The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play when non-player entities are damaged by the thorns enchantment
The Bug:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play when non-player entities are damaged by the thorns enchantment.
It's important to note that this sound plays if you attack entities wearing armor enchanted with thorns, or if you attack guardians.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Give yourself a chestplate enchanted with a high level of thorns by using the command provided below.
/give @s minecraft:diamond_chestplate[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{"minecraft:thorns":10}}] - Equip the chestplate and summon a husk.
- Switch to survival mode, allow the husk to attack you, and listen closely.
Observed Behavior:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play.
Expected Behavior:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event would play.
- Fixed
[Mod] Avoma
Roy Sajima[Mojang] Rebecca
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16w07a - 1.21.3
16w07a 16w07b 1.9-pre1 1.9-pre2 1.9-pre3 1.9-pre4 1.9 16w21b 1.10.2 16w32a 16w32b 16w33a 16w40a 1.11.2 17w06a 1.12-pre2 1.12-pre5 1.12.2 17w43b 18w07c 18w08b 18w21a 1.13 18w30b 1.13.1 1.13.2-pre1 1.13.2 1.14-pre5 1.14.4 1.15-pre3 20w21a 1.16-pre1 1.16 1.16.4 20w46a 20w51a 21w03a 21w05b 21w06a 21w07a 21w11a 1.17 1.17.1 21w41a 21w43a 1.18.2 22w15a 1.19 22w24a 1.19.1 1.19.2 1.19.4 23w14a 1.20.1 1.20.3-rc1 1.21.1 24w37a 1.21.2-pre3 1.21.3- 25w02a
Created Issue:
"enchant.thorns.hit" not playing.
As in the title.
How to reproduce:
1. Spawn some Zombies.
2. Equip an thorns enchanted armor
3. Go into Survival mode.
4. Be hit by some Zombies.
5. Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played.Environment
Probably all.
Probably all.
As in the title.
How to reproduce:
1. Spawn some Zombies.
2. Equip an thorns enchanted armor
3. Go into Survival mode.
4. Be hit by some Zombies.
5. Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played.
MacBook Pro (Retina 13-inch、Early 2015)
OS X El Capitan 10.11.5
2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
16 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB
"enchant.thorns.hit" sound not playing.
The bug
The enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play when the Thorns armor enchantment takes effect, though it does play when you attack a Guardian with its spikes extended.
How to reproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
- Go into survival mode
- Be hit by some zombies
- Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played
"enchant.thorns.hit" soundnot playing"enchant.thorns.hit" sound doesn't play when Thorns enchantment takes effect
The bug
The enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play
when the Thorns armor enchantment takes effect, though it does playwhenyou attackaGuardian withitsspikes extended.How to reproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
- Go into survival mode
- Be hit by some zombies
- Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played
The bug
The enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play you get attacked by mobs while wearing Thorns-enchanted armor, though it does play if you attack mobs wearing Thorns armor or Guardians with spikes extended.
How to reproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
- Go into survival mode
- Be hit by some zombies
- Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played
The bug
The enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play you get attacked by mobs while wearing Thorns
-enchantedarmor, though it does play if you attack mobs wearing Thorns armor or Guardians with spikes extended.How to reproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
- Go into survival mode
- Be hit by some zombies
- Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played
The bug
The enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play when you get attacked by mobs while wearing Thorns armor, though it does play if you attack mobs wearing Thorns armor or Guardians with spikes extended.
How to reproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
- Go into survival mode
- Be hit by some zombies
- Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound is played
is duplicated by
The
bugThe enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play when you get attacked by mobs while wearing Thorns armor, though it does play if you attack mobs wearing Thorns armor or Guardians with spikes extended.
Howtoreproduce
- Spawn some zombies
- Equip an thorns enchanted armor
Go into survival mode- Be hit by some zombies
Zombies are taking damage, but no thorns sound isplayedThe Bug:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play when non-player entities are damaged by the thorns enchantment.
It's important to note that this sound plays if you attack entities wearing armor enchanted with thorns, or if you attack guardians.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Give yourself a chestplate enchanted with a high level of thorns by using the command provided below.
/give @s minecraft:diamond_chestplate[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{"minecraft:thorns":10}}]- Equip the chestplate and summon a husk.
- Switch to survival mode, allow the husk to attack you, and listen closely.
Observed Behavior:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play.
Expected Behavior:
The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event would play.
"enchant.thorns.hit" sound doesn't play whenThorns enchantment takes effectThe "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play when non-player entities are damaged by the thorns enchantment
Dupes/related MC-97244
I don't think this ticket duplicates MC-97244 as that ticket is about other mobs not making the "Thorns prick" sound when other mobs take damage and the player can't hear it but this ticket is about the player themselves taking thorns damage but and can't hear the thorns damage.
Duplicate of MC-97244
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The minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play when mobs or players are killed by the Thorns enchantment. Relates to MC-97244. The same applies to Guardian spikes.
How to reproduce
- Equip armor enchanted with Thorns
- Keep getting attacked by a mob repeatedly until it dies
Expected result
The minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit sound would play when the mob dies.
Observed result
The minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit sound does not play.







Confirmed for 16w07b
Confirmed for 17w16b (and 1.12.2). The sound does play if I melee a guardian with its thorns extended, but not when mobs attack players with thorns armor.
Confirmed for 20w21a
Can confirm in 21w03a.
Can confirm in 21w05b.
Can confirm in 21w06a. Video attached.
Can confirm in 21w07a.
Can confirm in 21w11a.
Can confirm in 1.17.
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm in 21w41a. The expected behavior here would be that the minecraft.enchant.thorns.hit sound can be heard when the thorns enchantment takes effect.
@Avoma If you hadn't said that, I wouldn't have known.
Also confirmed in 21w43a.
Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w15a.
Can confirm in 1.19 and 22w24a.
Confirm in 1.19.1. By the way, does the subtitle show up if being hurt by another mob while wearing thorns armour ?
Can confirm in 1.19.2.