Is there a method in the BowItem class that I can use to detect when the attacker hits a target?

[Redjay]

I'm looking for something like the hurtEnemy() method but for all projectiles that are shot out of my custom bow.

[warjort]

That's a super vague question.

hurtEnemy() is only used by vanilla to take durability off weapons, something that happens when you fire the projectile rather than hitting the enemy for bows.

 

Anyway, if its your Projectile you can override onHitEntity() - otherwise there is a ProjectileImpactEvent for other people's projectiles.

Projectiles can remember their "owner".

 

How you tie it back to the bow, I don't know. Maybe player.getItemInHand() ?

But that's going to be unreliable. The player could have done anything with the bow by the time the projectile hits the entity. e.g. accidently dropped it in lava 🙂

Edited May 4, 2023 by warjort