[MC-90245] Skeletons Strafe off of Cliffs

I really like the new AI for Skeletons, but I discovered a bug (I think). I tested this multiple times, where I put a Skeleton on a platform in the middle of a pit, and varied the deepness of the pit. (tried 1 block deep with lava in it, 2 blocks deep with lava in it, 3 blocks deep with lava in it, and 5 blocks deep without lava in it). All of the skeletons fell into the pits while shooting at me in survival. Hope I helped if this is not intentional. 🙂

Linked issues

is duplicated by 3

MC-88883 Skeletons pay no attention where they're going when strafing Resolved

MC-101194 Skeletons Strafe Out of Shade Resolved

MC-198975 Skeleton falls while trying to shoot me Resolved

relates to 1

MC-98774 Skeletons prioritize attacking players over seeking shelter from the sun Reopened

Attachments

Skeletons.mp4

Comments 10

Marcus Vinícius Araújo Peixoto 2015-12-10T10:51:09Z

Yet on 15w50a

marcono1234 2015-12-11T22:09:37Z

Is "strafe" the correct word for this or rather "slide"?

Avantir_Yihn 2015-12-14T21:15:43Z

Strafe is the correct word, and I have this problem too. Very annoying problem in my custom map.

marcono1234 2016-02-10T16:45:34Z

This is not completely fixed for 16w06a:

Skeletons still strafe off of cliffs when a player is below them
Skeletons fall down or accelerate when strafing over corners
Strafing Skeletons cannot be pushed off the cliff even though they are pretty close to the edge of the block

Trevor Stark 2016-04-30T01:46:49Z

Confirmed in 1.9.3 Pre-2, see the attachment

gaspoweredpick 2016-07-28T05:48:15Z

this is linked to MC-104900 if the accelerating skeleton is also a bug.

wobst.michael 2016-10-27T14:40:14Z

Is this still an issue in the most recent versions (currently that is 1.10.2, or 16w43a) of Minecraft? If so, please update the affected versions and help us keeping this ticket updated from time to time. If you are the owner/reporter of this ticket, you can modify the affected version(s) yourself.

Avoma 2021-01-01T16:55:03Z

Can confirm that this is still an issue in 20w51a.

Avoma 2021-02-06T17:19:16Z

Can confirm in 21w05b.

wiring404 2024-11-19T08:02:25Z

I see this is marked as intended, but wonder if this was correct since skeletons will run off cliffs with near 100% consistency in many cases, making them trivial to avoid (even on hard difficulty).