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MC-167417

Arrows stick above fences/walls

When firing an arrow next to a fence or wall from above, the arrow will catch on the fence/wall if it's shot at a steep enough angle. Fences/walls have a hitbox of 1.5 blocks, however one would expect to be able to shoot arrows over a fence/wall since visually it's only one block tall. Regardless of that opinion; you can still shoot an arrow through the top 0.5 blocks of their hitbox at a flat angle which does indeed make this a bug either way.

This issue was not present in 1.13 and only became a problem somewhere on the road to the 1.14 update. I strongly urge that this be fixed, being able to shoot down from fences/walls is incredibly useful in an extremely large variety of situations.

I have attached images that show the unexpected behavior and images that show arrows passing over fences through the top 0.5 blocks of their hitbox if shot horizontally.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Place down some walls (the issue is most noticeable with walls but it occurs with fences too)

  • Stand up against the wall

  • Shoot an arrow at a steep downwards angle while still aiming above the wall

  • For best results stand on a half slab

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Can confirm in 20w51a. This issue only occurs from shooting at the fence from certain angles.

Can confirm in 21w03a.

Can confirm in 1.16.5 and 21w08b.

Can confirm in 21w13a.

Can confirm in 1.17.

Can confirm in 1.17.1.

Can confirm in 1.18.1.

Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w18a.

Can confirm in 1.19.

John Smith

(Unassigned)

Confirmed

Platform

Low

Entities, Hitboxes

1.14.4, 1.15 Pre-release 7, 1.16.3, 20w51a, 21w03a, ..., 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 22w18a, 1.19, 1.21.4

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