#Detecting when an arrow shoots a mob

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keen vector
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I've coded a datapack that makes an arrow explode when it lands. However, when hitting a mob it of course doesn't explode. How could I fix this? Right now my code is:
execute as @e[type=arrow,nbt={inGround:1b}, tag=explosive_arrow] at @s run function pack:explode
tag=explosive arrow is added if it is shot from a bow with a custom enchant, and pack:explode just summons a creeper with fuse 0

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loud robin
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Arrows that hit a mob instantly disappear as soon as they make contact, making it a lot more difficult to detect.

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There are workarounds for this, such as having an invisible armor stand that constantly rides any arrow with the tag=exposive_arrow and checking if its still riding an arrow constantly.

if its not riding an arrow, that would have to mean that it hit a mob, and from there you can run the command.

jade atlas
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for that you can use custom tipped arrows. lets say you give the player an arrow with luck (an unused enchantment) level 7, which lasts 1 ticks. You can just execute an explosion command at every entity with the luck effect level 7 since there is no other way to obtain it. This will also let you have normal arrows as well as expldoing arrows. Hope this helps.

soft light
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Which version are you on?

keen vector
tranquil yacht
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I'm not sure enchantments can help much here, unless there's a feature of them that I'm not aware of

keen vector
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Is there a way to do this without armour stands?

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quartz mango
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Well a Marker or something would be better

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tipped arrows like was suggested would be another method

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But of course that requires ticking as all possible entities that could get hit to detect if they have that effect

keen vector
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I am already ticking all entities for the arrow in ground

quartz mango
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Well there ya go then.

keen vector
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Is there a way to hide the effect in the arrow description?

whole oracle
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Isn't there NBT data for how many arrows a mob has on it?

quartz mango
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And I don't think there's NBT for that

tranquil yacht
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keen vector
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Okay

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What would the code for that look like?

tranquil yacht
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Well you're already giving the arrow a custom tag right?

keen vector
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Yes

tranquil yacht
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So just extend that code to add the effect to the arrow

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Or use the marker method