I am trying to make a custom entity from a mod to spawn in a structure
I tried doing so using jigsaw blocks, but they keep the exact same details each time, causing some issues
I want to know if the issue can be avoided by using a script, that will generate the entity each time the structure spawns
Also I don't really know how scripts work so might need some help with that
#Making the spawned mob have nbt data
pure quail
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I am trying to make a custom entity from a mod to spawn in a structure
I tried d...
hasty blade
What details do you mean are the same
thick osprey
Like their NBT
hasty blade
Structure blocks copy the exact entity
thick osprey
or the items they have
hasty blade
Yeah but what details need to be changed
pure quail
nbt
bold harbor
Also Java doesn't have scripts
pure quail
so I made this pack for the cobblemon mod
and the entity(the pokemon) I made always had the same ID
meaning that they are considered dupes and are removed upon relogging
bold harbor
Youmean UUID?
pure quail
Also Java doesn't have scripts
maybe I got it confused with functions?
pure quail
Youmean UUID?
yes
thick osprey
you can use the jigsaw blocks to spawn a marker and then use a function to summon the entity at that position whilst killing the marker.
bold harbor
maybe I got it confused with functions?
Functions exist, yeah
pure quail
oh for real?
thick osprey
Odd 🤔 Shouldn't be doing that
cobblemon has a custom UUID system right?
hasty blade
Possibly
pure quail
I thought it was intended behavior
pure quail
cobblemon has a custom UUID system right?
I think so
hasty blade
Probably to avoid duped cobblemon
bold harbor
cobblemon has a custom UUID system right?
No idea
thick osprey
I thought it was intended behavior
Yea I think it is, I saw this issue a long time ago
hasty blade
you can use the jigsaw blocks to spawn a marker and then use a function to summo...
This should work though
pure quail
how would I go about doing that?
thick osprey
Have you ever used functions?
pure quail
and will it work in a world where commands are turned off?
thick osprey
yea
pure quail
Have you ever used functions?
nope
started doing this while making custom mons
taking this as a learning expiriance
mighty oracleBOT
hasty blade
nope
started doing this while making custom mons
taking this as a learning expir...
You should read this first
Oop wrong reply
thick osprey
I recommend checking out the beginners guide
pure quail
can the functions also call commands who are specific to the mod?
hasty blade
Yes
pure quail
because cobblemon doesn't use the normal summon command
thick osprey
yea most of the time, thats no problem, I'm pretty sure it works for cobblemon
pure quail
I think I'm getting somwhere with this
I assume the way I make this not accessible by just renaming the armor stand is making it invisible and maybe even giving it an effect?
pure quail
ok this is strange
It spawns my entity wrong
could this be tied to the fect my datapck only loads after a world is made?
ok yeah /place works fine
any way around this?
bold harbor
You're gonna need to be more specific
pure quail
so what my datapack does is add a form for the pokemon eldegoss
the way it handles forms is by giving them a tag
when the world is made(a completely new one)
normal eldegoss spawn on the trees despite having the datapck
bold harbor
Shouldn't have anything to do with load order, the data pack is loaded when those entities get spawned since you're spawning them with functions.
pure quail
then why are they loaded as normal?
When I use /place my version shows up
bold harbor
I don't know
pure quail
is there a way to make it so my command only works while the player is close to the structure?
thick osprey
yea use execute if entity @a[distance=..50] for example
pure quail
won't replace them at all now, did I get something wrong?
bold harbor
You're checking if the player is exactly 300 blocks away
Blackswitch's example included .. for a reason, they indicate a range/greater than or equal to/less than or equal to
bold harbor
Is that what you think it does?
pure quail
no
bold harbor
What do you think it does?
pure quail
I just think I got something wrong
I believe the part that checks where the player is and the detection of the armorstand should be seprate
bold harbor
Correct
pure quail
like @a is to check where the palyer is
and @e is to located the armor stand
bold harbor
Right now you have it checking if there is a player within ranger that is an armor stand, which of course will never be true
pure quail
so right after my if should be an as statement?
