[MC-8673] Players killed by Wither Skeletons are shown to have been killed by a Skeleton Created: 29/Jan/13  Updated: 28/Sep/16  Resolved: 26/Sep/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w04a, Snapshot 13w05a, Snapshot 13w05b, Snapshot 13w06a, Snapshot 13w07a, Snapshot 13w09a, Snapshot 13w09b, Snapshot 13w09c, Snapshot 13w10a, Snapshot 13w10b, Minecraft 1.5, Snapshot 13w11a, Minecraft 1.5.1, Snapshot 13w16a, Snapshot 13w16b, Minecraft 1.5.2, Snapshot 13w17a, Snapshot 13w24a, Snapshot 13w24b, Snapshot 13w25a, Snapshot 13w25b, Snapshot 13w25c, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w05b, Minecraft 14w06b, Minecraft 14w07a, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.1-pre3, Minecraft 15w47b, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.10.2
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 16w38a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Chumbanotz Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 13
Labels: chat, players, skeleton, wither

Attachments: PNG File 2013-01-29_04.00.15.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-18782 Wither Skeletons Show Incorrect Killi... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

When a player is slain by a Wither Skeleton, the chat will display "<player> was slain by Skeleton", instead of "<player> was slain by Wither Skeleton".

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a new Creative World.
2. Contruct a Nether Portal and enter it.
3. Spawn a Wither Skeleton and change your gamemode to survival.
4. When the Wither Skeleton kills you, notice the chat says "<player> was slain by Skeleton".



 Comments   
Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 26/Sep/16 ]

Still an issue in 1.10.2, but fixed in 16w38a (probably earlier Snapshot).

Comment by Immaterialise [ 17/Feb/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.9-pre1

Comment by Commander Sealand [ 19/Nov/15 ]

Confirmed for 15w47b

Comment by Paul Smith [ 17/Mar/14 ]

It's not a bug--Wither skeletons share the same mob ID as skeletons, explaining why skeletons with swords run much faster, and wither skeletons with bows move much slower. It's not a bug, they just need a seperate mob ID of their own.

Comment by Ben Carter [ 24/Jun/13 ]

This could be related to the fact that the spawn routine for Wither Skeletons re-uses some of the same code as normal skeletons - i.e. Wither Skeletons can spawn in a two block high area even though they're three blocks high and will start to suffocate if their head isn't in a translucent block.

Make a spawning platform in a Nether Fortress boundary area with a two block high gap with a glass ceiling to see this in action.

Comment by Tails [ 29/Jan/13 ]

Confirmed.

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