Throw out your old bows and arrows, you won't need them anymore! Arrows Plus overhauls archery in Minecraft.
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Features
12 new, rare trees that can be used to create powerful bows and arrows. Works seamlessly with Biomes O' Plenty!
Each bow and each arrow has its own special effect! Mix and match to see what you get!
Old archery system has been thrown out. Your aim is no longer perfect and arrows can be affected by wind. Craft better bows to counter this!
RPG-style woodcutting experience. You can't cut down and use a powerful tree if your level is too low.
Arrows are made using iron shards (4 per iron ingot) instead of flint. Much more convenient.
Full SMP/LAN support! Install to your PvP server and have a blast! (Literally, sometimes.)
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Installation of Arrows Plus is very simple. Choose whether you want to install it automatically, or do so manually.
Automatic Installation Instructions for Windows
Download the Forge installer from the Downloads section. Run it, choose Install Client, and follow any on-screen instructions until you are notified that it is installed.
Download the Arrows Plus installler from the Downloads section to your desktop.
Download the latest version of Arrows Plus from the section to your desktop.
Open the Arrows Plus installer. It should automatically detect that Arrows Plus is on your desktop and say "Ready to Install!" If it doesn't, click "Browse" and select the mod file you downloaded (Arrows Plus vx.x.x.zip).
Click Install. Installation should take no longer than 5 seconds.
Run the Minecraft launcher, switch your profile to Forge, and play the game! Arrows Plus should be listed under the Mods menu.
Manual Installation Instructions for Windows
Note: There is an automatic installer available for both Forge and Arrows Plus. See the Downloads section to avoid doing a manual install.
Download and install Forge using the links found in the Downloads section.
Start the new Minecraft launcher, switch your profile to "Forge," and run the game.
Exit the game.
Go to your Start Menu, type %APPDATA%, and press enter.
In the new window, open the .minecraft folder.
Download the latest version of Arrows Plus.
Place the file you dowloaded into the mods folder.
Run the game and enjoy! Arrows Plus should be listed under the Mods menu.
Things to know first
First, know that regular bows will not shoot Arrows Plus arrows, and Arrows Plus bows will not shoot regular arrows.
You should start a new world. If you play on an existing world, then it may be difficult for you to find the trees, which set the features of the mod in motion.
Starting to play
Arrows Plus adds 12 different trees which spawn rarely in different biomes. Open the spoiler to see their information.
Aspen Tree. Requires Lvl. 0 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, Ocean (Islands), Taiga, Taiga Hills, Ice Plains, and Ice Mountains biomes. Usually quite tall with thick leaves.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, Orchard, Alps, Alps Forest, and Frost Forest.
Cottonwood Tree. Requires Lvl. 0 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, Ocean (Islands), and Swampland biomes. Very green leaves, colorful bark.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, Orchard, Bog, Dead Swamp, Wetland, Lush Swamp, and Fen.
Alder Tree. Requires Lvl. 10 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, and Ocean biomes (Islands). Light green leaves with gray bark.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, and Orchard.
Sycamore Tree. Requires Lvl. 20 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, Ocean (Islands), and Swampland biomes. Usually very tall with greenish bark.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, Orchard, Bog, Wetland, Lush Swamp, Dead Swamp, and Fen.
Maple Tree. Requires Lvl. 20 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, Ocean (Islands), Taiga, Taiga Hills, Ice Plains, and Ice Mountains biomes. This tree has two types: Hard Maple and Soft Maple. Both look the same on the outside, but hard maple's wood is much darker and stronger than soft maple's. Soft maple is not recommended for crafting arrows or bows, but it is also much more common than hard maple.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, Orchard, and Maple Woods.
Gum Tree. Requires Lvl. 30 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, and Ocean biomes (Islands). Usually short. Bark is similar to birch.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, and Orchard.
Ash Tree. Requires Lvl. 50 woodcutting. Spawns in Forest, Forest Hills, Ocean (Islands), and Swampland biomes.
Biomes O' Plenty: Mountain, Meadow, Shield, Seasonal Forest, Deciduous Forest, Boreal Forest, Orchard, Bog, Dead Swamp, Wetland, Lush Swamp, and Fen.
Beech Tree. Requires Lvl. 60 woodcutting. Spawns in Taiga, Taiga Hills, Ice Plains, and Ice Mountains biomes. Smooth white bark with bright leaves.
Biomes O' Plenty: Alps, Alps Forest, and Frost Forest.
Hickory Tree. Requires Lvl. 80 woodcutting. Spawns in swampland biome only. Has rough bark and thick leaves.
Biomes O' Plenty: Bog, Dead Swamp, Wetland, Lush Swamp, and Fen.
