[MC-1875] Snow layers don't drop themselves when harvested with a silk touch tool Created: 02/Nov/12  Updated: 28/Apr/22  Resolved: 24/Nov/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.3, Minecraft 1.11, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 17w06a, Minecraft 17w13a, Minecraft 17w14a, Minecraft 17w15a, Minecraft 17w16a, Minecraft 17w16b, Minecraft 17w17a, Minecraft 17w17b, Minecraft 17w18a, Minecraft 17w18b, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 6, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 7, Minecraft 1.12, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 17w43a, Minecraft 17w43b, Minecraft 17w45a, Minecraft 17w45b, Minecraft 17w46a
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 17w48a

Type: Bug
Reporter: [Mod] tryashtar Assignee: Maria Lemón
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 6
Labels: silk_touch, snow

Issue Links:
Relates
relates to MC-134408 Breaking 8-level snow layer with Silk... Open
relates to MCPE-59729 Snow layers don't drop themselves whe... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

The bug

Unlike snow blocks, snow layers do not drop themselves when harvested with a silk touch shovel, instead dropping snowballs as usual (too many snowballs: see MC-61821).

How to reproduce

Obtain a shovel of any type enchanted with silk touch and break a snow layer of any height. Snowballs will be dropped instead of layers as expected.



 Comments   
Comment by [Mod] redstonehelper [ 15/Dec/16 ]

Reopened and gave the ticket to @tryashtar. Please update it.

Comment by [Mod] tryashtar [ 03/Dec/16 ]

This was resolved before the patch that allowed snow layers to be obtained in survival (via crafting). Perhaps it should be reopened?

Comment by Selbram (Tory Clement) [ 02/Nov/12 ]

This works as intended. Only snow blocks will drop snow blocks. Fallen snow will drop snowballs.

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