[MC-99628] Ghost Items when editing the age value of a dropped item

When having an active repeating command block in your world with an /entitydata command that sets the age of @e[type=Item] to a negative value, for example: /entitydata @e[type=Item] {Age:-1}
and then using /give, it will still give you the item but it will also spawn a ghost item that can't be picked up.
It's still recognized by Minecraft as an actual item since /kill @e[type=Item] actually kills the item.

See https://youtu.be/w9lURmQg_pg

Comments 3

user-f2760 2016-03-15T16:00:41Z

@unknown where does it say he /summon-ed a item?

using /give, it will still give you the item but it will also spawn a phantom item that can't be picked up

I see no /summon here

Andrew H 2016-03-15T16:09:30Z

You're right, @unknown, I did not read this fully. The reason I jumped to this conclusion is because I have experienced the same problem when /summon-ing an Item. I have watched the video now, and I see that this is not the case. I guess this is why I am not a moderator and you are. 🙂

user-f2760 2017-01-08T16:59:49Z

Just recalled:

Editing nbt tags during the lifetime of an entity is not supported.
As such, this ticket is invalid.