[MC-3449] Block breaking resets when the item you're holding changes Created: 18/Nov/12  Updated: 03/Aug/23  Resolved: 14/Jan/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.4, Minecraft 1.4.5, Minecraft 1.4.6, Minecraft 1.4.7, Snapshot 13w02a, Snapshot 13w02b
Fix Version/s: Snapshot 13w03a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Alex Boguszewski Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 10
Labels: block, damage, mining, reset, resetting, value
Environment:

Windows 8.


Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-6672 Mining reset switching items/damage v... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-7148 Block damage is reset when stack coun... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9000 SMP - Breaking Blocks on Laggy Server... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9625 Block mineing issue Resolved
is duplicated by MC-10090 Breaking a block resets breaking anim... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-26637 Breaking Resets When Switching Blocks... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-2683 Destroing blocks Resolved
is duplicated by MC-3333 Blocks "unbreak" Resolved
is duplicated by MC-4328 Slow mining Resolved
is duplicated by MC-4724 block breaking resets Resolved
is duplicated by MC-4907 Some blocks reset themselves after ab... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-4933 Block Regen when COLLECTING blocks Resolved
is duplicated by MC-5074 While breaking a block, If you pick u... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-5195 Breaking a block Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-7201 Eating animation stops when picking u... Resolved
relates to MC-2519 Changing tools while breaking blocks Resolved
relates to MC-5368 Mining with tools resets cracking act... Resolved
relates to MC-2989 Block "resets" when right clicked wit... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

When playing Minecraft I noticed, during the breaking of a grass block, if a block item is picked up, the breaking of the grass block is either reset or "Goes back in time" and takes longer to break.

I expected to be mining grass and collecting dirt.

When I would pick up dropped dirt blocks the breaking of the grass block would reset or take a little longer.

1. Select Dirt in your hotbar.
2. Start breaking grass.
3. As you update the amount of dirt by either picking up dirt or dropping it the block damage will reset.



 Comments   
Comment by SeaOfPixels [ 03/Aug/23 ]

Can confirm in 23w31a.

Comment by SeaOfPixels [ 22/Jun/23 ]

This bug has been back for a while, not sure why this hasn't been reopened.

Comment by Callum Tennant [ 14/Jan/13 ]

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 14/Jan/13 ]

Yay! The magical bone is at it again!

Comment by Ultimate Omicron [ 12/Jan/13 ]

Thing is; This was supposed to prevent cheating on durability by switching tools. However, when any aspect on the itemstack in changes the damage is reset. This is incorrect, since durability and count changes should not affect the mining of a block. So it's a bug created by a previous fix.

Comment by Alex Boguszewski [ 12/Jan/13 ]

I will be uploading a video showcasing this bug to clear up confusion. Will be recording it tonight.

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 12/Jan/13 ]

The bug is about picking something up without changing tools.

Comment by Callum Tennant [ 12/Jan/13 ]

That tweet is irrelevant to the bug posted.

Comment by [Crispy] PokeCanada [ 12/Jan/13 ]

Replying to an tweet: "When switching tools while breaking blocks they should stop mining and reset. Going to add that into an patch."

Comment by Callum Tennant [ 12/Jan/13 ]

Quote?

Comment by [Crispy] PokeCanada [ 12/Jan/13 ]

This isn't a bug. Dinnerbone said this is intentional.

Comment by FireHunterX [ 09/Jan/13 ]

Happens all the time

Comment by Alex Boguszewski [ 09/Jan/13 ]

Hey guys this bug is still here up vote to get it fixed!

Comment by Gabriel Salla [ 21/Dec/12 ]

Doesn't need to be the same as the slot on the hotbar. I was digging with a shovel and as I got dirt, the breaking starts over again

Comment by Callum Tennant [ 14/Dec/12 ]

This must really get fixed in the next snapshot.

Comment by Jeff Raber [ 14/Dec/12 ]

I posted the video below on YouTube that shows this behavior in 12w50a. The mining progress is only reset if the block you pick up is put into a slot on the hotbar.

http://youtu.be/tuN0ppa1A6M

Comment by Alex Boguszewski [ 11/Dec/12 ]

I had this happen to me the same way except with gravel as well today. I hope this gets fixed soon I don't know if its major (it doesn't ruin playability). But it definitely is annoying.

Comment by Callum Tennant [ 09/Dec/12 ]

I can confirm this bug. This should be upgraded to a 'Major' bug as this is extremely annoying. The bug slows down block breaking dramatically, and is most noticeable when digging underground cubes or digging straight down.

Comment by Tails [ 05/Dec/12 ]

Made the description clearer and confirmed.

Comment by fuj1n (Arthur Uzulin) [ 29/Nov/12 ]

Oh, that's what you mean, sorry for misunderstanding, and thank you for clarification.

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 19/Nov/12 ]

No. Picks, shovels, hoes, swords, and axes would still be separate. In the game, mining with a block is the same as mining with a hand.

Comment by fuj1n (Arthur Uzulin) [ 19/Nov/12 ]

Wouldn't that cause all blocks being retrievable by a hand?

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 19/Nov/12 ]

I think this could be fixed by simply counting empty hands and all blocks as the same tool.

Comment by Chalmes (Jon) [ 19/Nov/12 ]

Final part of description of MC-3333 refers to block breaking reset on pickup of block entity

Comment by Chalmes (Jon) [ 19/Nov/12 ]

I can only reproduce this if I am punching the dirt with an empty hand, and then pickup an entity from the ground, which causes the switching tool issue as Tails has linked. Otherwise, picking up a block while mining another block doesn't cause it to start mining from the beginning.

Comment by Tails [ 19/Nov/12 ]

Duplicate of MC-2519

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