Entitys act like a magnet to a fishing rod
Cast a rod nearby an entity. If it is close enough, the bobber will go to the animal, even if it would have not hit it. Tested with sheep, cows, creepers, item frames, armor stands, and villagers. In the screenshots, you can see that I would have not hit the sheep, but I did. This happens even if the fishing bobber's hitbox and the entity's hitbox don't touch.
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Entitys act like a magnet to a fishing rod
Cast a rod nearby an entity. If it is close enough, the bobber will go to the animal, even if it would have not hit it. Tested with sheep, cows, creepers, item frames, armor stands, and villagers. In the screenshots, you can see that I would have not hit the sheep, but I did.
Cast a rod nearby an entity. If it is close enough, the bobber will go to the animal, even if it would have not hit it. Tested with sheep, cows, creepers, item frames, armor stands, and villagers. In the screenshots, you can see that I would have not hit the sheep, but I did. This happens even if the fishing bobber's hitbox and the entity's hitbox don't touch.
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WAI. Fishing rods now properly hook onto entities.
Though, if you have a chicken in the water when you try to fish, it might get annoying.
That's not what I mean, Sonic. If the bobber wouldn't have hot the entity, it still atracts the bobber to it. Even if it's not within the entity's hitbox.
Works as intended. This is a new mechanic where the fishing bobber becomes fully attached to the mob. If it is within the hitbox of the mob, it attaches.
Read my previous comment. NOT within the entity's hitbox.
This is NOT work as intended. Hit F3+B and then cast the fishing rod near them. They will pick it up, even though it is far away for it to hit!
Thank you! Neither the bobber or the entity's hitboxes are touching.
Confirmed for 1.9-pre2
Still in 1.9-pre3
Still in 1.9-pre4
Still in 1.9.1-pre1
Still in 1.9.1-pre3
Still in 1.9.3-pre2