How to Enable Experimental Gameplay on Your Minecraft Bedrock Server
Enable experimental features and upcoming content on your Minecraft Bedrock Edition dedicated server through the XGamingServer panel.
Here is how to enable experimental gameplay on your Minecraft Bedrock server. Experimental features let you test upcoming content before it is officially released.
⚠️ Warning: Experimental features are not fully tested and may cause world instability, crashes, or unexpected behavior. Always create a backup before enabling experiments.
Important Notes
Experimental features on Bedrock Edition are tied to individual worlds, not server settings. The most reliable way to enable them is to configure a local world first and then upload it to your server.
📝 Note: Once a world has experiments enabled and is loaded, those experiments cannot be turned off for that world. You would need to create a new world to go back to non-experimental gameplay.
Enabling Experimental Features
Open Minecraft Bedrock Edition
Launch Minecraft Bedrock Edition on your PC.
Create or Edit a World
Click Play, then either create a new world or click the pencil icon next to an existing world.
Find the Experiments Section
In the world settings, scroll down to the Experiments section.
Toggle the Desired Experiments
Enable the experimental features you want to use. Available experiments change with each game version and may include options like:
- Villager Trade Rebalance - Modified villager trading mechanics
- Recipe Unlocking - Unlock recipes as you gather materials
- Upcoming Creator Features - New features for content creators
- Beta APIs - Script API features in development
- Short Sneaking - Modified sneaking height mechanics
Confirm and Save
Accept the warning prompt and save your world settings.
Export Your World
Under General in the world settings, scroll down and select Export World. Save the .mcworld file.
Upload to Your Server
Follow our upload save guide to upload the exported world to your server.
Start Your Server
Start your server. The experimental features will now be active on your world.
Verifying Experimental Features
Once your server is running, you can verify that experiments are enabled by:
- Joining the server and checking for experimental content in-game
- Looking for the experimental tag on the world in the server list
💡 Tip: Keep your server version up to date to access the latest experimental features. See our update server guide.
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