Random Help questions

[stoic hamlet]

this threw the error unknown "if" command so its trying to register the if statement as a minecraft command and i'm not sure how to stop it from doing that and run the effect command i had listed (i don't have the most knowledge on js)

the full file

[brazen copper]

Hasitem={item=ricky:dirt_wand}

[stoic hamlet]

invalid function is the consol error that came w that but its also saying that in line 4 the string of the item is unexpected

[brazen copper]

I really don't understand what use a /testfor has in a function, you should delete it

You can also add a target to playsound like @s or @p

Tp @s ~ ~26 ~ 0 0 true

[stoic hamlet]

well im trying to get it to give the effect when the specified item is in hand how else would it know if i dont testfor it ?

[stoic hamlet]

not gunna be perm was just looking at all the diff default sounds

[brazen copper]

How are you using the function? You can use an execute command to run the function, right?

[stoic hamlet]

i havent used functions yet im still looking in the documentations and everythingfor it

[stoic hamlet]

what im attempting to do is have this function check if the item is in the offhand and if so it gives that player the effects, im gunna be using the tick file to run it. i just setup the tick file to run it each tick but the file is empty now i have no idea how to detect the offhand slot let alone if their holding the specific item in it

[stoic hamlet]

okay update

i figured out a little bit and got it to work properly

[vivid cosmos]

You don't really need all of that above

You can just condense it into a effect command

[stoic hamlet]

i did

but i did run into another issue if you dont mine sticking around rq

this item wont go into offhand slot

but it should be able to, do you got any idea why it wont?

[vivid cosmos]

Yeah no this isn't optimal, you can just do it in one singular file and it's way shorter. /effect @e[type=player,hasitem={item=ricky:dirt_wand,location=slot.weapon.offhand}] speed 5 2 true

[stoic hamlet]

oh shit okay

well idk how to feel about how i just spent hours of my time but thanks

[vivid cosmos]

Not sure I don't really dabble in JSON enough

[stoic hamlet]

so using this it removes the need for me to have it in my main.js/script file

[vivid cosmos]

Correct, just placing it into a singular function file would be better.

[stoic hamlet]

this

ah okay

i didnt realize you could do that

[stoic hamlet]

how would you refer to the main hand slot? i assumed mainhand instead of off but it wasnt it, is there a documentation page for these kind of refrences?

ahh it was mainhand

but the / before effect was the issue

[vivid cosmos]

https://minecraft.wiki/w/Commands

Or just the autocomplete

[stoic hamlet]

i forgot to add the wearable component

if you want it in an equipment slot it needs that and technically offhand is an equipment slot

[stoic hamlet]

ty

[vivid cosmos]

Glad it's working for you now, if you have a command related question you can ping me or just make a channel in #1067869288859447416 I lurk there usually

[stoic hamlet]

thanks, ima def get confused again so youll probably see me around ;-;

[stoic hamlet]

another thing i found instead of using the type=player you can use @a

@e def serves a purpose tho for other entities

[stoic hamlet]

if you wanted to detect when an entity has been hurt how would you do that? my thoughts are an entity gets hit then spawns other entities using the "minecraft:spawn_entity": {
"entities": [
{
"min_wait_time": 0,
"max_wait_time": 0,
"spawn_entity": "trader_llama",
"spawn_event": "minecraft:from_wandering_trader",
"single_use": true,
"num_to_spawn": 2,
"should_leash": true
}
]
}, component but im not even sure if the component can be used the sane

same*

[brazen copper]

Yes, but are you planning to make your entity spawn 2 entities every time it is hurt? In that case, if your entity has 20 health points, then it would generate 40 llama.

[stoic hamlet]

that was an example component but yes it would spawn 2 each time its hurt , and yes that math does up but my entity only has 5hp so it wont be as many

[stoic hamlet]

do yk how to do that or are you just asking a follow up;-;

[brazen copper]

Ok, if that's not a problem then you just need to run the event with
"minecraft:on_hurt" : {"event": "spawn_llama"}

[stoic hamlet]

how would i declare my entity as being hurt tho?

ik that on hurt detects when the hurt occurs but i couldnt find any documentation showing entity hurt

[brazen copper]

"minecraft:on_hurt" : {"event": "spawn_llama"} It is an e component, that detects when the entity is hit

[stoic hamlet]

ive got this event entity @e[type=ricky:ricky:dirt_man] minecraft:on_hurt_event

using a function file

how would i detect the onhurtevent was done by a player?