Mahogany Tree. Requires Lvl. 90 woodcutting. Spawns in Swampland, Taiga, Taiga Hills, Ice Plains, and Ice Mountains biomes.
Biomes O' Plenty: Alps, Alps Forest, Frost Forest, Bog, Dead Swamp, Wetland, Lush Swamp, and Fen.
Sypherus Tree. Requires Lvl. 100 woodcutting. Spawns in Jungle biome only. Usually extremely short.
Biomes O' Plenty: Rainforest.
You can only cut these trees if you have a high enough woodcutting level. You gain experience by cutting regular trees or Arrows Plus trees that you are able to cut. You get more experience for cutting Arrows Plus trees. You are notified when you can cut a new tree, but you can view your experience at any time by using the command: /ap.xp
Once you've cut down an Arrows Plus tree, head over to the crafting table and make the logs into sticks. From here, you can either make bows or arrows with them.
To make bows:
Use the exact same recipe as regular Minecraft bows, except, of course, replace regular sticks with the sticks you've gotten from the Arrows Plus tree.
To make arrows:
Arrows Plus arrows use the same "shape" recipe as regular arrows, but they use ironshards instead of flint for the arrowhead and of course Arrows Plus sticks instead of regular sticks.
To craft iron shards, simply place iron ingots into a crafting table.
After you've made your new weapons
Try them out! Be ready for the new shooting system. It is very different from regular Minecraft.
You are automatically put into "smooth camera" mode for fine-tuning your shot. The more you shoot, the easier it will be to control the bow. Eventually, smooth camera mode will not activate once you have enough experience shooting the bows.
You will no longer zoom in slightly when drawing the bow string back.
Your crosshair will shake depending on how stable your bow is and how many arrows you have fired.
Once you fire, your arrow could be affected by wind. You may find it difficult to hit far off targets with slow arrows. Craft faster ones!
All bows and arrows have special attributes which can affect their charge-up time, speed, damage, etc.
Description of Attributes
Bow Effects: Standard Enhancements/Disabilities
Lightweight: Fast draw time.
Slow Draw: Slow draw time.
Very slow draw: Very slow draw time.
Very stable: Crosshair will not shake.
Stable: Crosshair will shake less violently.
Unstable: Crosshair will shake more violently.
Very strong string: Arrow will travel much faster.
Strong string: Arrow will travel faster.
Accurate: Arrow will be less inclined to be affected by wind.
Magical Effects
Teleportation: You are teleported to the location where the arrow hits.
Arrow Effects:
All upper-level arrows have a natural small resistance to wind.
Standard Enhancements/Disabilities
Lightweight: Travels faster and a longer distance when shot.
Heavy: Travels slower and a shorter distance when shot. Slightly more resistant to wind.
Very Accurate: Wind does not affect the arrow.
Accurate: More resistant to wind.
Inaccurate: Less resistant to wind.
Magical Effects
Wither: Target is put under the effect of Wither.
Poison: Target is poisoned.
Slowness: Target is slowed down.
Blindness: Target is blinded.
Knockback: Target is knocked back after being struck.
Flames: Arrow catches on fire.
Explosion: Arrow explodes where it lands. It does not destroy any blocks.
Positive Special Effects
Destroy 1 Block: The arrow destroys the block it hits.
Block Penetration: The arrow can go through a few blocks and hit targets on the other side (with reduced damage).
Unreliable: Chance of breaking before being fired.
Wind Prone: Chance of being caught by wind and missing completely.
Now that there are 12 different types of arrows, how do you decide which one you want to shoot?
You can equip a stack of arrows by selecting them and right clicking them. You will be told that the arrow is equipped. Your bow will now use those arrows until there are no more, after which it will automatically begin to use the most powerful arrows (damage-wise).
If you do not equip arrows, the bow will automatically fire the arrow that does the most damage!!!
You can unequip a stack of arrows by right clicking on them again, or right clicking another stack of arrows.
That's all you need to know! Enjoy.
I will list any reported bugs and whatever possible fixes there may be here.
None!
Here is where you can find progress on the next update of Arrows Plus.
Green features have been completed. Blue features are in development. Red features have been cancelled for the next update.
Update Progress for Arrows Plus v1.1.0
Targets.
Camouflage.
Experience bar.
Open the spoiler below to see the development version's current changelog. Updated regularly.
Nothing to see here.
Here is a list of changelogs for each version. Check this section when a new version is released to see what has been added, changed, or fixed.
v1.0.0
MAJOR: Mod's file structure has changed. Arrows Plus items will disappear from your world after updating.
