Bedrock 26.60 brings dedicated server settings for attack request compatibility and targeted-actor range, stops unexpected player kicks from empty command selectors, preserves cushions across chunk reloads, and tests experimental ice caves.
New combat options for dedicated servers
The update introduces fresh dedicated server settings focused on entity combat. Server hosts can now observe or enforce targeted-actor range as well as attack request compatibility.These options give administrators clearer supervision over combat interactions. If you run a private community, review your server configuration files after updating to choose whether to track or enforce these parameters.
Whenever client builds mismatch host software, connection troubles can appear. You can learn how to resolve version conflicts with our guide on handling outdated Bedrock clients, or protect your world files beforehand by reading about creating server backups.
Fixes for commands and saved blocks
This release addresses several mechanics that previously disrupted multiplayer sessions:
- Commands like tell and kick no longer unexpectedly kick players when targeting selectors that find no matching entities.
- Cushions placed across unloaded chunks no longer vanish when those areas reload into memory.
- Pistons modified with fill or setblock commands avoid stuck arms and preserve expected redstone behavior.
- Shulkers can now be moved by pistons and by blocks that pistons push, matching Java mechanics.
- Opening an abandoned camp storage container for the first time produces less lag.
Testing experimental game drop content
The patch provides opt-in experimental features under the Drop 4 banner. These additions center around freezing subterranean spaces found beneath low-temperature biomes.
- Ice Cave biomes generate with packed ice and calcite, where ice crystals serve as the sole natural light source.
- Icicles break or fall when exposed to higher light levels, damaging entities below them.
- Frostbite zombie variants roam cold biomes, throwing ice balls from afar and delivering melee strikes that apply a freezing status effect.
- Brewing with ice projectiles unlocks craftable freezing potions and arrows.
Because these elements are experimental, Mojang may alter their behavior in future updates.
Official sources
Sources checked: 28 October 2026. Documentation-based advice, not a compatibility test of every build, plugin or server.
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