[brazen copper]

"minecraft:on_hurt_by_player"

[stoic hamlet]

ah okay i didnt know if there was a specific array needed or what, thanks

[brazen copper]

You could also use a filter, but this component should work

[stoic hamlet]

im confused so i got this how do i give it the spawn component?

i thought spawn wouldve been summon

[stoic hamlet]

ah okay

[brazen copper]

mmm no

[stoic hamlet]

i removed one of the "ricky:" after type to correct that btw

[brazen copper]

You are supposed to be configuring your entity, not commands.

[stoic hamlet]

i can add the on hurt by player to my entitys json?

[brazen copper]

yes

[stoic hamlet]

ahh

last time i just summoned 2 more on a leash eachtime they spawned so they duplicated and killed a workd

[stoic hamlet]

its saying otherwise?

[brazen copper]

no component_groups

put it in components

[stoic hamlet]

it was

it wasnt in comnponent groups

this is how the normal component looks

[brazen copper]

minecraft:on_hurt is wrong, you must put it in "components"

[stoic hamlet]

ahhh components ended right before component groups mb i thought component grounds and events was included inside the components

[brazen copper]

and the minecraft:spawn_entity component should be in a component group
"component_groups": {
"spawn_example": {
"minecraft:spawn_entity": {}
}
},

[stoic hamlet]

that confuses me cause it gives me errors when i try to

[brazen copper]

show me, it shouldn't cause error

[stoic hamlet]

all expect comas

im 99% sure those dont go in comonent groups

[brazen copper]

Ok that's very wrong, I told you that it should be in a component group

[stoic hamlet]

cause it was working fine in normal component

[stoic hamlet]

dunno what you want me to get from that ngl

[brazen copper]

Ah, I see your confusion.

[stoic hamlet]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/source/vanillabehaviorpack_snippets/entities/wandering_trader?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

if you look there itll show you that it goes in normal components

[brazen copper]

I am referring to these groups

[stoic hamlet]

thats where it was

and it caused errors

[brazen copper]

"component_groups": {
"spawn_example": {
"minecraft:spawn_entity": {}
}
},

[stoic hamlet]

being put in the "components" it doesnt cause any errors and runs the spawning functions

function*

[brazen copper]

Wouldn't you rather send the code? I feel like we would save a lot of time.

[stoic hamlet]

i don't see how id learn from that, i don't think the component is the correct one anyways it doesn't get used in a component group like you say its used in the normal components and the errors spoke that for themselves on that one. if youd like to try yourself you can

{
"format_version": "1.19.80",
"minecraft:entity": {
"description": {
"identifier": "ricky:dirt_man",
"is_spawnable": true,
"is_summonable": true,
"is_experimental": false
},
"components": {
"minecraft:on_hurt_by_player" : {"event": "spawn_ricky:dirt_man" } ,
"minecraft:type_family": {
"family": [
"test",

      "mob",
      "animal"
      
    ]
  },
  
  
  "minecraft:loot": {
    "table": "loot_tables/DirtMan/lootx.json"
  },
  "minecraft:experience_reward": {
    "on_death": "q.last_hit_by_player ? 0 : 0"
  },
  "minecraft:health": {
    "max": 5,
    "value": 5
  },
  "minecraft:movement": {
    "value": 0.3
  },
  "minecraft:annotation.open_door": {
  },
  "minecraft:movement.basic": {},
  "minecraft:navigation.walk": {
    "can_path_over_water": true,
    "can_pass_doors": true,
    "can_open_doors": false,
    "avoid_water": true,
    "avoid_damage_blocks": true,
    "can_jump": true,
    "can_float":true,
    "can_walk_in_lava": false,
    "can_sink": false
   },

/"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
"entities": [
{
"min_wait_time": 0,
"max_wait_time": 1,
"spawn_entity": "ricky:dirt_man",
"spawn_event": "on_hurt_by_player",
"single_use": true,
"num_to_spawn": 1,
"should_leash": false
}
]
},/
"minecraft:physics": {},
"minecraft:breathable": {
"total_supply": 15,
"suffocate_time": 0
},
"minecraft:pushable": {},
"minecraft:behavior.float": {
"priority": 0
},
"minecraft:behavior.random_stroll": {
"priority": 2,
"xz_dist": 15
},

  "minecraft:behavior.look_at_player": {
    "priority": 10
  },
  "minecraft:behavior.random_look_around": {
    "priority": 1
  },
  
  "minecraft:trade_table": {
    "display_name": "Dirt Man",
    "new_screen": true,
    "table": "trading/DirtMan/tradex.json"
  },
  "minecraft:behavior.look_at_trading_player": {
    "priority": 0
  },
  "minecraft:behavior.trade_with_player": {
    "priority": 2
  },
  "minecraft:behavior.trade_interest": {
    "priority": 5,
    "within_radius": 3,
    "interest_time": 45,
    "remove_item_time": 1,
    "carried_item_switch_time": 2,
    "cooldown": 2
  }
},
"component_groups": {
  "test:despawn": {
    "minecraft:instant_despawn": {}
  }
  
