The Bug
Skeletons holding a bow show a melee hand animation right before shooting when near the skeleton, where both arms do not meet at the bow, and only one seems to.
Steps to Reproduce
Set the time to night and spawn a regular skeleton using a spawn egg.
Approach it in survival mode and observe its hand animation closely.
Observed Results
The skeleton’s arms go into a melee position right before they shoot when the player is near.
Expected Results
The skeleton’s arms would stay in their intended position during the shooting animation.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 3
Attachments
Comments 3
It occurs for players too when using bows and also crossbows, but it does not occur for other mobs that uses these weapons other than skeletons and players.
See MC-302825 for players being affected.
This did not happen in prior versions by the way.