[MC-241465] Zombie Cant Reach Villager/Not Attacking

When building the traditional style of villager to zombie villager converter, the zombie cant reach the villager even from 1 block below.

I have noticed that when I place the zombie inside of a minecart, it seems to be able to "reach" the villager.

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Eduardo Tenório Pereira de Oliveira 2021-11-13T23:44:16Z

this- makes total sense. The zombie is under a "full" block (on it's AI), so it cant hurt the villager

ampolive 2021-11-13T23:45:22Z

The villager is too far away from the zombie.

Steven Graham 2021-11-14T21:20:35Z

This mechanic used to work when 1.17 came out and before. It makes no sense that I can place the zombie in a minecart in the exact same spot and it can convert a villager into a zombie villager. This is how most villager conversion chambers used to work.

ampolive 2021-11-14T21:46:59Z

I tested in 1.16.5 and in 1.17.1 and it didn't work reliably in either of the versions. This seems more of a design issue than a bug. You can waterlog the trapdoor as a workaround.