(GGEZJaberO) npc select command not working for command blocks

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(GGEZJaberO) npc select command not working for command blocks

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[red mauve]

Hey i am making a game and i need command blocks to do the work

so i do

/npc create Murk_Wolf --type WOLF

and then I want to select it so I use

/npc select Murk_Wolf

but it doesnt select it. Ive seached if the command block is the problem but its not that

the code isnt working and somehow not selecting.. please help

Ive checked it and barely any citizen commands work with a command block???

[narrow pasture]

command blocks are the worst thing a server operator could use. IMO you should get rid of them now, they're only going to cause you problems.

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in other news, there is no reason that
/npc select Murk_Wolf
would not select your npc, assuming you have one and only one npc of that name

im wondering if you have additional npc(s) named Murk_Wolf

[iron furnace]

@red mauve

Info: xy

Your question seems to be an XY Problem - you're asking about your attempted solution rather than your original problem.
Read in detail about the XY Problem here: http://xyproblem.info/

For an example of an XY Problem we've seen in Denizen, the question "how do I make an event for when a flag expires" has no answer, but the same question asked with full background detail will be something more like "I have this script: [LINK HERE], which sets a 3 minute cooldown flag on a player for when they use an ability. I want the player to be notified when the cooldown completes - how do I do this?" which we can then answer quite effectively (in this example, all that was needed was a simple wait command, no events or flag-listening or anything).

[red mauve]

Alright how else can i put npc code in and it does it automatically

[oak raven]

what are you trying to do here

[red mauve]

like when the game starts after 2 minutes it runs a code

the code summons a wolf

tp it somewhere

makes it vunerable

targets players

and stay in a certain region

[red mauve]

thats why i am using citizens otherwise i would use vanilla mobs

[oak raven]

pls don't ghost ping, it makes us sad

[red mauve]

sorry man i forgot

delted it cause

i forgot

[oak raven]

If you want to use an NPC for that, the best solution would be to use code. Either by way of a custom plugin or Denizen

If you're interested in that solution, we're more than happy to help you get it sorted with Denizen in #1026104994149171200

[red mauve]

whats denizen again

[oak raven]

Denizen is a plugin that basically lets you make your own plugins

it looks like code, but it's super easy to do

[red mauve]

alr

so you think i can make a simple mob barrier for my vanilla mobs

and use it for my aternos server aswell

[oak raven]

sure, or just create the NPCs with it

[oak raven]

works there iirc, as long as you're reasonably updated

[red mauve]

alright thanks

and about the thing with the do not use commadn blocks

is there another option

[oak raven]

Uhh

[narrow pasture]

denizen, as Inquistor said.

or, you could use a quest plugin that has timed objectives.

but denizen is bestest

[red mauve]

cause i want some way for players to matchmake into a game and for the games code to run on its own

[oak raven]

Possibly. Denizen is probably gonna be your best option, but it's prooobably possible to pull some shenanigan with despawning and respawning npcs

[red mauve]

alr

ill come back or create a post in denizen if i am stuck thanks

[red mauve]

oof denizen doesnt work with aternos

[hollow shale]

!aternos

[iron furnace]

Info: aternos

Free server providers (like Aternos, Minehut) usually have limitations that make them difficult to support, and there are usually better options available to most people, such as home-hosting. Refer to the FAQ page: https://wiki.citizensnpcs.co/Frequently_Asked_Questions#I_have_a_free_server_.28Aternos.2C_Minehut.2C_....29_but_there.27s_problems.

[red mauve]

are datapacks a good idea for this

[red mauve]

doesnt refer to anything about npc commands not working in command blocks or im blind

[narrow pasture]

that has nothing to do with citizens or denizen. try #1027976885520584814 for that.

[narrow pasture]

in hindsight, you might as well go back to command blocks.

if you can /npc create, then you should be able to /npc select. i dont know of any reason why you cant. i think you have more than one npc of the name youre trying. try selecting by the npc ID.

If that still doesnt work, then i've got nothing else to try. you're not on a typical platform.

one more thing, are you SURE that the /npc select isnt selecting your npc? do note, that if you've just got done creating the npc, then it's already selected.

[red mauve]

i literally got two command blocks, did one /npc select name and another saying /npc vulnerable

but it doesnt work

neither if i do any other command that needs the select

[red mauve]

i mean can i use datapacks to make barrier blocks for specific entities

[red mauve]

Is there any other mods of plugins that doesnt work with citizens

[tardy matrix]

No, this page explains why we can't support you properly, when running on a freehost like aternos

some of them even run their own fork of citizens

[red mauve]

thats alright im trying to use world guard regions to teleport the vanilla mob when it tries to exit

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