MCreator 2026.1 & Wild Expansion
MCreator 2026.1 landed as what creators are calling its 'biggest update ever,' and mods like Hunter’s Return are updating to MC 26.1 to match. On Bedrock, Wild Expansion v1.0.3 just added six new biomes plus new mobs and foods—good news if you mod or run Bedrock servers. (x.com) (x.com) (x.com)
MCreator published the 2026.1 release on March 28, 2026 and described it as the project's largest update to date, pushing a major pre-release and final snapshots to the download page that day. (mcreator.net 1) (mcreator.net 2) The 2026.1 changelog lists dozens of technical additions for Bedrock add-ons — new Bedrock item parameters (rarity, tool‑like rendering, creative tab, item animation, off‑hand use, fuel duration and more) and new Bedrock block parameters (creative tab, generation shape, rotation type, render and tint methods). (mcreator.net) MCreator 2026.1 also added a new Bedrock‑focused scripting element with script blocks (components, math, logic, flow, spawn entity, run command), built‑in block model types (single texture, cross), support for importing custom structures, and SemVer support for mod versioning. (mcreator.net) On the UI and workflow side, MCreator introduced a refreshed look with a side button strip and per‑workspace dock layout, improvements to the wood pack maker (signs, hanging signs, boats, improved textures), and new procedure triggers for tools like “on item dropped” and “on item destroyed.” (mcreator.net) Hunter’s Return has been ported to Minecraft 26.1 snapshots: Modrinth and CurseForge show a 26.1‑snapshot release line (latest listed as 26.1‑snapshot‑29.4.0) published in mid‑February 2026 as the mod’s 26.1 port. (modrinth.com) The Hunter’s Return project on CurseForge lists multiple 26.1‑snapshot files (e.g., hunters_return‑26.1‑snapshot‑29.3.0 and 29.4.0) and shows the mod has been downloaded over 30 million times from that platform, indicating broad adoption of its 26.1 ports across loaders. (curseforge.com) (curseforge.com) Wild Expansion v1.0.3 for Bedrock was published on March 29, 2026 as a 13.58 MB mcaddon on CurseForge, with the release notes explicitly listing “6 new biomes” plus baby models, block and boat improvements, biome sky color updates, and performance fixes. (curseforge.com) The Wild Expansion v1.0.3 file on CurseForge is marked for Bedrock supported version 26.10 and had accrued more than 30,000 downloads on that hosting page, confirming it targets the same Bedrock builds MCreator’s new Bedrock parameters aim to support. (curseforge.com)
