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 17
MCPE-24872
Beacon beam glitch
Resolved
MCPE-27441
Beacons stop working from Y Level 140
Resolved
MCPE-30836
Beacon Beam can't render over Y=138.
Resolved
MCPE-42197
beacon disappears above a certain point
Resolved
MCPE-44466
Beacon only shooting up Beacon if you're within 65 blocks
Resolved
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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.
Just like Auldrick stated, It affects all entities. It also includes particles such as smoke particles from campfires.
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.
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.
Just discovered this issue today on my realm, with a double beacon at Y=-50, that stops rendering above Y=20.
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
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.