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Punching to deflect fireballs doesn't work

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Description

Expected behavior

It should send the fireball flying back

Observed/Actual behavior

Fireball disappears/doesn't get deflected/bugs out some other way

Steps/models to reproduce

Hit ghast fireball

Plugin and Datapack List

No plugins

Paper version

bd74bf6

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue described on Paper version bd74bf6: punch a ghast fireball with no plugins or datapacks. Trace the fireball interaction behavior and verify that the fireball is sent back rather than disappearing or behaving unexpectedly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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