[MCPE-14169] Sometimes blocks will render with completely different textures

Sometimes blocks will have the wrong texture. I think it's caused by quitting (or tabbing away) and then returning. Completely shutting down MCPE and returning to the realm fixes it. It's very trippy.

Mod Note By @unknown: This ticket is about textures swapping. For textures stretching/warping please see MCPE-18873.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 17

BDS-16118 Block bug or curruption Resolved

BDS-16119 Block glitch Resolved

MCPE-14398 After playing for a short amount of time blocks suddenly change texture. Resolved

MCPE-23091 Textures glitch Resolved

MCPE-24437 Bug masive in the texture base!! Resolved

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relates to 5

MCPE-14346 Weird textures appearing "randomly" Resolved

MCPE-31377 Leaving / returning to the game can cause texture errors and settings to malfunction. Resolved

MCPE-149662 Wrong block and item textures after suspending and resuming the game Open

MCPE-16431 Texture errors Resolved

MCPE-18873 textures of items and blocks are swapping and mixing Resolved

Attachments

terrain-atlas.tga 0.14.3 rightside-up.png

Comments 41

kaleb418 2016-04-17T17:57:31Z

Weird, that's the command block texture.

James McDoniel 2016-04-17T18:30:09Z

Command blocks confirmed for 0.15.0.

SuperKawaii 2016-04-22T11:54:14Z

That's the Old command Block Texture the new one looks like this link here http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Command_Block

SuperKawaii 2016-04-22T11:55:15Z

Hey @skribe can you put some instructions on HOW to produce the bug

skribe 2016-04-22T12:10:45Z

@superkawaii Firstly, craft some LSD using the standard recipe... =)

Basically, I think it's caused by tabbing away. It might no longer be accessible though. I haven't experienced this since I filed the report.

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skribe 2016-04-23T08:09:49Z

Ok, it's happening again. Unfortunately I can't provide a method for inducing it. It just happens seemingly at random but usually soon after I have tabbed away or relogged.

kaleb418 2016-05-12T00:30:34Z

@James McDoniel Please keep the conversation in the comments focused on the bug; command blocks are/were not confirmed for 0.15.0 by this bug and this kind of speculation just causes more irrelevant comments.

James McDoniel 2016-05-12T00:33:44Z

It was a joke.

James McDoniel 2016-05-12T00:34:27Z

Also how can a texture appear within the game if it doesn't exist.

kaleb418 2016-05-12T00:44:29Z

@James McDoniel Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the texture has been in the MCPE files for a while, just don't assume that it will be in 0.15.0 😉

bill 2016-05-15T03:41:39Z

Fun fun

gatharian 2016-06-03T20:10:42Z

Confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. 0.15.0 build 1. This is NOT happening in realms but in my single player world.

Dr.Awesome4333 2016-06-14T23:48:54Z

On my galaxy tab 4 10.1 android 5.0.2 this happens a lot, almost every day.
It happens any where for me. Realms, Servers, single player. Cannot find any pattern with it, I could me moving or stopped, redstone or no redstone, day or night flat world or normal, creative or survival. But I have found that textures that get mixed up seem to be the same for me in each version. In the official 0.15.0 release torch's texture changes to a quartz pillar texture and vines always turn into some kind of green vertical lines. I also experience this in 0.15.1 build 1.
Note I have found that hitting home then comming back to mcpe fixes this how ever tabbing away does not cause it for me,

gatharian 2016-06-17T05:22:09Z

Does this bug affect 0.15.0? If so please respond.

skribe 2016-06-17T05:43:17Z

Yes. It affects 15.1 too.

AMAN4700 2016-08-08T01:48:54Z

Please respond and add the current version if you can reproduce this issue.

skribe 2016-08-08T02:53:48Z

Still affects 15.4.

Dr.Awesome4333 2016-09-13T12:42:48Z

Still affects 0.15.90.2

solehuddin power 2016-09-15T12:40:22Z

Make sure use custom Minecraft texture.The command block type already in MCPE only texture.

