[MC-3672] When spawning any mob that can have children in creative in large groups in one block, it spawns lots of newborns of that mob. Created: 22/Nov/12  Updated: 07/Sep/15  Resolved: 09/Feb/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.5
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Nick Bennett Smith Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Duplicate Votes: 1
Labels: animal
Environment:

Windows 7


Attachments: PNG File 2012-11-21_23.19.11.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
duplicates MC-3657 Right-clicking a mob with a mob egg s... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Game Mode: Creative

 Description   

I was spawning lots of wolves, and I noticed that when I spawned them in large groups on one block, LOTS of newborn wolves spawned. I tried it for other mobs that can have children (except NPC's,) and it was the same. Why?



 Comments   
Comment by Tails [ 02/Dec/12 ]

Exactly what Xavier Brown said: aiming at a block spawns an adult mob, while aiming at a hitbox of a mob spawns a baby mob of that kind. Easy to reproduce while having the debug hitbox display on (F3+B)

Comment by Buzzaro [ 02/Dec/12 ]

issue MC-3672 and MC-3657 are the same.

To expand on this issue, (I am not sure if it should be a new one but is close enough to this one)
When one is in SURVIVAL/HARDCORE (s/h) mode and has a spawn eggs (of any type), the spawn eggs is not expended when used to make a baby like when it is when an adult is made.

This bug gives the player an infinite supply of baby mobs if used correctly.

*Granted it's not easy for someone in s/h mode to get spawn eggs but it can happen.

Comment by FireHunterX [ 22/Nov/12 ]

I see what's going on.

When you right-click a mob with the right spawn egg, it SHOULD spawn a baby one. If your cursor is just a pixel off the entity itself it will target a block, in which case would spawn an adult.

By the way, Villagers might do this on their own if the population of the village you spawned them in is lower than normal. And so will Ocelots. Is there a particular mob that is doing this?

Comment by Nick Bennett Smith [ 22/Nov/12 ]

Right clicking with the spawn egg only sometimes spawns a newborn.

Comment by Nick Bennett Smith [ 22/Nov/12 ]

That spawns an adult of the animal, and I think, sometimes a newborn. If you do what I did, the majority of the mobs that you spawned will be newborns.

Comment by FireHunterX [ 22/Nov/12 ]

If you right-click a mob with their spawn egg, it will create a baby. Is this what you are doing?

Because the babies all spawn in the same place under the parent, they will all suddenly spread out if one moves just a tiny bit.

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