[1.62] Turtle is able to place blocks further then one block away.

Okay, so this is a weird one. It was in 1.6, 1.61, and 1.62, so I assume it is also in 1.63 (I have not test it to be sure yet though). Basically, if there is a block right beside the turtle in the direction it is about to place a block (forward, up or down) and there is a liquid in the block next to that one, the turtle will be able to place the block in the liquid.

Here is an image. If you use turtle.place() it will place a block right in the lava. Here is another image. The turtle will place a block in the lava here too. It also works with turtle.placeUp() or turtle.placeDown(). Here, the turtle will be able to still place a block in the lava.

Something similar has been reported for 1.63pre1 - it sounds like all that matters is whether a liquid block is one block away from the turtle.

I guess the turtle's trying to place the new block on the closest side of the block that's one space away from it. If that block were a solid, that'd be fine, but with liquids it's a different story.

Bomb Bloke, on 14 April 2014 - 05:03 AM said:

Something similar has been reported for 1.63pre1 - it sounds like all that matters is whether a liquid block is one block away from the turtle.

That does look like the same bug. And good, someone can explain it better then me. Haha

idk this seems like it could be intended, if you can try and place a block before breaking the block in-front it could seal off any water or lava and mean that you can walk down the path your Turtle has taken to retrieve it without having to battle water/lava.

"Useful", maybe, but being able to phase blocks through other blocks doesn't strike me as "intended".

Depends on wether that even works or not. Best i can tell all the current bug reports have been air then liquid, not solid then liquid.

The bug indeed exists under 1.63pre1, regardless as to whether a solid or an air block is in between the turtle and the liquid block.

It's not altogether unsurprising the former reports didn't include the "can place through solid" thing - consider how often you'd actually get a turtle to try and place a block without first ensuring it's possible.

Sorted by 1.63pre2.