Feather Data

Feather types are defined via a datapack registry (arrowplus/feathers/). You can add your own feather types to be used in custom arrow recipes.

File Location

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

Example — adding a "Spectral Feather":

data/mymod/arrowplus/feathers/spectral.json

JSON Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
material	Item ID or list	✅	—	The crafting material. Can be a single item ID string or a list of item IDs.
color	int	✅	—	ARGB tint color as a decimal integer.
translationKey	string	✅	—	Translation key for the feather's display name.
outputAmount	int	❌	4	Number of feathers produced per craft.

Example

{
  "material": "minecraft:spectral_arrow",
  "color": -1052689,
  "translationKey": "item.mymod.spectral_feather",
  "outputAmount": 4
}

Built-in Feather Entries

Entry ID	Material	Color (decimal)	Output
arrowplus:gilded	minecraft:glowstone_dust	-3722	4

Referencing in Arrow Data

To use your custom feather in an arrow datapack entry:

{
  "feather": "arrowplus:custom_feather",
  "featherData": "mymod:spectral"
}

See Arrow Data for the full arrow format.

Lang File

// assets/mymod/lang/en_us.json
{
  "item.mymod.spectral_feather": "Spectral Feather"
}