[MC-3615] Lava and water are completely transparent at certain height levels Created: 21/Nov/12  Updated: 17/Aug/22  Resolved: 25/Nov/20

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.4, Minecraft 1.4.5, Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w08a, Minecraft 1.7.5, Minecraft 14w10c, Minecraft 14w11b, Minecraft 1.7.9, Minecraft 14w17a, Minecraft 14w18b, Minecraft 14w19a, Minecraft 14w20a, Minecraft 14w20b, Minecraft 14w21b, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32a, Minecraft 16w32b, Minecraft 16w33a, Minecraft 16w35a, Minecraft 1.11.1, Minecraft 18w07c, Minecraft 1.13-pre6, Minecraft 1.14.2, 1.15.2, 20w06a, 20w08a, 20w22a, 1.16 Pre-release 3, 1.16 Pre-release 4, 1.16 Release Candidate 1, 1.16, 1.16.1, 20w27a, 20w28a, 20w30a, 1.16.2 Pre-release 1, 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1, 1.16.2, 1.16.3 Release Candidate 1, 1.16.3, 1.16.4 Pre-release 1, 1.16.4 Pre-release 2, 1.16.4 Release Candidate 1, 1.16.4, 20w45a, 20w46a
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 14w25b, 20w48a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Anon Ymus Assignee: [Mojang] Felix Jones
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 31
Labels: lava, visibility

Attachments: PNG File 2012-11-10_22.19.06.png     PNG File 2012-11-10_22.19.13.png     PNG File 2012-11-19_19.09.35.png     PNG File 2014-03-02_11.47.11.png     PNG File 2014-03-02_11.47.14.png     PNG File 2014-03-09_13.26.01.png     PNG File 2014-06-22_20.57.01.png     PNG File 2020-06-23_01.45.08.png     PNG File 2020-11-25_17.56.22.png     PNG File 2020-11-25_18.06.18.png     PNG File 2020-11-25_18.31.01.png     PNG File 2020-11-25_18.32.20.png     JPEG File 2022-03-09_22.24.11.jpg     PNG File 2022-03-16_17.41.05.png    
Issue Links:
Cloners
is cloned by MC-206561 Water is still completely transparent... Open
is cloned by MC-206842 Lava is still briefly transparent at ... Open
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-29398 Completely clear water Resolved
is duplicated by MC-30091 You can see through lava in certain a... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-31033 Weird water look when looking right o... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-47678 When eyes in lava, everything visible Resolved
is duplicated by MC-49236 Looking under water still persists Resolved
is duplicated by MC-51999 Weird look when eyes are at the same ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-53063 Lava texture Invisible Resolved
is duplicated by MC-54258 Swimming under lilypad gives full vis... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-54351 invisible lava when 1 block under lav... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-55979 If your head is in flowing lava it do... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-65428 Water shader above water Resolved
is duplicated by MC-99595 Can see through lava Resolved
is duplicated by MC-105106 Water and lava tint and surface are b... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-153154 I can see everything if i go up into ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-158116 See In Water Resolved
is duplicated by MC-167716 Lava & Water Visual Bug Resolved
is duplicated by MC-170014 Lava is clear when partially in it Resolved
is duplicated by MC-171929 You can briefly see the bottom of a l... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-172984 When angling yourself perfectly just ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-178983 When flying in the water, on a ceilin... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-179571 swimming in lava under a basalt block... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-182238 Easy to see thru water while in 3rd p... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-186519 Lava glitch Resolved
is duplicated by MC-186716 Bug!Curpet fly! Resolved
is duplicated by MC-188472 Lava bug/xray glitch Resolved
is duplicated by MC-188488 Nether lava Xray bug Resolved
is duplicated by MC-188619 Visual glitch in the lava Resolved
is duplicated by MC-188872 MC-2246 seen in diffrent versions of ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-190570 see through lava. Resolved
is duplicated by MC-190870 Possibility to see clearly through lava Resolved
is duplicated by MC-190995 see though lava while swimming in it Resolved
is duplicated by MC-191488 X-Ray in water and lava (2 ways) Resolved
is duplicated by MC-193248 Lava Bugs Resolved
is duplicated by MC-200149 We can see underwater Resolved
is duplicated by MC-204603 You can look through lava Resolved
is duplicated by MC-205019 Lava bug Resolved
is duplicated by MC-1499 Can see the water lighter in a certai... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-2246 lava, potion fire resistance Resolved
is duplicated by MC-4799 Water limit bug Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-120772 Blindness removes the tint/overlay of... Resolved
relates to MCPE-6965 Lava and water can visually disappear... Resolved
relates to MC-8684 You can see through blocks when using... Open
relates to MC-166546 The environment is rendered blue when... Open
relates to MC-206561 Water is still completely transparent... Open
relates to MC-206610 At certain camera angles around -25.4... Open
relates to MC-205072 Snow Ambient Effect sometimes don't s... Resolved
relates to MC-965 Blindness and Lava don't mix Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Creative
Category:
Camera, Rendering
Mojang Priority: Normal

 Description   

The bug

When standing so that the player is just inside lava (a very small range), it is possible to see through it (third screenshot). This also occurs when the player's head is back against a block and touching a block above it in flowing lava that is next to a source block (first two screenshots).