},
"events": {
  "test:despawn": {
    "add": {
      "component_groups": [
        "test:despawn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

}
}

had to split into 2 cause i dont have nitro

once you remove the mulit line comment they start spawning on themselves

if you set that number to 2 or 3 your world gets laggy cause they spawn alot

cant use the on_hurt_by_player sadly it doesnt work it needs spawnrules like a raid or wandering trader spawn or such

[stoic hamlet]

component groups is supposed to be an array it says

meaning []

switching it to an array gives these errors aswell

[brazen copper]

I don't understand, I've already sent you the fixed file

[stoic hamlet]

minecraft spawn entity doesnt go in component groups im tryna tell you

[brazen copper]

bro that's not what I sent, you have you seen the code I sent?

[stoic hamlet]

i copied it over

from what you sent

[stoic hamlet]

this was the first error

from before i edited it

[stoic hamlet]

then i made it an array to fix that first error and it had these errors

[brazen copper]

Just copy and paste everything I sent

[stoic hamlet]

ahh i missed the "22 lines left" i didnt donwlod just copied mb it did work

but why does that work?

"component_groups": {
"spawn": {
"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
"entities": [
{
"min_wait_time": 0,
"max_wait_time": 1,
"spawn_entity": "ricky:dirt_man",
"single_use": true,
"num_to_spawn": 1,
"should_leash": false
}
]
}
},
"test:despawn": {
"minecraft:instant_despawn": {}
}
},
"events": {
"spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
"add": {
"component_groups": [
"spawn"
]
}
},
"test:despawn": {
"add": {
"component_groups": [
"test:despawn"
]
}
}

why does that work?

[brazen copper]

This is how it should be

[stoic hamlet]

yeah but i wanna know why so i can do it again on my own when i need to

im new to this i dont just want solutions i wanna learn how

i appreciate it 100% just not learnin a whole lot

[brazen copper]

mmm follow the path first on_hurt_by_player -> event -> component_group

Your entity has 3 important parts, components, component groups and events

[stoic hamlet]

i understand thats the order but how does the component groups work? how do i create my own and actually understand them?

[brazen copper]

The components are like the default configuration, it will always be active

Component groups are isolated components, they can be added and removed through events

Events have several functions, although in this case they were used to add components group, you can also use the /event command to make it work, but usually these events are activated from the "component" section as in this case, we use on_hurt_by_player

This would be the summarized version

[stoic hamlet]

ah so groups arent always active and only get called through a specefied event, so in "events": {
"spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
"add": {
"component_groups": [
"spawn"
]
}
}, is the "spawn" inside component groups the command being ran? or how is string found?

[brazen copper]

Yes, events are just waiting to be called, either by a component or an /event command.

[stoic hamlet]

ah alright, and the component group string?

[stoic hamlet]

i meant lower than that

this is the "spawn" inside component groups the command being ran? or how is string found?

ig its in events

sorry

[brazen copper]

I don't know what you mean, I think the image explains it well

If you don't like "spawn" you can change it

[stoic hamlet]

ohh so its just a name

[brazen copper]

yes

[stoic hamlet]

ohhh okay

so you just write the event you want to call then give a component group a name then you call the component you want to call using that name

thanks , i dont have alot of js experience so its a bit difficult to understand some aspects but i do appreciate the help

[brazen copper]

Ok, I also recommend you to use a more updated version like 1.20.80 and not 1.19.80, since some components could be obsolete

[stoic hamlet]

i think i chose that version cause of deprected stuff before but im not sure, theres no errors using 1.20.80 so ill use that i forgot about that ngl;

do you know if the spawn_entity also works with spawning raw items?

ig i can test that act

[stoic hamlet]

it doesnt :/

[brazen copper]

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
"entities": [
{
"min_wait_time": 0,
"max_wait_time": 1,
"spawn_item": "diamond",
"single_use": true,
"num_to_spawn": 1,
"should_leash": false
}
]
}

?