execute if entity @a[distance=..300] as @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"] at @s run pokespawn eldegoss end status=sleep
something like this
bold harbor
You want to switch your as @e at @s and the if entity
Think about it logically. First the function needs to know who it's running as and from where, before it can accurately check who is near it
pure quail
oh so the if just comes right at the end?
ok no still confused
in the first part, I tell it who to run the command on
shouldn't the second part check if a player is nearby?
so like @e as then if entity @a and then @s
pure quail
I believe I'm still doing something wrong, the entity is spawning but I don't think my distance has anything to do with it
hasty blade
What would you like more clarification for
hasty blade
Yeah that makes sure that every player is within 50 blocks
..50 is the same as <(or equal to)50
pure quail
this didn't work either
so this is written out correctly?
hasty blade
Assuming your goal is that every player needs to be within 50 blocks then yes
hasty blade
Then probably add sort=nearest and limit=1
hasty blade
but even with 1 it doesn't seem to work
How is it not working?
pure quail
if I'm more then 50 blocks away, I would still not see the armor stands I placed
hasty blade
That might be a thing with armour stands
Place an armour stand then go 50 blocks away and just test it
pure quail
disappears immdietly without spawning anything
I might have understood why
I'm killing them on loop
so even if they don't spawn anything they would still be replaced
hasty blade
That would be it
hasty blade
so even if they don't spawn anything they would still be replaced
What do you mean?
hasty blade
It kills before you get close enough
pure quail
maybe?
hasty blade
That should be tested
pure quail
even if I place it down it disappeares instantly
how can I make it so it only kills it when replaced
hasty blade
Make the check run a function that summons eldegoss and kills the stand
pure quail
I can run 2 commands at once?
pure quail
ohhhhh so basicaly make a file that has the command and call it by saying run function name
hasty blade
It would have 2 commands but yeah
hasty blade
ohhhhh so basicaly make a file that has the command and call it by saying run fu...
execute ... run function namespace:function
pure quail
ok so I can now see the armor stand
first time placing the structure went fine
second time they won't spawn the mob
and I am close to them
hasty blade
So now the issue is it only spawns the armour stands?
pure quail
execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn_shiny"] if entity @a[distance=..10,sort=nearest,limit=1] at @s run function endegoss:eldegoss_shiny_spawn```kill @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"]```kill @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn_shiny"]```so it spawns once, but when you /place it again it doesnt?
pure quail
yeah
pure quail
but it spawns the armour stand?
yeah but that's from the jigsaws
pure quail
how close are you /placing them
pretty close
hasty blade
try a bit further away and see if it changes
hasty blade
alright that is weird
hasty blade
could it be the limit in the @a section?
probably not
when are these functions even running
hasty blade
```execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"] if entity @a[distance=..10,sort=...
What makes this run
pure quail
tick.json
hasty blade
alright
hasty blade
pure quail
ok I loaded the chunk it's in but nothing changed
hasty blade
and it works in spawn chunks?
pure quail
no stopped working there as well
hasty blade
ok
pure quail
it does work well for a while after /kill @e
hasty blade
thats incredibly weird
hasty blade
```pokespawn eldegoss end status=sleep
kill @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"]``...
also with this the @e is unnecessary, try @s
since it already runs as the armour stand
pure quail
still spawns armor stands
hasty blade
how are you applying these changes btw
pure quail
wdym?
hasty blade
/reload or relogging the world
pure quail
tried both
hasty blade
alrighty
so unfortunately I do have to go for a bit, but another helper might be able to help you fix your issue
pure quail
no problem
thanks for the help!
pure quail
ok so my problem is defiantly related to the player distance check
removing it solved everything
also I think I might not need it
pure quail
what I do need to know is if there is a way to do a /reload automatically on load
pure quail
If this is for a server then you will need something similar
oh wait really?
why is that?
pure quail
I removed the @a part entirely
pure quail
it just runs
but upon loading it for the first time it still has an issue which causes it to spawn the wrong version of the entity
but running a /reload before entering the end solves that
so is it possiable to run /reload as soon as my pack is loaded?
and will it have a negative impact on other packs?
hasty blade
and will it have a negative impact on other packs?
