BDS-8855When view-distance is <5 clients are unable to connect
Summary
When view-distance is set to 4 or less in server.properties, joining clients get stuck on "Locating Server".
Steps to reproduce...
- Unzip clean copy of the latest affected BDS version
- Leave all settings as default but change view-distance to 4
- Start server
- Join from any client
What I expected to happen...
As both the how to document and the server.properties file claim that "any positive integer" is a valid value, BDS should function when view-distance is set to low +ve value (1 through 4)
What actually happened...
Clients are unable to join when view distance is set to between 1 and 4.
Notes
- The server console shows the player as connecting, so it appears a successful connection is in fact made.
Comments3
History12
Resolution: Unresolved → Incomplete
Resolution: Incomplete → Unresolved
Changed description:
title. Cannot join BDS if the max view distance is >= 4
Summary
When view-distance is set to 4 or less in server.properties, joining clients get stuck on "Locating Server".
Steps to reproduce...
- 0
- Unzip clean copy of the latest affected BDS version
- Leave all settings as default but change view-distance to 4
- Start server
- Join from any client
What I expected to happen...
As both the how to document and the server.properties file claim that "any positive integer" is a valid value, BDS should function when view-distance is set to low +ve value (1 through 4)
What actually happened...
Clients are unable to join when view distance is set to between 1 and 4.
Notes
- 0
- OP mentioned that they got stuck on the "Loading Resources" page (similar to
BDS-8262 - The server console shows the player as connecting, so it appears a successful connection is in fact made.
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Changed summary:
Changed description:
Summary
0When view-distance is set to 4 or less in server.properties, joining clients get stuck on "Locating Server".
0Steps to reproduce...
0- 0
- Unzip clean copy of the latest affected BDS version 0
- Leave all settings as default but change view-distance to 4 0
- Start server 0
- Join from any client 0
What I expected to happen...
0As both the how to document and the server.properties file claim that "any positive integer" is a valid value, BDS should function when view-distance is set to low +ve value (1 through 4)
0What actually happened...
0Clients are unable to join when view distance is set to between 1 and 4.
0Notes
0- 0
- OP mentioned that they got stuck on the "Loading Resources" page (similar to
BDS-8262) whereas my testing had me stuck on "Locating Server". Unsure of the cause of the discrepancy. 0 - The server console shows the player as connecting, so it appears a successful connection is in fact made. 0
Added affects versions: 1.16.40
Reporter: 
user-6d71e → 
ambient
Resolution: Unresolved → Fixed
Added affects versions: 1.16.210
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Managed to reproduce, updated the description to match our normal template.
Would you mind testing again and confirming which screen you get stuck at? You mentioned the loading resources page but mine stops at Locating Server.
apparently this is resolved in the 1.16.210.50 beta but we have no way of checking