[MC-8550] You can see the compass / clock by crafting it or by looking in the statistics screen Created: 27/Jan/13  Updated: 18/Oct/23  Resolved: 27/Sep/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w04a, Minecraft 1.5, Snapshot 13w11a, Minecraft 1.5.1, Minecraft 1.5.2, Minecraft 1.6, Minecraft 1.6.1, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w03b, Minecraft 1.7.5, Minecraft 14w11b, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.1-pre3, Minecraft 1.8.8, Minecraft 15w49b, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32b, Minecraft 16w38a
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Dean Baset Assignee: [Mojang] Grum (Erik Broes)
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 11
Labels: compass, statistics, stats
Environment:

Windows 7 (and 8, tested on my laptop)
Java 7u10 and 7u11


Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-183409 We still don't need to craft compass Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-265875 Compasses, Clocks and Recovery Compas... Resolved
relates to MC-116293 Functioning clock and compass in reci... Resolved
relates to MC-186797 Functioning clock and compasses in cr... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

What I expected to happen was:
Probably an empty compass, or one that spins randomly (like in the nether or end)

What actually happened was:
You can abuse being able to see the compass by gathering the materials and seeing the compass in the crafting table, or by crafting it in a creative world, going in to the survival world and going into the statistics menu, and clicking "items"

Steps to reproduce:
1. Gather the materials to make a compass (4 iron, 1 redstone)
2. Craft the compass, but don't actually put it in your inventory
OR
1. Craft the compass in a creative world
2. Go in your survival world
3. Go to Pause menu > Statistics > Items



 Comments   
Comment by Marcono1234 [ 27/Sep/16 ]

This is already fixed for the statistics screen. The reason why Grum marked is as Won't fix is probably because in the current state (based on deobfuscated code of 1.10) it would require some kind of hack to fix this because there is no distinction between crafting grid slots and inventory slots when they are drawn.

Comment by Tokes [ 17/Mar/14 ]

Also if you're on creative mode the compass symbol for the search tab is an accurate compass, as are the clock and compass shown in the tools section. But I assume most of us don't mind creative mode players getting this since they could just create one out of thin air already. Kind of like how the item frame duplication glitch that requires creative mode probably will never be fixed because they don't mind creative players being able to duplicate stuff (people use it for enchanted stuff when they finally get just the right enchantments).

Comment by Itouch2 [ 16/Mar/14 ]

Confirmed for 1.7.5 and 14w11b. But agree with Austin.

Comment by Austin [ 08/Dec/13 ]

Clocks and compasses have specifically coded textures that always function when shown anywhere in game. This probably isn't a bug.

Comment by Jonathan Haas [ 10/Jul/13 ]

Still in 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 Kumasasa [ 27/Jan/13 ]

I always thought that's a nice gimmick.
It's not really comfortable to run around and always have to enter the statistics and to scroll to the right place, especially in multiplayer.
But this may be an issue in Adventure mode, if the player has previously crafted a compass.

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