Minecraft Wiki:Issues/Xbox 360 Edition issues

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Crashes & Stability
Bugs

!! The inventory isn't saved and when you load the game the default spawn point is used.

!! Saving underground causes you to spawn in a random underground cavern close to where you saved. Happened numerous times

!! If sitting idle for awhile and then trying to close out of the game without saving to load where to started to be idle causes xbox to lock up.

!! Game crashes now when I try to enter the nether. It has worked fine from the start until now. It seems to go until it is about to reach the load screen, then freezes.

!! Game crashed on save and exit (frozen Xbox, "Exiting the game" screen) after after an extended (4-5 hrs) MP session. World was not successfully saved, when reloaded the world was back to the way it was before the MP session. --ArcaniX5696
 * To be honest, I hope I can't recreate this one... I have no idea what could help isolate the crash condition as the play session was too long to even start guessing... Is there anyway to do crash reports from the MCX360 version?  --ArcaniX5696
 * I encountered this bug too. Again, after 2-3 hours playing MP online. Luckily I had done a normal save a few minutes before but it was scary! --Wiki Visitor
 * Same problem for me too, I played 2 hours, and then this bug happened. --Wiki Visitor

Game stops saving when you select save game but if you play the load the level back it will act like it was saved.( does not show save progression bar or text)CONFIRMED

!! Game crashes when trying to load a world, if you have dropped a iron block {9 iron crafting into block form} then save and exit. Tested on 3 separate worlds.

!!Game crashes when trying to load a world. Playing for extended amount of time. Saved the game then made a cake. Exited without saving on purpose. The save is no longer loadable.

!! Game crashes whenever a player changes a filter to what might be Worldwide.
 * Assuming you refer to the leaderboards: when I was looking at them yesterday, I didn't crash when looking at the worldwide stats. Has anyone replicated this yet?
 * This happened to me the first time around, but after a console restart it worked. 70.160.166.80 22:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * My original post had the 'leaderboards' part in it. I would still keep this as a bug as it shouldn't crash at all. Pokeneon7 12:30 AM, 11 May 2012 (EST)

!! Game crashes whenever 2 (and/or possibly more) players finishing mining the same block.

!! Once you enter the nether, then go to leave the nether it causes the game, making the player restart the console
 * I have also had this issue, at first I didnt have the issue, but once I have played for an extended amount of time, I went back and tried to leave after mining some items, my game crashed.

?Auto-Save system is completely non-functioning!
 * Related to my crash log above, I recall seeing the Auto-Save icon appear consistently during my 4-5 hour play session, yet all off the changes were lost when the game crashed. --ArcaniX5696
 * Auto-Save only saves information related to your Xbox Live profile and player progress. The world must still be saved manually through the menu.  The idiot who put the Captcha in forgot to include a submit button so I can't provide source links.--70.191.205.34 00:33, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

?Game randomly exits the map for unknown reasons with a message saying a connection to the server was lost.
 * I'll assume you're talking about in an online session? I've had that happen to me a couple times.
 * Not an online session, but offline. I am then back to the last time I saved when I load the world again.
 * Well that bodes poorly. I removed the SP tag because it happens online as well, even when there aren't any network issues, so it must be something present in the game as a whole.
 * I have been getting the same problem as well. I will load up my map and play for awhile, then i will check the leader boards and i get a message saying the server connection was lost. I then reload my world and find that everything I had done before checking leader boards, was lost. This has happened twice now and both times it has bugged me immensely.--xGoDLiiKex
 * Same for me, i get disconnected from a "server" in SP. Happened heavily after having set a long redstone wire and made a long train line, on a part of the map.
 * Did you have the session set to online or not? It may be that you're actually connected to a server when the game is set to online, regardless of whether or not client players are present. --8bitlove2a03 02:04, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

!!Game crashes when joining a game from the 'join a game' menu. (Not everytime though)

!!Game crashes by first having mined blocks respawn, then Xbox Window pops up claiming you have lost connection; thus forcing you back to the Main Menu and because of the Auto-Save system not functioning, you will be reverted back to last save.

