Mobs spin / cannot pathfind while they are on scaffolding
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- mob pathfinding scaffolding spin
1.14 - 25w04a
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Created Issue:
Mobs spin when they are on scaffolding
The bug
Mobs spin when they are on scaffolding. When the mob wants to change direction, he turns on himself.
How to reproduce
Spawn a mob on a scaffolding and look what the mob does.
Example
Here is an example in video: https://youtu.be/q_i4vJqfo18?t=354
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The bug
Mobs spin when they are on scaffolding. When the mob wants to change direction, he turns on himself.
How to reproduce
Spawn a mob on a scaffolding and look what the mob does.
Example
Here is an example in video: https://youtu.be/q_i4vJqfo18?t=354
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Duplicate of MC-150293
Duplicate of MC-150293
Does MC-150293 describe your issue?
Alright, I tested it for myself, and I can confirm. But: That endermen don't move while you're looking at them is intended and works like that everywhere else. When you stop looking at them, they spin around like all other mobs when trying to pathfind on scaffolding. They just can't pathfind properly. But, they can still teleport away from the scaffolding.
This is the case if there's blocks directly below the scaffolding. If there are no blocks, the enderman acts as if the scaffolding was air. This also explains the behaviour in the video.
To me that says that this is just a duplicate of MC-150293. Therefore I resolved this ticket as such.
Thank you for your report anyway! It highlighted that mobs behave differently if they stand on floating scaffolding blocks.
Duplicate of MC-150293
Duplicate of MC-150293.
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Actually The Mobs Can't path find through or on scaffolding
They'll treat Scaffolding like a solid block in the same time they treat it like air when they have to walk on it
New findings from
MC-158275: If the scaffolding is floating, mobs behave as if it was air. While standing on it, their (pathfinding) AI seems to not function (they're waiting to fall down). If there are blocks around the scaffolding, they'll walk along those, but won't walk onto the scaffolding blocks.If there are blocks below the scaffolding however, mobs will enter it, as they believe that there are blocks one layer below that they can stand on. However, they don't fall down as they expect, but are standing on top of a block that they don't know how to pathfind from.
I attached a video showcasing the behaviour with floating scaffolding a bit: Minecraft 1.14.4 2019-08-02 23-25-28_Trim.mp4
This is probably just a special case of
MC-150293MC-157645.Um... you mentioned this ticket, twice...
You likely meant a different one...
Can confirm in 21w10a.
Can confirm in 1.17. Relates to MC-226637.
Can confirm in 1.17.1. Also relates to MC-231187.
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
can confirm in 1.18.2
If there are pathfindable blocks directly beneath the scaffolding mobs can pathfind ontop otherwise not.
Can confirm in 1.19 and 1.19.1 Pre-release 1.
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
In 23w32a
Can confirm in 1.21.4 Pre-Release 2. Affects Creakings as well.