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My First Bow

Modern configuration for Minecraft 1.21.4+

ItemsAdder 4.0.13+ can assign every bow state explicitly. This avoids relying on filename suffix detection and keeps the normal and pulling models visible in the configuration.

Bow made from textures

yaml
info:
  namespace: myitems
items:
  my_bow:
    enabled: true
    name: My Bow
    material: BOW
    graphics:
      textures:
        normal: item/my_bow
        pulling_0: item/my_bow_0
        pulling_1: item/my_bow_1
        pulling_2: item/my_bow_2

Place my_bow.png, my_bow_0.png, my_bow_1.png and my_bow_2.png in contents/myitems/textures/item/.

Bow made from 3D models

yaml
info:
  namespace: myitems
items:
  my_3dbow:
    enabled: true
    name: My 3D Bow
    material: BOW
    graphics:
      models:
        normal: item/my_3dbow
        pulling_0: item/my_3dbow_0
        pulling_1: item/my_3dbow_1
        pulling_2: item/my_3dbow_2

Place the four model files in contents/myitems/models/item/. Their texture references must still include the correct namespace, as explained in the legacy model example below.

Legacy bow with .png images

Configuration file

contents/myitems/example_bows.yml
yaml
info:
  namespace: myitems
items:
  my_bow:
    enabled: true
    name: My Bow
    resource:
      material: BOW
      generate: true
      texture: item/my_bow.png

Texture files

The bow animates as you pull it, this allows you to have a single texture for each of these states.

contents/myitems/textures/item/

Four bow texture files for the normal and three pulling states
The normal texture and the three pulling-state textures.
  • _0 - First pulling state
  • _1 - Second pulling state
  • _2 - Third pulling state
Custom turquoise bow being pulled in Minecraft
The texture-based bow in its pulling state.

Legacy bow with 3D .json models

Configuration file

contents/myitems/example_bows.yml
yaml
info:
  namespace: myitems
items:
  my_3dbow:
    enabled: true
    name: My 3D Bow
    resource:
      material: BOW
      generate: false
      model_path: item/my_3dbow

Models files

contents/myitems/models/item/

Four JSON model files for the normal and three pulling states
The normal model and its three pulling-state variants.
  • _0 - First pulling state
  • _1 - Second pulling state
  • _2 - Third pulling state

Open your models files and update the textures paths. As you can see I updated the namespace.

JSON model texture references using the myitems namespace
Texture references inside a bow model file.

Move your textures into the correct namespace, in this case myitems.

contents/myitems/textures/item/

Bow and arrow texture files in the namespace texture folder
Textures used by the custom 3D bow model.
Custom 3D bow being pulled in Minecraft
The 3D bow in its pulling state.