Arrow Data

Arrow+ uses a datapack registry to define arrow types. You can add new arrows, override, or disable built-in ones entirely.

File Location

data/<namespace>/arrowplus/arrows/<name>.json

Example — adding a "Ruby Arrow":

data/mymod/arrowplus/arrows/ruby.json

JSON Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
material	Item ID or Ingredient	✅	—	The crafting material. Can be a plain item ID string or an ingredient object (for tags).
baseDamage	double	✅	—	Base damage on hit before enchantments. Vanilla flint arrow is 2.0.
color	int	✅	—	ARGB tint color as a decimal integer (e.g. -10557722 for diamond blue).
translationKey	string	✅	—	Translation key for the arrow's display name (e.g. "item.mymod.ruby_arrow").
flame	boolean	✅	false	Whether the arrow sets the target on fire on hit.
gravity	double	✅	0.05	Gravity factor on the arrow's arc. Lower = flatter trajectory.
effects	Map<string, int>	✅	{}	Potion effects applied on hit. Key = effect ID, value = amplifier.
feather	Item ID	✅	"minecraft:feather"	Feather item for crafting. Use "arrowplus:custom_feather" for a custom feather type.
featherData	string	⚠️	—	Required when feather is "arrowplus:custom_feather". Points to the feather data entry (e.g. "arrowplus:gilded").
stick	Item ID	✅	"minecraft:stick"	Stick item for crafting. Use "arrowplus:custom_stick" for a custom stick type.
stickData	string	⚠️	—	Required when stick is "arrowplus:custom_stick". Points to the stick data entry (e.g. "arrowplus:copper").
outputAmount	int	✅	4	Number of arrows produced per craft.

stickData / featherData are required when using custom items

If stick is set to arrowplus:custom_stick, you must also provide stickData. If feather is arrowplus:custom_feather, you must provide featherData. The game will throw an error at load time if either is missing.

Examples

Simple arrow (vanilla ingredients)

{
  "material": "minecraft:copper_ingot",
  "baseDamage": 2.2,
  "color": -2855612,
  "translationKey": "item.arrowplus.copper_arrow",
  "flame": false,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "minecraft:feather",
  "stick": "minecraft:stick",
  "outputAmount": 4
}

Arrow with a custom stick

{
  "material": "minecraft:iron_ingot",
  "baseDamage": 2.5,
  "color": -5263441,
  "translationKey": "item.arrowplus.iron_arrow",
  "flame": false,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "minecraft:feather",
  "stick": "arrowplus:custom_stick",
  "stickData": "arrowplus:copper",
  "outputAmount": 4
}

Arrow with both custom stick and custom feather

{
  "material": "minecraft:obsidian",
  "baseDamage": 3.8,
  "color": -13729721,
  "translationKey": "item.arrowplus.obsidian_arrow",
  "flame": false,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "arrowplus:custom_feather",
  "featherData": "arrowplus:gilded",
  "stick": "arrowplus:custom_stick",
  "stickData": "arrowplus:diamond",
  "outputAmount": 2
}

Arrow using a tag as material

{
  "material": "#minecraft:stone_crafting_materials",
  "baseDamage": 1.5,
  "color": -11776183,
  "translationKey": "item.arrowplus.stone_arrow",
  "flame": false,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "minecraft:feather",
  "stick": "minecraft:stick",
  "outputAmount": 8
}

Flame arrow

{
  "material": "minecraft:blaze_rod",
  "baseDamage": 2.5,
  "color": -1497344,
  "translationKey": "item.mymod.blaze_arrow",
  "flame": true,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "minecraft:feather",
  "stick": "minecraft:stick",
  "outputAmount": 4
}

Lang File

Don't forget to add your translation key to your resource pack:

// assets/mymod/lang/en_us.json
{
  "item.mymod.ruby_arrow": "Ruby Arrow"
}

Disabling Built-in Arrows

Use the restrictions list in the Config to disable any built-in arrow by its registry path name.