Gameplay
Bugs ! When you use the 'Save' or 'Save and exit' options on single player, the next time you play on that world all the terrain, including what you have built, remains the same, but your spawn is moved to a different location nearby and your inventory, along with everything in your chests, is wiped.
 * I have also had this, problem. Made changes to the world (mined built etc), and all changes are saved when I save and exit. However, when I load, I lose everything in my inventory and belt, and all of the items in my chests are repositioned to standard listing positioning. Also, spawn on load at original spawn point (spawn point when world is created).--jumpinghellmaster@gmail.com

undefinedGame loads and the colors are darker than they should be plus the controllable character cannot turn in any direction but can only walk forward or backwards.

undefinedArrows can bounce off of the player without hurting them.

undefinedArrows can hurt the player without touching them.

?Pressing B while in bed will permanently delete the item you are holding, instead of dropping it.
 * Discussion on talk page questioning if this is a valid bug --ArcaniX5696

mp Game sometimes randomly says players have left the game even when they are still connected. The player can move about and place blocks, but all the blocks will disappear shortly after being placed. A minute or two after the "player has left the game" message the player will be kicked to the main menu and told connection to the server was lost.

undefinedSometimes drops that are sitting in a hole, then displaced by filling the hole with a solid block, will bounce up onto the top of the newly placed block (as they should) but cannot be picked up. So far, removing the newly placed block has let me pick the drop up. --8bitlove2a03 02:04, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined If you shoot yourself with an arrow near your pet dog it will attack you --94.9.219.145 14:44, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Achievements Earned by a split screen player are no longer available to the main player. I have made several loaves of bread and still do not have Bake Time, same thing with the Acquire Hardware. I've loaded old games, and made new worlds and still cannot get these easy achievements. --173.29.45.231 02:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Squids can sometimes fly in the air 10 blocks above the water in multiplayer --94.9.219.145 14:44, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined You can sleep in a bed with only one block of air above it, and upon waking up your head could be embedded in stone or some other block above your bed, immobile and constantly taking damage unless you destroy the block you are stuck in.

! Infinite item duplication glitch. Steps are outlined below, as found on a Youtube demonstration video. Will provide link to Youtube video demonstrating it, but I'm not posting it here unless requested by someone from 4J, because people who exploit glitches instead of reporting them don't deserve additional views. --8bitlove2a03 18:41, 17 May 2012 (UTC) 1. You must have 2 people in the game you and a friend for this to work. 2. create a dispenser with 7 cobblestone 1 bow and 1 redstone 3. place your item in the dispenser as seen in the video I used diamond use whatever you'd like. 4. have your friend break the dispenser changing the item from 1 to 64. 5. put the 64 stack in your inventory and NOT your hot bar otherwise it wont work. 6. go over to your chest and place each item 1 by 1.

Annoyances a Manually saving after death without picking up dropped items from said death will delete those items from the world.

a The Invert setting on the camera isn't saved. I have to reset mine every time I log in.

a Coal (items?) can't be picked up if it is between 2 blocks, ie. the line in the middle.
 * How do you mean? Like, if it's on the line between two blocks of grass? I'm trying to replicate but getting nothing here. Were you doing it online? It may just be a phantom drop issue due to a hitch in the server; happens in the PC version too. --156.26.221.54 22:10, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

a!mp Extreme lag is experienced when you play online with a guest.

a Your stats are sometime reset

a When using buttons to open Double-Doors (One for each door) one of the doors remains permanently open. Pressing one of the buttons closes its door and it re-opens, and the other button opens its door for a second and then closes (which should happen). -this was a bug in the pc version, on pc it is fixed

a! It seems when sleeping, monsters may attack you no matter how secure your house is

