Custom Item (flintlock_pistol) behavior help thread

[runic silo]

I’m making a pirate addon, and part of that includes a range of flintlock guns. I’m starting with the flintlock pistol, but I’m relatively new with defining components tags and scripts.

I currently have the item, model, and texture, in game; the rest of the behaviors I have no idea how to begin.

i also need to make the gun appear in the hand correctly in first person without messing up the third person view in multiplayer

attached photos -

• flintlock_pistol model
• item behavior json
• 3rd person
• first person

[runic silo]

@potent bear can i dm you in relation to this? i was sent your way by Vybes

updated jank item json

[potent bear]

Do you want to use player.json or no?

We dont use minecraft:shooter on guns

[potent bear]

For the fpp and tpp just use v.is_first_person for it

[runic silo]

yea im fine with using the player json

[runic silo]

i should mention i got these components from someone else’s template they shared for reference, i don’t fully understand the fundamentals that would make a gun work - - i appreciate any documentation you could guide me to, i’m a quick learner!

as long as i have the tools and a reference i can fill in most of the learning myself

[potent bear]

Alr
Your done making items now right? If so
Remove the shooter and projectile component
For the tags replace it with a custom made u like

Make a CUSTOM throwable projectile
I suggest just using bridge preset for snowballs lol
Delete the item version keep the thrown entity

Go to player.json make a component_group that is minecraft:spawn_entity
Make a event that would trigger that component group

Then make a animation controller for bp

Make a state that is inactive

Then active
Then fire

When you hold the item

It will transistion to fire when you use the item

For active
It transistion to fire when u use item

On the fire state on entry it triggers the event(where the gun shoots)

The event will trigger a spawn entity component group

Ones the fire state ends it transistions to active(if u have ammo) and transistions to empty

Ill give u a bp sample of my acs

Sample

If u noticed theres scoreboard == and !scoreboard >=

Well its for a scoreboard system

Scoreboard system counts the ammo

Tho u can use replace item if you want with empty states

Since yours is single shot

I suggest making it a replace item from commands or function

Now before i go back to the player.json

U need to make a reload state

Match the reload state animation length(server anims) with rp anims length

To trigger

Make a entity property

Make a property section on player.json

On description part

Up to you what way u want but i suggest using bool

With client sync on

Now back to connecting anims controller and player.json

Put it on scripts then animate and put the animation controller

Theres a option that either u put is as a string or something u can have a query on

Put
query.is_item_name_any('slot.weapon.mainhand','ur item')

So that it triggers when u only hold the item

Now this just the bp part

I wont teach u the rp with hands for now(im lazy typing)
Try finishing bp first

[runic silo]

thank you!! im about to read thru but i appreciate this!

[queen fog]

There’s a template for making guns? Can I see?

[runic silo]

sorry, wrong choice of words, it wasn’t a template, it was a file someone shared showing how they made their guns

[queen fog]

Nevertheless would you mind sharing it I’m interested in how that’s done

[runic silo]

oh ye ofc

[runic silo]

i cant find it, but the above messages from verden should help, lmk if find anything out!