[MC-272782] Sometimes ender pearls can pass through portals but not land until the player loads the chunks near the portal

The bug

In some cases, throwing an ender pearl through a nether portal will correctly result in the ender pearl crossing into the other dimension, but not actually landing in said dimension. The player must then go through the portal themselves or otherwise load the chunks around the portal for the pearl to actually land.

How to reproduce

Build a portal in the Overworld in an open area
Throw an ender pearl through the Nether side of this portal in an upwards trajectory and with extra speed
Observe

Expected results

Shortly after throwing the pearl, it would land, taking the player to its destination across dimensions.

Actual results

It may not.

How to fix

Making ender pearl entities with active portal cooldown forcibly load chunks may fix this problem.

Related issues

is duplicated by

MC-272816 Ender pearls gets unloaded when thrown into a nether portal and doesn't immediately land

relates to

MC-196556 When projectiles (such as arrows and tridents) move too fast, they can't be teleported by portals and end gateways

Attachments

Ender_Pearl_Portal_Issue.zip

Comments

migrated 2024-05-31T08:04:31Z

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COMETC2021A1 2024-05-31T14:54:22Z

Can confirm.

Earthcomputer 2024-06-02T18:42:33Z

If you're gonna make ender pearls load chunks on portal cooldown, imo you may as well make them load chunks all the time. It's easier to implement and would allow for much easier ender pearl cannon contraptions.

Savvvage_ 2024-06-02T18:51:29Z

Can confirm 1.21 pre-1

Here is the testing world to help reproduce the issue:

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Steps to reproduce:
-load the world in 1.21 pre-1
-press a button near a diamond block to activate a command block (it'll align your player to a right angle)
-without moving your mouse throw the pearl into the portal in front of you
-observe that the pearl doesn't teleport you to the nether as it got stuck in lazy chunks there

[Mojang] Triage Team 2024-06-03T09:56:45Z

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Working as Intended.

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