Hello, I was unsure where I should have posted this so I hope this helps.
I have been trying to make a log flume / boat trip for quite some time, to stop huge speed build ups ( they cause my boat to explode ) I used a trick where the boat will fall into more water, this was working fine in 1.7 but since 1.8 it appears the boat gets stuck underwater or just breaks. I have had no luck what so ever trying to get this to work, does any one have any ideas or videos they can share to build a reliable log flume?
This fails multiple times, but the reported bug is the 3rd attempt (around a minute in)
I have uploaded a video here:
If you need any more information, please let me know.
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Superseeded by MC-89944
Helpful information to provide in a bug report:
Summary:
Boat becomes a submarine
Environment:
The version(s) of Java installed on your computer.
(build 1.8.0_25-b18)
THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER.
Windows 7
HARDWARE INFORMATION SUCH AS GRAPHICS CARD, INSTALLED RAM, PROCESSOR MODEL, ETC. ALSO INCLUDE DRIVER VERSIONS IF POSSIBLE.
GTX 770 , 16GB ram, quad 3.2 ghz proc.
DESCRIPTION:
DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS IN DETAIL.
When using boats, and falling into pools of water, the boat gets stuck underwater turning into a submarine.
DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN.
High distance falling inside a boat
[media]Images of the bug, if possible. (You can embed pictures by surrounding the image url with exclamation marks. ex:
)
http://youtu.be/IZeeNRTGAnA
IF THE BUG OCCURRED AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE OR A CRASH, THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE.
It seems to be apparent since the 1.8 upgrade.