Put locate command's result into a different function?

[patent dragon]

I want to make a compass that point to a specific biome in my datapack. Is there any way to use the coordinates the locate command gives and use it in a give command's lodestone_tracker's XYZ coordinates?

[errant burrow]

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[neat elk]

There's not a way to do that, no

[harsh peak]

I think you can't directly get the coordinates from /locate

Since using execute store only stores the distance

[neat elk]

You could in theory make an structure that only and frequently spawns in that biome, then use a loot table to make an explorer map that points to that structure, then store the coordinates from that explorer map to the compass's lodestone_tracker component

But that is as convuluted as it sounds

[patent dragon]

Hmm I look into this explorer map thingy, thanks!

[patent dragon]

Damn, that's a bit dumb in my opinion

[harsh peak]

You couldn't store all three coordinates

It's the only single number that really makes sense

[patent dragon]

I see, I think I understand. I wish datapacking was more like coding but oh well they are trying their best to make it better, with these new returns and parameters. Thanks for the help!

[patent dragon]

The map is good enough, thank for the suggestion! I made it work

[errant burrow]

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