missile

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Description

The missile skill is similar to the projectile skill. Missiles however are homing and will track down their targets. The available syntax is very similar to that of the projectile skill, too, but has some distinct differences. Missiles cannot be summoned as the "METEOR"-type and cannot hug the surface.
However you can edit the inertia, add an onStart-skill and specify wether or not the missiles can only hit their targets.
Missiles can target both a location and an entity.

Attributes

Attribute	Aliases	Description	Default
Inertia	in	Sets the "turning-rate" of the missile. Lower values make the missile turn around faster. Use big numbers (10-100) when trying to make your missiles turn slowly.	1.5
onStart	oS	Meta-Skill executed when the projectile starts
onTick	oT	Meta-Skill executed every [interval] ticks at the projectile's origin location
onEnd	oE	Meta-Skill executed when the projectile ends
onHit	oH	Meta-Skill executed when the projectile hits something. Targets hit are inherited by the meta-skill
Interval	int, i	How often (in ticks) the projectile update	4
HorizontalRadius	hRadius, hR, r	The horizontal radius entities will be hit in around the projectile	1.25
VerticalRadius	vRadius, vR	The vertical radius entities will be hit in around the projectile	Horizontal Radius
MaxDuration	md	The max duration (in ticks) the projectile will persist	100
MaxRange	mr	The maximum range (in blocks) the projectile will travel	40
Velocity	v	The velocity of the projectile	5
StartYOffset	syo	Lets you offset where on the casting mob the projectile shoots from	1
StartFOffset	sfo	How far in front of the mob the projectile starts	1
TargetYOffset	tyo	Lets you offset where on the target the projectile shoots at	1
HitPlayers	hp	If the missile should hit players	true
HitNonPlayers	hnp	If the missile should hit non player entities	false
HitTarget	ht	If the missile should be able to hit its target	true
HitTargetOnly		If the missile should be able to hit only its target	true
StopAtEntity	sE	Whether the projectile will stop upon hitting a targetable entity	true
StopAtBlock	sB	Whether the projectile will stop upon hitting an opaque block	true
PowerAffectsRange	par	Whether a mob's power level affects the projectile's range	true
PowerAffectsVelocity	pav	Whether a mob's power level affects the projectile's velocity	true
fromOrigin	fo	Whether the missile should start from its origin	false
hitConditions		A list of conditions that a target must meet in order for the projectile to be able to hit it. See the projectile mechanic for more info. Premium Only Mechanic
Bounces	bounce	Should the projectile bounce. Bounce radius depends on the projectile's hitbox. Premium Only.	false
BounceVelocity	bv	Every time the projectile bounces, its velocity will be multiplied by this value. Premium Only .	0.9
HugSurface	hs	Whether or not the projectile should move along the ground.	false
HugLiquid	hugwater, huglava	when using hugSurface will also move on top of liquids	false
HeightFromSurface	hfs	For NORMAL projectiles, how high above the surface the projectile should glide if HugSurface is set to TRUE. For METEOR projectiles, how high above the surface the projectile starts above the target.	0.5
MaxClimbHeight	mch	The number of attempts the projectile will make to increase its y-location before terminating itself, when the projectiles is "hugging" either a block or a liquid	3
MaxDropHeight	mdh	The number of attempts the projectile will make to decrease its y-location before terminating itself, when the projectiles is "hugging" either a block or a liquid	10
highAccuracyMode	ham	Whether to use high-accuracy mode, which raytraces every tick to ensure the projectile cannot ever go anything. Values can be `true`, `false`, `PLAYERS_ONLY`	PLAYERS_ONLY

Examples

This example shoots a missile that looks like a thin trail of flames with a high turning rate. It bursts into a powerful explosion upon hitting its target.

# Mob File
Mob:
  Type: ZOMBIE
  Skills:
  - skill{s=Homer} @target ~onTimer:100

# Skills File
Homer:
  Skills:
  - missile{ot=Homer_TICK;oh=Homer_HIT;v=4;i=1;hR=1;vR=1;in=0.75}

Homer_TICK:
  Skills:
  - effect:particles{p=flame;a=1} @origin

Homer_HIT:
  Skills:
  - effect:particles{p=lava;a=50;hS=1;vS=1}
  - effect:sound{s=entity.generic.explode;v=1;p=0}
  - damage{a=1337;i=false}