[MC-6872] Upon creating the wither, It leaves ghost blocks Created: 10/Jan/13  Updated: 01/Jun/18  Resolved: 07/Mar/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.7, Snapshot 13w01b, Snapshot 13w02a, Snapshot 13w03a, Snapshot 13w04a, Snapshot 13w05b, Snapshot 13w06a, Snapshot 13w07a, Snapshot 13w09a, Snapshot 13w09b, Snapshot 13w10a, Snapshot 13w10b
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 1.5

Type: Bug
Reporter: No User Assignee: [Mojang] Jeb (Jens Bergensten)
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 29
Labels: block, wither
Environment:

Windows Vista Java 6, Windows Vista Java 7, Windows Xp Java 7


Attachments: PNG File 2013-01-10_14.23.50.png     PNG File 2013-02-20_14.51.34.png     JPEG File Wither Ghost Blocks Screenshot.jpg     JPEG File Wither in the Nether and End.jpg    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-7886 Cheap Wither-Boss totem Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-9106 Spawning Wither Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9220 Creating a Wither in the End makes me... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9383 Wither Spawns With Soul Sand Intact Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9828 Directional BUG/S Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9914 Soulsand and wither skulls remain whe... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-10314 Summonig the Wither, Only delete the ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-10429 Wither spawning Resolved
is duplicated by MC-10444 About 50% of ghost soulsand showing a... Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-5729 Only one block dissappears when an Ir... Resolved
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CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

I tried to summon a wither and the blocks were left behind. Confirmed to work on easy difficulty and up.

What I expected to happen was...:
The wither would spawn and the soul sand blocks would disappear.

What actually happened was...:
The wither spawned and left the blocks behind.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Summon a wither
2. Blocks will stay until right-clicked or until you re-enter the world



 Comments   
Comment by connor byers [ 08/Mar/13 ]

YES!!! IT'S FIXED!!!

Comment by _zombiehunter [ 06/Mar/13 ]

Yep, still happens in 13w10b. Such weird and easy-to-fix bugs need more upvotes !!!

Comment by connor byers [ 06/Mar/13 ]

when you make it faceing East to west it keeps all the blocks EXCEPT the last wither head placed and the soul sand it was put on.

all 3 dimentions and all three difficulties and all gamemodes.

Comment by connor byers [ 06/Mar/13 ]

@zombie hunter. THATS WHAT I'M SAYING
one OFFICIAL version and 15 damn snapshots and I've tweeted this to them 300 times and they reply to something else I said while trying to get them to see it.

DAMNNN

and pre release tomorrow!

I shouldnt have to make sure I face the arms North to South

Comment by MC User [ 06/Mar/13 ]

Tested in 13w10b, bug is still working

Comment by _zombiehunter [ 05/Mar/13 ]

Why is this weird bug still not fixed? Does Mojang never create a Whiter when testing their own game?

Comment by connor byers [ 05/Mar/13 ]

Its a directional bug. And it sucks in servers that have Mob griefing OFF.

Comment by connor byers [ 05/Mar/13 ]

tested in 13w09c and 13w10a...

damnit

Comment by Gregory Hamilton [ 28/Feb/13 ]

Just tested this. Still happens in 13w09b.

Comment by user-4cf05 (Inactive) [ 23/Feb/13 ]

Tested and does this with 1.4.7 also

Comment by Courtland Manley [ 20/Feb/13 ]

This is still able to be done in 13w07a. However, i could only get it o happen when facing either north, or south, and building the wither facing me(i.e. I stand facing north and build the wither with the skulls facing south) Ill Attach screenshots of it happening.

Comment by Courtland Manley [ 20/Feb/13 ]

In reference to my comment:

"This is still able to be done in 13w07a. However, i could only get it o happen when facing either north, or south, and building the wither facing me(i.e. I stand facing north and build the wither with the skulls facing south) Ill Attach screenshots of it happening."

Comment by connor byers [ 15/Feb/13 ]

also, ive been adding this bug to the NOTABLE BUGS section on the wiki's snapshots posts. I really need this fixed before 1.5 and We might only get one more snapshot before 1.5.

Comment by connor byers [ 15/Feb/13 ]

Get EVRYONE TO VOTE IT UP!!!!

Comment by Sealbudsman [ 07/Feb/13 ]

also 13w06a

Comment by Sealbudsman [ 01/Feb/13 ]

The arms must be directed West-East (regardless the Wither always faces south). The one Soul Sand that disappears will be the one underneath the last head you place.

My long-shot bet is that this is misbehaving code, meant to solve the following ambiguous situation: Stack two Soul Sands, and around the top Soul Sand, attach four Soul Sand arms. On those four arms, place heads. You'll see that if you place one in the center, the game has to choose which one to activate, the West-East totem, or the North-South totem. It always activates the North-South totem correctly, and leaves intact the West-East arms. It seems to correspond, which is the only reason I bring it up.

Comment by Tails [ 29/Jan/13 ]

Partial regression of MC-5729.

Comment by Talven81 [ 29/Jan/13 ]

Able to reproduce in 13w04a. The wither skulls disappear, and the right arm soul sand block disappears.

Update: Upon logging out and back in, prior to the wither exploding, the blocks disappear.

Comment by _Black_Viper_ [ 29/Jan/13 ]

Added a couple of screenshots to prove this bug can be reproduced in all dimensions.

Comment by connor byers [ 29/Jan/13 ]

seems for me to work in the overworld but not in the nether. this is a major bug and it will be horrible if it DOES NOT GET FIXED before 1.5 which I am predicting will be after 13w06a/b or whatever letter

Comment by _Black_Viper_ [ 28/Jan/13 ]

Added a screenshot to confirm this bug, to show how to reproduce it and to prove it's caused by the facing direction.
This was in 13w04a using Windows 7 Java 7.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 19/Jan/13 ]

Reopened.

Comment by Tails [ 12/Jan/13 ]

Unable to reproduce.

Comment by Kevin f [ 10/Jan/13 ]

herp derp. I forgot. Retested and it did leave blocks.

Comment by user-4cf05 (Inactive) [ 10/Jan/13 ]

You need to be on at least easy mode. Not peaceful

Comment by Kevin f [ 10/Jan/13 ]

I tried that and a wither didn't spawn at all. The blocks just stayed

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