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X-ray glitches allow the player to see certain features that are normally hidden behind blocks.
X-ray glitches are useful for locating underground structures such as dungeons, mineshafts and trial chambers. They can also help you find end portal rooms once you are near a stronghold. If you are in the Nether, you can use x-ray glitches to locate nether fortresses and bastions.
Before performing this glitch, ensure that you have permission from the server owners. For most servers, this can count as cheating because you can see the surroundings for mobs, loot chests or precious ores. If others catch you cheating, they can forbid you to do something or even ban you off the server.
To increase the game's performance and expedite loading times, the game only renders block surfaces if there is a transparent block between the surface and the player. For this purpose, transparent generally means that the player can see through the block, although lava and any slabs are also transparent for this purpose.
A similar visual effect can also be achieved using X-ray resource packs, which make selected blocks transparent while keeping ores and other valuable blocks visible.[1]
Normally, the camera is inside a transparent block, unless the player is suffocating, in which case the game renders blocks differently, with the block the head is in showing all six sides. However, it is possible for the camera to be inside a block, but the game does not register that the player is inside. In this case, the player "x-rays" through blocks immediately in the front.
This method works by pushing a stair into the player's head whilst they’re in the crawl animation. Since stairs are partial blocks, the game does not consider the player to be inside a block. This trick has two main variants: One for looking upward and one for looking downward.
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This method works by putting the player into the crawl animation using a falling block while inside of a composter.
The method requires the following:
To execute the glitch, simply position yourself inside of a composter and place the falling block above your head so it falls on top of the composter and puts you into the crawl position. It might be easier to see underground spaces if you dig a 1×1 hole downwards a few blocks before placing a composter down at the bottom and executing the glitch there.
Another method of having a similar effect is to have a sticky piston facing upwards with a slab. Crouch on the slab while under a block on the edge to fall through the slab onto the piston. Afterwards, deactivate the piston while staying on the piston (not on the edge). The X-Ray effect only works below the player, but is helpful for finding caves/structures below the player.
This method works by pushing a slab into the player's head to x-ray blocks underneath them. Since slabs are partial blocks, the game does not consider the player to be inside a block. You need the following materials:
It is recommended to have multiple slabs, so you can see more. The main setup is as follows, where everything is at head height:
Surround yourself with additional blocks, with slabs on top, to maximize visibility. Before pulling the lever, sand has to be placed directly above yourself so that it falls and fills in the bottom half of the space you occupy. After you pull the lever, the x-ray glitch does not happen yet. Therefore, you can destroy the redstone, including the pistons, and surround yourself further. For the location that was the piston head, placing the full block may be tricky, as you might not be able to look at a suitable surface. Instead, place sand above where you want it to land, then place the slab as normal. When you are ready to trigger the glitch, enter sneak mode, and your view will lie below the top of the slab.
When you do this, you will see the outside of a downward cone-shaped area, but not this inside of this cone. Attempting to use a similar setup to x-ray upwards does not work since the player automatically starts sneaking when a top slab is pushed into their head.
This method does not require any redstone, so it is arguably more early-game than the slab method. It works by gravity-affected blocks landing at the player's feet and piling up to the player's view level. It can only be used to x-ray downward. You need the following materials:
To begin, dig a 1-deep hole, and surround it with 3-layer high snow. Place a solid block above the hole, high enough that you can walk underneath. Next, place the sand on top, then stack 3 layers of snow on top of that. Finally, stand in the hole, break the block, and enter sneaking. Your view will be directly at the top of 3-layer-deep snow, allowing you to x-ray. Like the slab method, you will only see the outside of a cone-shaped area.
You need the following materials:
If you use a Riptide enchanted trident during rainy weather to launch yourself diagonally into the ground, the player will briefly clip into the floor, allowing you to see caves and mineshafts.
You need the following materials:
To perform the glitch, place a rail directly below an opaque block. Then, place a minecart on the rail. The player can then enter the minecart, in which their head will go through the opaque block above the minecart, allowing the camera to reveal hidden caves, mineshafts, and other spaces like in spectator mode if the opaque block is connected to the walls of a cave.
These are not glitches, but have a similar effect of allowing you to see (or at least remotely identify) underground structures.
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