[MC-2071] Pausing the Game or opening any GUI in a nether portal does not work Created: 03/Nov/12  Updated: 18/Jul/24  Resolved: 30/Jul/14

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.3, Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5, Minecraft 1.6.4, Minecraft 1.7.1, Minecraft 1.7.2, Minecraft 13w47c, Minecraft 13w47d, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w03b, Minecraft 14w08a, Minecraft 14w11b
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 14w31a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Abner Eduardo Silveira Santos Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 4
Labels: world
Environment:

OS X, Java SE 6 32-bits 1.6.0_31-b04-415


Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-8971 Cannot enter console after exiting a ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-12507 Nether portal protects from typing to... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-15286 Unable to do anything in nether portal Resolved
is duplicated by MC-44107 Chest Menu Not Opening Resolved
is duplicated by MC-45963 When entering nether, can't access in... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-56530 if you open chest while you in nether... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-67306 Ender portal trap Resolved
is duplicated by MC-70344 Inventory and chat not openable in ne... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-72190 Can't bring up GUI while in a portal ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-74803 Player in NetherPortal without GUI Resolved
is duplicated by MC-147192 Can't interact inside nether portal Resolved
is duplicated by MC-148983 I cannot open the inventory when i'm ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-152986 can't open inventory in nether portal Resolved
is duplicated by MC-154460 Can't open the Inventory while standi... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-156655 Does not open chat box and inventory ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-164915 Inventory In Nether Portal Resolved
is duplicated by MC-171768 Chest opening issues while entering n... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-185486 Unable to access certain things while... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-191800 Cannot open inventory when inside of ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-195997 Bug with chat and portal to nether. Resolved
is duplicated by MC-198119 bug Resolved
is duplicated by MC-205994 You can't open any UI when you have t... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-211613 Nether portal Resolved
is duplicated by MC-220911 Cannot open chat or inventory when yo... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-224882 you cannot open the chat when you are... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225825 Couldn't open inventory when entering... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225982 Nether Portal Chat Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225996 Cannot open gamemode switcher in neth... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-234807 Cannot open chat or inventory when in... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-259074 can't open chat, inventory at nether ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-274514 Unable to open inventory while in net... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-5225 Can not use commands or chat in nethe... Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-15152 Standing in a nether portal and openi... Resolved
relates to MC-120513 The advancements overview can be open... Open
relates to MC-35361 Inventory opening is detected while i... Reopened
relates to MC-202757 Nether Portals can keep players trapped Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   
Mod notice

The behaviour as it is now is intended. You can go through the options but nothing else.

dinnerbone in this comment

Pausing in nether portals

What I expected to happen was...:
Paused the game, because in 1.3.2 i was able to pause it

What actually happened was...:
It didn't, and i continued going to the nether

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a nether portal
2. Enter it
3. ESC Pause the game



 Comments   
Comment by Luke W [ 12/Jan/21 ]

I seriously hope Mojang reconsiders this being "intended" for other GUIs. This is the cause for numerous softlocks and does nothing but facilitate griefing (as you can trap a player in a nether portal with no way to access most of their items, or even call for help in chat). Whatever duplication bug it was meant to solve likely no longer happens, and even if it does, a proper fix should just be implemented.

Comment by Nikony Brass [ 20/Jul/19 ]

this problem came back on me

Comment by Gabriel W [ 15/Nov/15 ]

@dinnerbone

Wrong, its not as it should be, you should be able to use at least CHAT, cos if you go to a portal quere both sides are obstructed and you cant break the block, since you have to get out and back in, you get stuck!

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 07/Sep/14 ]

Discussion about this, and other issues, can now be done using our new SubReddit.

Comment by William Drum [ 06/Sep/14 ]

I too think this should be reopened, I got locked in a nether portal on a factions server and had to quit the server. But to be fair, this issue isn't really Mojang's problem since factions is a mod. That said, I still think you should be able to at least type while standing in a nether portal.

Comment by Wilker [ 03/Sep/14 ]

in the creative mode servers that don't have the nether enabled, some players can troll you with this :/

Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 31/Jul/14 ]

The behaviour as it is now is intended. You can go through the options but nothing else.

Comment by Fenhl (Max Dominik Weber) [ 31/Jul/14 ]

@cubethethird: It doesn't seem intended, and it is certainly not very usable. I think this issue should be reopened since part of what it says in the title isn't fixed, and it should be up to the devs to either fix it or mark it as intended.

