Stonecutter blade changes colour when you put certain blocks next to it.
On Minecraft, when you place a cartography table on the left of a stonecutter, the stonecutter's blade turns black.
I then found out that when you put a block that is not a cartography table next to the stonecutter and when you place a block on the other side of the stonecutter, is blade turns white.
When you put a block that is not a cartography table on all sides of the stonecutter, its blade turns an even brighter white.
How to reproduce:
- Place a stonecutter.
- Place 1 block of planks on the left of the stonecutter.
- Place the cartography table on the right of the stonecutter. You can also place the cartography table on the left of the stonecutter instead of the planks.
Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The stonecutter's blade turns black.
4. Destroy the blocks surrounding the already existing stonecutter.
5. Place 2 blocks that are not cartography tables on the left and right of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter's blade stays the same.
Observed results: It turns white.
6. Place a block behind and in front of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter's blade turns an even brighter white.
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Created Issue:
Stonecutter blade is black when obstructed
So I was in a village on Minecraft and I placed a block on the left, right and in front of the stonecutter and the blade texture changed so now it is rendered black. But then when I removed one of the blocks, it rendered normally again.
How to reproduce:
- /give @s stonecutter
- /give @s planks 3
- Place the stonecutter.
- Place 1 block of planks on the left, right and in front of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The blade of the stonecutter turns black.
So I was in a village on Minecraft and I placed a block on the left, right and in front of the stonecutter and the blade texture changed so now it is rendered black. But then when I removed one of the blocks, it rendered normally again.
How to reproduce:
- /give @s stonecutter
- /give @s planks
3Place the stonecutter.- Place
1 block of planks on the left, right and in front of the stonecutter.Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The blade of the stonecutter turns black.
So I was in a village on Minecraft and I placed a block on the left, right and in front of the stonecutter and the blade texture changed so now it is rendered black. But then when I removed one of the blocks, it rendered normally again.
How to reproduce:
- /give @s stonecutter
- /give @s planks 0 2
- /give @s cartography_table
- Place the stonecutter.
- Place 1 block of planks on the left and behind the stonecutter.
- Place the cartography table on the right of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The blade of the stonecutter turns black.
Stonecutter blade is black when obstructed by a cartography table
So I was in a village on Minecraftand Iplacedablock on the left, right and in front ofthestonecutterandtheblade texture changed so now it is rendered black. But then when I removed one of the blocks, it rendered normally again.How to reproduce:
- /give @s stonecutter
- /give @s planks 0 2
- /give @s cartography_table
- Place
thestonecutter.- Place 1 block of planks on the left
and behindthe stonecutter.- Place the cartography table on the right of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The blade of the stonecutter turns black.
On Minecraft, when you place a cartography table on the left of a stonecutter, the stonecutter's blade turns black.
I then found out that when you put a block that is not a cartography table next to the stonecutter and when you place a block on the other side of the stonecutter, is blade turns white.
When you put a block that is not a cartography table on all sides of the stonecutter, its blade turns an even brighter white.
How to reproduce:
- Place a stonecutter.
- Place 1 block of planks on the left of the stonecutter.
- Place the cartography table on the right of the stonecutter. You can also place the cartography table on the left of the stonecutter instead of the planks.
Expected results: The stonecutter stays the same.
Observed results: The stonecutter's blade turns black.
4. Destroy the blocks surrounding the already existing stonecutter.
5. Place 2 blocks that are not cartography tables on the left and right of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter's blade stays the same.
Observed results: It turns white.
6. Place a block behind and in front of the stonecutter.
Expected results: The stonecutter's blade turns an even brighter white.
Stonecutter bladeis black when obstructed by a cartography tableStonecutter blade changes colour when you put certain blocks next to it.
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Probably relates to MCPE-47938; there may be a secondary bug causing it to turn practically black as shown by the reporter
this is still an isue with 1.16.221 windows 10.
i was able to make different colors
*this *ONLY works when the rotation of the cartography table is right.
This bug is still present in 1.19.10
Shading of stonecutter block is very inconsistent, it goes randomly dark just standing next to some blocks in some position. or secluded by 2 blocks on 2 sides. But if you try to recreate similar layout 2 blocks over - it goes overly bright. It obviously depends not only on blocks positioned next to stonecutter, but on ambient light or possibly location. Need further investigation and testing.
I attached a couple of screenshots, one is original problem I noticed in game, the other is me experimenting - as you can see, out of 7 stonecutters visible, there 4 different shades of blade present.
Affects 1.19.30