Arrow Data

On legacy versions, Arrow+ uses a datapack registry (arrowplus/arrows/) to define arrow types. Arrows are datapack-driven, but sticks and feathers reference specific registered item IDs — not datapack entries.

File Location

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

Example:

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 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.
translationKey	string	✅	—	Translation key for the arrow's display name.
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.
effects	Map<string, int>	✅	{}	Potion effects on hit. Key = effect ID, value = amplifier.
feather	Item ID	✅	"minecraft:feather"	Must be "minecraft:feather" or "arrowplus:gilded_feather".
stick	Item ID	✅	"minecraft:stick"	Must be "minecraft:stick" or one of the Arrow+ stick item IDs.
outputAmount	int	✅	4	Number of arrows produced per craft.

Stick and Feather Restrictions

In the legacy system, the stick field must be one of:

• minecraft:stick
• arrowplus:copper_stick
• arrowplus:iron_stick
• arrowplus:gold_stick
• arrowplus:diamond_stick
• arrowplus:emerald_stick
• arrowplus:netherite_stick

The feather field must be one of:

• minecraft:feather
• arrowplus:gilded_feather

Any other item ID will be rejected with an error. There is no stickData or featherData field in this version.

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 material 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:copper_stick",
  "outputAmount": 4
}

Arrow with gilded feather

{
  "material": "minecraft:obsidian",
  "baseDamage": 3.8,
  "color": -13729721,
  "translationKey": "item.arrowplus.obsidian_arrow",
  "flame": false,
  "gravity": 0.05,
  "effects": {},
  "feather": "arrowplus:gilded_feather",
  "stick": "arrowplus:diamond_stick",
  "outputAmount": 2
}

Arrow using a tag as material

{
  "material": {
    "tag": "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
}

Lang File

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