Blocks & Fluids
Bugs undefinedWhen filling a bucket with either water or lava, the block taken reappears shortly after.
 * It could be that you have an Infinite Water Source, though I have yet to replicate this with lava. --8bitlove2a03 17:55, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I was able to recreate this bug with both water(single source on top of flat land) and lava.--68.55.74.114 05:15, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Pouring water may cause it to say but not spread out, and I can't make obidion because of this--mario610

undefined Pouring water from a bucket may cause it to either leave an extra water source, or leave no water source when pouring the water out. Pouring out lava also leaves no source sometimes.

undefinedI Played 4 hours and i saved the game and i came back in the Next day and it said again what is grass, sand and u now...
 * Do you mean the tutorial popups which say what each block is? Also, could you please use proper English in your posts for the sake of clarity? --8bitlove2a03 17:55, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Sometimes blocks will not be selected when looked at (No outline, can't mine them, etc.). Looking at another face of the block may select it, but looking back to the other face again still does not work. Occurs near the edge of the map (Could be due to world limit? Confusing, however, because some blocks can be broken but others can't)

undefined Stone stairs (possibly wooden as well) sometimes glitch out and appear as a full cobblestone block.
 * I'm having this issue too. Two stairs next to each other are blinking between stair and cobblestone texture. They are still able to be walked on though. --156.26.221.154 22:15, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

f Sugar Canes are solid (You can't walk through them). (Wasn't this true on the PC and this isn't a bug?) On the PC version, Sugar Cane can indeed be walked through. However that might be something they want changed for the 360 edition, or just due to the fact that it's still using version 0.6.6(I think) from pc Confirmed glitch unique to 360 edition

undefinedWhen placing a water block that has been obtained from the ocean it disappears but when I get it from a cave source it's fine.
 * I'm having a similar problem with Lava obtained from the surface pools in Multiplayer.

? Leaves often go unrendered for some people, causing trees to seem leafless, and people to walk into and bounce out of areas without a clue why. So far I've only encountered it while playing on others' worlds. Both the host and client players have been susceptible to the issue. Have had instance of both host and I being unable to see the leaves while another client could.
 * Have experienced this from both a client and a host perspective. The leaves can usually be seen from the host's side but can still be broken by the client's even if they cannot see them. --156.26.221.154 22:20, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Minecarts seem to have poor collision detection causing minecarts with furnaces to phase through other carts instead of pushing them, I cant narrow down exactly what is causing this but when my furnace cart tries to push another cart up a ramp it stops moving for a bit while the two carts seem to try and occupy the same square before the furnace cart goes through the regular cart and continues on up the ramp

undefined If you manage to gain air from a very small air pocket,only a pixel deep, you will drown as if you hadn't, even with the extra bubbles on your HUD. --94.9.219.145 14:50, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined When mining with the last use of a pick before it breaks, sometimes the block you are mining will not drop. I have noticed this while using both stone and iron picks, as well as when mining coal and redstone respectively. --174.70.177.127 22:05, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Mob Spawners in Dungeons display only pigs models inside them but will spawn zombies or skeletons. Unsure if this affects all types of mob spawners.

undefined Lava duplication glitch. Can be done by placing, then rapidly picking the lava back up with multiple different buckets. Will provide link to Youtube video demonstrating it, but I'm not posting it here unless requested by someone from 4J, because people who exploit glitches instead of reporting them don't deserve additional views. --8bitlove2a03 18:41, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Annoyances You cannot place a sign and exit out of the text menu immediately, because it will leave the "awaiting authorization" on the sign. Instead, you have to edit at least one line of text.

a Signs sometimes go back to the "awaiting approval" temporary message for no apparent reason (I'v seen this on two occasions)
 * I have seen this too. Happens when a laggy server saves. signed by Brickman2011  22:13, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

aPutting the word "Basic" on a sign caused "Censored, Censored, Censored, Censored" to appear on sign instead of entered text. --ArcaniX5696

a The word "Capital" is censored on signs.

a The word "Land" is censored on signs.

a The word "Shaft" is censored on signs.

a Note blocks have a very poor playing distance.

