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[Patch Request] MC-169113 (Dead players don't update chunks)

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java
Domain
game-dev

Research direction

Start by reviewing Mojang bug MC-169113 and the linked CurseForge implementation for dead-player chunk updates. Then trace the relevant Java code in Debugify and compare its behavior with that implementation; done means dead players update chunks as described by the bug report.

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Description

patch request
Mojang Bug Report ID

MC-169113

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Has not already been requested.
  • I am certain this patch has not already been requested.
Has not already been implemented.
  • I know that this patch isn't already in the latest version of the mod.
Existing implementation

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/dead-player-chunk-updates

Dominant language
Java
Stars
216
Forks
50
Avg merge
16d 23h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

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