[stoic hamlet]

oh you dont need the identefier?

oh its spawn item

[brazen copper]

For vanilla entities and vanilla items it is not necessary

[stoic hamlet]

instead of entity

[stoic hamlet]

ahh okay i thought it was req no matter what

ive been adding it to everything ;-;

[brazen copper]

Well it doesn't make much difference

[stoic hamlet]

nope just extra typing, do you know of any ways to combine spawns item and spawn entity?

without making 2 seperate component groups

ex. having it spawn an entity aswell as an item

i feel like that just needs a seperate component group

[brazen copper]

if that should work fine

[stoic hamlet]

this doesnt

it only spawns them

the entities

no items

[brazen copper]

mmm then it is necessary to use 2 separate groups

[brazen copper]

yes probably the num_to_spawn conflicts, the code doesn't know which one to refer to and chooses only one

[stoic hamlet]

thats what i was thinking i tried to one for each it just doesnt load it properly

ima make a second group rn

[brazen copper]

have you done it like this?

[stoic hamlet]

i did the "component_groups "spawn_stick etc.." but the events part i was unsure how to do it

i was about to ask

thats so cool wtf

so it works with just any component?

or any entity component

[brazen copper]

what are you talking about?

[stoic hamlet]

this is using the spawn_entity component

[brazen copper]

Do you mean more different entities and more different items? Yes, it is possible, I think so.

Usually some components cannot be executed at the same time, did it work correctly for you? Did the entity and items appear?

[stoic hamlet]

that did yes

hm i think were thinking differently

[stoic hamlet]

i think were thiking differently

"minecraft:behavior.panic": {
"priority": 10,
"speed_multiplier": 1.0
},

if i want it to panic and run around when hit i can replace the spawn_entity with that component cant i?

thats what i mean hy the question

or this "minecraft:health": {
"value": 20,
"max": 20
},

example values^

[brazen copper]

Ah, I understand now, yes, you can use any component, that is the function of the component group, you can add any type of component isolated from the "components" section.

[stoic hamlet]

ohh okay thats awesome

[stoic hamlet]

and this one would update the health instantly wouldnt it?

since the value is 20 if i smack it and it goes to 13 then itd just reset to 20 again wouldnt it?

[brazen copper]

mmm not sure if that works like that, never used it to regenerate health

[stoic hamlet]

hmm lemme test it then

[brazen copper]

maybe it works

[stoic hamlet]

doesnt

[brazen copper]

although if you wanted you could add a regeneration function, or simply nullify the damage with the damage_sensor component
"spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
"queue_command": {
"command": "effect @s regeneration 2 10 true"
},
"add": {
"component_groups": [
"spawn_dirt_man",
"spawn_stick"
]
}
},

[stoic hamlet]

actually i think it hurts it if anything

[stoic hamlet]

yeah i thought about updating its health when hit with a certain item tho it wouldnt be like a regenerative power kinda thing

[brazen copper]

but you can combine the health component with the regeneration effect

[stoic hamlet]

before hand it was spawning both the item and the mob now its only spawning the item for some reason

hm

[brazen copper]

have you changed anything? show me

[stoic hamlet]

"component_groups": {
"spawn_dirt_man": {
"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
"entities": [
{
"min_wait_time": 0,
"max_wait_time": 1,
"spawn_entity": "ricky:dirt_man",
"num_to_spawn": 2,
"single_use": true,
"should_leash": false
}
]
}

        },
  "spawn_Stick":{
    "minecraft:spawn_entity": {
                "entities": [
                    {
                        "min_wait_time": 0,
                        "max_wait_time": 1,
                      "spawn_item": "stick",
          "num_to_spawn": 16,
                        "single_use": true,
                        "should_leash": false
                    }
                ]
            }},
    "health":{
      "minecraft:health": {
        "value": 20,
        "max": 20
      }

    },
        "test:despawn": {
            "minecraft:instant_despawn": {}
        }
    },
    "events": {
        "spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
            "add": {
                "component_groups": [
                    "spawn_dirt_man",
        "spawn_Stick",
        "health"
                ]
            }
        },
  
        "test:despawn": {
            "add": {
                "component_groups": [
                    "test:despawn"
                ]
            }
        }
    }

i removed health since then

[brazen copper]

ok, isee

[stoic hamlet]

when removing the sticks one it does spawn

odd

[brazen copper]

Your component group has a capital letter, "spawn_stick" is not equal to "spawn_Stick"

[stoic hamlet]

it works

theyre the same im not sure what you mean by that

[brazen copper]

ok, my mistake, yes they are the same

[stoic hamlet]

i think its just trying to do the same spawn entity component and thats caus9ing issues like you said earlier

still was working fine till i tested the health so maybe its just a touchy subject

[brazen copper]

Yes, I thought it was a special case when you said it worked correctly, you tried with a new entity

[stoic hamlet]

do you know if its possible to add a specific item being in the mainhand to the component "minecraft:on_hurt_by_player"? or will i need to make a function for that?

oh wait

[brazen copper]

Yes, you need a filter

[stoic hamlet]

thats just hasitem isnt it?

hasitem={item=ricky:dirt_wand,location=slot.weapon.offhand} example

would that work for it?

