[please verify] Compass points to nearest non-iron beacon

[mc_dunedin]

On the server i play on, compasses point to my lapis beacon.
I reproduced this in a local survival world using the following steps:

• Create new survival world, cheats enabled, otherwhise default
• Walk some 50ish blocks away from spawn
• Give yourself 9 Lapis blocks, 1 beacon, 1 compass

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  /give <name> 22 9
  /give <name> 138 1
  /give <name> 345 1
  

• Build a beacon. After a few moments the compass will point toward it

The effect has a higher range on larger beacons.

Other people on the server i play on have reported the same effect, so i don't think it has to do with my install. I would like other players however to verify this problem using the steps above.

[FlowerChild]

That's not a problem man, it's by design :)

Iron beacons have a stronger effect than others (as do soulforged beacons), but all beacons generate a field which the compass will point towards. The only exception is the glass beacon, since it is intended as a strictly decorative option.

[mc_dunedin]

Thanks for clearing that up.