Hit Delay Fix 1.8.9 Review

Deploy as an optional client-side tweak, enabled by default for all PvP-oriented 1.8.9 modpacks or utilities. Appendix A: Sample code repository (GitHub): [link placeholder] Appendix B: Before/After video demonstration: [link placeholder]

net.minecraft.client.network.NetHandlerPlayClient#handleEntityStatus Case 2 → Entity#performHurtAnimation() . hit delay fix 1.8.9

To avoid playing the hurt animation twice (once local, once when SPacketEntityStatus arrives), add a check: Deploy as an optional client-side tweak, enabled by

@Mixin(EntityPlayerSP.class) public abstract class MixinEntityPlayerSP @Inject(method = "sendUseEntity", at = @At("HEAD")) private void onSendAttackPacket(Entity entity, int action, float x, float y, float z, CallbackInfo ci) if (action == 0) // 0 = ATTACK if (entity != null) // Trigger hit visual client-side entity.performHurtAnimation(); // Play hurt sound locally entity.worldObj.playSound(entity.posX, entity.posY, entity.posZ, entity.getHurtSound(), entity.getSoundCategory(), 1.0f, 1.0f, false); Deploy as an optional client-side tweak

No client-side call to performHurtAnimation() when sendUseEntity is invoked. 4. Solution Overview Implementation method: Override or mix into NetHandlerPlayClient and the player attack logic to immediately call performHurtAnimation() on the target entity right after sending CPacketUseEntity .

In NetHandlerPlayClient#handleEntityStatus :

Analysis and Implementation of the Hit Delay Fix for Minecraft 1.8.9