[MC-10901] Various mobs can see invisible players Created: 03/Mar/13  Updated: 27/Jan/21  Resolved: 20/Feb/19

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w09b, Snapshot 13w09c, Minecraft 1.5.1, Minecraft 1.5.2, Snapshot 13w18c, Snapshot 13w19a, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w08a, Minecraft 1.7.5, Minecraft 14w32d, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.2-pre6, Minecraft 1.8.3, Minecraft 1.8.4, Minecraft 15w41b, Minecraft 15w42a, Minecraft 15w47a, Minecraft 15w51b, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 16w43a, Minecraft 16w44a, Minecraft 1.11 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 17w06a, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 6, Minecraft 1.12, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.13-pre1, Minecraft 1.13, Minecraft 18w31a, Minecraft 18w32a, Minecraft 1.13.1, Minecraft 1.13.2, Minecraft 18w44a, Minecraft 18w48a, Minecraft 18w48b, Minecraft 18w49a, Minecraft 18w50a, Minecraft 19w02a, Minecraft 19w04b, Minecraft 19w05a, Minecraft 19w06a
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 19w08a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Kraif Assignee: rockenroll4life (Josh Letellier)
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 40
Labels: None

Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-59932 Rabbits/Ocelots/guardians see invisib... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-60506 Killer Rabbit sees invisible players Resolved
is duplicated by MC-64723 psychic rabbits Resolved
is duplicated by MC-64876 Rabbits can see and run away from you... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-64877 Killer Rabbits of Caerbannog can see ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-65026 Ocelots can see and run away from you... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-66870 Guardians see invisible players Resolved
is duplicated by MC-80080 Mobs can still track and hurt you whi... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-91033 Guardians attack players with invisib... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-114711 I find interesting bug about guardian... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-119850 Player is seen by Guardians with invi... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-138536 Cats Afraid of Invisible Players Resolved
is duplicated by MC-141866 pillagers see invisable entities Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-18284 New AI mobs see through invisibility Resolved
relates to MC-137009 Shulker Detection Range Incorrect for... Resolved
relates to MC-89309 Potion of invisibility doesn't preven... Resolved
relates to MC-94524 Mobs look at you while you are in Cre... Resolved
relates to MC-211666 Guardians attack invisible axolotls Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

The bug

Several mobs can still see you even if you are invisible.

Affected mobs

  • Cats
  • Rabbits
  • Ocelots
  • Guardians
  • Zombies
  • Zombie pigmen
  • Pillagers

How to reproduce

  1. Use a potion of invisibility or run this command /effect give @p minecraft:invisibility 15 1
  2. Spawn or find a zombie (for example)
  3. Hit it
    It will chase you even if you are invisible


 Comments   
Comment by TheBoy358 [ 12/Feb/19 ]

Confirmed in 19w04b, 19w05a and 19w06a.

Comment by Valicon [ 09/Jan/19 ]

Shulkers can also see invisible players in some conditions, you should add them in the list. See MC-137009

Comment by Enbeon [ 31/Oct/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w44a.

Comment by Kraif [ 31/Aug/18 ]

Confirmed for 1.13.1.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 11/Aug/18 ]

Koala_eiO, but fixed for Rabbits / Ocelots / Zombies / Zombie Pigmen?

Comment by Koala_eiO [ 11/Aug/18 ]

Still in 18w32a with guardians.

Comment by John [ 14/Mar/17 ]

Confirmed for 17w06a. It seems like this applies to all mobs.

Comment by Koala_eiO [ 23/Jan/17 ]

Still in 1.11.2

Comment by Socks [ 09/Nov/16 ]

still in 1.11 Pre-Release 1

Tested in survival with no armor

AI behavior the same with or with out invisibility potion (ie potion has no affect):

Guardian, Elder Guardian, Blaze, Ghast, Wither, Rabbit, Ocelot

Did not test with all hostile/neutral mobs, but those I did worked until hit with the exception of Magna Cub/Slime - they seemed to still not see me.

Comment by Socks [ 04/Nov/16 ]

still in 16w44a

Comment by Socks [ 27/Oct/16 ]

still in 16w43a - confirmed for rabbits, ocelots, guardians (both). Zombies and Zombie Pigmen do so only if provoked (hit).

Comment by George Gates [ 20/Feb/16 ]

Still happening in 1.9-pre2.

Comment by George Gates [ 19/Nov/15 ]

Still happening in 15w47a.

Drank an invisibility potion, went into survival, punch one zombie in a group and others started going after me.

Comment by Onnowhere [ 05/May/15 ]

Still in 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 - Apparently MC-18284 states this was fixed, but that seems not to be the case

Comment by KingSupernova [ 04/May/15 ]

This report seems to be about 2 separate bugs. One is that some mobs can simply see you when you are invisible, the other is the (probably intended) one that social mobs communicate your location when hit. These should probably be split into 2 separate reports.

Comment by [Mod] Torabi [ 06/Feb/15 ]

Confirmed for 1.8.2-pre6, but it is probably intended that Zombies and Zombie Pigmen communicate your location to others of their own kind. Hitting any mob reveals your location to that specific mob, and it makes sense that social mobs would share that information.

Comment by KingSupernova [ 16/Jan/15 ]

Confirmed for rabbits, ocelots, zombies, and zombie pigmen in 1.8.2 pre-3. (Although I think the pigmen one is intended.) Seems to have been fixed for guardians though. Also, it would be nice if there were a list of mobs that this occurred for. And could someone please fix the title?

Comment by qmagnet [ 13/Aug/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w32d

Comment by Itouch2 [ 05/Mar/14 ]

Still a concern in 1.7.4/5 and 14w08a

Comment by RandomDSplayer [ 02/Jan/14 ]

Did you alert them of your presence before you became invisible?

Comment by Victor Clements [ 06/Mar/13 ]

No, I'm not wearing armour but the problem is I'm making a zombie survival map with certain classes that recieve the invisibility effect under a specific amount of health, which makes this bug extremely annoying. and If the zombies can "sense and spell you" why don't they do that before you hit them? this bug is specific to zombies and zombie pigmen and their "gang attack" AI so I think it doesn't have much to do with the invisibility not being as invisible as thought.

Comment by Danny Redmond [ 06/Mar/13 ]

to be honest since they are zombies they can sense you and spell you, so invisibility isn't meant to work not realy much of a problem use a bow and arrow or something

Comment by George Gates [ 04/Mar/13 ]

Are you wearing any armor? You need to be naked for invisibility to make you fully invisible (the wiki says this).

Comment by Markku [ 03/Mar/13 ]

This could be related to MC-2638. Even though that one is creative, the common thing is that the aggro of nearby other mobs is affected in a way that seems to skip the intended checks.

However, I would also point to wiki http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Invisibility, which explains that invisibility isn't quite as full invisibility as might be thought.

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