There are Fabric API events for attacking a block or an entity, but I'd also like to hook into attacks on nothing. Specifically I'm trying to allow players to interact with display entities, which have no hitbox and require special hit-testing math due to their transform.
#Server-side hook into ALL player attacks
viscid spear
limber garnet
@spark heron more specific question here ^
spark heron
Client doesn't really sent air attacks aside of the swing. You could technically hook into ServerPlayNetworkHandler#onHandSwing to catch client initiated ones, but it will also trigger in other cases causing false-positives.
runic creek
Question level: Patbox
spark heron
You could attach Interaction entities to catch the action and then do the math to raycast it more precisely
limber garnet
Question level: Patbox<:tiny_potato:552977803633623040>
just a continuation of #mod-dev-2 message
spark heron
Using multiple can improve the shape
And making them ride that display (or others with position offset) will smooth out it's movement (entities riding other entities get 1-tick teleport interpolation)
viscid spear
What kinds of false positives will onHandSwing yield?
spark heron
It's activated on item dropping and item usage
spark heron
And more tbf
More or less any time swing is initiated from the client
You could possibly find what caused it by looking at other packets sent at the same time
viscid spear
I'll probably just put an interaction entity on the player and call it good
was just hoping there'd be an easy way
runic creek
I'll probably just put an interaction entity on the player and call it good
That may affect when right click dogs, boats, cats and Villagers🤔
viscid spear
gotcha
spark heron
Depending on the end goal that might be non issue