How to reproduce

No surface and no tint
  1. Switch to Creative mode and start flying
  2. Use the following commands
    /setblock ~ 64 ~ lava
    
    /tp ~ 62.39 ~
    
  3. Start looking up and down
    → At some point you will see no bottom surface but also no tint
Surface and tint
  1. Switch to Creative mode and start flying
  2. Use the following commands
    /setblock ~ 64 ~ water
    
    /tp ~ 63.39 ~
    
  3. Start looking up and down
    → At some point you will see the top surface and the tint


 Comments   
Comment by user-abace (Inactive) [ 16/Mar/22 ]

Still happens in lava and water in 1.18.2.

For lava you need to go inside flowing lava.

See comments in MC-206561 and MC-206842.

Comment by CalXee [ 27/Nov/20 ]

@Fabian Röling MC-206842 describes the issue.

Comment by Villager [ 26/Nov/20 ]

Bug not fixed! I can make it in 20w48a!

Comment by [Mod] violine1101 [ 25/Nov/20 ]

Bug report for water in 20w48a → MC-206561

If you find bugs with how it works now for Lava, please create new bug reports for that as well.

Comment by Tinay [ 25/Nov/20 ]

Yea, it is not fully fixed in 20w48a

Comment by Sebexan [ 25/Nov/20 ]

in 20w48a the lava was partially repaired,
water unchanged

Please reopen it is not 100% fixed

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 25/Nov/20 ]

It's actually the opposite now for lava, see 2020-11-25_18.31.01.png. And it's not even completely fixed, see 2020-11-25_18.32.20.png. And for water, it's completely unchanged.

Comment by CalXee [ 25/Nov/20 ]

In 20w48a, the fix only applied to lava.

Comment by Villager [ 17/Nov/20 ]

Way to make that bug in survival
MC-191488

Comment by Sebexan [ 11/Nov/20 ]

Present in 20w46a

Comment by Sebexan [ 04/Nov/20 ]

Present in 20w45a

Comment by Sebexan [ 27/Oct/20 ]

Present in 1.16.4 Release Candidate 1

Comment by Sebexan [ 22/Oct/20 ]

Present in 1.16.4 Pre-Release 2

Comment by Sebexan [ 15/Oct/20 ]

Present in 1.16.4 Pre-Release 1

Comment by [Mod] GoldenHelmet [ 30/Sep/20 ]

A very similar issue in Bedrock Edition is resolved "Won't Fix" (MCPE-6965).

Comment by Sebexan [ 20/Sep/20 ]

It runs on version 1.16.3

The method is used during speedruns when the player is on the boat looking for a fortress or other structures under water.

Comment by Lightning_11 [ 14/Sep/20 ]

If this is fixed, it will be VERY hard to build under lava because of the short vision range. I suggest that Mojang also make the fire resistance effect extend the vision range more for higher levels. Eg. at level 1 fire resistance, you can see an extra block, but at level 255, you can see 255 blocks in lava (or maybe more).

Comment by Iosiv Visokogorskiy [ 02/Jul/20 ]

Still happens in 20w27a

Comment by Sebastian [ 26/Jun/20 ]

Affects also 1.16 and 1.16.1

Comment by Antwnhs M. [ 22/Jun/20 ]

Being inside lava but it is completely transparent.  1.16 rc 1

EDIT: Removed image.

Comment by Iosiv Visokogorskiy [ 08/Jun/20 ]

Affects  1.16 pre release 2

 

 

Comment by Connor Steppie [ 06/Jul/18 ]

Am only able to reproduce the "above lava but underneath lava effect is visible" effect in 1.13-pre6.

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 01/Jul/16 ]

This also affects water, which is MC-1499, but MC-1499 is claimed as fixed although it isn't. As visible in that one, it also works the other way around (underwater view for over water).

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 13/Mar/16 ]

reopening because of MC-99595

Comment by Itouch2 [ 22/Jun/14 ]

yes

Comment by Kumasasa [ 22/Jun/14 ]

Fixed in 14w25b

Comment by Itouch2 [ 22/May/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w21b.

Comment by Itouch2 [ 15/May/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w20a and b.

Comment by Itouch2 [ 08/May/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w19a.

Comment by Itouch2 [ 02/May/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w18b

Comment by Itouch2 [ 26/Apr/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w17a

Comment by Itouch2 [ 15/Mar/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w11b

Comment by Itouch2 [ 09/Mar/14 ]

Confirmed for 10c

Comment by Kumasasa [ 02/Mar/14 ]

The clear/reddish effect doesn't correspond with the eye level. If the head is already above but the eyes (red line in collision box) still below the lava surface, the vision is clear.

Comment by Zachary Borden [ 10/Feb/14 ]

In the latest snapshot (currently 14w06b), I can see through lava without the haze in ANY circumstance, but I think that has to do with the new Spectator mode.

Comment by harold chiang [ 08/Feb/14 ]

are you in flowing lava in the third picture? Because you can see through flowing lava but not solid lava.

Comment by [Mod] Ezekiel (ezfe) [ 26/Jan/14 ]

Is this still a concern in the latest Minecraft version 14w04b? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Comment by Ian Carlson [ 04/Feb/13 ]

You shouldn't mark MC-965 as a duplicate, it's an earlier bug report.

Comment by Chalmes (Jon) [ 22/Nov/12 ]

Confirmed.

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