I can't repoduce this bug on 0.15.7.2

skribe 2016-09-15T13:01:01Z

Still affects 15.7 for me. Video of what happens : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsGNVZQBB4Y&t=25m55s

Jominhyeok 2016-09-17T12:35:33Z

This is same problem as I had. =[ #Mcpe 16431
I'm re Install it. It's isn't fixed,until now.(mcpe 0.16.0 b2)
I can't believe it.

Adrian Östergård 2016-11-03T10:34:22Z

Please reply and update affected versions if you're still able to reproduce this issue.

skribe 2016-11-03T10:46:32Z

Yep. It's actually worse in 0.16.

Marek Jablonski 2017-05-08T23:10:46Z

Still happens to me a lot on 1.0.8

Jonathan5733 2017-05-10T03:11:40Z

Um...okay, at first I thought this is normal behavior but apparently I got myself wrong

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2017-11-27T07:32:18Z

Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response

Does this still occur in 1.2?

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Dr.Awesome4333 2017-11-27T13:21:05Z

Affects 1.2.6.5

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2018-08-07T07:35:34Z

Is this still happening in the latest version? If so, can you please add any more information about which device are affected, and any steps that might lead up to the textures behaving like this?

Saygın Tezel 2019-05-05T10:23:53Z

world made of command blocks

Saygın Tezel 2019-05-05T10:24:53Z

command block slabs command block stairs

Ariel Diaz 2020-05-09T00:09:33Z

Not seeing anything in 1.14.60.

Is this still happening for anyone?

Dr.Awesome4333 2020-06-06T19:55:52Z

Affects 1.16.0.64 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (Android 5), No other devices that I have are affected. Tested on Windows 10, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android 4), Galaxy S9 (Android 9), Kindle Fire.

DeeFeeCee 2020-12-01T01:09:13Z

Does this only occur with resource packs that use terrain-atlas.tga format? I don't know if perhaps the vanilla pack on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (Android 5) uses that still as opposed to distinct files used in Win10 & other platforms?

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As seen in this image, @Dr.Awesome4333's observations seem to match this image, with each texture being replaced with the one 2 above (I got this image from this wiki page which is vertically flipped, so I guess technically the textures are replaced by the ones 2 below?). As you can see, the torch is replaced by the quartz pillar. the vines (grey) are replaced with iron bars; & as you can see from one of the other images, water & lava link to potato crops.
It's noteworthy that there have been 14 distinct versions of terrain-atlas.tga in MCPE alpha. & some of the gameplay images appear to display textures offset by more than 2 vertically, & some seem offset horizontally as well.

Modern screenshots should help reduce the uncertainty with this issue.

Dr.Awesome4333 2021-02-20T15:09:19Z

The device this affected is not in a working state right now, but I will look into it when I can.

Dr.Awesome4333 2021-03-10T16:24:33Z

My Device, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, no longer seems to have the issue in 1.16.220.50.

Dr.Awesome4333 2021-03-29T21:28:36Z

Is anyone else able to reproduce the problem?

StealthyExpertX 2021-04-08T09:17:29Z

I am having this issue in 1.16.220 as of 4/8/2021 textures are randomly being messed up when tabbing out and minimizing the Minecraft instance multiple times in row windows 10 Minecraft os.

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2021-08-20T14:40:37Z

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AJ8967 2021-12-15T16:40:29Z

I had this issue way back in 1.17.40, but I don’t think it’s present anymore.

Dragaconic 2022-05-19T00:35:47Z

This has happened to my friend on her 1.18.2 singleplayer world which was on an Apple device. This was about a month ago. She had 3 modpacks enabled on the world, but I do not believe they caused this bug. As of now I haven't been able to reproduce the bug but I think it may be linked to running out of ram or rom since all the textures swapped while she was still playing. I also have 14 pictures my friend of the bug and an additional 1 showing what mods were on the world. I can provide the pictures if they will be any help.

[Mod] EVGENSYPERPRO 2025-01-19T11:48:03Z

Closing as CR for tracking in MCPE-149662