It might
Probably won't
Just add reload to a load function
hasty blade
Like tick.json but load.json
hasty blade
it might cause a loop of reloads
so I would add a scoreboard that checks if it has been ran before
pure quail
ohhh never done that before
so basicaly I make it run it once, up the scoreboard, and then it won't run again becasue the scoreboard says it already did
kinda like a flag
hasty blade
yeah exactly
hasty blade
alright
pure quail
but the main function should be called from load.json
hasty blade
no?
hasty blade
no, it automatically runs once when your datapack is loaded
so when a server starts or a singleplayer worlds gets made/joined
pure quail
this is about load.json?
hasty blade
yes
pure quail
and inside will be a call to the function that does a /reload when it is the first ever time being loaded
which I will know by setting a scoreboard
pure quail
where do I generate the scoreboard
asumming it's supposed to happen once
pure quail
"values": ["endegoss:reloader"]
}```
this is how this looks nowreloader just has reload command in
and it in fect just spammed it like you said
so do I add a function here that makes a scoreboard?
hasty blade
Not a separate function
pure quail
So just in load.json?
Won't it make it run in a loop
Or remake the same scoreboard over and over again?
pure quail
Gonna be honest kinda lost here
how can I use scorboards as a flag?
like I get how you set one up it's just
how do I add something to it to act as my flag
bold harbor
You don't need to do anything special, there is no "flag" setting
You just set it to 1 or 0, or whatever value(s) you care about to determine the status of whatever it represents
pure quail
scoreboard players set #reload reload 0```
like this?Sure
pure quail
because what I'm trying to do is to make my datapack run the /reload command on the first time it's loaded in
pure quail
yeah but if you don't reload right as the pack is added it spawns my entity wrong
pure quail
It's just gonna loop `/reload`s
No I mean even when added to a completly new world
from the create world screen
bold harbor
Then you need to reasses what is in your load function
Cause that shouldn't be the case
pure quail
what I wanted it to do is to check the scoreboard and see what the value is
if 0, then run a reload and set the value to 1
then every time it will open in the future, it won't force a reload
bold harbor
But what is in your load function right now that isn't running correctly when the world actually loads?
pure quail
oh I didn't have a load function
I just added it
I had a tick.json file just running my spawn command
bold harbor
I see
pure quail
what I wanted it to do is to check the scoreboard and see what the value is
if 0...
but now I want to add a load.json that does what I described here
pure quail
OK, well I guess you can try it
will this not work?
bold harbor
It will technically work, but it's bad practice and solves a problem the cause of which isn't well-understood
pure quail
yeah I do get that part of it but I fr don't get what the problem is
It spawn correctly after I use /reload or log out
it just that I want everyone to be able to just use it without having to run a command or relog
bold harbor
Naturally
pure quail
```scoreboard objectives add reload dummy
scoreboard players set #reload reload ...
so I'll keep going with what I started here
but I don't know how you check things in a scoreboard
is it another execute if
bold harbor
Yep
pure quail
also, is the load.json file running every single tick as well?
pure quail
```scoreboard objectives add reload dummy
scoreboard players set #reload reload ...
and in the way it is rn, won't it just reset back to 0 every time I open the world?
and remake the scoreboard?
bold harbor
Well it won't remake the scoreboard, but yes it will reset it to 0
pure quail
so condition for the second line as well
bold harbor
Or instead, you don't have to set the score to 0 at all
And you can just do execute unless score ... to see if the score has already been set to 1, and if it hasn't, set the score to 1 then reload
pure quail
scoreboard players set #reload reload
execute unless reload=1 ```
Is this right? still trying to get the hang of itscoreboard players set #reload reload
execute unless score #reload reload = 1```Line 2 is incorrect syntax and will fail to validate. You also don't need it
pure quail
do I not have to add the player?
