Loot Ball

Overview

NBT Tags

• LootTable (String): The loot table location to use for the loot ball. Default is an empty string.

  Example: minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon

• LootTableSeed (Long): The seed to use for the loot table. Default is 0.
• Items (List): A list with the current item inside the loot ball. The maximum number of entries is 1 (1 ItemStack).
• Sparks (Boolean Byte): Whether the loot ball is sparking or not while it is invisible. Default is true.
• Invisible (Boolean Byte): Whether the loot ball is invisible or not. Default is false.
• Texture (String): The texture location of the loot ball. Default is an empty string.

  Example: cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/poke_ball.png

• LootBallData (String): The loot ball data location. Default is an empty string.

  Example: cobbleloots:poke_ball

• Variant (Int): The variant of the loot ball. Default is -1, which means no variant.
• Openers (List): A list with the UUIDs and Timestamps of the players who have opened the loot ball.
• Uses (Int): The number of uses left for the loot ball. Default is 1. Negative values mean infinite uses.
• Multiplier (Float): The multiplier of the loot ball.
• DespawnTick (Long): The tick when the loot ball will despawn. Default is 0, which means it will not despawn.

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Loot Ball Data

The loot ball data is a JSON file that contains the properties of the loot ball. It is located in the data/cobbleloots/loot_ball folder. Here is an example of the cobbleloots:loot_ball/poke json file:

{
  "name": "Poke",
  "weight": 100,
  "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/poke",
  "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/poke_ball.png",
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "generation"
    },
    {
      "type": "spawning"
    },
    {
      "type": "fishing"
    },
    {
      "type": "archaeology"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Azure",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/azure",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/azure_ball.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Citrine",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/citrine",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/citrine_ball.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Premier",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/premier",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/premier_ball.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Roseate",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/roseate",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/roseate_ball.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Slate",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/slate",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/slate_ball.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Verdant",
      "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/verdant",
      "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/verdant_ball.png"
    }
  ]
}

Another example of the cobbleloots:loot_ball/dive json file:

{
  "name": "Dive",
  "weight": 25,
  "loot_table": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/dive",
  "texture": "cobblemon:textures/poke_balls/dive_ball.png",
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "generation",
      "biome": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/dive",
      "height": {
        "max": 62
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "spawning",
      "biome": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/dive",
      "height": {
        "max": 62
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "fishing",
      "biome": "cobbleloots:loot_ball/dive"
    }
  ]
}

Note: Data definitions are still being worked on. The above examples are subject to change.