Despawn an entity out of player chunk

[errant mesa]

An entity cannot execute events when it is outside the player's chunk (around 130 blocks away), how can you activate an event on an entity at this distance to despawn it? (I don't want to use despawn_from_distance)

[tired remnant]

"minecraft:despawn": {
    "despawn_from_chance": false,
    "despawn_from_inactivity": false,
    "despawn_from_simulation_edge": true
}

[errant mesa]

I want to despawn the entity when a certain condition is met and activate an event, for that reason, I cannot make it spawn automatically using that component

[tired remnant]

You just want to despawn an entity when a certain condition is met right?

[errant mesa]

yes

[tired remnant]

This component supports filters.

Example:-

"minecraft:despawn":{
    "despawn_from_distance": {
        "max_distance": 128,
        "min_distance": 32
    },
    "despawn_from_chance": false,
    "despawn_from_inactivity": false,
    "despawn_from_simulation_edge": true,
    "min_range_inactivity_timer": 30 ,
    "min_range_random_chance": 800,
    "remove_child_entities": false,
    "filters":{"test": "has_damage", "target": "self"}
}

[errant mesa]

hmmm I don't know if it would work for what I'm looking for. The entity I'm using spawns when the player sleeps, but if the player go too far and sleep in another bed, I want the previous entity to despawn and summon another

thats why I have the chunks problem

[tired remnant]

What's the purpose of the entity?

You might want it to always ride the player.

In case if it's a dummy entity.

[tired remnant]

or use minecraft:tick_world component in your entity.

So, it can always run!

[errant mesa]

I am trying to generate from time to time a group of mobs that raid your house

[errant mesa]

isnt that laggy? like tickingarea

[tired remnant]

The minimum radius you can set is two. I'm not sure it's like 2 blocks or 2 chunks but should be laggy if these mobs are not together and spread out everywhere.

[tired remnant]

So why can't you use despawn_from_simulation_edge ? This will despawn them as soon as they are at the edge of the simulation distance.

and you can spawn the other when the players sleep again.

[errant mesa]

because if the player does not sleep in another bed, he does not have to despawn

[errant mesa]

but the players would have to sleep every time they go away.

[tired remnant]

Hmm, for that you'll have to use the tick component because there is no way you can run an event on an entity that's not loaded.

or you can probably add something to the player or a scoreboard so when they load again they despawn.

[errant mesa]

I guess I have no choice but to use this.

[errant mesa]

its too laggy