[MC-4086] Block cracks don't appear on the lower halves of doors when zombies are breaking them Created: 02/Dec/12  Updated: 07/Dec/24

Status: Open
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.5, Minecraft 1.4.7, Snapshot 13w05b, Minecraft 1.5, Snapshot 13w11a, Minecraft 1.7.9, Minecraft 14w20b, Minecraft 14w21a, Minecraft 14w21b, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.8, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32a, Minecraft 16w32b, Minecraft 16w33a, Minecraft 16w35a, Minecraft 16w40a, Minecraft 16w41a, Minecraft 16w42a, Minecraft 16w44a, Minecraft 1.11 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 1.13.1, Minecraft 1.13.2, Minecraft 18w48a, Minecraft 18w48b, Minecraft 18w49a, Minecraft 18w50a, 1.15.2, 20w16a, 1.16 Pre-release 2, 1.16 Pre-release 7, 1.16.1, 20w29a, 1.16.2, 1.16.4, 20w49a, 20w51a, 21w03a, 1.16.5, 21w05b, 21w06a, 21w07a, 21w11a, 21w17a, 1.17, 1.17.1, 21w44a, 1.18, 1.18.1, 22w05a, 1.18.2, 22w11a, 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 22w43a, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1, 23w45a, 1.20.4, 23w51b, 1.21, 24w33a, 1.21.1, 1.21.2 Pre-Release 3, 1.21.3, 1.21.4
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: [Mod] Avoma Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 52
Labels: door

Attachments: PNG File 2012-12-02_19.49.51.png     PNG File 2020-12-07_19.54.04.png     File MC-4086.mp4     PNG File MC-4086.png     PNG File setup.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-266631 Baby zombie always break upper door Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Category:
Mob behaviour
Mojang Priority: Low
Area: Platform

 Description   

The Bug:

Block cracks don't appear on the lower halves of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Ensure that the difficulty is set to "hard" and the "mobGriefing" gamerule is set to "true" by using the commands provided below.
    /difficulty hard
    /gamerule mobGriefing true
  2. Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
  3. While standing on top of the diamond block, summon a zombie that is able to break down doors by using the command provided below.
    /summon minecraft:zombie ~ ~ ~ {CanBreakDoors:1b,ArmorItems:[{},{},{},{id:"minecraft:iron_helmet",Count:1b}]}
  4. Stand on the opposite side of the door as the zombie, switch into survival mode, and get it to notice you.
  5. Once it begins breaking the door, look at the lower half of it.
  6. Take note as to whether or not block cracks appear on the lower halves of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Observed Behavior:

Block cracks only appear on the upper halves of doors and not the lower halves.

Expected Behavior:

Block cracks would appear on both halves of doors.



 Comments   
Comment by oowooglac (Inactive) [ 03/Mar/24 ]

If you, as the player, break a door, the breaking animation only displays on one half. So, I fail to see why it should be any different when a zombie destroys a door.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 08/Nov/21 ]

Can confirm this in 21w44a. Here are some extra details regarding this problem.

The Bug:

Block cracks only appear on the upper half of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Steps to Reproduce:

  • Ensure that the difficulty is set to "hard" and the "mobGriefing" gamerule is set to "true".
  • /difficulty hard
    /gamerule mobGriefing true
  • Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
  • Whilst standing on top of the diamond block, summon a zombie that is able to break down doors.
  • /summon minecraft:zombie ~ ~ ~ {CanBreakDoors:1b}
  • Stand on the opposite side of the door as the zombie, switch into survival mode, and get it to notice you.
  • Once it begins breaking the door, look at the lower half of it.
  • Take note as to whether or not block cracks only appear on the upper half of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Observed Behavior:

Block cracks only appear on the upper half of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Expected Behavior:

Block cracks would appear on both halves of doors when zombies are breaking them.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 28/Aug/21 ]

Can confirm in 1.17.1.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 22/Jun/21 ]

Can confirm in 1.17.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 30/Apr/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w17a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 28/Mar/21 ]

Can confirm in 1.16.5 and 21w11a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 18/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w07a. Video attached.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 12/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w06a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 04/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w05b.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 22/Jan/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w03a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 24/Dec/20 ]

Can confirm in 20w51a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 07/Dec/20 ]

Can confirm in 20w49a. I've attached an additional screenshot. To reproduce this issue, I'd recommend creating a superflat world with the preset, "The Void". Next, make a one block wide long space and separate a zombie from a villager by using a door. To make sure that the zombie can actually break the door, summon one with the following NBT:

 /summon zombie ~ ~ ~ {CanBreakDoors:1}

Additionally, make sure that the difficulty is set to hard.

/difficulty hard 

All you need to do now, is watch the bug occur.

Comment by pulpetti [ 06/Jul/20 ]

Confirmed in 20w29a

Comment by pulpetti [ 06/Jul/20 ]

Confirmed in 1.16.1

Comment by Conem [ 17/Jun/20 ]

Confirmed in 1.16-pre7.

Comment by Conem [ 12/Jun/20 ]

Confirmed in 1.16-pre5.

Comment by Conem [ 12/Jun/20 ]

Confirmed in 1.16-pre4.

Comment by Conem [ 07/Jun/20 ]

Confirmed in 1.16 Pre-release 2.

Comment by Alugia [ 16/Apr/20 ]

Confirmed in 20w16a

Comment by Jon1337 [ 21/Dec/18 ]

Confirmed on 18w50a

Comment by Kraif [ 29/Aug/18 ]

Confirmed for 1.13.1. Please, if you don't mind, I'd like to be the reporter of this ticket, I'll update it accordingly.

Comment by Alexander [ 21/Oct/16 ]

Confirmed for 16w42a

Comment by Immaterialise [ 17/Feb/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.9-pre1. The zombie can still jump and hit the top of the door (Playing sound effects and showing cracking), but can't destroy it in the brief moment that it's in range.

Comment by [Mod] Sonicwave [ 28/Jul/15 ]

Confirmed for 1.8.8.

Comment by Marcono1234 [ 15/Oct/14 ]

Confirmed for

  • 1.8
Comment by Itouch2 [ 01/Jun/14 ]

Confirmed for 14w21b.

Comment by [Mod] Ezekiel (ezfe) [ 29/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.

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