[MC-32473] When you use /summon to make a boat riding a mob & then ride the boat the mob walks in one direction only

Well I just got the idea that maybe you could ride anything, if you summon a boat riding on any mob you wanted to ride on, like using a saddle on a pig.
Anyway, it worked! But you can't steer them & they keep walking in one direction. Here is how to reproduce it.

Use this command:

/summon Boat/Minecart ~ ~ ~ {Riding:{"mob"}}

And that's it. Please fix this, because this would be awesome! Thank you!

Comments 7

Deleted account 2014-04-01T13:07:30Z

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 14w11b or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases. - bot

Benjamin Aaron Cole 2014-04-09T16:02:34Z

yes.

galaxy_2alex 2014-10-25T20:40:08Z

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.8.1 Prerelease 3 / Launcher version 1.5.3 or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

marcono1234 2015-12-20T17:43:20Z

Unable to test because of MC-90175

Also the command would look like this in the snapshots:

/summon Sheep ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"Boat"}]}

SunCat 2016-05-28T12:51:52Z

In 1.9.4 the boat can't be moved by player, but it's controlled by a mob underneath. Fixed?

marcono1234 2016-05-30T11:39:58Z

Cannot confirm for 16w21b

bob 2016-11-19T15:12:10Z

Fixed in/before 1.11. Boat can be rotated relative to the mob but the mob moves per its normal AI.