[MC-586] Beacon light does not travel through water Created: 25/Oct/12  Updated: 22/Sep/14  Resolved: 07/Aug/14

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 14w32b

Type: Bug
Reporter: Jhon Zackm'n Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 0
Labels: None
Environment:

Underneath my glass dome on the ocean floor using the waterworld preset for superflat.


Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-10998 Ligh will sometime pass and others ti... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-40606 Beacon + Water Resolved
is duplicated by MC-65584 Beacon light does not travel through ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-2353 Beacon problems Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-20310 Lava does not disable Beacon Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Game Mode: Creative

 Description   

I was building a block pyramid for my beacon, and when i placed the beacon, the beam wouldn't shoot out. i tried placing a diamond in the beacon, but nothing would work.

P.S. Would it be affected because i'm right underneath the spawn point?



 Comments   
Comment by Nixinova [ 08/Aug/14 ]

Fixed in 14w31b

Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 07/Aug/14 ]

https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/497365958005370880

Comment by [Mod] Torabi [ 25/Jul/13 ]

It would appear that a lava source block qualifies as "a clear path to the sky". Is that intentional?

Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 31/Oct/12 ]

It needs a clear path to the sky to function.

Comment by Daedalus Young [ 25/Oct/12 ]

Please edit your summary to something more descriptive. "Beacon block" in itself is not a bug, you may want to change it to something like "Beacon does not work under water" if you believe that is the bug.

Comment by Talven81 [ 25/Oct/12 ]

From what I have read and the little playing around with the beacon block, from what I can assert, the beacon block must have a clear path to the sky.

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