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  1. Minecraft: Java Edition
  2. MC-92019

Shields don't block anything if facing straight down

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Resolved
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: Minecraft 15w44b, Minecraft 15w45a, Minecraft 16w06a, Minecraft 16w36a, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.13.1
    • Fix Version/s: Minecraft 1.13.2
    • Labels:
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    • Confirmation Status:
      Confirmed

      Description

      The bug

      Shields suffer from a sort of gimbal lock: if a player faces straight down, the shield doesn't block any direction. Straight up seems to work ok in my testing, probably due to rounding error of some sort making the facing-vector still have a slight horizontal component.

      How to reproduce

      Summon a trapped skeleton and stand above and slightly to the side. Arrows are blocked when facing 89.9 down (or at -89.9 almost straight up), but at 90.0 you'll be hit.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MC-109101 Shields do not block damage while the player faces straight up

          • Reopened

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MC-92017 Shield damage direction is incorrect

          • Resolved

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                Reporter:
                anomie x Anomie X
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