[brazen copper]

No, that's not going to work in this case.

[stoic hamlet]

ah okay

[stoic hamlet]

ah ok ill try that

[brazen copper]

"minecraft:on_hurt_by_player": {
"event": "spawn_ricky:dirt_man",
"filters": [
{
"any_of": [
{
"test": "has_equipment",
"value": "stick",
"subject": "other",
"operator": "==",
"domain": "hand"
}
]
}
]
}

[stoic hamlet]

ahh the filters go after the event

i put them after the ":" on hurtbyplayer":"

[stoic hamlet]

what does domain mean tho? it doesnt have that listen on the documentation page for this components filters

[brazen copper]

simply the location of the item

[stoic hamlet]

ah okay

[brazen copper]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/entityreference/examples/filters/has_equipment?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

[stoic hamlet]

ive got that open

its been a long ass day

[stoic hamlet]

ohhh so thats the same as slot.weapon.mainhand

just with less info required

i like that

[stoic hamlet]

thanks

[brazen copper]

It's not the same link, maybe you can search for the has_equipment filter there

[stoic hamlet]

the link im on rn is just every option for the filters that one is on here aswell

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/entityreference/examples/filterlist?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

[stoic hamlet]

there she is

[brazen copper]

yes, it's not very precise like "slot..."
I guess "armor" would be the equivalent of "offhand"

although I'm not sure

[stoic hamlet]

so ive got this

but with this it doesnt work at all, with the item or with my hand

not sure why tho i followed the documentaiton and double checked w yours

double checking now tho

changing the item doesnt help either just attempted that

[brazen copper]

Ok, in that case we can try another way.

you have to put the filter on the event

[stoic hamlet]

okay ill try that rq

[brazen copper]

no, better try this
"minecraft:on_hurt_by_player": {
"event": "spawn_ricky:dirt_man",
"filters": {
"any_of": [
{
"test": "has_equipment",
"value": "stick",
"subject": "other",
"operator": "==",
"domain": "hand"
}
]
}
}

[stoic hamlet]

i did this and it works when any item is used

oh shit

using "any_of" lets it work regardlesss of the item since we have the domain as hand

anything in my hand will run it

maybve all of would worked better

[brazen copper]

I have removed [ ] that may have caused an error

[brazen copper]

mmm not really, the filter would work the same if you put all or any

This only refers to filters that are within any_of or all_of

[stoic hamlet]

oh any would refer to other tests

like has_biome_tag or some random test

[stoic hamlet]

this didnt work with and without the []

im using stick aswell

for the item

[brazen copper]

ok then we will try with events, delete the filter from the on_hurt_by_player component

"spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
"sequence": [
{
"filters": {
"all_of": [
{
"test": "has_equipment",
"value": "stick",
"subject": "other",
"operator": "==",
"domain": "hand"
}
]
},

                "add": {
                    "component_groups": [
                        "spawn_dirt_man",
                        "spawn_Stick"
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },

[stoic hamlet]

sequence just makes it go in right?

doesnt work still

i wonder if equipment is refering to a tool

[brazen copper]

Is your item well identified?

ricky:dirt_wand

[stoic hamlet]

ive swapped it to different items including stick and dirt

[brazen copper]

ok

[stoic hamlet]

i think so, no big plans with it just using it as a specefied item for events like hitting dirt man

[brazen copper]

ok then we will use damage sensor, that should not fail

[stoic hamlet]

okay

[brazen copper]

Remove all the filters and now I'll send you what the damage sensor should look like.

change the on_hurt_by_player component to this
"minecraft:damage_sensor": {
"triggers": [
{
"on_damage": {
"event": "spawn_ricky:dirt_man",
"filters": [
{
"all_of": [
{
"test": "is_family",
"value": "player",
"subject": "other"
},
{
"test": "has_equipment",
"value": "stick",
"subject": "other",
"operator": "==",
"domain": "hand"
}
]
}
]
}
}
]
},

[stoic hamlet]

that one worked

i def needa work with filters more, i undestood writing it out apart from where the filters go, ig those just stay in the conditions or whatever

that one worked but back to the issue of it only drops sticks

no spawning

they are still seperated into different component groups aswell

[brazen copper]

You had previously mentioned that it worked right, the first time

[stoic hamlet]

it did

i think ik whats happening

its only doing the last listed under component groups

[brazen copper]

has it been proven that a new entity has been invoked?

