[MC-103462] Some translucent parts of entities are rendered behind translucent blocks, block entities and some entities (depending on loading order)

The bug

These entities/blocks are rendered in front of translucent parts of some entities (later they will be referred as affected entities)

Translucent blocks (stained glass, slime blocks, ice)
Block entities (chests, signs, mob heads...)
All entities that are loaded after the affected entity (usually those that were spawned or have entered the chunk after the affected entity, or are in farther chunks)

Affected entities

Note: in following screenshots all entities are inside one chunk, the order of summoning them (or entering the chunk in case of a player) is

armor_stand with diamond_helmet
affected entity
armor_stand with golden_helmet

Only armor_stand with golden_helmet behind affected entity shows the issue.

Entity (or part of it)	Screenshots	Notes
Semi-transparent entity (player) (an invisible entity but is seen by a player in spectator mode or on the same team that has `seeFriendlyInvisibles` on)	[media][media][media][media][media]	Also can be behind non-invisible parts of the entity itself: see last two screenshots in the list and steps to reproduce below
Translucent block `item` held/worn by entity (player)	[media][media]	Can be seen with players in third person mode
Eyes of invisible `Enderman`	[media]
"Armor" of invisible charged `creeper`	[media]	Armor of non-invisible creeper is affected by MC-35920
Background of player (entity) nameplate	[media]	Nameplate (and name) is supposed to be always seen in front of other blocks/entities
Player (entity) name (when behind non-transparent entities/blocks)	[media]

Steps to reproduce

Execute the following command:

/summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Invisible:1,ShowArms:1}

Put armor on the armor stand you just summoned (Most importantly a chestplate).
Go into spectator mode.
Look at one of the arms of the armor stand at the angle where it is in front of one of the armor pieces.
Observe the arm not being rendered correctly.

Related issues

is duplicated by

MC-28558 Cannot see player names through signs or chests

MC-119431 Armor on stand not transparent sometimes.

MC-121605 Texture opacity does not render correctly on armorstands

MC-154383 No nametag in Shulkerbox shown

MC-165872 Playername rendering

relates to

MC-114522 Invisible mob / player taking damage is rendered opaque and in wrong order

MC-63942 Transparent block weird rendering when held in hand/worn by entity (player)

Attachments

block items in front of block entity and translucent block.png

Comments

migrated 2016-06-11T10:33:38Z

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migrated 2016-06-13T14:05:48Z

Is this an issue in 1.9.4?

migrated 2016-06-15T14:06:12Z

Might be.

migrated 2016-06-15T14:06:54Z

Mind checking?

migrated 2016-06-17T11:17:15Z

Okay, going to now.

migrated 2016-06-17T11:22:26Z

Yep, also an issue in 1.9.4.

migrated 2016-11-06T11:10:58Z

Is this still an issue in the latest snapshot 16w44a? If so please update the affected versions.

This is an automated comment on any open or reopened issue with out-of-date affected versions.

migrated 2017-07-15T01:28:30Z

In version 1.12 I encountered an issue, it was marked as duplicate of this issue (MC-119431). This one really bugs me, so I hope it gets fixed soon. Vote it, please!

Jack McKalling 2017-09-12T19:15:12Z

Confirmed for 1.12.1.
When I placed a transparent block in the head slot of an armor stand, which was partially standing inside a solid block, the non-transparent edges of the head block that are closest to you were being rendered behind the edges that are the furthest from you. Although I was using a resource pack to find such a block, I noticed the effect wasn't related to it. In addition to this, some transparent blocks behind the armor stand were also rendered in front of its head block.
I retried to do the same thing with the solid block the armor stand was standing in replaced by another transparent block, and now only the head blocks own edges were in wrong render order, the blocks behind it rendered correctly through it. Still, some strange things going on here.

Jack McKalling 2018-10-23T12:17:28Z

Confirmed in 1.13.2

Jack McKalling 2018-12-21T20:17:08Z

Confirmed for 18w50a

Jack McKalling 2019-01-09T16:50:38Z

Confirmed for 19w02a

Jack McKalling 2019-01-16T18:17:43Z

Confirmed for 19w03a

Jack McKalling 2019-01-17T17:44:35Z

Confirmed for 19w03b

Jack McKalling 2019-01-19T16:42:40Z

Confirmed for 19w03c

Jack McKalling 2019-01-24T16:36:34Z

Comfirmed for 19w04a

Jack McKalling 2019-01-30T22:13:22Z

Confirmed for 19w04b and 19w05a

Jack McKalling 2019-02-06T17:37:35Z

Confirmed for 19w06a

Jack McKalling 2019-02-13T17:17:26Z

Confirmed for 19w07a

Jack McKalling 2019-02-28T09:48:30Z

Confirmed for 19w09a

Jack McKalling 2019-03-13T17:23:46Z

Confirmed for 19w11a

Jack McKalling 2019-03-14T16:23:03Z

Confirmed for 19w11b

Jack McKalling 2019-03-20T22:23:10Z

Confirmed for 19w12a

Jack McKalling 2019-03-21T17:01:29Z

Confirmed for 19w12b

Jack McKalling 2019-03-27T19:59:28Z

Confirmed for 19w13a

Jack McKalling 2019-03-29T14:18:22Z

Confirmed for 19w13b

Jack McKalling 2019-04-03T16:01:05Z

Confirmed for 19w14a

Jack McKalling 2019-04-08T09:49:15Z

Confirmed for 19w14b

Jack McKalling 2019-04-10T15:35:05Z

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-1

Jack McKalling 2019-04-15T09:19:56Z

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-2

Jack McKalling 2019-04-16T14:51:40Z

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-3

Jack McKalling 2019-04-17T16:41:51Z

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-4

Jack McKalling 2019-04-18T13:13:13Z

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-5

Jack McKalling 2019-04-23T19:57:40Z

Confirmed for 1.14

Jack McKalling 2019-05-07T16:24:36Z

Confirmed for 1.14.1 pre-1

Jack McKalling 2019-05-09T15:30:54Z

Confirmed for 1.14.1 pre-2

Jack McKalling 2019-05-13T13:34:23Z

Confirmed for 1.14.1

Jack McKalling 2019-09-30T16:21:58Z

Although the rendering changed in the latest snapshots, in snapshot 19w39a some parts are still not rendered in the right order. Instead of rendering in front as it used to be, it now just doesn't render.

Jack McKalling 2019-10-09T16:21:44Z

Can't reproduce in 19w41a

wobst.michael 2019-11-19T10:56:37Z

For the record:

Still an issue as of 19w46b (list not finished):

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_{'Semi-fixed'. The energy field now makes the armor stand and what it wears invisible}

Fixed as of 19w46b (list not finished):

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wobst.michael 2020-06-11T14:13:43Z

Resolving as Fixed since almost everything described in this ticket here has been fixed during the 1.15 and 1.16 development phases.
If there's a case that's still relevant to 1.16-pre3 or later, please create a separate ticket for each issue.

migrated 2024-07-30T23:27:02Z

Does anyone know about a bug where entities become partly invisible like not completely invisible but for sake, the spiders eyes just doesn’t appear