[MC-97963] Entity's head x rotation can't be changed

When you try to change a mob's rotation using /tp @e ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 the mob's head still looks up and down despite the command block outputting that the mob was teleported. Also this happens when updating the nbt data using entitydata @e[type=Zombie] {Rotation:[1:0.0f]}. This is very annoying when putting a model on a mob's head. If the model is offset on the y axis it moves a lot around the head. I have confirmed that you can change the direction the mob is looking but not up and down.

Edit: In 1.11 there is still the same bug. A mob with or without a NoAI tag set to 1 can not be teleported to a position where it will look up. You can only change the Y rotation of a mob's head and not the z or the x

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MC-103634 /tp'ing a mob to another entitiy won't rotate their head, even with NoAI Resolved

MC-184388 Entity's Head and body rotation mismatch when they are forcefully rotated using commands and have the NoAI tag applied to them. Resolved

Comments 18

[Mod] redstonehelper 2016-02-25T19:27:52Z

In case you only applied the /tp command once, that's WAI - the mob can move its head afterwards. In case you keep applying it at a high frequency, that's "won't fix".

Daniele Santoru 2016-02-25T19:42:59Z

it does not work even when you run it on a repeating command

user-f2760 2016-02-25T19:44:18Z

works fine for me with any entity (best tested with NoAI:true)

Daniele Santoru 2016-02-25T21:40:17Z

I'm trying to stop the mobs (whit AI) to tilt the head up and down, I don't want to disable the AI

user-f2760 2016-02-25T21:41:34Z

the thing is, the head gets rotated/tilted fine, but the mob instantly puts it back to the place it wants it to be in

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Daniele Santoru 2016-02-25T21:53:50Z

and this is a bug, fix it! 😃

user-f2760 2016-02-25T21:57:51Z

nope, like @unknown already said

the mob can move its head afterwards

this is intended mob behaviour

Daniele Santoru 2016-02-25T22:05:47Z

nope, this is a stupid thing that limit the way you can move mobs, i putted a model on a zombie head, and it moves up and down when is moves the head, say how to fix this

user-f2760 2016-02-25T22:06:33Z

give it NoAI, again, this is not a bug

Daniele Santoru 2016-02-25T22:08:48Z

but i want it to move around and attack players!

user-f2760 2016-02-25T22:09:40Z

then go look for a diffrent workaround

this is no a bug, nor a forum

Matthew 2016-02-26T00:27:01Z

We found a workaround. By changing the mobs rotation using /entitydata and then again by teleporting it. Both work for the left and right motion but the mob can still move it's head up and down freely. This is a bug because one of the axis works but not the other. Meaning one of the axis is bugged and the other is not. For example if I do /tp @e[type=Zombie] ~ ~ ~ 0 0 It sets the zombie's rotation to 0 but it's head tilt does not change. Also this works for the player as having the /tp @e[type=Player] ~ ~ ~ 0 0 does not allow the player to move their head.

Daniel Burnett 2016-06-14T06:02:33Z

If you /tp a mob to another entity, one with a different rotation, the mob's body will rotate correctly, but not its head. This applies whether NoAI is true or false, and even occurs with mobs that don't have any natural AI (such as a Giant). The mob won't rotate at all if the destination entity is in the same position, even if it has a different rotation, though I suspect that's a different bug at work.

bob 2016-11-06T11:11:16Z

Is this still an issue in the latest snapshot 16w44a? If so please update the affected versions.

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Matthew 2016-11-30T22:20:46Z

I have updated the affected versions to include everything from 1.8 to 1.11

wobst.michael 2018-08-07T18:40:23Z

Is this still an issue in the most recent versions (currently that is 1.13, or the latest snapshot 18w31a) 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.

SlipperyRonaldo 2024-08-23T02:19:55Z

I am pretty sure since this bug has been untouched for over 8 years, this is Incomplete. The poster has also not been active since November 2016.

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