Minecraft Wiki:Issues/Weekly 12w16a

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Crashing/System
Bugs !! Changing the GUI scale still crashes the game. NetherrackCreeper (talk) 16:42, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

!! ? all modes: When I push the Button Open Texturepack Folder Minecraft crashes. My System ist Win 7 64bit, java 7u3 64bit, lwjgl2.8.3. It is a fresh Minecraft installation and a newly installed java.
 * Can confirm with the same specs. Game does not crash, but freezes without an error. Mustek 22:14, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah you are right, I used the wrong words. It freezes without an error.
 * On SMP, updating from 12w15a to 12w16a (Java 1.5, PowerMac G5 Quad) the following error is displayed in the console when players try to log in (client also updated to 12w16a):

2012-04-19 08:08:35 [WARNING] Failed to handle packet: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1 at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1768) at dq.e(SourceFile:194) at er.l(SourceFile:574) at er.u(SourceFile:591) at er.c(SourceFile:109) at sr.b(SourceFile:131) at sr.b(SourceFile:38) at cy.a(SourceFile:92) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.w(SourceFile:442) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:366) at bw.run(SourceFile:496)


 * Additional detail: the player remains connected according to the server, even though the client gets an error also.
 * Also seeing the following error when players are eventually disconnected:

2012-04-19 08:14:10 [WARNING] Failed to handle packet: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException at java.util.AbstractList$Itr.checkForComodification(AbstractList.java:449) at java.util.AbstractList$Itr.next(AbstractList.java:420) at er.a(SourceFile:148) at sr.b(SourceFile:108) at sr.b(SourceFile:38) at cy.a(SourceFile:92) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.w(SourceFile:442) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:366) at bw.run(SourceFile:496)

Gameplay
Bugs


 * ! More info on a long-standing bug: I was stationary (or possibly still moving very slowly) in a boat. Had travelled by boat for several days. One of my tame wolves, which had also been swimming for some time, teleported near to me then swam closer and 'bumped' the boat. Which instantly killed me. I was aware that you colliding with a mob in a boat could be fatal, but I didn't appreciate that mobs touching you when you were stationary could have the same effect. Flagging as major as this bug can kill instantly without warning. 82.69.54.207 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * ! Mushrooms can't be placed in moonlight. It's probably worth mentioning that in moonlight the debug menu says that sl is 15.


 * undefined If the player saves and exits a world while in a boat, when they reload the world, they will fall out of the boat. Not tested in multiplayer.
 * undefined If the player saves and exits a world while in a minecart, when they reload the world, they will fall out of the minecart and clip into the block below the minecart. Not tested in multiplayer.
 * undefined mp When it is raining/snowing you cannot see if it is a thunderstorm or regular downfall.
 * undefined cr When using raw fish to tame ocelots, or dyes on sheep, or saddles on pigs, it is depleted, even in Creative. TorchicBlaziken 18:31, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * undefined World generation is often creating very large amounts of chunk errors. (cheats and chest enabled, vanilla)
 * http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/Kittani1977/2012-04-20_013048.png -- Kittani1977
 * http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/Kittani1977/2012-04-20_015635.png -- Kittani1977
 * looks like the old worldgen-version-difference problem, you took an old world and loaded it with the new version. but the the worldgen wasn't modified it shouldn't appear. --MG127 16:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Annoyances
 * a! Upside-down stairs and half-slabs inherit their light value from the block above them.
 * a! If a bonus chest is spawned in a jungle biome in the undergrowth, the chest is destroyed, leaving items buried in undergrowth.
 * a! Arrows no longer stick to mobs, this is very annoying since the feature was so hyped in the "adventure update" and then just programmed out by accident.
 * False, it was not "programmed out by accident." It was temporarily removed because of a graphical glitch involving large mobs.
 * a! cr If the End Portal blocks in the End are broken, there is no way to replace them, not even with the new cheats. TorchicBlaziken 18:25, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Can't you give yourself portal blocks? /give 119?
 * You can, but if you try to place them in the End they will immediately decay.
 * a sp When the Bonus Chest is enabled, if Minecraft populates that block space with another block, the chest is destroyed and the items in it become drops.
 * In snow-covered areas, there are no Bonus Chest, nor the items from it.188.147.35.186 13:12, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * a Grass blocks under upside-down stairs become dirt.
 * a mp When rain/snow starts on a server, then no starting animation is done. For reference, in single player downfall starts by slowly fading in. The same applies when weather stops.
 * a cr If a block is broken under a placeable item, such as a redstone torch, the item will yield a drop. This has happened since creative mode was introduced.
 * a When pressing the Pick Block button on a Huge Mushroom block of any kind, top or stem, it will give you a stem block, unlike shears would.

Main Menu/GUI
Annoyances
 * a In More World Options (when creating a new world), if fullscreen is entered (or windowed mode), the buttons for structure generation, allow cheats, etc. disappear and 'Done' is replaced with 'More World Options.'

Cheats and Commands
Bugs
 * undefined mp When using the "say" command in the server console, instead of displaying your message, it displays, "Usage: /say <message ...> even though the message is delivered.
 * undefined sp The "/give" command in the new single player cheats feature still requires you to type your Minecraft username as if you were on a server. This is not a problem with the "/gamemode" command. NetherrackCreeper (talk) 16:33, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * You can type in any text for name, so it's looks more like an annoyance to me. --Trinistr
 * I've moved this to annoyance, as you can just type anything, even "a", and it will give it to you. TorchicBlaziken 18:25, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It still doesn't seem like the right behavior, even if you don't have to type your minecraft name again and again. NetherrackCreeper (talk) 18:39, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm upgrading this to minor bug. This is not intended behavior and the fact that you can enter anything in that space attests to that. Shikamaru123 05:47, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Annoyances
 * undefined mp The "/time set night" command sets the time to 12500 ticks in multiplayer. So it does not actually switch to night (18000 ticks/6PM) CasVg2012
 * /time set night is not a default server command, that's a mod one... Vandesdelca32 17:20, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * a New xp command is limited to 5000 xp at a time even though such limit is not connected to any level cap or similiar thing. --Trinistr
 * a The "/" key for opening the chat/cheat box is still not working properly in some keyboard layouts such as Portuguese Brazilian, where it is triggered by the ";" key. --RichardG867 20:17, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Can confirm for QWERTZ hardware keyboard on OS X: no matter which software keylayout I use, the key that opens the ch(e)at box like this is always the one to the left of the right key (where  is on a US keyboard layout) 79.225.51.67 03:49, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

a! The were unusual. Why don't you use for help like in multiplayer? a The /gamemode command doesn't work in SMP if it is being used on someone other than yourself. For example; typing "/gamemode <random username of other player> 1" does not work like it used to. It says "<random username of other player> is not a valid number". This is annoying if I want to change the gamemode of one of the players on my own.

Graphical & Lighting
Bugs

x Occasionally patches of water are crystal clear. I first thought this might be river biome related, and intentional, but then I found this patch of clear blue sea: Simons Mith 19:13, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Annoyances

Language / Text files
Bugs

Annoyances a Not every block has a tooltip, even though all of them are available if cheats are used. TorchicBlaziken 15:31, 19 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Like portal or end crystal blocks or whatever. 88.110.121.225 15:50, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

a The End Poem is only in English, rendering it meaningless to players who don't understand it. TorchicBlaziken 18:27, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure Mojang is aware of this... --Moxxy 20:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Crafting/Interface
Bugs
 * ! When you try to reset the demo world in demo mode, you can't return to the main menu by clicking "Cancel". --Barracuda 16:13, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Annoyances