Mobs can suffocate below blocks, if the eye height isn't inside the collision box
Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.
This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
| Mob/Entity | Eye Position | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Baby/Grown Chicken |  |
Suffocating below blocks |
| Baby Mooshroom/Cow | |
Suffocating below blocks |
| Baby/Grown Horse/Donkey | |
Suffocating below blocks, also see MC-76050 for donkeys |
| Baby/Grown Llama | |
Suffocating below blocks: comment |
| Fox | |
Suffocating below blocks |
| Baby Turtle |  |
Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. See |
| Cod |  |
Fixed by moving eye height down, see |
| Baby Sheep | |
Fixed by moving eye height down |
| Baby Giant | |
Fixed by removing baby giant? |
Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off MC-50367.
Linked Issues
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MC-48215Chickens suffocating in 1 block high spacesDuplicateMC-49596Chicken HitboxDuplicateMC-49617Suicide ChickensDuplicateMC-49675Animals suicide by treeDuplicateMC-50713Chicken jumping under leaves take suffocation damageDuplicateMC-52117Chickens suffocate when under 1 block.DuplicateMC-54490chickens getting hurt when they jumps under a 1 high block tunnelDuplicateMC-5665414w20b Jumping chicken suffocates if hits head.DuplicateMC-59636Animals suffocate when jumping with a block above themDuplicateMC-68217Chickens suffocating in ladders with snow groundDuplicateMC-69595Chickens suffocate when colliding with opaque block above them.DuplicateMC-70852Baby zombies take suffocation damage when they jump in a 2 tall cellingDuplicateMC-71543Mob suffocation in 2 high space while floating in waterDuplicateMC-84339Some types of mob under levitation suffocate in ceilings while others don'tDuplicateMC-92789Horses pushed into a ceiling suffocate.DuplicateMC-93073Swimming baby chickens suffocate in blocks above themDuplicateMC-98667Mobs take damage when they are 1 block or more under groundDuplicateMC-99792Baby Cows suffocating/drowingDuplicateMC-101823Chickens take damage & Die if pushed into a 1 block high opening, or waterDuplicateMC-103725Suffocating chickens when jumpingDuplicateMC-103748Chickens take suffocation damage when jumping into 1-block tall spacesDuplicateMC-106308the chiken bug in all kind of slabDuplicateMC-108017Chicken Sufficate in wallDuplicateMC-108530Chicken Takes Unnecessary Damage (again)DuplicateMC-109044Llamas suffocating/drowning when bobbing in water with block aboveDuplicateMC-109898Adult Chicken cannot go through tiny holes without hurt and dying.DuplicateMC-112231Chickens don't swim when their head is in waterDuplicateMC-114803Chicken takes damage when jumping up through a 1 block holeDuplicateMC-115333When a chicken jumps up onto a block, it takes damage. DuplicateMC-116796Chicken suffocationDuplicateMC-118161Baby cows take damage jumping up to a 1 block gapDuplicateMC-121527Chicken self-harm bugDuplicateMC-129765Chickens suffocate in blocks above water when swimming upwardsDuplicateMC-133487chicken has damage when it jumps on the block and there are more blocksDuplicateMC-133517Chicken damadgeDuplicateMC-134538Baby drowned get suffocated when touching a solid blockDuplicateMC-141479Water DeathDuplicateMC-143704Adult chickens suffocate when jumping from water onto low-clearence landDuplicateMC-147611Chickens start suffocating in doorwaysDuplicateMC-147675Chickens flight to the ceiling and kill themselfDuplicaterelates to10
MC-50367Bad hit boxes and eye positionsFixedMC-209625Baby llamas suffocate when below a solid block while standing on top of a carpetFixedMC-2664Floating Mob Heads above baby mobs that wear them / Baby zombie hitbox too highFixedMC-48376Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 blockFixedMC-48544Baby cow eye height is misplaced and causes them to suffocate in 1-high areasFixedMC-134755All short mobs drown just below the surface of waterFixedMC-142711Baby turtles take damage when pushed against ceilingFixedMC-149877Baby foxes suffocate when jumping under blocksFixedMC-150401Chickens suffocate if jumping while under a solid blockFixedMC-222157Eye position of the goat is too high in some cases, causing suffocationFixedAttachments1
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Created Issue:
Mobs can suffocate below blocks, if the eye height isn't inside the collision box
Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
Mob/Entity Eye Position Comment Baby Mooshroom/Cow Suffocating below blocks Chicken, Baby Chicken Suffocating below blocks Horse, Donkey Suffocating below blocks, see MC-76050 for Donkeys Baby Horse Suffocating below blocks Llama Suffocating below blocks: comment Baby Turtle Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. See MC-142711Cod Fixed by moving eye height down, see MC-126144Baby Sheep Fixed by moving eye height down Baby Giant Fixed by removing baby giant? Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off
MC-50367.