bold harbor
Shouldn't need to
Line 3 is also incorrect syntax and will fail to validate. Rather than using an = here, you instead need to use matches
pure quail
oh in game it was =
bold harbor
Writing either of those in-game would have shown as errors
= is acceptable in that command but you're using it wrong
It's used to compare two scores of one or more entities. If you're comparing to a specific value, you use matches
pure quail
oh I see it now
ok
and after this one all I should do is run the command for a reload and up the score for #reload to 1
bold harbor
Yes. You'll need to do both of those in a new function that gets run by that command
pure quail
execute unless score #reload reload matches 1 run function reload_updater```
reload_updater
```reload
scoreboard players set #reload reload 1```You have a logical error in reload_updater, can you see it?
pure quail
maybe reload after updating becasue if I do it before it all gets reset and then it will not work
bold harbor
Yep
pure quail
ok so either what I did didn't solve the problem or it just stright up didn't work
say reloading!!!!
say reloading!!!!
reload```
I placed this to see if it actually worked or not, is this a valid way to check, becasue I didn't see anythingIt is a valid way to check, but it may be sending the say commands before the player enters the world
pure quail
logs then
bold harbor
Mhm
pure quail
nothing in the logs
that means it's not calling it
also when I check the scoreboard, it's empty
bold harbor
In that case, try adding a new line 2 with scoreboard players add #reload reload 0
pure quail
won't it reset every time then?
pure quail
oh right
list still empty
and logs show no sign of my message
it's like I can't even add a dummy player to the list
pure quail
when I try it ingame, it does say it worked but won't show at all
pure quail
You made a load.json?
yeah
bold harbor
when I try it ingame, it does say it worked but won't show at all
Elaborate
pure quail
it does make the scoreboard named reload
pure quail
In that case, try adding a new line 2 with `scoreboard players add #reload reloa...
but when I type this in
it says that it did that, but nothing shows up on the sidebar ingame
works fine when I add myself
bold harbor
bold harbor
Mhm
pure quail
do they not react to the get command as well?
bold harbor
They do.
pure quail
oh it worked this time
the value is 0
no the problem is still here I'm afride
it's the get command that worked
if it reloads, the value should be 1
yet it's zero
pure quail
you mean the problem with the reloader or the one with the entity
because the entity problem is solved when I /reload
bold harbor
...Yes, I know that, which means I must be talking about the reloader, huh?
pure quail
sorry I get confused easily sometimes
the scoreboard is still 0, even after reloading
bold harbor
What happens if you run /execute unless score #reload reload matches 1 in chat?
bold harbor
Well we weren't changing it
pure quail
no output at all
bold harbor
It should at least tell you if the test passed or failed
Turn on sendCommandFeedback?
pure quail
passed
bold harbor
So that's working fine
pure quail
but with the run command attached to it it doesn't say anything
bold harbor
Can you run reload_updater from chat?
bold harbor
idk then
pure quail
execute unless score #reload reload matches 1 run function reload_updater
this is the way I call for it
bold harbor
Mhm
pure quail
so everything is correct yet it still won't work
bold harbor
Seems like it
bold harbor
For now you can wait and see if another helper can spot something I missed
pure quail
k
thanks for the help!
pure quail
welp through trial and error, I believe it now works as intended
pure quail
ok so new problem
I want my entity to not despawn at all
but cobblemon made it difficult
is there a way for me to run the /data merge command with {PersistanceRequired:1b} but only on the entity that spawns on the armor stand?
like maybe by executing a command using @n for near entities
execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"] at @s run data marge @n {PersistenceRequired:1b}
kill @s[type=armor_stand,name="Spawn"]```
I did this but I it didn't workI think my logic is wrong somewhere
pure quail
Making the spawned mob have nbt data