[1.8.9] BreakEvent doesn't fire when on a server?

[Walshy]

I can't seem to get the BreakEvent to fire when I'm on a server, is there something I'm missing? I want to detect when I break a block, is this not possible to do when on a server? The code works fine when in single-player but not on a server

Edited November 25, 2017 by Walshy

[Walshy]

1 hour ago, diesieben07 said:

It works just fine, but only on the server side.

So is there no way for the client itself to detect that I just broke a block? I want to basically check how many blocks I've broken and run a command after that.

[Draco18s]

17 minutes ago, Walshy said:

So is there no way for the client itself to detect that I just broke a block? I want to basically check how many blocks I've broken and run a command after that.

Not from a client side only perspective. The client world is just told that the world changed (which could happen for any reason).

[Daeruin]

I believe the HarvestDropsEvent fires on both client and server, after the block is actually broken.

[Daeruin]

True, but it can be a decent stand-in, depending on what it's for. I've used it in cases where I need to do something when a block breaks, but _after_ the block is actually broken. BreakEvent fires before the block is deleted from the world, which is problematic in some cases.