Instead, place the sand above where you want it to land, then place the slab as normal. For the location that was the piston head, placing the full block is tricky, as you cannot look at a suitable surface. Therefore, you can destroy the redstone, including the pistons, and surround yourself further. After you pull the lever, the x-ray glitch does not happen yet. Surround yourself with additional blocks, with slabs on top, to maximize visibility. The lower piston has a solid block in front, while the upper piston has a bottom slab. To set this up, start with the same setup as before, but place 2 pistons (1 at head height and one at foot height). This should include at least 1 sand or other gravity-affected block.To x-ray downward, you need the following: When you are ready, activate the lever, and the glitch will begin almost immediately. The main setup is as follows, where everything is at head height:Īgain, you may wish to surround your head with top slabs wherever possible, to maximize visibility. It is recommended to have multiple slabs, so you can see more. This trick has two main variants: One for looking upward and one for looking downward. Since slabs are partial blocks, the game does not consider the player to be inside a block. This method works by pushing a slab into the player's head. In this case, the player 'x-rays' through blocks immediately in the front. However, it is possible for the camera to be inside a block, but the game does not register that the player is inside. Normally, the camera is inside a transparent block, unless the player is suffocating, in which case the game renders blocks differently. For this purpose, transparent generally means that the player can see through the block, although lava is also transparent for this purpose.

If others catch you cheating, they can forbid you to do something or even ban you off the server.įor time efficiency, the game only renders block surfaces if there is a transparent block between the surface and the player. For most servers, this can count as cheating because you can see the surroundings for mobs, loot chests or precious ores.

Make sure that you're allowed to use this glitch in servers, though. If you are in the Nether, you can use x-ray glitches to locate fortresses and bastions. They can also help you find end portal rooms once you are near a stronghold. X-ray glitches are useful for locating underground structures such as dungeons and mineshafts.

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