[MC-5673] Walking on ice diagonally while blocking. Created: 02/Jan/13  Updated: 10/Apr/17  Resolved: 17/Feb/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.6, Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5, Minecraft 1.5.2, Minecraft 1.6.1, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w03b, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.1-pre3
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Jai Nankivell Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Cannot Reproduce Votes: 1
Labels: None
Environment:

Windows 7, java 7.


CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

When blocking with a sword while walking on ice, movement is much slower than when blocking while waling on dirt. However, when facing diagonally and walking horizontally e.g. holding W and A, movement is at the same speed as walking on dirt, but restricted (sort of) to horizontal movement. Confirmed with different swords, biomes, game modes, weather and worlds.
Discovered while messing around with soul sand, ice, cobweb, sneaking and blocking.



 Comments   
Comment by Immaterialise [ 17/Feb/16 ]

I checked if this was still true with shield blocking (1.9-pre1), and it isn't. Blocking with a shield has exactly the same movement speed on ice (And packed ice) as it does on other blocks, both when walking straight, and when walking diagonally. And as sword blocking isn't a thing anymore, this bug is obsolete.

Comment by Paint [ 28/Sep/15 ]

I guess since sword blocking is no longer a feature, this bug doesn't matter anymore? Or is it the same story with shield blocking? I would test myself, but I don't have access to MC right now.

Comment by KingSupernova [ 02/Feb/15 ]

Relates to MC-75474?

Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 24/Oct/14 ]

Not fixed, it depends on the velocity you have when starting to block.

Comment by Marcono1234 [ 23/May/14 ]

Cannot confirm for 14w21b
maybe it is already fixed

Comment by Marcus McDermand [ 08/Mar/14 ]

Confirmed in 14w10c

Comment by Tails [ 28/Jul/13 ]

I think I'm seeing it too.

Comment by _zombiehunter [ 28/Jul/13 ]

Facing diagonally and pressing A+W or D+W at once ... was able to reproduce faster movement this way in 1.6.2 (never noticed this before though).

Comment by Tails [ 28/Jul/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.6.2 / Launcher version 1.1.3 ? 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 Jai Nankivell [ 21/Mar/13 ]

This can also occur in 1.5 when just walking (no blocking or anything required).

Comment by Lucas Werkmeister [ 11/Mar/13 ]

Confirmed in 1.5 pre-release. In fact, as soon as you are in the sort of "locked" movement, you can let go of one of the movement keys, and you still move along one axis instead of diagonally.
The walking speed seems to be that of blocking on normal ground.
Also happens when the ice is on top of soul sand.

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