[stoic hamlet]

if i swap them it only does the 2nd one

[stoic hamlet]

invoked confuses me but they do spawn yes

[stoic hamlet]

2 more dirt man spawn with this

the sticks spawn with this

its like only reading the last section of the array i wonder if i need to add {} between the strings

like {spawn_dirt_man},{spawn_Stick}, etc

[brazen copper]

I mean you create a new dirt_man

spawn a new dirt_man and try

[stoic hamlet]

i do each time

[stoic hamlet]

ahh yes i did

simple fix would be to make a different item spawn the sticks but itd be neat if its posible to do both with one item

[brazen copper]

Yes, it is possible, I just wanted to rule out a theory, in that case we will use a timer

[stoic hamlet]

bet okay whats that

apart from a timer

oh shit can you give it a timer to activate the 2 different events one after another? instead of attempting it all together?

[brazen copper]

although before that, do you think it would be a good option to use a summon command? I know there could be some problems like the summoning inside side blocks, but if you don't mind it might be easier for you

[stoic hamlet]

they naturally spawn and i have a recip[e for the spawn eggs so in the actual finish product it wouldnt be using a summon command but we can try anything im learnin alot

[brazen copper]

Yeah, the timer would only have a delay of 0.1 seconds, it would be imperceptible.

[stoic hamlet]

i could make another item that just runs the function to summon it

but thats not how id prefer it

[brazen copper]

ok this would be the example

[stoic hamlet]

so "time_down_event" is what makes it wait a second

is there any other choices for that?

and does the timer need to be in component groups? what all can that be used for? just anything?

[brazen copper]

0.1 seconds

[stoic hamlet]

says that for all of them with yellow under it

[brazen copper]

You can use the components in "components" or "components_group" there is no limit for that, the timer component is just one more

[brazen copper]

mmm send the full code

[stoic hamlet]

none got parsed either so its not vsc

[brazen copper]

mmm it's probably changed in the new version

[stoic hamlet]

okay ill look at documentation maybe its updated

[brazen copper]

oh no, isee

[stoic hamlet]

"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"randomInterval":true,
"time": [0.0, 0.0],
"time_down_event": {
"event":"minecraft:times_up"
}
}

thats from documentation

[stoic hamlet]

what was the issue?

[brazen copper]

You have placed the timer component wrong

[stoic hamlet]

ohh i didnt put it in the spawn entity command

component

[stoic hamlet]

yeah when its supposed to be in the spawn entity

oh i think im just reading it weird

that worked

damn this isnt as complicated as it seems

still difficult asf but wow

[brazen copper]

Yes, it is not, at least in entities things are simpler and have a certain logic that is easy to understand.

[stoic hamlet]

what was spawn_ricky:stick in my other file?

oh spawn_Stick

oh thats just a new event? im confused

[brazen copper]

new event

[stoic hamlet]

ohh

so what that does is removes the group spawn dirt man

then it gets spawn_Stick so that it can do the other event

it just took me a min to actually read the stuff ;-;

so how does this work?

the timer in particular

[brazen copper]

yes basically, i removed the spawn_dirt_man group so i can reset the timer

[stoic hamlet]

the timer is confusing me

it has a 0.1 delay but what event is that timer effecting?

its calling on the event to remove the dirt man group and add stick group

but the even right after the timer is spawn_Stick

[brazen copper]

The timer is not confusing, it just executes an event after 0.1 seconds, the confusing thing is the other thing

[stoic hamlet]

oh so the timer just executes the event to remove and add those groups after 0.1s okay

so what am i confused about then?

[brazen copper]

Since you can't run both groups at the same time you need the first group to run first and then the second group to run, in this case with a delay of 0.1 seconds.

[stoic hamlet]

so its not running twice?

or does the event the timer calls upon happen before the "spawn_Sticks" right under it?

[brazen copper]

yes, the timeline would be like this,
player hits entity > executes event "spawn_ricky:dirt_man" > adds component group "spawn_dirt_man" > 0.1 seconds > executes event "spawn_ricky:stick" > removes previous component group and adds component group "spawn_Stick"

[stoic hamlet]

ahh okay

intresting

ima play w that a little thanks

[brazen copper]

yes although I have seen that you use the loot_tables, a shorter way would have been to use the /loot command to summon the sticks

[stoic hamlet]

you mean the drops when it dies?

i havent set those up yet but i dont want it to be sticks its gunna be other custom stuff, but i didnt think of that

[brazen copper]

No, I mean the same operation but using /loot

I think it gave you more freedom

and the code would be less complicated

[stoic hamlet]

the loot_tables is the folder that you put the drops file in "lootx.json"

