[MC-9669] Player renders black in a 1x1 shaft with torch in upper block Created: 12/Feb/13  Updated: 16/Jan/18  Resolved: 16/Jan/18

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.7, Snapshot 13w06a, Snapshot 13w07a, Minecraft 1.5, Minecraft 1.5.1, Minecraft 1.5.2, Snapshot 13w18c, Snapshot 13w19a, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w06a, Minecraft 14w11a, Minecraft 14w11b, Minecraft 14w17a, Minecraft 14w18a, Minecraft 14w19a, Minecraft 14w21b, Minecraft 14w25b, Minecraft 14w26b, Minecraft 14w27a, Minecraft 14w28a, Minecraft 14w28b, Minecraft 14w29b, Minecraft 14w30c, Minecraft 14w32a, Minecraft 14w33a, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.1-pre3, Minecraft 1.8.1, Minecraft 1.8.2-pre4, Minecraft 1.8.3, Minecraft 1.8.6, Minecraft 15w31b, Minecraft 15w33b, Minecraft 15w35b, Minecraft 15w36c, Minecraft 15w37a, Minecraft 15w38a, Minecraft 15w40a, Minecraft 15w41b, Minecraft 15w42a, Minecraft 15w43a, Minecraft 15w43b, Minecraft 15w44a, Minecraft 15w46a, Minecraft 15w47a, Minecraft 15w47b, Minecraft 15w47c, Minecraft 15w49a, Minecraft 1.8.9, Minecraft 15w50a, Minecraft 15w51b, Minecraft 16w02a, Minecraft 16w03a, Minecraft 16w04a, Minecraft 16w05a, Minecraft 16w05b, Minecraft 16w06a, Minecraft 16w07a, Minecraft 16w07b, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.9, Minecraft 1.9.1 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.9.4, Minecraft 16w20a, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32b, Minecraft 16w33a, Minecraft 16w36a, Minecraft 16w38a, Minecraft 16w39c, Minecraft 16w40a, Minecraft 16w41a, Minecraft 16w42a, Minecraft 16w44a, Minecraft 1.11, Minecraft 16w50a, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 17w06a, Minecraft 17w16b, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 6, Minecraft 1.12, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.12.2 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.12.2 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 17w43a, Minecraft 17w43b
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 18w02a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Sealbudsman Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 11
Labels: character, light, mob, player, rendering, shaft, torch
Environment:

Java 1.7, Windows 7


Attachments: PNG File 2013-02-12_12.43.05.png     PNG File 2013-02-12_13.07.01.png     PNG File 2013-02-12_13.07.23.png    
Issue Links:
Relates
relates to MC-68809 Held Item renders black when in a 1 x... Resolved
relates to MC-2799 Torches don't light the block that th... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed

 Description   

To reproduce:

  • dig into the ground 3 blocks, and jump in.
  • place a torch at eye level.
  • cover the space above you.

What you would expect:

  • Your character in 3rd person view – or the items in your hand – ought to be pretty well lit.

What you see instead:

  • Your character is dark, as if there were no light at all.


 Comments   
Comment by [Mod] Michael Wobst [ 16/Jan/18 ]

This issue has been fixed in snapshot 17w50a.

Comment by Sealbudsman [ 11/May/16 ]

Affects 1.9.4.

Comment by Itouch2 [ 15/Jan/15 ]

Confirmed for 1.8.2 pre 2

Comment by yut951121 [ 31/Dec/14 ]

This happens with many transparent blocks.

Comment by Daniel "Glampkoo" [ 12/Mar/13 ]

Confirmed in 1.5pre Your torch goes very dark.

Comment by Sealbudsman [ 13/Feb/13 ]

Ville, that makes sense to me and is easy to understand as far as it goes. But even so, the inconsistent behavior remains: a torch at the top of a 1x1 shaft will 'have no light inside it', whereas a torch anywhere else in a 1x1 shaft will 'have light inside it'.
Agreed, perhaps this will all vanish and go away with 1.5

Comment by Ville Selkämaa [ 13/Feb/13 ]

I think the problem is that when an entity is "inside" a block/torch etc there is no light.It is pretty hard to explain.Well I think any block doesn't have light level on the inner side.
And this is also probably related to the lighting bugs(blackspots/other lighting glitches)

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