[MCPE-19508] Block breaking amount is not reset when switching from one item to another Created: 28/Dec/16  Updated: 05/Jan/25

Status: Reopened
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.20.80.23 Preview, 1.18.0.22 Beta, 1.17.30.22 Beta, 1.17.11 Hotfix, 1.16.210.54 Beta, 1.16.0.57 Beta, 1.15.0.54 Beta, 1.14.25.1 Beta, 1.14.20 Hotfix, 1.14.1 Hotfix, 1.0.0, 1.0.4.11, 1.0.6.0, 1.1.0.5, 1.2.3.6, 1.2.6.55, 1.2.13.54, 1.2.13.60, 1.2.16.3, 1.5.0.0, 1.8.0, 1.11.0.7 Beta, 1.10.0, 1.14.30 Hotfix, 1.14.60 Hotfix, 1.16.210, 1.19.31 Hotfix, 1.19.72, 1.20.72 Hotfix, 1.21.51 Hotfix
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Onnowhere
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 23
Labels: block-breaking, feature-parity, keyboard

Attachments: File Minecraft - Pocket Edition_20161229_173108_Record.mp4    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MCPE-28931 Switching items before a block breaks Resolved
is duplicated by MCPE-120295 when you mine blocks you can switch t... Resolved
is duplicated by MCPE-179999 Swapping held item while mining doesn... Resolved
Relates
relates to MCPE-44542 Switching items in the hotbar don't r... Resolved
relates to MCPE-14336 You can swap fishing rods while the l... Reopened
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Platform: Windows
CHK:
ADO: 67819

 Description   

When breaking a block, if you switch your selected item to a different one, the amount the block has broken remains the same. This allows the player to use a tool (ex. pickaxe) and then swap to another item and keep breaking, causing no durability loss.



 Comments   
Comment by [Mod] tryashtar [ 21/Aug/21 ]

Still an issue

Comment by [Mod] OcelotOnesie [ 10/Jan/21 ]

Still an issue in 1.16.210.54 Beta.

Comment by [Mod] GoldenHelmet [ 30/Apr/20 ]

Confirming previous comments that in 1.14 versions switching to a new tool/hotbar spot causes you to stop mining altogether. Tested in Windows 10 PC. That fixes this bug.

When you use the mouse scroll wheel to switch hotbar spots it stops you mining. However, when you use number keys to switch hotbar spots you resume mining with the new tool. Block breaking progress does not reset. The tool that finishes the mining takes the durability loss and also determines what drops when the block is broken.

Comment by Amphy2k [ 31/Mar/20 ]

iPad Pro 12.9” Gen 1 on iPadOS 13.4 with Minecraft 1.14.30.

I have attempted to recreate this in 1.14.30 and can no longer do it. A change was made to the controls that made it so once you are mining, the touchbar can no longer be touched. Preventing you from changing tools and thusly recreating this bug. Unless there is a platform of the game that still allows you to switch tools while mining, this bug should be closed as either Fixed or Unable to Reproduce.

Comment by [Mod] tryashtar [ 22/Oct/19 ]

In 1.14 it seems as though it stops you altogether, requiring you to release and re-click the mouse button

Comment by [Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay Wells) [ 30/Apr/18 ]

This can be easily reproduced by breaking a beacon:
• Start to break a beacon with a diamond pickaxe
• Just before it breaks, switch to a wooden pickaxe
• The beacon drops, and the diamond pickaxe remains undamaged, even though it did the majority of the breaking.

Comment by Zeb [ 26/Mar/17 ]

Confirmed to affect 1.0.6.0.

Comment by [MCPE Mod] Celesian [ 30/Dec/16 ]

Can confirm on a Nvidia Shield K1

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