Shoot Entity

Summons an entity and applies the specified velocity to it, as if the entity is a thrown projectile.

Type ID: kaya:shoot_entity

Format

Field	Type	Default	Description
entity_type	Identifier		The ID of the entity to summon.
tag	NBT Provider	optional	If specified, this NBT will be applied to the entity after it was summoned.
position	Vec3 Provider		The position of where the entity will be summoned.
direction	Vec3 Provider		The direction of the velocity that will be applied to the summoned entity.
velocity	Float Provider	1.0	The velocity to apply to the summoned entity.
inaccuracy	Float Provider	1.0	The factor used for randomizing the direction of the velocity.
count	Int Provider	1	The amount of entities to summon and apply velocity to.
shooter	Entity Provider	optional	If specified and if the summoned entity is a projectile, this entity will be set as the owner of the projectile.

Example

{
    "type": "kaya:shoot_entity",
    "entity_type": "minecraft:small_fireball",
    "position": {
        "type": "kaya:entity/position",
        "entity": "this",
        "anchor": "eyes"
    },
    "direction": {
        "type": "kaya:entity/view",
        "enttiy": "this"
    }
}

This example will shoot out a small fireball relative at the eyes and towards the direction of where the entity provided by the kaya:this_entity context parameter is looking.

History

Minecraft	Mod	Changelog
1.21.5	0.1.0	Added the type.