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Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
Mob/Entity Eye Position Comment Baby Mooshroom/CowSuffocating below blocks Chicken, Baby ChickenSuffocating below blocks Horse ,DonkeySuffocating below blocks, see MC-76050 for DonkeysBaby HorseSuffocating below blocks Llama Suffocating below blocks: comment Baby Turtle Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. SeeMC-142711Cod Fixed by moving eye height down, see MC-126144Baby Sheep Fixed by moving eye height down Baby Giant Fixed by removing baby giant? Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off
MC-50367.Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
Mob/Entity Eye Position Comment Baby/Grown Chicken Suffocating below blocks Baby Mooshroom/Cow Suffocating below blocks Baby/Grown Horse/Donkey Suffocating below blocks, also see MC-76050 for donkeys Baby/Grown Llama Suffocating below blocks: comment Baby Turtle Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. See MC-142711Cod Fixed by moving eye height down, see MC-126144Baby Sheep Fixed by moving eye height down Baby Giant Fixed by removing baby giant? Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off
MC-50367.
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Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
Mob/Entity Eye Position Comment Baby/Grown Chicken Suffocating below blocks Baby Mooshroom/Cow Suffocating below blocks Baby/Grown Horse/Donkey Suffocating below blocks, also see MC-76050 for donkeys Baby/Grown Llama Suffocating below blocks: comment Baby Turtle Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. See MC-142711Cod Fixed by moving eye height down, see MC-126144Baby Sheep Fixed by moving eye height down Baby Giant Fixed by removing baby giant? Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off
MC-50367.Mobs suffocate when their eye level is inside solid blocks.
Therefore in cases where the eye height of the mob lies outside of its collision box, the mob doesn't need to be inside a block to take damage from it.This can lead to mobs weirdly taking damage or dying.
Affected Entities
Mob/Entity Eye Position Comment Baby/Grown Chicken Suffocating below blocks Baby Mooshroom/Cow Suffocating below blocks Baby/Grown Horse/Donkey Suffocating below blocks, also see MC-76050 for donkeys Baby/Grown Llama Suffocating below blocks: comment Fox Suffocating below blocks Baby Turtle Suffocating below blocks but eye Position seems fine. See MC-142711Cod Fixed by moving eye height down, see MC-126144Baby Sheep Fixed by moving eye height down Baby Giant Fixed by removing baby giant? Screenshot of affected mobs.
Ideas to fix this
- Manually move the eye position for the hand full of affected mobs (seems what has been done and is reasonable)
- Adjust the suffocation rule to only trigger when eye height and collision box are inside blocks
- Force the collision box to grow to include the eye height
- Force the eye height to snap into the collision box
This issue was split off
MC-50367.
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Remaining issues for hit boxes and eye positions will be split up into their own reports.
If such an issue is a problem for you and doesn't have an own report yet, feel free to create it!
Avoid grouping several similar issues as this report did.
For example if the hit box of zombies and the hit box of wolfs has an issue, that is two reports, one for zombies and one for wolfs.
This report has been split to make it easier to update the reports and hopefully also easier for the devs to fix them.
- MC-143184: Eye level and visible eye position mismatch
MC-142768: Suffocation caused by eye-level outside of collision box- Reports specific to certain entities or situations, e.g.
MC-117619, MC-119372, ...
This report is still about bad hitboxes.
The hitboxes and eye position of a few mobs/entities are in a wrong place.
All fine here.
Seems wrong, but with explanation and expectation to stay like this.
Unsure if issue or intended.
Minor issue.
Bigger difference
Special issue that may need to be moved into an own report
| Mob/Entity | Height | Width | Eye Position | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse, Donkey | too high |
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Suffocating below blocks, see |
| Baby Horse | too small |
|
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Suffocating below blocks, see |
| Giant | too small |
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- |
| Small Armorstand | |
|
too low |
- |
| Baby Pigman, Baby Zombie/Drowned, Baby Villager | too small |
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I assume all these have the same height intentionally. Their average rendering height is quite a bit higher than the current hitbox. Especially Pigman rendering goes higher quite a bit. |
| Pigman, Baby Pigman, Husk, Baby Husk | below |
|
too low |
The eyes of pigman sit higher than the ones of the other mobs for rendering |
| Guardians, Elderguardians, Ghast | |
too small |
|
- |
| Bat | too high |
|
too low |
- |
| EnderCrystal | too far up* |
too big |
|
*or rather renders too far down compared to the hitbox |
| Pigman, Zombie, Villager, Witch, Skeleton | too small |
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Seems a little bit too small, but making them higher would make them not fit in 2 high spaces, therefore probably intended. (Not confirmed by devs) |
| Cave spider | too small |
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Seems too small, but making them higher would make them not fit in 1/2 high spaces, therefore probably intended. (Not confirmed by devs) |
Vindicator 2016-10-02_04.22.19.png |
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A little bit high |
- |
| Evoker 2016-10-02_04.22.19.png |
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A little bit high |
- |
| Parrot | A little bit high |
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- |
| Polar Bear | |
Too small |
A little bit high |
See also |
| (Baby) panda | |
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Too high, especially for baby |
See also MC-142849 |
| Fox | |
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Eye level tracked in |
Llama Spit 2016-09-28_19.09.14.png |
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Unable to reproduce, no collision box visible in quick test |
| Player |
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when sneaking |
Too small when not sneaking, too high when sneaking (likely part wise caused by MC-48191 and therefore intended). Eye position does not change when sneaking |
| EnderDragon |
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too high |
The facing is inverted too all other mobs. Height and Width is the AABB around all parts so it looks too huge, while it actually is probably fine |
Note: The list might not always be fully accurate for the latest snapshot.
