Minecraft – How to prevent Armour Stand equipment and passengers from turning black when entering a block

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I'm in Java 1.14.4 and I'm trying to create a gate out of iron bars, that slides open and closed, smoothly.

I have /summon minecraft:armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {Tags:["gate"],NoGravity:1b,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:falling_block",NoGravity:1b,BlockState:{Name:"minecraft:iron_bars",Properties:{east:"true",west:"true"}},Time:-2147483648,DropItem:0b}]}Which is a falling block iron bar riding an armour stand.

I'm using execute as @e[tag=gate] at @s run tp @s ~ ~0.053 ~ to teleport the armour stand up and down to create a sliding gate. However, the issue is that when the armour stand goes into a block, the iron bar will turn black.

I've tried setting both the armour stand and falling block on fire so the lightning remains bright with execute as @e[type=falling_block] run data modify entity @s Fire set value 2000 but this doesn't work.

Best Answer

You can't. Entities always have the light level of the block they're in.

You could alternatively use minecarts with a DisplayTile and a huge offset, that way you can put them into a well lit room way lower. But then the blocks are slightly smaller than a full block, maxing that you need to use more for the same width and that it's visible that you're not using real blocks.

Related Solutions

Minecraft – Using a command block to prevent a button from being placed

First, place 4 repeating command blocks and two levers as shown:

Next, type the following commands into each command block as numbered (replacing x1 y1 z1 and x2 y2 x2 with the co-ordinates of the two corners of your map):

1: /fill x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 x2 minecraft:air 0 replace minecraft:stone_button 5
2: /fill x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 x2 minecraft:air 0 replace minecraft:stone_button 0
3: /fill x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 x2 minecraft:air 0 replace minecraft:wooden_button 5
4: /fill x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 x2 minecraft:air 0 replace minecraft:wooden_button 0

These commands, when activated, will instantly replace any buttons in the specified area with the specified rotation with air.

To prevent buttons from being placed on top of blocks, turn on lever A. To prevent buttons from being placed underneath blocks, turn on lever B.

Demonstration (note that the buttons on top and on the bottom of the blocks are replaced, but not the ones on the sides):

Minecraft – Armor Stands Turn Black When They’re In A Solid Block [1.12]

You might have noticed that entities are darker in darker areas. You can see that very clear on the arm of your player in first person mode, if you compare it in bright daylight and inside a cave. This darkness is to simulate the absence of light. The darkness of entities is determined by the light level of the block in which the feet are situated.

Now for your armourstand: The feet are obviously in a very dark spot, because the armourstand turns black. This is because opaque blocks don't transfer any light. The light inside the block is therefore 0. The armourstand reads this value in the block and will adapt its darkness accordingly.