Not being able to destroy blocks
Alright, My game used to be just fine on my computer.
I used cheats a lot, so the "/gamemode" cheat I already tried it, and it doesn't work, just throwing that out there first.
Alright, well, I go into Survival Mode and I try to destroy a block, and I destroy it, and It disappears for a second and it comes back? Also lags..
I've tried, the cheats, I've gone into controls, I've completely erased all the data from the ".minecraft" folder, and then deleted the game, and reinstalled it. It's just not working, and frankly making me very angry.
What is happening?
Best Answer
It sounds like you are just having severe lag. Why this happened suddenly, I'm not sure. In console, do you see any errors? Possibly this:
[Warning] Can't keep up! Did the system time change or is the server overloaded?
If you do, start by backdating to 1.7.10 and installing a mod called FastCraft, and possibly Optifineas well.
If you do not know how to install mods, start here.
Download Optifine (Make sure you download the 1.7.10 version!) and FastCraft (It is not currently updated for 1.8, so you don't have to worry about the version.) and move them into the mods folder in .minecraft.
If backdating to 1.7 fixes it, it's probably the 1.8 update; it is pretty well known that 1.8 is very laggy and unoptimized, despite the new additions such as VBOs in Video Settings.
If backdating did not fix it, try uninstalling all versions of Java and installing the latest Java 8 version.
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Why can I not destroy blocks in Minecraft?
Initially only a few block types can be feasibly broken using only your hand, including dirt/grass, sand, wood and leaves, so try left-clicking and holding and see if you can break these types of blocks. If nothing is happening when you left click, then your mouse button might not be properly mapped.Which block we Cannot break in Minecraft?
Bedrock, command blocks, barrier blocks, structure blocks, end portal frames, end portal, void blocks and end gateways are all unbreakable in survival so they are all the strongest, except for void blocks since those can't be broken in creative or replaced with other blocks. Void blocks are the strongest.Is there a Minecraft command to destroy blocks?
left to destroy block/item on the left-hand side. right to destroy block/item on the right-hand side. up to destroy block/item on the top-hand side. down to destroy block/item on the bottom-hand side.Minecraft: Can't break blocks on P.C.version fix tutorial - The Barkers
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I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I fixed it with the gamemode cheat, so you may have used too many cheats in the past which causes a lot of lag. Updating to 1.8.6 helped me, though, that's the newest update to date and will probably fix the lag.
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