[MC-128] 3rd person view reverts to 1st person view if head inside a block (corner a one block wide tunnel in a minecart, ride on a horse through a block, piston...)

The 3rd person view reverts to 1st person view when player's head is moved inside a block (e.g. while riding a minecart around corners) or a block is moved by piston or setblock at the place of player's head

To Reproduce

Go into F5 (3rd person) mode
Clip your head inside a solid block (doesn't matter how long you clip) using one of various methods:
- Ride a horse under a 2-block tall gap
- Ride a minecart around a corner in a 1-block wide trench/tunnel
- Do /setblock where your head is
- Suffocation traps
- Anything else you can think of
You would expect that when you are no longer inside the block, you would return to 3rd person mode
Instead, you are left in 1st person mode

Linked issues

is duplicated by 30

MC-624 Point of view gets reset while riding a minecraft which glitches through a block Resolved

MC-5292 F5 not working properly (More in-depth than others) Resolved

MC-6234 Minecart behavior Resolved

MC-8453 Suffocation resets 3rd person view to 1st person view Resolved

MC-9655 If you corner a one block wide tunnel in a minecart, you always switch to first person view. Resolved

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relates to 1

MC-12151 Screen blanking when riding minecart around corner Reopened

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Comments 36

Gravity 2012-10-24T19:55:28Z

Can you explain what you mean by "go in a half circle, down" please?

Max 2012-10-24T20:47:22Z

you just turn 180 degrees around on the rails with your cart, and then this happens

kumasasa 2012-10-24T20:48:12Z

That effect shows while riding underground 1x2 tunnels, sometimes on straight tracks, often when riding around corners (yes, the blocks in the corner are removed)

Max 2012-10-24T20:51:48Z

Ah, so its not actually a bug but it just isn't coded right, like alot other stuff in Minecraft? 😛

Gravity 2012-10-24T20:58:01Z

Well, Max, that would make it a bug.

In any case, I did manage to duplicate this bug, I made a tunnel underground and when going around a corner, my character's head was temporarily inside of a block, and so it switched to first-person mode. However, this did not happen when the tracks were in an open area.

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Max 2012-10-24T21:02:22Z

Well, for me it happens all the time i use my minecart system. Its like, going straight down, and then as short as possible it turns 180 degrees, and then goes straight down again

Gravity 2012-10-24T21:06:34Z

Do you mean a setup like this, Max? http://i.imgur.com/SoOfp.png

I tried that and it did indeed force me to first-person mode. If that's not what you're thinking of, perhaps you could send me a screenshot?

Max 2012-10-24T21:09:31Z

Well, its not exactly like that, it goes further down and at mine you're able to go up as well. I can't give you a screenshot right now, im on my iPod

Gravity 2012-10-24T21:25:32Z

Well, my point was that the basic design behind it is what caused the bug to happen, is that correct? The aesthetics of the actual system are irrelevant in this case.

Max 2012-10-24T21:29:45Z

Yeah, the bug is the same. It's supposed to be a feature in tunnels, but doesn't work correctly

Gravity 2012-10-24T21:35:49Z

I'll mark this as confirmed then and see what can be done about it.

Max 2012-10-24T21:39:17Z

Okay, good to know reporting bugs helps 🙂

Marcus McDermand 2014-03-09T01:42:35Z

Could not reproduce in 14w10c

kumasasa 2014-03-09T09:11:57Z

Can still confirm in 14w10c.

Itouch2 2014-03-16T20:47:36Z

Confirmed for 14w11b

Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit 2014-07-24T23:47:28Z

Still in 30c.

Samuel Shank 2014-08-07T22:16:40Z

confirmed for 14w32b

rydian 2014-10-18T15:08:39Z

Confirmed in 1.8.1-pre2.

XLgaming_inc 2014-12-07T12:09:43Z

confirmed in 1.8.1

KingSupernova 2015-03-09T22:08:34Z

Confirmed in 1.8.3. Doesn't occur in spectator mode. And could someone please update the description? The current one doesn't make any sense.

husky2490 2015-07-29T21:08:12Z

Confirmed for Snapshot 15w31a

rydian 2015-10-14T17:22:32Z

Still happening in 15w42a.

19Spleen 2015-11-05T18:13:47Z

Confirmed for 15w45a

Caty Lawren 2015-11-08T20:30:46Z

15w45a, and way more easily noticeable with the new Elytra. Flying into a wall that has a one-tall hole, and hitting that hole, will cause you to instantly go to first-person view. Really annoying.

Erik Broes 2015-11-09T09:15:49Z

Camera projects as far back as it can, if it cannot, it does not.

KingSupernova 2015-11-09T09:30:36Z

That's not what the report is referring to Grum. The bug is that when the player's head goes into a block, the camera reverts to 1st person mode permanently. Once the head is free, it's still in 1st person mode.

Irbis 2015-11-09T11:43:23Z

True, should be reopened. Camera IS NOT projecting as far as it can after leaving a block. It is in first person view even whet it was in third before entering a block.

Erik Broes 2015-11-09T20:15:57Z

Missed that code in the bucket of irrelevant other code it was in! Changed.

Sam Bone 2016-02-07T23:23:41Z

Related to MC-30845.

Sam Bone 2016-02-07T23:25:43Z

Well, not permanently, but, yes. If it was permanent, it would not let you go back to F5 mode.

husky2490 2016-02-08T00:46:02Z

I think the description should be updated to avoid confusion. E.g.,

To Reproduce

Go into F5 (3rd person) mode
Clip your head inside a solid block (doesn't matter how long you clip) using one of various methods:
- Ride a horse under a 2-block tall gap
- Ride a minecart around a corner in a 1-block wide trench/tunnel
- Do /setblock where your head is
- Suffocation traps
- Anything else you can think of
You would expect that when you are no longer inside the block, you would return to 3rd person mode
Instead, you are left in 1st person mode

kumasasa 2016-02-08T03:08:05Z

Thanks, done,

Greg Milson 2016-09-23T09:27:51Z

Wouldn't this be cheating when it is fixed because when you do it you can see caves and stuff.

husky2490 2016-09-29T20:55:00Z

No. The way I see it, showing the texture of the block you're in is intended by the devs but it leaves your view in 1st person mode and is sometimes triggered aggravatingly often; this is by a fault on the part of either the devs, the player or some combination of the two.

husky2490 2016-09-29T21:12:21Z

just realized this was fixed last year 😛

Fox Woodbury 2022-12-21T10:48:04Z

This still happens on my Xbox 360 lol