What are Targeters

A targeter decides who an effect line applies to. It’s the part prefixed with @:

- damage{amount=6}  #onHurt  @target

If a line has no targeter, it defaults to @self.

Available targeters

Targeter	Resolves to
`@self`	the mob itself (default)
`@target`	the entity that caused the trigger
`@playersRadius[N]`	players within `N` blocks of the mob
`@entitiesRadius[N]`	living entities within `N` blocks
`@mobsRadius[N]`	living non-player entities within `N` blocks
`@world`	every player in the mob’s world

One effect, many targets

A targeter can resolve to zero, one, or many entities. The mechanic runs once per target:

- damage{amount=8} @playersRadius[5]   # every player within 5 blocks takes 8 damage
- narrate "&cRun!" @playersRadius[20]  # every player within 20 blocks gets the message

If a targeter resolves to nothing (no players in range, no attacker on environmental damage), the line simply does nothing. That’s normal and not an error.

Player-only mechanics

Some mechanics only make sense for players. Chat messages, action bars, titles and item gives silently skip non-player targets:

- narrate "hello" @entitiesRadius[10]  # only the players among them see it

Targeters in named effects

Lines inside a named effect can carry their own targeter. If they don’t, they inherit the targets of the line that called them:

  effects:
  - run smash  #onHurt @target      # smash runs against the attacker...
  smash:
  - lunge{velocity=1.6}             # ...this line inherits @target
  - damage{amount=10} @playersRadius[4]  # ...this one overrides it

Getting Started

Commands

Effects

Available targeters

One effect, many targets

Player-only mechanics

Targeters in named effects

​Available targeters

​One effect, many targets

​Player-only mechanics

​Targeters in named effects

Available targeters

One effect, many targets

Player-only mechanics

Targeters in named effects