[stoic hamlet]

im not understanding but potentially

[brazen copper]

I mean something like this

[stoic hamlet]

is this what your refering to?

thats the wrong one oops

[brazen copper]

"spawn_ricky:dirt_man": {
"add": {
"component_groups": [
"spawn_dirt_man"
]
},
"queue_command": {
"command": "loot spawn ~ ~ ~ loot "lot_tables/sticks""
}
},

[brazen copper]

event

[stoic hamlet]

oh just to collect the loot table for it in game

without it dying

[brazen copper]

yes

[stoic hamlet]

true but would it not loot all of the table not just the sticks?

and id have to specify the amount of sticks so itd drop the same amount when it does die

[brazen copper]

? No

This is just a /loot spawn, it does not affect the entity's default loot.

[stoic hamlet]

this just stopped working all of a suidden btw

[brazen copper]

just set up a new loot_table

[stoic hamlet]

this doesnt have one yet

[brazen copper]

wtf

[stoic hamlet]

yeah back to sticks

i changed the timer aswell to 0.2 same thing

i didnt change anything either lmfao

[brazen copper]

change looping: true

[stoic hamlet]

okay

it works occasionally

its not a guarenteed thing

i hit it like 8 times and it did spawn more of them but alot more sticks

[stoic hamlet]

you sure:? its spawning 2 of them

[brazen copper]

I see, are you hitting too fast?

[stoic hamlet]

no if i hit it once it doesnt spawn them

just sticks

i hit them 3 or 4 times slow then the rest back to back and it spawned

1 sec

https://medal.tv/games/minecraft/clips/iOfGoeUUA8NbEyyMT?invite=cr-MSxIb1AsMjUyMDUyODc3LA

[brazen copper]

show me the code

[brazen copper]

"max_wait_time": 0

[stoic hamlet]

genuis

oh does that max weight time mean that the game can make it wait longer than what our timer was doing?

so that by the time it tried to activate we didnt have the right group names to spawn the entities

[brazen copper]

yes

[stoic hamlet]

ah okay i didnt think about that

do you think its possible to make an event that takes an item from the players inventory ?

such as dirt 1 would be taken out of the inventory

on damage

[brazen copper]

you mean, if i hit dirtman do i lose a block of dirt?

[stoic hamlet]

yeah

like if i hit dirtman with a dirt block in my hand

itll take 1 dirt from my hand

i know thats possible with functions and scripts but if that can be avoided thats amazing

[brazen copper]

It would be the same case as using the dirt_wand

[stoic hamlet]

yeah i figured that much its the removing from inventory im wondering about

is that even possible using the entity file?

[brazen copper]

yes of course you would just have to add it, what is supposed to happen after using the earth block? Should it cause damage?

[stoic hamlet]

itd be player hits dirtman with dirt block> 1 dirt removed from hand>1 grass block spawned

[brazen copper]

wtf what do you mean grass block? the dirtman disappears?

[stoic hamlet]

no

spawn_item

[brazen copper]

ah

[stoic hamlet]

lmao dirtman is safe dw

[stoic hamlet]

it shouldnt cause damage

[stoic hamlet]

"clear @s grass_block 0 1"

how does this work?

clear self grass_block 0 1

should that not be dirt?

since its needing to remove 1 dirt from the inventory and dropping 1 grass block on the ground

ik the grass_block group is also what spawns it tho so im unsure

well nvm its spawn_grassblock

still unsure

[brazen copper]

oh my bad just change it

[stoic hamlet]

okay

what does the 0 and the 1 do?

is that min and max?

[brazen copper]

data and amount

[stoic hamlet]

ahh

what does data refer to?

[brazen copper]

although I always forget the order

For example when you refer to stone, andesite, and other stone type blocks, they have the same id minecraft:stone, they only vary in the data

[stoic hamlet]

ah so data would be something super specific

that works so easy whatt

[brazen copper]

for example when you say give @s light_block, the light_block has 16 lighting levels, and you can get any of these 16 levels by changing the data

[stoic hamlet]

oh okay

thats pretty neat

its 4 am now so i gotta head to bed but thanks for the help ill do some more tomorow

the dirt-> grass worked btw

[brazen copper]

Although I don't remember if it was data/amount or amount/data I always forget

[stoic hamlet]

it was data amount

[brazen copper]

👍

[stoic hamlet]

do you happen to know how to add equiped armor to an entity using the loot_table? i saw here that it can be done but theres nothing helpful about the loo ttable file in documentation