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 30/Jul/14 ]

@Bob, I am fairly certain that is intended.

Comment by Bob Bobert [ 30/Jul/14 ]

I think this should be reopened. While you are now able to open the pause menu, you are still not able to open your inventory or the chat.

Comment by kazblox [ 29/Jul/14 ]

When trying to do the old nether portal dupe trick with this fix.... It didn't work.

Crisis of fix side effects averted.

Comment by kazblox [ 27/May/14 ]

Fix (MCP 1.7.2)

EntityPlayerSP.java
            if (this.inPortal)
            {
                if (this.mc.currentScreen != null)
                {
                    //FIX. Remove this line.
                    //this.mc.displayGuiScreen((GuiScreen)null);
                }
Comment by score [ 26/May/14 ]

In that case it should be removed - if that exploit is present in multiplayer servers, then a malicious user could just avoid this with a modified or unofficial client, and so fixing it in the client end is the wrong way to go about it. However I don't think the exploit exists any more.

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 26/May/14 ]

As indicated in previous comments, this was originally implemented to circumvent item duplication exploits. There as of yet as been any confirmation about this issue working as intended, or whether any changes to this behaviour will be made.

Comment by score [ 26/May/14 ]

Even if it were a limitation of the world saving mechanism (I very much doubt it), in my eyes this would make it more of a bug. What's saner: fix a bug in the save system, or disable pausing? (I don't think that is the issue, though, I just think it's a bad design decision)

Comment by Matt Enloe [ 26/May/14 ]

There is no other use-case where you are unable to pause the game, except for the actual loading of a world you are switching to. As the inability to pause is not replicated elsewhere and the limitation is not documented, it is logical to infer that it is a bug.

It may not be an inconvenience to you, but it is up to the developers to mark it "working as intended."

Comment by Christopher Lane [ 26/May/14 ]

This must be a bug, I cannot see any issues that could occur from being able to open a GUI while in a portal.

This is a big issue for some players as it can result in them not being able to play on servers.
For example if there is a portal blocked off in some sort of protection such as spawn protection then players will get stuck in that portal and have no way of escaping.

Comment by Martin Voth [ 25/May/14 ]

I don't want to be mean, but I think, this is absolutely no bug, since it could possibly be a workaround to prevent being stuck between dimensions? (I don't know, how to describe it in other words XD)
The game saves when hitting ESC. Maybe there's a problem, when relogging to a world inside of a portal? And maybe it's just annoying, because you would have to go back again.

I don't know, but it seems okay for me. (No bug, if you ask me)

Comment by Fenhl (Max Dominik Weber) [ 20/Mar/14 ]

Affects snapshot 14w11b.

Comment by Fenhl (Max Dominik Weber) [ 23/Feb/14 ]

On OS X, there is a workaround if you're in native fullscreen (see MC-40597): switching to a desktop or a different fullscreen app (at least using the touchpad gesture, other methods like keyboard shortcuts not tested) will activate the pause menu.

Comment by Itouch2 [ 22/Feb/14 ]

Confirmed for 08a

Comment by Fenhl (Max Dominik Weber) [ 22/Nov/13 ]

I can't update the affected versions field, but yes, it still is an issue in snapshot 13w47d.

Comment by Tails [ 22/Dec/12 ]

Adjusted title to include not being able to open any GUI.

Comment by Abner Eduardo Silveira Santos [ 25/Nov/12 ]

So i don't think that it was removed because of that, or am i wrong?

Comment by Abner Eduardo Silveira Santos [ 25/Nov/12 ]

I know that bug, but it wasn't working on 1.2.5, when i tested it, neither it was working on 1.3.2

Comment by Alex Campbell [ 24/Nov/12 ]

There used to be an item duplication bug that involved having a crafting table open while water pushed you into a nether portal. Notch's "fix" was to close all GUIs when in a nether portal.

Comment by score [ 04/Nov/12 ]

This is a "feature" that's been in the game since portals have, but it is extremely annoying, prevents game pausing (and thus prevents disconnection from a server without using alt+f4), and is largely useless.
In preventing any GUI, it also prevents talking which means that if you get trapped in a portal on SMP, you can't even use /spawn or /tp or call for help.

Comment by Abner Eduardo Silveira Santos [ 03/Nov/12 ]

This is a Bug, i'm sure of it!When in 1.3.2 i could pause the game, i've just tested!

Comment by Abner Eduardo Silveira Santos [ 03/Nov/12 ]

Why can't i pause the game??????

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