[MC-8797] 8-level flat snow does not act like a snow block Created: 31/Jan/13  Updated: 10/Jun/20  Resolved: 01/Feb/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w05a
Fix Version/s: Snapshot 13w05b

Type: Bug
Reporter: Nils Drescher Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 3
Labels: layer, layers
Environment:

Windows 8, Java 7


Attachments: PNG File 2013-01-31_18.11.39.png     PNG File 2013-01-31_18.11.50.png     PNG File 2013-01-31_18.12.02.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
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Relates
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Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

 Description   

When removing a block below a snow block created from 8 snow layers, the snow block also gets removed.
This could be intended but confuses because the snow blocks look exactly the same and shouldn't behave different then. Additional issues include it acting like a transparent block, meaning you can't place a button, etc. on it.



 Comments   
Comment by Simons Mith [ 07/Feb/13 ]

What's the problem with an inefficient conversion rate?

Comment by Pablo Ybarra [ 02/Feb/13 ]

About the snow layer crafting recipe, it would make more sense to make its crafting recipe 3 snowballs instead of 3 snow blocks, and make the output 3 snow layers. That would balance everything out more easily, since each snow layer makes 1 snowball. As for snow blocks, it would make more sense for its recipe to require 8 snowballs now, since we can craft the layers.

Anyone agree with my logic?

Comment by MegaScience [ 02/Feb/13 ]

Because each snow block is 4 snow balls, but it takes 8 layers of snow to make a full block, so you're losing even more snowballs in production of it. You're already losing half in the current system as is.

Comment by João Mambelli [ 02/Feb/13 ]

Exactly!

Comment by Meta [ 02/Feb/13 ]

why not just change 8 level snow layers to snow blocks?

Comment by MegaScience [ 01/Feb/13 ]

It takes 4 snowballs to make one snow block. 3 snow blocks makes 6 thin snow. Each thin snow drops 1 snowball. 4 * 3 = 12. So the player loses exactly half the snowballs used to produce thin snow. Wouldn't it be worse if they made full snow blocks?

Comment by João Mambelli [ 01/Feb/13 ]

Block snow made ​​with 8 layers of snow still can not float, receive buttons, levers, etc...

Comment by Moo [ 01/Feb/13 ]

Why not just let a "full layered-snow block" actually produce a "normal" snow block instead?
If it's for balance with the recipe or drops of the old snow block, that could be rebalanced to fit with the new system.
Unless there's an advantage to having a second, less-functional, "full" snow block, wouldn't having just one be more sensible?

Comment by Kevin Reid [ 01/Feb/13 ]

I think Nils Drescher's idea is good. It makes things work like they look they should.

Comment by Nils Drescher [ 01/Feb/13 ]

I guess they have to be a full solid block to work that way.
It would be better if the 7 layers get removed and replaced with a snow block when another layer is applied on top.

Comment by MegaScience [ 01/Feb/13 ]

Hmm, but they don't actually work with redstone. Levers on layered snow don't output signal from the layered snow, and signal going into layered snow doesn't turn off a redstone torch. So those would only be for decoration.

Comment by Nils Drescher [ 01/Feb/13 ]

I like that reason. It works with levels, torches and so on

Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 01/Feb/13 ]

Signs require all the sides of a block to be solid, for no particular reason. Try a lever.

Comment by Nils Drescher [ 01/Feb/13 ]

Sorry, but I cannot place signs on the top face of the snow blocks made of snow layers.
Or do I get your fix wrong?

Comment by Chris Giles [ 01/Feb/13 ]

The 8-high snow block is 1/8th of a block shorter than Snow Blocks (On the y axis) aswell

Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 01/Feb/13 ]

See my comment.

Comment by Chris Giles [ 01/Feb/13 ]

NOT FIXED!

Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 01/Feb/13 ]

I've made the top face of an 8-high snow block solid, but the other faces can't be changed due to technical limitations.

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