Random Help questions

"minecraft:equipment": {
"table": "loot_tables/entities/pillager_captain_equipment.json",
"slot_drop_chance": [
{
"slot": "slot.armor.chest",
"drop_chance": 1.0
}
]
}

thats the example they give

[brazen copper]

you just have to check the minecraft files

[stoic hamlet]

not sure how you do that all i do is use refrence documentaiton

thanks though i looked up more and am messin with it but i cant seem to figure out drop chances, my item dirt wand refuses to drop even tho ive set it up the same as my other entities

[brazen copper]

That looks good

[stoic hamlet]

it drops, but i was wondering if theres a way to specify the chance it drops?

i assumed it would be weight but having that as 100 still doesnt drop each time , and 50 doesnt drop half the time

[brazen copper]

If you only have one item it should drop no matter how much weight it has.

Ah, I understand now. In that case, you can leave an empty space with a weight of 90 and the wand with a weight of 10, for example.

[stoic hamlet]

ah so it would be a 90 weight that the empty drops and 10 that the wand drops

thats smart

[brazen copper]

{
"pools": [
{
"rolls": 1,
"entries": [
{
"type": "item",
"name": "stick",
"weight": 10
},
{
"weight": 90
}
]
}
]
}

If that doesn't work you could try this
{
"pools": [
{
"rolls": 1,
"entries": [
{
"type": "item",
"name": "stick",
"weight": 10
},
{
"type": "item",
"name": "air",
"weight": 90
}
]
}
]
}

[stoic hamlet]

{
"weight": 80,
"type":"empty"
}

does empty type work?

[brazen copper]

Yes I guess that works too

It is an accepted option although I think I never used it but it should serve for these cases

[stoic hamlet]

i dont th8ink its affecting the drop rates for the better but its worth a few tests

in my equipment file is there a way to guarentee they spawn btw?

i thought they were already guarenteed to but occasionally they dont

[brazen copper]

show me

[stoic hamlet]

https://medal.tv/games/minecraft/clips/iOsMEgqJDTA8XFd-F?invite=cr-MSxQMUgsMjUyMDUyODc3LA

i changed the random dificulty chance but those are unimportant atm

probably gunna remove those random difficulty conditions aswell since i dont think ima be using that for anything

[brazen copper]

That is random equipment generation, do you need your entity to always have diamond equipment?

[stoic hamlet]

im just wanting to learn how to do it for when i need to

[stoic hamlet]

but yes thats what i would need

and ah i didnt know that was random gen

i thought it was random enchant but didnt know gen too

[brazen copper]

Basically it would be like this, then you add the functions you need

[stoic hamlet]

oh all in one pool?

so the pools are what run differently in loot tables

okay

[brazen copper]

It is made to be random, although it is unnecessary if you want it to be equipped in full diamond 100% of the time.

[brazen copper]

This would be the simple way

[stoic hamlet]

yup that defently is

[stoic hamlet]

was i right about this btw?

[brazen copper]

I don't understand your theory

[stoic hamlet]

in the old file each armor piece had its own "pools": but in the always spawning one its all in one pool

[brazen copper]

I see, I don't understand how pools inside other pools work, for some reason it works but it doesn't make much sense to me, and the documentation doesn't say anything about pools inside other pools.

[stoic hamlet]

hm okay def intresting

ive been messing with the lootx drops and the dirt wand drop chance went up a good bit but it only ever spawns those when i have another item with a chance to spawn aswell

{
"pools": [
{
"rolls": 1,
"entries": [
{
"weight": 100,
"type": "item",
"name": "ricky:dirt_wand",
"functions": [
{
"function": "set_count",
"count": {
"min": 1,
"max": 1
}

          },
          {
            "function": "specific_enchants",
            "enchants":[
                {
                    "id": "sharpness",
                    "level": 1
                },
                {
                    "id": "efficiency",
                    "level": 2
                }
            ]
          }
          
          
          
        ]
      },
      {
        "weight": 100,
        "type":"item",
        "name": "minecraft:dirt",
        "functions": [{
            "function": "set_count",
            "count":{
                "min":1,
                "max":5
            }
      }]
      }
      
     
    ]
  }
]

}

do you see anythjing that could be an issue? i get no errors just no dirt either

[brazen copper]

In this case it seems that you have randomized the loot

50/50

[stoic hamlet]

oh?

is it the 100 100 weight or did i put it in the wrong spot

seems to only work with the wand i changed the weight

[brazen copper]

mmm no, the weight is related to the weight of the other, if you put 1-1 2-2 100-100 it means that they have equal chances of appearing, that is, 50/50

[stoic hamlet]

is there a way to fix that in the lootx to have guarenteed drops?