[MC-4577] Unable to combine enchanted books for a higher level enchant. Created: 13/Dec/12  Updated: 12/Mar/13  Resolved: 12/Mar/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 12w50a, Minecraft 1.4.6, Snapshot 13w05b, Snapshot 13w07a, Minecraft 1.5
Fix Version/s: Snapshot 13w11a

Type: Bug
Reporter: TS Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 9
Labels: anvil, arthropods, bane, books, combine, combining, enchanted, enchanting, protection, sharpness
Environment:

Windows, Java 7 u10


Attachments: PNG File 2012-12-13_19.25.02.png     PNG File 2012-12-13_19.25.06.png     PNG File 2012-12-13_19.25.09.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-4900 Anvil bug Resolved
is duplicated by MC-6369 Unable to combine enchanted books for... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

#NOTE - THIS ONLY EFFECTS SURVIVAL#

The anvil will not allow you to combine two enchanted books of the same enchantment in survival.

In the previous snapshot, it was possible to combine enchanted books this way and get a higher level enchantment. (i.e. two sharpness IV books created 1 Sharpness V).

See picture for more details.

EDIT-

This issue relates to MC-4578. Whether it is intended to be able to combine enchanted books or not, the issue described in MC-4578 should not be happening in survival mode.



 Comments   
Comment by Andrew Whitaker [ 10/Mar/13 ]

Confirmed in 1.5 pre-release can only combine enchanted books of the same type and level in creative, but not survival.

Comment by Jonathan Blanton [ 20/Dec/12 ]

FYI: The bug is still present in the 1.4.6 release.

Comment by Sebastian L. Kylander [ 19/Dec/12 ]

in 1.4.6 it works, but only in creative mode. And no, it's not intentional. Because if it was, then what's the point in combining enchanted books in creative when you can simply access them from the creative menu. Also, you cannot get a higher level enchantment on a book than what's actually possible to get.

Comment by Antonio private [ 14/Dec/12 ]

I'd imagine this is intended... I remember reading somewhere (mojang.com or minecraftforum.net) about how you can enchant certain things in survival, but almost everything in creative or something like that... and this may be the fixed version so you cant get level 30 fortune or something like that. xD
EDIT: what i ment by "So you cant get level 30 fortune" i ment on survival

Comment by Minerdomera [ 14/Dec/12 ]

Should be fixed for 1.4.6. limits enchanted books quite a bit to not be able to combine them.

Comment by TS [ 13/Dec/12 ]

I should note this bug only happens in Survival, if you combine the books in Creative it does produce improved enchantments.

Comment by TS [ 13/Dec/12 ]

You can combine tools in the same manner = 2 Efficiency IV pickaxes can produce an Efficiency V on the anvil.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 13/Dec/12 ]

Was it a bug in 12w49a or intentional ?

Comment by DarkWolff [ 13/Dec/12 ]

In Snapshot 12w49, doing this would level up the enchantments similar to how combining enchanted items work.

So: Sharpness 2 book + Sharpness 2 book = Sharpness 3 book

What the reporter seems to be saying is you cannot do this anymore.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 13/Dec/12 ]

Isnt' that pointless ?
What do you expect to come out when combining two enchantments of the same type and level ?

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