Feature: Added many achievements and an achievement page.
Feature: Trees now merge seamlessly into Biomes O'Plenty biomes.
Feature: Mod now checks for updates. This can be turned off via a command: /ap.checkupdates <on/off>
Feature: You gradually get better with aiming the more you shoot. See the updated "How to Play" section.
Change: XP command changed to: /ap.xp.
Change: Iron shards are now crafted by placing an iron ingot in a crafting table.
Fix: You will no longer remain in smooth camera mode after switching from a bow.
Fix: Wither effect now works.
Fix: Smooth camera filters now reset each time you fire an arrow. This prevents the bow from swinging around like crazy the next time you shoot.
Removal: Hammer removed.
v1.0.0b
Initial beta release.
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This is amazing! I am for sure going to be checking this out. Mostly because I'm a more bows and arrows type of guy. (My Super Bows mod for 1.2.5) And if I understand everything quickly enough, Mod spotlight coming soon?
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This is very good but i think the jittering while the bow is drawn back is way to jittery. IT should be the smooth movement as if you were breathing while holding the bow, anyways thats just my opinion.
This is very good but i think the jittering while the bow is drawn back is way to jittery. IT should be the smooth movement as if you were breathing while holding the bow, anyways thats just my opinion.
I like it. This is just a beta to get people's reaction. Thanks!
I read through the mod and it seems sick, kinda reminds me of the fletching, range, and woodcutting skills from Runescape (Yeah, the dead game). I'll be installing this into it's own profile later and making a new world to try it out. Would you mind if I made a showcase video of it then, and gave you the link? You could put it in your original post or under a spoiler or something. Also, is there any way to "cheat" the level up to 100, so I could demonstrate that aspect of the mod? Thanks, I'll await your reply
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I made a mod spotlight for this mod I hope you are okay with that. It would be appreciated if you could feature it on the forum page
Great mod. Plz keep adding things
I read through the mod and it seems sick, kinda reminds me of the fletching, range, and woodcutting skills from Runescape (Yeah, the dead game). I'll be installing this into it's own profile later and making a new world to try it out. Would you mind if I made a showcase video of it then, and gave you the link? You could put it in your original post or under a spoiler or something. Also, is there any way to "cheat" the level up to 100, so I could demonstrate that aspect of the mod? Thanks, I'll await your reply
That's the idea.
You can use the command /arrowsplus.debug on
It will make you gain 1 experience point for each log you cut.
Alternatively, the mod creates a config file that stores your current experience at .minecraft/config/ArrowsPlus/Worlds/[World Name]/[Your Username]/WorldProps.properties. You can open that file and change stat_WoodcuttingExperience to 100.00.
This mod is kinda cool, but for arrow crafting, it'd make more sense to just turn a ingot, without hammers, into iron nuggets. It also works out better with more mods, and the level system is really weird, both seeing what level you are and it saying ''you're not able to cut this tree'', and stuff. Fine mod besides that.
I'll do a little tweaking. Thanks for your feedback.
I made a mod spotlight for this mod I hope you are okay with that. It would be appreciated if you could feature it on the forum page
Great mod. Plz keep adding things
Wow! Nice mod, man! Always loved using bows in Minecraft and this added so much detail to using them! Just an idea, but it would be really cool if you chopped down enough special trees you could mix the wood with other materials and craft rogue like armor with low defence but special abilities. That would be incredible in my opinion but it's just an idea. You've done an amazing job and keep up the good work
Wow! Nice mod, man! Always loved using bows in Minecraft and this added so much detail to using them! Just an idea, but it would be really cool if you chopped down enough special trees you could mix the wood with other materials and craft rogue like armor with low defence but special abilities. That would be incredible in my opinion but it's just an idea. You've done an amazing job and keep up the good work
I'm actually planning something similar in the future.
Vanilla biomes: meh. Will your trees spawn in biomes'o'plenty or extrabiomesXL? Looks awesome, but I'm just not willing to give up the content I'm already accustomed to. (Same issue I posted on the MCA thread). So, will it work?
Vanilla biomes: meh. Will your trees spawn in biomes'o'plenty or extrabiomesXL? Looks awesome, but I'm just not willing to give up the content I'm already accustomed to. (Same issue I posted on the MCA thread). So, will it work?
No, they won't. I'm unsure how to make them do that, but I could research it.
Great Mod. Love it. I am so going to add this to my mod pack. BTW could you maybe get a 1.5.2 version up because that is what my mod pack will be in. Thanks. Plus i don't know if anyone has said this yet but can you fix the bug where you draw a bow and it puts you in f8 mode without taking you out. Thanks again for making this mod.
