Using a water bottle on the bottom face of dirt will not transform the dirt into mud.
Using a water bottle on the bottom face of dirt will not transform the dirt into mud.
Nyodex
(Unassigned)
Confirmed
Gameplay
Normal
Block states, Parity
1.19, 1.19.1 Pre-release 1, 1.19.1 Pre-release 5, 1.19.1 Pre-release 6, 1.19.2, ..., 1.20.1, 1.20.3 Pre-Release 4, 1.20.3 Release Candidate 1, 1.21.3, 1.21.4
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I can also confirm this behavior. Here's a code analysis regarding this issue.
Code Analysis:
The following is based on a decompiled version of Minecraft 1.19.1 Release Candidate 1 using Mojang mappings.
net.minecraft.world.item.PotionItem.java
If we look at the above class, we can see a check is specifically carried out to check what face of the block was clicked on, before allowing it to be converted into mud. If the bottom face is clicked, the interaction would fail and if any other face is clicked, the interaction would be successful. This is evident through the following piece of code: