(uncvr) Change display entity data (Scale, Rotataion) | Denizen and Citizens | Page 1

fallow hornet May 16, 2024, 3:37 AM

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I'm trying to make a replica of Hypixel's Giant Sword ability using display entity, how do I change properties such as rotation and scale of a display entity? Here is my script so far, but the display entity of the sword is like an item frame on the floor.

GIANT_SWORD_ABILITY:
    type: world
    debug: false
    events:
        after player right clicks block with:giants_sword:
            - define item <player.item_in_hand>
            - if <[item]> matches *air:
                - stop
            - if <player.gamemode> != creative:
                - take slot:hand
            - define location <player.eye_location.ray_trace[range=5].if_null[null]>
            - if <[location]> == null:
                - narrate "<&[error]>You can't place this block here."
                - stop
            - spawn item_display_editor_entity[item=<[item].with[quantity=1]>] <[location]> save:entity

item_display_editor_entity:
    type: entity
    debug: true
    entity_type: item_display
    mechanisms:
        item: stone

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(uncvr) Change display entity data (Scale, Rotataion)

burnt badgeBOT May 16, 2024, 3:37 AM

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fallow hornet I'm trying to make a replica of Hypixel's Giant Sword ability using display enti...

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fallow hornet May 16, 2024, 3:37 AM

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(btw I stole parts of another script so there is some useles code)

celest island May 16, 2024, 4:13 AM

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It's usually best to use the paste site so scripts are easier to read, since Discord can mess up formating a fair bit, and lose all highlighting.

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!paste

solid bearBOT May 16, 2024, 4:13 AM

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celest island !paste

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celest island May 16, 2024, 4:14 AM

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scale is a mechanism of item_display entities, just like the item mechanism you're using already. You can use the adjust command on an already spawned entity to change mechanisms

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!m EntityTag.scale

solid bearBOT May 16, 2024, 4:14 AM

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celest island !m EntityTag.scale

Mechanism: scale

(Property) A display entity's scale, represented as a !objecttype LocationTag vector.
Can be interpolated, see !language Display entity interpolation.

Group

Properties

Object

EntityTag

Input

LocationTag

Tags

<EntityTag.scale> (Property) A display entity's scale, represented as a <@link objecttype Location...

celest island May 16, 2024, 4:14 AM

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!c adjust

solid bearBOT May 16, 2024, 4:14 AM

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celest island !c adjust

Command: Adjust

Group

core

Syntax

adjust [<ObjectTag>/def:<name>|...] [<mechanism>](:<value>)

Short Description

Adjusts an object's mechanism.

Related Guide Page

https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/basics/mechanisms.html

Description

Many object tag types contains options and properties that need to be adjusted.
Denizen employs a mechanism interface to deal with those adjustments.
To easily accomplish this, use this command with a valid object mechanism, and sometimes accompanying value.

Specify "def:<name>" as an input to adjust a definition and automatically save the result back to the definition.

You can optionally adjust a MapTag of mechanisms to values.

To adjust an item in an inventory, use !command inventory...

celest island May 16, 2024, 4:17 AM

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For the display being on the ground, you'll likely want to adjust the spawned entity's pitch/yaw/location. There are a LOT of tags available for LocationTag to shift positions/orientations. A helpful one for just getting something straight might be with_pose.

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!t LocationTag.with_pose

solid bearBOT May 16, 2024, 4:17 AM

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celest island !t LocationTag.with_pose

Tag: <LocationTag.with_pose[<entity>/<pitch>,<yaw>]>

Returns the location with pitch and yaw.

Group

identity

Returns

LocationTag

fallow hornet May 19, 2024, 2:00 AM

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@celest island is it possible to change the roll of the item display? I want it go into ground more straight.

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celest island May 19, 2024, 2:16 AM

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I'd check out the left_rotation mechanism, should be able to have full control over the item display.

Also, there's a pretty great script in the showcase that helps with creating/modifying item displays with a GUI menu. #showcase message

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!m EntityTag.left_rotation

solid bearBOT May 19, 2024, 2:16 AM

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celest island !m EntityTag.left_rotation

Mechanism: left_rotation

(Property) A display entity's "left" rotation.
Note that !mechanism EntityTag.right_rotation is also available, but should normally use this instead.

Group

Properties

Object

EntityTag

Input

QuaternionTag

Tags

<EntityTag.left_rotation> (Property) A display entity's "left" rotation. Note that <@link mechanis...

fallow hornet May 19, 2024, 2:21 AM

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celest island I'd check out the `left_rotation` mechanism, should be able to have full control...

how do I adjust it on spawn? - spawn item_display[item=<[material]>;view_range=300;scale=15,15,15;brightness=[sky=15;block=15]] <player.location.above[6].with_pitch[180]> save:GIANT_SWORD

celest island May 19, 2024, 2:30 AM

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When the spawn command is used with save: it'll save a reference to the spawned entity in the name you give. Then to make changes you'll want the adjust command, used with whatever mechanism you're looking to change, probably left_rotation in this case.

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!c spawn

solid bearBOT May 19, 2024, 2:30 AM

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celest island !c spawn

Command: Spawn

Group

entity

Syntax

spawn [<entity>|...] (<location>) (target:<entity>) (persistent) (reason:<reason>)

Short Description

Spawns a list of entities at a certain location.

Description

Spawn an entity or list of entities at the specified location.

Accepts the 'target:<entity>' argument which will cause all spawned entities to follow and attack the targeted entity.

If the persistent argument is present, the entity will not despawn when no players are within range, causing the entity to remain until killed.

Optionally specify 'reason:<reason>' (Paper only) to specify the reason an entity is spawning for the 'entity spawns' event,
using any reason from <@link url https://hub.s...

celest island May 19, 2024, 2:30 AM

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!c adjust

solid bearBOT May 19, 2024, 2:30 AM

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celest island !c adjust

Command: Adjust

Group

core

Syntax

adjust [<ObjectTag>/def:<name>|...] [<mechanism>](:<value>)

Short Description

Adjusts an object's mechanism.

Related Guide Page

https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/basics/mechanisms.html

Description

Many object tag types contains options and properties that need to be adjusted.
Denizen employs a mechanism interface to deal with those adjustments.
To easily accomplish this, use this command with a valid object mechanism, and sometimes accompanying value.

Specify "def:<name>" as an input to adjust a definition and automatically save the result back to the definition.

You can optionally adjust a MapTag of mechanisms to values.

To adjust an item in an inventory, use !command inventory...

spice laurelBOT May 19, 2024, 4:21 PM

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fallow hornet Oct 9, 2025, 10:25 PM

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any other way to do this better?

spice laurelBOT Oct 9, 2025, 10:25 PM

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fallow hornet Oct 9, 2025, 10:26 PM

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idk nothing about Quaternions, is there a better way to adjust the roll of an entity, cuz rn im just guessing random numbers while doing like /adjust left_rotation:0.5,0.5,0.9,0.5 until it looks good, but then the scale gets messed up

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willow burrow Oct 10, 2025, 2:18 AM

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fallow hornet idk nothing about Quaternions, is there a better way to adjust the roll of an en...

do you have a visual example of what you're going for

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!t to_axis_angle_quaternion

solid bearBOT Oct 10, 2025, 2:18 AM

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willow burrow !t to_axis_angle_quaternion

Tag: <VectorObject.to_axis_angle_quaternion[<angle>]>

Returns a quaternion that is a rotation around this vector as an axis, by the given angle input (in radians).

Group

VectorObject

Returns

QuaternionTag

willow burrow Oct 10, 2025, 2:18 AM

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this is pretty useful for simple rotations

hot remnant Oct 10, 2025, 7:25 AM

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fallow hornet idk nothing about Quaternions, is there a better way to adjust the roll of an en...

quanterions are tricky so id recommend the tag tek put above, but you could use pitch & yaw if you set it to be consistent

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with_pitch and with_yaw would set it to taht everytime to be consistent

rotund spear Oct 12, 2025, 6:03 PM

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Feel free to ask if you need any more help, otherwise -

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