Crafting, Inventory, and Interfaces
Bugs f Crafting a Cake does not return the buckets.
 * Also having a problem with this! in my world, its a waste of iron ingot.
 * This problem happens to me every time. I haven't once had this not happen. It's the same in both offline play and online play and even the same in multiple other worlds. (Confirmed)

undefined When retrieving two or more stored leather from a chest, one disappears.
 * This didn't happen for me. Maybe it's a single-player bug?

undefined When interacting with a furnace, the interface freezes after closing out of the tutorial text.

a! When using the inventory, after the tutorial text pops up, I am unable to exit the inventory, and must go to the dashboard.
 * Happened to me when i got the necessary items after opening the crafting menu (crafting a stone sword, I had one cobblestone so another player gave me some. All the necessary items were no longer highlighted red, but the output sword was.
 * If you turn off/unplug your controller, then turn on/replug your controller it will solve this problem.
 * It doesn't solve the problem. After the inventory bug happened once, the inventory stays frozen each time and is practically useless. Unplugging/Replugging the controller just closes the inventory.

undefined Sometimes the game it won't let me craft certain items, even if I have the materials.
 * I've had the same issue several times. Sometimes it shows the ingredients with an exclaimation mark, sometimes no mark, but still won't craft it. In most cases I was able to close and reopen the crafting dialog, switch tabs and switch back, or move the item from the quickbar into inventory to get it working again.

undefined Bucket empties when the furnace is opened making it impossible to use lava as a furnace fuel.

undefined When using lava to smelt in furnaces the bucket will disappear, similiar to the cake bug with the milk. AaronMosh7 17:15, 17 May 2012 (UTC) That is how the game works, the same thing also happens in the alpha version of minecraft for the pc

undefined When sleeping if you open your inventory character appears sideways.

Mobs & Animals
Bugs undefinedHostile Mobs will sometimes spawn inside enclosed *well* lit areas when sleeping in a bed. Torches surround my bed every two blocks on all sides, yet I woke up with a Skeleton Archer standing on the block immediately beside my bed. (I've only played MP so not sure if this is an issue in SP) --ArcaniX5696
 * This is referred to as a "Nightmare", and means either a monster is too close to your bed, you don't have a complete house, or your bed is too near a wall. signed by Brickman2011  00:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I have the same problem,i put my bed inside a well lit area with my bed being inside the middle of my finished house.
 * The problem can be solved couple of ways: 1st - you should make iron doors. 2nd - barricade your wooden doors with dirt (as silly as it sounds) -morlok63 (Russia 15.05.2012 23:22)
 * The problem can also be solved by covering the beds on all sides(including the top) forming a 'coffin' which has worked for me in single and multiplayer.

undefined Passive Mobs sometimes can't be damaged when they are standing in Tall Grass.

undefined You can not ride a pig that has a saddle equipped.

undefined Passive mobs, when attacked in tall grass, get stuck and can still be attacked.

undefinedI finally found a slime and could not cause any damage or get any reaction when hitting it with an iron sword. I managed to split the slime down to small cubes with a flint and steel by burning it. The small slimes can be attacked and killed, but large slime could not.

undefined Spiders will sometimes lose their ability to move when they are hit in tall grass.

undefinedI have had several instances in which mobs could not be damaged. Have had instances of being unable to kill a squid underwater (attacking with sword), a skeleton (attacking with fists), and a zombie (also with fists). --70.169.103.206 05:23, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

undefined Pigs and spiders when they have a single block above them and are hit, will not move but just flash red and cannot be killed.

undefined Chickens will sometimes open half of a wooden door, top or bottom, and enter your house. Really, this just happened to me.

undefined Hostile mobs that are unable to attack back while being attacked with a melee weapon will take no damage from hits. Example: A skeleton is behind a wall with only its feet exposed. You strike its feet. It turns red but is not knocked back and takes no damage.
 * I've experienced this as well, in multiplayer. Hitting the mob over and over never kills it, but eventually wears out my sword.

