Item Documentation - minecraft:shooter

minecraft:shooter compels an item to shoot projectiles, similarly to a bow or crossbow. Must have the minecraft:use_modifiers component in order to function properly.

Important

Ammunition used by minecraft:shooter must have the minecraft:projectile component in order to function properly.

Parameters

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
ammunition	not set	Array	Sets the entity that is used as ammunition
charge_on_draw	false	Boolean	Sets if the item is charged when drawn
max_draw_duration	0.0	Float	Determines how long can the weapon can be drawn before releasing automatically
scale_power_by_draw_duration	false	Boolean	When set to 'true', the longer the weapon is drawn, the more power it will have when released

See Custom Item Use Priority for more information on use behavior.

Ammunition

The 'ammunition' parameter contains four parameters of its own:

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
item	not set	String	Denotes the item description identifier
use_offhand	false	Boolean	When set to 'true', ammunition can be used from the offhand
search_inventory	false	Boolean	Determines whether the inventory can be searched for ammunition to use
use_in_creative	false	Boolean	Determines whether the ammunition can be used in Creative mode

Example

"minecraft:shooter":{
    "ammunition" :[{
"item" :"custom_projectile",
"use_offhand" :true,
"search_inventory" :true,
"use_in_creative" :true
    }],
    "max_draw_duration" :1.0,
    "scale_power_by_draw_duration" :true,
    "charge_on_draw" :false
}