Turtle example:
As per Issue MC-125562, Turtles are supposed to and do indeed drop bowls when struck by lightning. The lightning however also destroys the bowl which was just dropped by the turtle, making it seem like no item ever drops.
We confirmed that the bowl gets dropped by testing for dropped bowls with command blocks (they exist for 1-2 ticks) and also by killing a turtle with lightning on top of a hopper . The hopper in this case sucks the bowl in before it is destroyed.
After testing some more mobs it seems like no item drop ever survives the lightning.
Fix
Fix by @unknown can be found in this comment.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 6
MC-274401
Trident disappearing if struck by lightning
Resolved
MC-276363
Mobs don't drop anything when killed by lightning
Resolved
MC-270395
Channeling lightning destroys item entities
Resolved
MC-268553
Lightning bolt can destroy dropped items
Resolved
MC-231169
Getting killed by lightning kills all your drops also
Resolved
relates to 5
MC-164171
Items dropped by players that are killed by wither skull instantly disappear
Open
MC-176919
Trident thrown before dying does not return (with loyalty 3)
Open
MC-72028
Lightning occasionally deals damage twice
Open
MC-109083
When the player is killed by a ghast fireball, all items are instantly killed
Open
MC-114217
Lightning strikes are randomized server and client side resulting in too short or too long lightning strikes client side
Open
Attachments
Comments 14
Cushions use invulnerable_time to prevent this issue, and other entities should as well. In the attached video, the vehicle drops are deleted on the same tick as the lightning damage because of the overlapping strikes, but in the case of a single strike the drop would survive for 1 tick– still too short for it to be retrieved in most survival situations.
Still in 21w05b
This seriously ruins a game mechanic which you guys intended.