[MC-606] zombies can pick up items while dying Created: 25/Oct/12  Updated: 07/Sep/15  Resolved: 29/Oct/12

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.3

Type: Bug
Reporter: Carl Fruehan Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 2
Labels: mob

Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-860 Zombies Hold Their Flesh After Dying Resolved
is duplicated by MC-1130 Mobs can pick up items on their death... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-1509 When a zombie picks up an item and di... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

I killed a villager zombie and saw rotten flesh drop but then saw it whoosh towards the dying villager zombie and didn't gain any rotten flesh. I can only assume that the dying mob picked up it's own drop then despawned.



 Comments   
Comment by Tommy Stephens [ 29/Oct/12 ]

This happened to me as well, I actually saw the flesh in the hand of the zombie as it was lying down just before it poofed into smoke.

Comment by Luke Z [ 28/Oct/12 ]

I saw this happen just recently while I was killing a zombie. Luckily, all it dropped was rotten flesh so it didn't destroy any rare drops.

Comment by Max [ 25/Oct/12 ]

I believe I can confirm this. A Wither Skeleton dropped his skull but the skull disappeared before he died, like in your scenario. However, because it is the same texture it was hard to tell.

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