[MC-673] Sky/lighting doesn't get darker during a thunderstorm Created: 26/Oct/12  Updated: 24/Mar/21  Resolved: 25/Sep/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.4, Minecraft 1.4.5, Snapshot 12w49a, Snapshot 12w50a, Minecraft 1.4.6, Minecraft 1.4.7, Snapshot 13w01a, Snapshot 13w02a, Snapshot 13w02b, Snapshot 13w03a, Snapshot 13w04a, Snapshot 13w05a, Snapshot 13w05b, Snapshot 13w06a, Snapshot 13w09a, Snapshot 13w09b, Snapshot 13w09c, Snapshot 13w10a, Snapshot 13w10b, Minecraft 1.5, Snapshot 13w11a, Minecraft 1.5.1, Minecraft 1.5.2, Snapshot 13w18c, Snapshot 13w19a, Snapshot 13w21a, Minecraft 1.6, Minecraft 1.6.1, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 13w36a, Minecraft 13w36b, Minecraft 13w37a, Minecraft 13w37b
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 13w39a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Alex G. Assignee: EvilSeph (Warren Loo)
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 13
Labels: 12w18a, lighting, lightning, rain, thunderstorm, weather
Environment:

Windows 7
Java version "1.7.0_02-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_02-ea-b08)
Java Hotspot(TM) 64-bit Server VM (build 22.0-b06, mixed mode)


Attachments: PNG File 2013-07-29_09.36.23.png     PNG File 2013-07-29_09.36.51.png     PNG File 2013-07-29_09.37.08.png     PNG File WeatherGlitch.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-3595 Thunderous dark skies? Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-32930 Thunderstorms light level is still as... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

This has been a long term bug in multiplayer. Now that single player is technically a server now it happens there as well. Looking at the picture, you have on the left half a normal rainy day without thunder. In the old single player mode the sky would get darker as indicated in the right half of the picture. Thunderstorms no longer make the sky look like this. Not sure if this is an actual bug or if it's intended to look like normal rain weather now.
EDIT: I guess this is indeed a bug since if it "Works as intended" it wouldn't still be open...

What I expected to happen was...:
When a thunderstorm occurs, the sky would usually get as dark as the right half of the picture.

What actually happened was...:
Thunderstorms don't change the sky from left to right making it difficult to determine if it's a thunderstorm or not whenever it starts to rain. The sky just stays on the lighter half of the picture. Being that mobs spawn during a thunderstorm, it would be nice to know the difference between the two so that players don't have to play guessing games if mobs are lurking outside or not. I know I'm not the only one who finds this annoying... >_>

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go into any world whether it's in single player or multiplayer.
2. Turn on rain downfall.
3. Turn on thunder using new weather command for comparison.
4. Sky remains the same rather than transitioning between the two.



 Comments   
Comment by dynamic [ 28/Sep/13 ]

During a thunderstorm, is it supposed to be light level 7 or 10? Daylight detectors detect 10, but I thought it was supposed to be 7.

Comment by Alex G. [ 26/Sep/13 ]

YAY!! Thanks so much for fixing. No more setting up thunderstorm detectors.

Comment by Adam Reece [ 25/Sep/13 ]

Hi EvilSeph, thanks for fixing this. I guess you thought "haha wtf are they on who cares" etc, but I will appreciate this fix. It provides a good warning that mobs will spawn even during daylight, and is overall a nice effect.

This has been bugging me since it never worked in SMP from the arrival of rain/thunder in MC Beta 1.5. Bugged me even more since it broke in SSP too. (when SSP became a local-only SMP to simplify the code base)

Looking at the times you set for assigning and resolving the issue was this fix as simple as I thought it might be? (simply a case of setting the correct weather effect state in conjunction with sending this correct state as a network message to clients)

Comment by crazyman [ 25/Sep/13 ]

ITS FIXED!!! Wohoo!

Comment by Kumasasa [ 17/Aug/13 ]

This ticket is still open and confirmed with the latest version...

Comment by crazyman [ 17/Aug/13 ]

minecraftwiki.net says it's fixed in 1.3.1???
Still happens. Not funny.

Comment by Alex G. [ 01/Aug/13 ]

Seems like the terrain used to go darker too. Even though the daylight sensors detect the drop in light level, visually it's the same exact brightness in rain vs thunderstorm.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 29/Jul/13 ]

Attached some screenshots of a daylight detector with a row of glowstone lamps:

  • Clear weather: light level 15
  • Rainy: light level 12, Sky darkens
  • Thundering: light level 10, but the Sky doesn't darken more than rainy weather
Comment by Alex G. [ 29/Jul/13 ]

Confirmed for 1.6.2

Comment by [Mod] Ezekiel (ezfe) [ 10/Jul/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version? 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 Alex G. [ 29/Jun/13 ]

I know right? It's been a bug since Beta 1.5 when weather was first introduced.

Comment by Raphael [ 22/Jun/13 ]

It is definitly still not fixed. I really miss the real feeling of a thunderstorm in Minecraft.
Also, how many months does this bug now exist? <_<

Comment by Alex G. [ 22/May/13 ]

That was an accident. Sorry I meant to click the snapshot next to it. Although, I'm sure it will still be in that future version anyway come think about it... >.>

Comment by Tails [ 11/May/13 ]

Please do not mark unreleased versions as affected. You do not have access to this yet.

Comment by Alex G. [ 06/Mar/13 ]

Ok, sorry to sound like a noob. I didn't know "Community Consensus" also meant "Confirmed". I'm curious though, what's the difference between the two anyway?

Comment by Tails [ 05/Mar/13 ]

Confirmation status was set 3 month ago I don't know what you are talking about.

Comment by Alex G. [ 05/Mar/13 ]

Can someone AT LEAST confirm please? Is this being removed from the game or will it eventually be fixed? I know 99% of you don't give a crap but come on now, four months and no confirmation? >.>

Comment by Jamie Crowe [ 22/Nov/12 ]

Same thing happening to me. Okay good, thought it was just me... I guess most people don't really give a crap.

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