After going to the End and defeating the Ender Dragon, returning to the overworld brings about some weirdness until you reload the world.
Steps to reproduce:
Go to the End
Return to the overworld
Side effects:
Portals no longer work (Nether and End)
You can't place blocks
You can break blocks, but if you try to put down a different block in its place it turns back into the original block
You can't spawn mobs
You can't collect XP
If you drop an item it disappears
Mobs won't pay attention to you
You can't push mobs around
Mobs won't make their usual noises, but you can still hear your own noises (block placing/breaking, footsteps, etc.)
You can still blow TNT up with a flint and steel, but doesn't make the fizzing noise, just the explosion noise. TNT can still blow up blocks.
The lodestone still works, but it doesn't make a noise
You can still interact with chests and minecart chests, but again, no sound
If you try to enter a minecart you get kicked right back out. Same story for boats
Chat still functions
The player cannot create new chunks
Temporary solutions:
Reload the world
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