Experience orbs and item entities rapidly jitter when reaching the bottom of magma block bubble columns
When an experience orb or dropped item is sucked into a magma block water column (its expected to be sucked into it because its an entity) it doesn't stay on the magma block, it starts to flow up but then the magma pulls it down again, making it shake
video: https://youtu.be/P8Fk2RvtUG4
how to reproduce:
- Set up a magma block with few blocks of water source blocks on it
- Throw lots of items onto the water or throw experience bottles
- Quickly switch into spectator mode so the experience orbs don't follow you anymore
If you look closely the experience orbs or items shake
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Experience orbs shake when on magma blocks
When an experience orb is sucked into a magma block water column (its expected to be sucked into it because its an entity) it doesn't stay on the magma block, it starts to flow up but then the magma pulls it down again, making it shake
how to reproduce:
- Go into creative mode and throw lots of experience bottles
- Set up a magma block with few blocks of water source blocks on it
- Go on top of that water and make the experience orbs follow you
- Quickly switch into spectator mode so the orbs don't follow you anymore
If you look closely the experience orbs shake
When an experience orb is sucked into a magma block water column (its expected to be sucked into it because its an entity) it doesn't stay on the magma block, it starts to flow up but then the magma pulls it down again, making it shake
video: https://youtu.be/P8Fk2RvtUG4
how to reproduce:
- Go into creative mode and throw lots of experience bottles
- Set up a magma block with few blocks of water source blocks on it
- Go on top of that water and make the experience orbs follow you
- Quickly switch into spectator mode so the orbs don't follow you anymore
If you look closely the experience orbs shake
Experience orbs (and dropped items) shake when on magma blocks
When an experience orb is sucked into a magma block water column (its expected to be sucked into it because its an entity) it doesn't stay on the magma block, it starts to flow up but then the magma pulls it down again, making it shake
video: https://youtu.be/P8Fk2RvtUG4
how to reproduce:
Go into creative mode and throw lots ofexperience bottlesSet up a magma block with few blocks of water source blocks on itGo on top of that water and makethe experience orbs follow you- Quickly switch into spectator mode so the orbs don't follow you anymore
If you look closely the experience orbs shakeWhen an experience orb or dropped item is sucked into a magma block water column (its expected to be sucked into it because its an entity) it doesn't stay on the magma block, it starts to flow up but then the magma pulls it down again, making it shake
video: https://youtu.be/P8Fk2RvtUG4
how to reproduce:
- Set up a magma block with few blocks of water source blocks on it
- Throw lots of items onto the water or throw experience bottles
- Quickly switch into spectator mode so the experience orbs don't follow you anymore
If you look closely the experience orbs or items shake
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Can confirm.
can confirm in 21w37a
Can confirm in 1.18.