Steps to reproduce the issue:
Create a new world. Ensure that you have enabled Cheats and the Drop 3 2026 Experiment.
Use one of the following commands:
/locate structure minecraft:abandoned_camp_flower_forest
/locate structure minecraft:abandoned_camp_pale_gardenExpected results
The command fails after a while, as the structures cannot be found in a reasonable distance (MCPE-240045).
Actual results
The interactions of the world become abnormal (you can’t interact with blocks or mobs), chunks cannot be loaded, and pausing may cause the game to crash.
Linked issues
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Comments 7
For me, the game was just using more and more memory. /locate command needs to have search limits like Java. Once I paused, the game froze up.
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Hi, to give a bit more context.
The issue is a memory leak associated with the /locate command and the 2 new camps that the OP has mentioned above.
It keeps searching for the structure (i.e; new camps) but can't and keeps trying to broaden it's search.
It does eventually stop trying to find the 2 camps the OP posted above, but at that point for me it's already used 20-30GB of RAM in a matter of seconds.
Update: Not only the flower forest camp locating causes game crash; some other biomes are also found causing crash.