If a lectern block is created with the "hasBook" tag set to 1b and the "book" tag is not defined the game will crash.
I have added an mcworld file to reproduce this issue.
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Could you please explain how you created such a Lectern?
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However, this issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response.
Could you please explain how you created such a Lectern?
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The lectern was created by an external application called Amulet Map Editor (I am the author)
I have fixed the issue on our end so that we shouldn't create the lectern in this invalid state but I feel that the game should gracefully handle such cases rather than crashing.
The lectern was created by an external application called Amulet Map Editor (I am the author)
I have fixed the issue on our end so that we shouldn't create the lectern in this invalid state but I feel that the game should gracefully handle such cases rather than crashing.
Thank you for your report!
However, this issue is Invalid.
Creating or modifying worlds with external tools is not supported.
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Thank you for your report!
However, this issue is Invalid.
Creating or modifying worlds with external tools is not supported.
Quick Links:
📓 Bug Tracker Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Mojang Support (Technical Issues) – 📧 Microsoft Support (Account Issues)
📓 Project Summary – ✍️ Feedback and Suggestions – 📖 Game Wiki