aHostile mobs can spawn in 2x1 empty spaces. Annoying if you accidentally left a small sliver of space between walls.

undefined Ghasts spawn in large numbers in the Nether, instead of rarely like in the PC version

a When in day time, even though spiders shouldnt attack. If given enough shadow, spiders will turn hostile. This happens in even very mild shadow, in a single space between 2 torches

Graphical, Lighting and Sound
Bugs a Lighting is often not smoothed on water blocks, so each block has obviously different light levels.

a The minecart is flickering after getting pushed in the opposite side by a powered rails. Problem is solved by moving the camera.

amp When playing in splitscreen MP, only the Player 1 is able to hear some kind of sounds. For example, if i go to far from another player wich is using note blocks, he can't hear them anymore, same thing for the rain.

Annoyances a There is quite heavy Mipmapping and low quality texture filtering, so blocks 10+ away from the player appear to have low resolution and tessellated textures. This can detract from the game experience.

a Sometimes, when trying to break down doors, the door rapidly opens and closes, creating a rather loud sound. I'm not sure how I sometimes manage to do it, though.

a I may be misremembering the old lighting system (considering how long it's been since Beta 1.6.6)but it seems like torches' light is not as it was. When placed on a wall, the light seems to be very bright in a two block radius around the torch, and past that point drops off considerably. It may have been a temporary issue with newly-placed torches, as it seems to have improved after reloading the world
 * This seems to be common when playing as a client. When hosting I have not experienced any glitches with the lighting. --156.26.221.154 22:24, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree that as a client, lighting is severely bugged. You all can work around this by spamming the breaking and replacing of a torch until it becomes bright. This should take anywhere from 5 to 15 seconds, but still requires a patch fix. 70.160.166.80 22:37, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

a Wooden pressure plates sometimes rise up a block. Not sure what caused it, but I placed two side-by-side and one of them rose up by a block into the air. Standing on it made it revert to its normal position.

a It seems that objects when dropped in a large amount (like dying with a full inventory) aren't all appearing at the same time, but progressively after getting them, maybe a way to keep memory.

a When in the Nether Ghasts don't make sounds very often or none at all (found on split screen).

a Thunder does not make any sound unless right beside where the Lightning bolt strikes.

GUI and Menus
Annoyances a Inventory, crafting, smelting, chest, and other pop-ups are too small to see in vertical and horizontal split screen. (moved from Bugs)
 * I definitely agree here. I have a massive TV, and I am forced to sit right in front of it to see what anything in my inventory/quickbar is.

a No confirmation when quitting without saving, but when you want to save, the game ask a permission.

a Disappearance of Main Items, Health and Armor after using the share option on pause screen to take a picture and share it on Facebook. (There is no clear indication on how to make these re-appear if this is not a bug)

Nether & Portals
Bugs

! Saving in the Nether, exiting the game without saving, and reloading the previous save game will cause the player to be stuck above the bedrock in the Nether. No blocks can be placed, and the player cannot jump off the edge of the map, so there is no way to get back. May be an online only glitch.

[!!] The game will crash if you go into the nether in splitscreen. Does not happen in single player 21:42, 14 May 2012 (UTC)popqguy

! When entering a Nether Portal there is a chance there will be multiple end points when you enter the Nether. For example, you have one Nether Portal in the normal world. When you enter it with other people you may spawn into different portals.

! When entering and saving in the nether, exiting without saving, reloading the saved game, the player will not be able to leave the nether or the game will crash. (This problem can be fixed with a friend, and give your stuff to the friend, and then die, respawn, have your friend come out of the nether, and get your items back. Has been tested and it works.)

Worlds and World Generation
Annoyances undefinedWorlds can't be renamed.
 * You can change the name, but it would require to mod the save by using a usb. Look up a tutorial on changing save games.

undefined Worlds cant be shared beetwen profiles, ie you cant change the owner.
 * You can change the owner, but you will need to mod by using a usb. Look up tutorial on changing save games.