Reproduction:
-Be sure the beacon shoots a beam.
-Keep note of the "Y" position of the beacon block.
-Travel to roughly 70 blocks vertical from the beacon block.
Result: If you move 1 more block vertically, the beam will disappear.
e.g.: If a beacon were placed at Y=67, if you go upwards by 70 blocks (at Y=137), the beam will disappear.
Very similar to MCPE-17595.
Linked issues
is duplicated by
MCPE-24872
Beacon beam glitch
MCPE-27441
Beacons stop working from Y Level 140
MCPE-30836
Beacon Beam can't render over Y=138.
MCPE-42197
beacon disappears above a certain point
MCPE-44466
Beacon only shooting up Beacon if you're within 65 blocks
MCPE-44568
Beacon not displaying over 80 blocks high, Bedrock Edition Nintendo Switch
MCPE-68887
Beacon light not visible if I move too high upwards on Y-axis
MCPE-119866
Beacon beam is 70 blocks high, instead of 1023 blocks
MCPE-123473
Beacon light beam only travels up to y10 when placed at y-58 on 11x11 netherite
MCPE-141749
Beacon beam stop rendering 70+ blocks above the beacon
MCPE-150193
beacon lights not visible
MCPE-157524
Beacon beam doesn't render.
MCPE-166795
Beacon's beam disappears past certain height
MCPE-173690
Beacon beam hight
MCPE-184389
Beacons are cut off. (More detail in description)
MCPE-186300
Beacon animation not rendering beyond 68 blocks in height.
REALMS-12256
No option to change simulation distance
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Auldrick
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still affects 1.14.30
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I have found the exact same issue today. It is a worry that this is still a problem after nearly 3 years since this post was made.
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Confirmed for 1.14.60
CrampedSpider72
Just like Auldrick stated, It affects all entities. It also includes particles such as smoke particles from campfires.
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Affects 1.17.40.20
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I have had same issue, about 68 blocks above the beacon the beacon lights disappear. The beacons in attached video clip has beacons set al level -13 with stained blue glass at level -12. In my rapid descent it seems the beacons become visible at level 55 which would be 68 blocks. This is in extreme hills so level 55 is beneath the surface. The same has been for back at my base. The beacon is set at level 50 from before update but my headquarters are at level 200 and the beacon lights always disappear as I climb up to my headquarters. I still get my boosts but I can't see the beacon lights.
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Affects 1.18.2. With the new generation I'm moving beacons down to Y=-15 or so to make sure the effect reach all the way down to bedrock, and all the beams are invisible at the surface even when right on top of them
Gujamin
I get why you might want to stop most entities rendering, but there should be an exception for beacons as they should be usable as a reference point to find your base while exploring and it’s super odd that you could have the effects of the beacon and be right on top of it and still not be able to see it! Especially given the increased world height, it’s very odd that you could build a beacon inside a mountain but never be able to see the light coming out of the mountain or build it on top of the mountain and be able to see the structure but not the beam.
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When I first began using beacons (in Creative), I thought they were there to help me find my way back somewhere. But they disappear! A "beacon" by definition is a wayfinder; it is not regularly understood as an effect generator. Mojang, please make an exception for this one item that is the very best built-in item to be a wayfinder to de-render only at a very far distance. Thank you.
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Just discovered this issue today on my realm, with a double beacon at Y=-50, that stops rendering above Y=20.
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this is still an issue, coming into 6 YEARS after being reported, please fix this, not being able to see the beacon while standing almost on top of it, defeats half the point of using them
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It has been Fixed Beacon 70 height blocks. Soo i need to be Fixed see MCPE-17595
It's not just beacon beams, and not just vertical distance. Every entity (as far as I can tell), including mobs, stops rendering outside a sphere of about r=70 around the player. And it's a sphere, so I think this is actually a duplicate of 17595.