[MCPE-16938] Hostile Mobs in Boats can attack at any angle, should be restricted the same as players Created: 07/Sep/16  Updated: 07/Jan/25

Status: Reopened
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.16.220.50 Beta, 1.16.210.58 Beta, 1.16.210.55 Beta, 1.16.210.54 Beta, 1.16.210.53 Beta, 1.16.210.50 Beta, 1.16.200.57 Beta, 1.16.200.53 Beta, 1.16.100.57 Beta, 1.16.100.56 Beta, 1.16.100.54 Beta, 1.16.100.52 Beta, 1.16.100.50 Beta, 1.16.20.53 Beta, 1.16.20.52 Beta, 1.16.0.64 Beta, 1.16.0.63 Beta, 1.16.0.61 Beta, 1.16.0.60 Beta, 1.16.0.59 Beta, 1.16.0.57 Beta, 1.16.0.58 Beta, 1.16.0.55 Beta, 1.16.0.53 Beta, 1.16.0.51 Beta, 1.15.0.56 Beta, 1.15.0.55 Beta, 1.15.0.54 Beta, 1.15.0.53 Beta, 1.15.0.51 Beta, 1.14.30.51 Beta, 1.14.25.1 Beta, 1.14.20 Hotfix, 1.14.2.51 Beta, 1.14.2.50 Beta, 1.13.1, 1.14.1 Hotfix, 0.15.90.2, 0.17.0.2, 0.16.2, 1.0.0, 1.2.9.1, 1.2.10.1, 1.2.13.60, 1.2.16.3, 1.5.0.0, 1.9.0.2 Beta, 1.14.30 Hotfix, 1.14.60 Hotfix, 1.16.0, 1.16.1, 1.16.10, 1.16.20, 1.16.40 Hotfix, 1.16.100.59 Beta, 1.16.100, 1.16.200, 1.17.30, 1.18.30, 1.18.31, 1.21.51 Hotfix
Fix Version/s: 1.7.0.2 Beta

Type: Bug
Reporter: rplatham
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 29
Labels: None

Issue Links:
Relates
relates to MC-274307 Hostile mobs with melee attacks that ... Open
relates to MCPE-47371 Boat Bug Resolved
relates to MCPE-14477 Hostile Mobs in Boats and Carts Have ... Resolved
Game Mode: Survival
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Platform: Multiple
CHK:
ADO: 30900

 Description   

Tested in single player creative/survival on Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920W8), Android 6.0.1.

Put any hostile mob in a boat. Move around the boat 360 degrees while in survival mode and move close enough that the mob can attack you. You'll see that the mob cannot follow your movement, but can attack at any angle. I expected the mob could only attack in the range of angles that it could move. I.e. when directly behind the boat, you wouldn't get attacked.

For reference, a player in a boat can only move the view and attack in a restricted angle, (I'm guessing at numbers here) maybe +/- 60 degrees (horizontally) from the front of the boat.

This affects both ranged and melee attacks by mobs or players.

This might be a feature request not a bug report



 Comments   
Comment by Douglas F Correa [ 01/Dec/20 ]

Affects 1.16.100. Player range was tested as being ~180 degrees horizontally.

Comment by Makzevu [ 15/May/20 ]

Actually, there's a more complicated issue that causes this bug. Apparently, mobs can attack and shoot projectiles within some sort of field of vision, despite whether the crosshair can reach that angle or not.

See this video: https://youtu.be/yj0Ticf7g1Y

Comment by [Mod] GoldenHelmet [ 19/Dec/19 ]

Definately still happens in 1.14.1.

Comment by Oval [ 29/Nov/18 ]

Reopening, not fixed in 1.9.0.2 beta.

Comment by Wither Guy [ 25/Aug/18 ]

Fixed in 1.6.0.30

Comment by AMAN4700 [ 18/Nov/16 ]

This is a bulk resolve of issues that haven't been updated to 0.16.0+ yet. Please comment below (To open the ticket) and update your affected versions. If you cannot reproduce the bug, please write in the comments so we can resolve it as "Cannot Reproduce". Thank You!

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