[MC-791] Rails are not placed in the direction the player is looking Created: 26/Oct/12  Updated: 02/May/20  Resolved: 27/Sep/19

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.5, Minecraft 1.11, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 17w06a, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 17w45b, Minecraft 17w46a, Minecraft 17w47a, Minecraft 17w47b, Minecraft 17w48a, Minecraft 18w07c, Minecraft 1.13-pre1, Minecraft 1.13, Minecraft 18w31a, Minecraft 1.13.1, Minecraft 1.13.2, Minecraft 18w48a, Minecraft 18w48b, Minecraft 18w49a, Minecraft 18w50a, Minecraft 19w02a, Minecraft 19w03a, Minecraft 19w03b, Minecraft 19w03c, Minecraft 19w04a, Minecraft 19w04b, Minecraft 19w05a, Minecraft 19w06a, Minecraft 19w07a, Minecraft 19w08b, Minecraft 19w09a, Minecraft 19w11a, Minecraft 19w11b, Minecraft 19w12a, Minecraft 19w12b, Minecraft 19w13a, Minecraft 19w13b, Minecraft 19w14a, Minecraft 19w14b, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.14, Minecraft 1.14.1 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.1 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.1, Minecraft 1.14.2, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14.3, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 6, 1.14.4 Pre-Release 7, 1.14.4, 19w34a, 19w35a, 19w37a, 19w38b, 19w38a
Fix Version/s: 19w39a

Type: Bug
Reporter: [Helper] Jack McKalling Assignee: [Mojang] slicedlime
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 36
Labels: direction, placement, rail

Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-8689 Rails not placing properly Resolved
is duplicated by MC-9599 Rails (all kinds) can only be placed ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-30495 Placed rails always face south to nor... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-48104 rails problem orientation Resolved
is duplicated by MC-59742 Rails wont face the way you put them Resolved
is duplicated by MC-60219 Rail Glitch Resolved
is duplicated by MC-119312 Rails align to the X axis Resolved
is duplicated by MC-3829 East - South Rule or Bug? Resolved
Relates
relates to MCPE-52823 Rails are not placed in the direction... Open
relates to MC-162261 Placed rails are not immediately upda... Resolved
relates to MC-134346 Detector rails don't auto-rotate when... Resolved
relates to MC-161966 MC-791 is still not completely fixed ... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Category:
Block states
Mojang Priority: Normal

 Description   

The bug

If you place a single rail of any type (not adjacent to any other rails), it always faces north-south instead of the way you're facing.

The behavior should match that of other directional blocks, which are oriented based on which way you are facing when you place them.



 Comments   
Comment by Fabrizio Cantero [ 27/Sep/19 ]

Thank you, I have now made a separate ticket linking the video as evidence.

Comment by [Mod] violine1101 [ 27/Sep/19 ]

In that case, please create a new ticket.

Comment by Fabrizio Cantero [ 27/Sep/19 ]

It seems that the newest update didn't completely fix this bug, their is still some issues, I have recorded those issues I encountered and I uploaded it here: https://youtu.be/ONDwbzwAfH0
It very interesting, it seemingly breaks at random.

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 09/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w02a

Comment by Zeb [ 28/Dec/18 ]

 FaRo1 Read the description very carefully:

"If you place rails not next to another rail of any type, it always faces north-south instead of the way you're facing."

The issue is that when any type of rail is placed by itself, it always faces the same direction. The description is definitely confusing, though. I have updated the description to be more clear.

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 25/Dec/18 ]

I don't know what you mean. I asked for clarification what this report is about, since I see no bug with rail placement. The report claims:

If you place rails not next to another rail of any type, it always faces north-south instead of the way you're facing.

But that is not true, it does neither of those. Instead, it faces in the direction of the other rail. Or a curve towards two rails if there are two next to it.

Comment by ProblemsSender [ 25/Dec/18 ]

That's technically a rail's function itself, stop spamming a problem that someone would never complain it

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 25/Dec/18 ]

What i bug here? The description isnt very clear. When I place rails next to others, they just connect.

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 12/Dec/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w50a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 05/Dec/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w49a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 30/Nov/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w48b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 29/Nov/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w48a

Comment by Kraif [ 24/Aug/18 ]

Confirmed for 1.13.1.

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 23/Dec/16 ]

The developers use Postponed to indicate an issue will have the fix applied in a later version that does not yet exist. It differs from the Fixed status as this one is given a version number with which it is associated. Once the version in question is added to the bug tracker, at that time the developers can change the status accordingly. And just to clarify, resolution statuses are first and foremost intended for the developers and their internal systems. Regardless which status is publicly displayed, the developers are indicating that this issue is one which will be corrected in a later release.

Comment by Vexor64 (Inactive) [ 23/Dec/16 ]

I give up in trying to persuade you. How do I become a moderator?

Comment by SunCat [ 21/Dec/16 ]

Vexor64, postponed means "it will be fixed in the future, not now". Do you have any info about it being fixed soon?

Comment by Vexor64 (Inactive) [ 21/Dec/16 ]

Could you please just update the status to "reopened"? Don't postpone any longer.

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 12/Dec/16 ]

Try looking at the status; it says postponed (meaning "will be fixed later") not resolved.

Comment by Vexor64 (Inactive) [ 12/Dec/16 ]

The fact that it has always been this way is no excuse. Making things work differently is the very essence of bugfixing. As for this report not outlining how this could be problematic, that's because it's already indirectly implied.

So please reopen this perfectly good report on an utterly nonsensical and outright inconvenient bug within Minecraft. (Don't forget to update the affected versions if you do so.)

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 24/Feb/15 ]

As it stands, the current behaviour of rail placement has always been using this mechanic. This report is indicating that the placement should not follow this, but work differently. For that reason, it is a feature request. I believe there are other bug reports outlining how the current placement method is problematic, and as such could be a bug, but this report does not.

Comment by Lucas Ignacio Morrison Osorio [ 23/Feb/15 ]

How is this a feature request? I can only see this being a bug.

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 27/Nov/12 ]

This is not a bug, but a feature request, and should be posted on the MC forums here.

Comment by DiEvAl [ 26/Oct/12 ]

It's a feature request, not a bug report.

Comment by Vit Musienko [ 26/Oct/12 ]

its a common feature, since there are rails in minecraft

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