In the world download MoxBoxes_1_11.zip
most mobs are spawned in a row with NoAI. It can be really useful for testing.
I recommend using F3 + B and /gamemode spectator. Also it's good to turn particles to minimum to better see mobs like blazes.
Marcono1234 Absolutely agree! This has been bugging me for a while. This issue is a collection of way too many different, although related, issues. It also makes it way harder to keep the list up to date.
It also mixed up somewhat subjective issues with the collision boxes with objective issues of mobs suffocating below blocks.
I now started splitting it by moving the suffocation part into its own issue (MC-142768) and marking special cases which may be moved into their own issues as well in the future.
We could also split it into an issue about collision boxes and one about eye positions. The latter tends to be less subjective, as the textures show where the eyes are supposed to be. Whereas it is unavoidable to have some compromise with the collision boxes.
The bug
For some entities their eye level (red line when hitboxes are shown) does not match their visible eye position.
Affected entities
Entities which suffocate because of a bad eye-level position are listed in MC-142768
List is likely incomplete
(+) = eye-level too high
(-) = eye-level too low
| Entity | Eye-level |
|---|---|
| (baby) cat | |
| baby ocelot | |
| (baby) panda | |
| baby pig | |
| (baby) polar_bear | |
| (attacking) polar_bear | |
| baby rabbit | |
| baby sheep | |
| (baby) turtle | |
| turtle | |
| ender_dragon | |
| husk | |
| piglin | |
| ravager | |
| (baby) strider | |
| skeleton_horse | |
| (baby) horse | |
| zombie_horse | |
| (baby) chicken | |
| piglin_brute | |
| (baby) donkey | |
| (baby) mule | |
| evoker | |
| illusioner | |
| pillager | |
| vindicator | |
| baby hoglin | |
| baby zoglin | |
| llama | |
| trader_llama | |
| (sheared) snow_golem | |
| magma_cube | |
| slime | |
| silverfish | |
| cod | |
| (sleeping) fox | |
| (baby) axolotl | |
How to reproduce
- Enable hitboxes being shown (F3 + B)
- Spawn one of the affected entities
/summon ENTITY ~ ~ ~ {NoAI:1b,NoGravity:1b}
Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been closed as a Duplicate of MC-142768.
It has been linked to this report. If you have additional information, please add it to the duplicated report.
Please search before reporting, as it's likely that one exists already.
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Duplicate of MC-142768
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This issue was believed to be fixed in Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 1 as stated in MC-142768, so please could you provide some screenshots or recordings of this occurring whilst the F3 Debug Screen is enabled.
As mentioned this issue is split up from
MC-50367.The following duplicates should ideally be duplicates of this issue instead of
MC-50367:MC-141479,MC-134538,MC-133517,MC-133487,MC-129765,MC-121527,MC-118161,MC-116796,MC-115333,MC-114803,MC-112231,MC-109898,MC-109044,MC-108530,MC-108017,MC-106308,MC-103748,MC-103725,MC-101823,MC-99792,MC-98667,MC-93073,MC-92789,MC-84339,MC-71543,MC-70852,MC-69595,MC-59636,MC-48215,Also these two related issues of
MC-50367should also be related this one:MC-142711,MC-134755If any moderator got time and/or tools to do that, that would be awesome
The length of the list of duplicates goes to show that this (clearly defined and easy to fix) part of the
MC-50367is an actual annoyance to players.@[Mojang] Panda, completed.
[Mod] Les3awe Awesome, thank you!
As of 19w03a, giants no longer have the zombie's AI (or any for that matter), making the baby giant now impossible to spawn.
This is fixed for every other mob, but it still happens with chickens and baby turtles in 1.14 Pre-Release 1.
It still happens to baby drowned in 1.14 pre5