The bug
Water and lava buckets can no longer be emptied by looking at a water or lava source block. However, when trying to do that, a sound still plays.
To reproduce
Get a water bucket
Switch into Survival mode
Look at a water source block
Use the bucket
→ ❌ The bucket doesn't get emptied, but a sound gets played
Videos
Holding down right click:
Water:
Lava:
Linked issues
is duplicated by
MC-181473
Water from buckets cant be placed in water source blocks
MC-181519
Water buckets cannot be emptied into water source, but still plays the sound effect
MC-181526
Can't place water in water
MC-181536
Can't place water buckets on water sources
MC-181568
Fish not getting out of bucket correctly.
MC-181617
Cannot empty water bucket into a water block,
MC-181659
Bucket Bug
MC-181739
Emptying a water bucket into water doesn't display hand animation
MC-181787
Right clicking a water bucket (presumably lava too) does nothing, but also plays the bucket empties sound
MC-181805
Lava Source Block
MC-181842
Cannot place water buckets into an existing source
MC-181846
A lava bucket cannot be superimposed on another lava block already placed
MC-181849
Water buckets won't place water in water
MC-181855
Right clicking with a lava or water bucket on a block already occupied by a fluid plays bucket emptying sound but does not actually empty the bucket
MC-181886
Water Bucket/Bucket of Fish Issue
MC-181914
i can't use water buckets on water source blocks
MC-181961
Emptying a water bucket into a waterlogged seagrass or kelp plays "Gear Equips" sound
MC-182045
Cant empty a water bucket in water
MC-182055
Buckets cannot be emptied in source blocks
MC-182077
Cannot empty a bucket by right clicking a source block
MC-182087
When i place a bucket of water in a water source the water in the bucket is not removed
MC-182118
Filled buckets cannot be emptied into their fluid sourceblocks
MC-182158
Can't empty bucket into water source.
MC-182177
Can't place water in the same place.
MC-182210
Cannot empty water bucket
MC-182226
When right clicking with a full water bucket on a water resource block, it doesn't empty the water bucket anymore.
MC-182232
Cannot empty water bucket in water
MC-182341
Buckets can't be unloaded into source blocks
MC-182369
Fish in Bucket Cant be Released in Water but can on Land
MC-182399
Water and lava doesn't pickup or/and place the first try.
MC-182440
Can't empty water buckets into water.
MC-182457
Cant place water
MC-182472
Cannot empty water bucket into water source with shield equipped in offhand
MC-182574
I can't place water in a source water block
MC-182667
There is water in the bucket, but when pouring water into the sea, there is still water in the bucket.
MC-182738
Full water bucket does not empty when right clicking in a pool of water source blocks
MC-182829
using a water bucket on water
MC-182898
Unable to pour the water from the bucket back into the water
MC-182922
Water bucket doesn't have animation when putting in water.
MC-182925
Water cannot be picked up when having a Water Bucket.
MC-182929
Water Buckets
MC-183126
Water bucket doesn't get empty when placed in a water source block
MC-183140
Buckets of water can't be placed in water
MC-183210
When placing a water bucket into a water source nothing happends
MC-183228
Can't place water or lava sources on other sources.
MC-183282
Can not place bucket of water in water source block
MC-183318
Water buckets do not empty into water sources
MC-183439
Buckets appear to pick up water, but do not remove the water source, and when used do not place a water source
MC-183650
Can't empty water bucket
MC-183806
Buckets of fish cannot be placed in water blocks
MC-183874
Cannot place water in water
MC-183885
Water Bucket doesn't empty in water source blocks
MC-183961
Placing a water (or fish) bucket on a water source block makes a sound but nothing happens.
MC-184038
Bucket fish won't place
MC-184053
Can't place water in water
MC-184104
Cannot place water inside of water
MC-184149
can't place water buckets in water sources
MC-184293
Cant Put Water On Solid Water Block
MC-184394
Water buckets don't empty on water source blocks.
MC-184498
Water Bucket is not getting emptied
Attachments
Comments
violine1101
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Is that a feature? Seems like a downgrade. It is annoying to not be able to empty a bucket into a source block, and rather place the water from the bucket outside and place a block to get rid of it. Fairly frustrating.
migrated
I see where you’re coming from, but I suppose this feature makes sense.
Maybe a suggested fix is to make you able to place the water on top of the source block
migrated
There's no way this is a feature. It was not listed in the changelog and it only makes building with water even more annoying. Nothing changed specifically for buckets or their interactions with liquids in this snapshot.
migrated
As far as I can tell, there was nothing in the changelog about this, but source analysis shows there were some minor changes to the bucket fluid placing behavior. A likely culprit is that placing the fluid now returns the result of attempting to set the block state, where before it did not.
Since the block state doesn't actually change, the fluid placement now fails.
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I agree this is annoying, I believe this feature was originally added as a way to easily empty water buckets. It doesn't make sense when you're emptying a bucket into a single source block sure, but when you think of it as emptying it into an ocean it makes more sense. Either way I believe this is a bug not a feature, since it has been in the game for so long and because it is much more convenient to empty a water bucket into other water instead of placing water on the ground and replacing it with a block.
migrated
Yes, this does not make sense as a "feature" – in particular, the old behavior let an infinite water source serve also as a sink to empty buckets into. This change would mess up generations of base designs assuming the old behavior! Not to mention there's no replacement behavior – with this bug the only way to get rid of a water block is to place a solid block over it.
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20w19a
migrated
Not sure if this was true previously, but as of 20w19a, I am able to empty a bucket into a bubble column, but still not normal water source blocks.
migrated
also cant empty water bucket on redstone ore unless your shifting so its probably a bug with the water bucket
violine1101
@unknown, that's a separate bug, MC-165510.
Cullen_Crafter
This issue is also with buckets containing fish (Tropical, Cod, Salmon). The same issue persists and the bucket does not empty nor does the fish get released.
mgatland
Can confirm. This happens because you can no longer empty buckets by looking at a source block of that block.