Filling a cauldron in Creative mode gives the player an empty bucket
The bug
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.16.5 so it's introduced in 1.17's first snapshot.
Video demonstrating the issue: MC-203597.mp4
How to reproduce
- Place a cauldron
- Get a water bucket
- In creative mode, right click the cauldron with the water bucket
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Notice an empty bucket is added to the hotbar
Linked Issues
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MC-203667Filling Cauldron with liquids in Creative mode causes an empty bucket to be spawned in the players inventory.DuplicateMC-203684Right-clicking on cauldron with lava bucket it gives you a bucket on creativeDuplicateMC-204017In creative mode, when filling a cauldron with lava, the game gives you an empty bucket. DuplicateMC-205039Placing powder snow in a cauldron gives the player and empty bucket in creative modeDuplicateMC-205065Filling cauldrons in creative gives buckets, while normally placing them doesn'tDuplicateMC-205274Cauldron buckets creative modeDuplicateMC-205337Filling a cauldron in creative gives a empty bucketDuplicateMC-207570duplicating a bucket using a cauldron DuplicateMC-232212Creative cauldron bucket creationDuplicateMC-234369In creative mode, using a water bucket for a cauldron refining pot will give you a bucketDuplicateMC-249545In creative mod filling a cauldron with a bucket , give back empty bucketDuplicateMC-275762Bucket issueDuplicateMC-275763You get an empty bucket when you pour liquid into the cauldronDuplicateMC-276147bucket duplicate when using on cauldron in creativeDuplicaterelates to4
MC-188654Using a filled bucket in Creative mode does not provide the player with an empty bucketWorks As IntendedMC-269237Using a water bottle to fill a cauldron or transforming dirt into mud in creative mode gives the player an empty bottleConfirmedMC-275757Using a bucket deletes the bucket in most casesFixed
MCPE-13798Putting water or potions in a cauldron in creative gives you an empty bucket or glass bottleWon't Fix
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NormalCreated Issue:
Filling a cauldron with liquid gives the player a bucket in creative mode
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.6.4 so I can only assume it's a bug.
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The bug
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.6.4 so I can only assume it's a bug.
Video demonstrating the issue: MC-203597.mp4
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The bug
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.6.
4soI can only assume it's a bug.Video demonstrating the issue: MC-203597.mp4
The bug
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.16.5 so it's introduced in 1.17's first snapshot.
Video demonstrating the issue: MC-203597.mp4
How to reproduce
- Place a cauldron
- Get a water bucket
- In creative mode, right click the cauldron with the water bucket
→
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See MC-203597
Duplicate of MC-203597.
Duplicate of MC-203597
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Hey there!
This looks to be a duplicate of MC-203597. This basically means that the issue has already been reported and is currently being tracked elsewhere.
Actually a duplicate of MC-203597. This is not new in 1.16, it was introduced in 20w45a.
Duplicate of MC-203597.
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Duplicate of MC-203597.
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Duplicate of MC-203597.
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Summary:
Using a water bottle to fill a cauldron with water or transforming dirt into mud in creative mode without an empty bottle in the inventory results in obtaining an empty bottle.
Closely related to MC-203597, this issue also emerges in the initial 1.17 snapshot. If MC-203597 is unintentional, using a water bottle should not yield an empty bottle in creative mode either. It's surprising that nobody has reported this yet.
Steps to reproduce:
- Place a cauldron in creative mode.
- Obtain a water bottle.
- Ensure there are no glass bottles in your inventory.
- Fill the cauldron with water from the bottle.
Observed results:
The observed result is receiving a glass bottle, contrary to the behavior in version 1.16.5.
Observed results:
The expected result is not obtaining a glass bottle, consistent with version 1.16.5. The identical behavior occurs when using the water bottle on dirt instead of a cauldron.
Video:
1.16.5: MC-269237.mp4
after 1.16.5: MC-269237 not in 1.16.5.mp4
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Duplicates MC-203597 
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That is an intentional feature, added in 1.16, please read the changelog for more information.
That is not true, in 1.16.4, you don’t get an empty bucket in creative mode when putting water into a cauldron.
Can confirm that this didn't happen in 1.16.4. Reopened.
Might still be intentional though – after filling a cauldron you might want to empty it again, and you need an empty bucket for that.
But you don't want your creative inventory full of buckets do you?
If you want to empty it, just get a bucket yourself!
You only get one bucket in total, if you already have one, it won't give you another one.
I feel like it's inconsistent with how buckets normally work though - you don't get an empty bucket when you place water in creative mode, why should the cauldron be different?
Can confirm in 20w51a.
Can confirm in 21w03a.
I feel like this is a Won't Fix since the MCPE version of this bug (MCPE-13798) was resolved that way so I would assume the Java Edition version (this one) would go the same way.
I also tested 1.16.5, in which this issue does not happen like in 1.16.4.
Can confirm in 21w13a.
But wasn't that a feature introduced in 1.15 or 1.16 together with getting filled food bowls from mooshrooms in creative. I thought that was WAI...
Can confirm in 21w14a.
Can confirm in 21w16a.
This behavior is not listed in the changelog for 1.16 pre-release 1 (https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-1-16-pre-release-1), if that's what you're talking about. The changelog talks about a different change:
"When you use an empty bucket on water in creative mode, you now get a bucket of water. If you have a bucket of water in your inventory already, no additional water buckets will be added when you use your empty bucket on water."
The change described here was the fix for
MC-9856.Can confirm in 1.18.1.
Confirmed in 1.18.2
Doesn't happend if you already have an empty bucket in your inventory or if your inventory is full.
Can confirm in 1.19.
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
Still in 1.19.4. I think this is a worthwhile fix to creative mode, as you can just break and place the cauldron again if you want to change its contents.
Can confirm from 1.19.4 to 23w13a.
Affects 1.20.6
Confirmed in 1.21.3
It seems to still happen in 1.21.4 and with water bottles as well! This makes me believe the issue is with the interaction itself, and makes this the same issue as MC-269237