Faint gridlike pattern underwater with smooth lighting
Found while testing the fix to MC-68129.
The bug
It seems that underwater smooth lighting, while interpolating, lights the edges between blocks more than the centers of blocks, resulting in some grid-like patterns of light.
How to reproduce
- /fill ~ ~ ~ ~6 ~6 ~6 minecraft:white_concrete hollow
- Enter this new cube and repair it while staying at the corner closest to you when you created it
- /fill ~ ~ ~ ~4 ~2 ~4 water
- Replace any one of the ceiling blocks with glowstone
Expected result
The lighting underwater would be completely smooth, especially counting the fix for MC-68129.
Actual result
There are clear discontinuities in the lighting - lines parallel to and one block away from the walls appear the brightest, and there are plenty of considerably more obvious sharp boundaries perpendicular to the walls as well.
Created Issue:
Faint gridlike pattern underwater with smooth lighting
Found while testing the fix to
MC-68129.It seems that underwater smooth lighting, while interpolating, lights the edges between blocks more than the centers of blocks, resulting in some grid-like patterns of light.
Found while testing the fix to
MC-68129.The bug
It seems that underwater smooth lighting, while interpolating, lights the edges between blocks more than the centers of blocks, resulting in some grid-like patterns of light.
How to reproduce
Found while testing the fix to
MC-68129.The bug
It seems that underwater smooth lighting, while interpolating, lights the edges between blocks more than the centers of blocks, resulting in some grid-like patterns of light.
How to reproduce
Found while testing the fix to
MC-68129.The bug
It seems that underwater smooth lighting, while interpolating, lights the edges between blocks more than the centers of blocks, resulting in some grid-like patterns of light.
How to reproduce
- /fill ~ ~ ~ ~6 ~6 ~6 minecraft:white_concrete hollow
- Enter this new cube and repair it while staying at the corner closest to you when you created it
- /fill ~ ~ ~ ~4 ~2 ~4 water
- Replace any one of the ceiling blocks with glowstone
Expected result
The lighting underwater would be completely smooth, especially counting the fix for
MC-68129.Actual result
There are clear discontinuities in the lighting - lines parallel to and one block away from the walls appear the brightest, and there are plenty of considerably more obvious sharp boundaries perpendicular to the walls as well.



Can confirm in 21w39a
Lucas, did you even read it? The settings aren't changed in between the water and air checking, the pattern only exists when it is filled with water, WITH smooth lightning.
How is this different than when the blocks are not covered in water? The water may make it more obvious, but this seems to occur regardless of the water for me.
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