Creeper rework

[calm plume]

I am new to data pack development, how do I make it so that creepers only ignite when they take any damage.

[jovial sequoia]

This would be difficult because you can't directly modify whether a creeper is triggered, that's hard coded behaviour

You might be able to: give any creeper a tag once it takes damage, and stop all creepers from being ignited at all (using /data modify) unless they have the specific tag

Then once a creeper takes damage, give the tag, and again with /data, manually ignite it

[calm plume]

Would this be easier with a plugin?

Like would I have to make a plugin to modify the creepers behavior?

[hardy flower]

You can accomplish almost anything with datapacks, but sometimes the process of doing it is mind-bogglingly difficult, complex, and annoying, and this might be one of the cases where using a plugin is better ^^

[calm plume]

Yeah