
Fence Gates
Amethyst
Plant Items
Buckets
Candles
Ores
Copper
Music Discs
Potions
Blocks and Items
Spawn Eggs

Mobs

Hostile Mobs
Passive Mobs
Neutral Mobs
  • Added Goat (also referred to as Mountain Goat)
Name Changes
  • Changed the name of Zombie Pigman to Zombified Piglin (and they now have one ear on the left side of their head)
Changes
  • A Shulker hitting another Shulker with a Shulker Bullet can make a new Shulker

Biomes

Overworld Biomes
Nether Biomes

Status Effects

There are no status effects added

Enchantments

New Enchantments
Changes

Game Commands

New Commands
Changes
  • Added new game rules to the /gamerule command:
    • freezedamage - Whether the player being in powder snow causes damage
    • respawnblocksexplode - Whether Respawn Anchors and Beds explode
    • spawnradius - Controls how far from the world spawn point you can spawn
  • Added new options to the /locate command:
    • bastionremnant
    • ruinedportal

Changes

Structures
General Changes
  • All types of Amethyst blocks will create beautiful sounds when you walk on them, break them, place them, or hit them with a projectile
  • Dirt paths (formerly called grass paths) can now be made by using a shovel on dirt, podzol, mycelium, or coarse dirt
  • Hoglins that end up in the Overworld become Zoglins
  • You can climb Weeping Vines
  • You can place Crimson Roots and Warped Roots into a Flower Pot
  • Entities now get pushed by flowing lava
  • You can quickly clear nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks with a hoe
  • Bug fixes