Also in real life archers would not have iron or chain armor. Could you consider making an archer armor that provides a projectile defense or stuff that would really happen.
Another one... I have been reading a book series called Rangers Apprentice(anyone herd of it. Amazing!!) and they have pin point accuracy(as well as other great things like camo cloaks that break down your image) after hours of practice so can you try and make it so that the more you shot and hit a mob or player the better your accuracy gets. Just some ideas.
Great Mod. Love it. I am so going to add this to my mod pack. BTW could you maybe get a 1.5.2 version up because that is what my mod pack will be in. Thanks. Plus i don't know if anyone has said this yet but can you fix the bug where you draw a bow and it puts you in f8 mode without taking you out. Thanks again for making this mod.
Also in real life archers would not have iron or chain armor. Could you consider making an archer armor that provides a projectile defense or stuff that would really happen.
Another one... I have been reading a book series called Rangers Apprentice(anyone herd of it. Amazing!!) and they have pin point accuracy(as well as other great things like camo cloaks that break down your image) after hours of practice so can you try and make it so that the more you shot and hit a mob or player the better your accuracy gets. Just some ideas.
Best books ever. Yeah, it would be cool if you added targets..
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Throw out your old bows and arrows, you won't need them anymore! Arrows Plus overhauls archery in Minecraft.
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Instructions: Click a download link, press Skip Ad when it appears, and then press the green Download button that has the file's size beside it. Don't click an ad by mistake.
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Installation of Arrows Plus is very simple. Choose whether you want to install it automatically, or do so manually.
Automatic Installation Instructions for Windows
Manual Installation Instructions for Windows
Note: There is an automatic installer available for both Forge and Arrows Plus. See the Downloads section to avoid doing a manual install.
Things to know first
First, know that regular bows will not shoot Arrows Plus arrows, and Arrows Plus bows will not shoot regular arrows.
You should start a new world. If you play on an existing world, then it may be difficult for you to find the trees, which set the features of the mod in motion.
Starting to play
Arrows Plus adds 12 different trees which spawn rarely in different biomes. Open the spoiler to see their information.
You can only cut these trees if you have a high enough woodcutting level. You gain experience by cutting regular trees or Arrows Plus trees that you are able to cut. You get more experience for cutting Arrows Plus trees. You are notified when you can cut a new tree, but you can view your experience at any time by using the command: /ap.xp
Once you've cut down an Arrows Plus tree, head over to the crafting table and make the logs into sticks. From here, you can either make bows or arrows with them.
To make bows:
Use the exact same recipe as regular Minecraft bows, except, of course, replace regular sticks with the sticks you've gotten from the Arrows Plus tree.
To make arrows:
Arrows Plus arrows use the same "shape" recipe as regular arrows, but they use iron shards instead of flint for the arrowhead and of course Arrows Plus sticks instead of regular sticks.
To craft iron shards, simply place iron ingots into a crafting table.
After you've made your new weapons
Try them out! Be ready for the new shooting system. It is very different from regular Minecraft.
Bow Effects:
Standard Enhancements/Disabilities
Standard Enhancements/Disabilities
Now that there are 12 different types of arrows, how do you decide which one you want to shoot?
You can equip a stack of arrows by selecting them and right clicking them. You will be told that the arrow is equipped. Your bow will now use those arrows until there are no more, after which it will automatically begin to use the most powerful arrows (damage-wise).
If you do not equip arrows, the bow will automatically fire the arrow that does the most damage!!!
You can unequip a stack of arrows by right clicking on them again, or right clicking another stack of arrows.
That's all you need to know! Enjoy.
I will list any reported bugs and whatever possible fixes there may be here.
Here is where you can find progress on the next update of Arrows Plus.
Green features have been completed.
Blue features are in development.
Red features have been cancelled for the next update.
Update Progress for Arrows Plus v1.1.0
Nothing to see here.
Here is a list of changelogs for each version. Check this section when a new version is released to see what has been added, changed, or fixed.
v1.0.0
Permissions remain the same across all my mods.
Any questions about what you can do with the mod are answered here. If I don't answer your question, feel free to PM me.
You CAN
If you plan on hosting Arrows Plus on your website, please link to the download with an official adf.ly link. Adf.ly provides motivation, and less motivation means less work gets done.
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This will happen on a server, unfortunately.
I like it. This is just a beta to get people's reaction. Thanks!
Great mod. Plz keep adding things
That's the idea.
You can use the command /arrowsplus.debug on
It will make you gain 1 experience point for each log you cut.
Alternatively, the mod creates a config file that stores your current experience at .minecraft/config/ArrowsPlus/Worlds/[World Name]/[Your Username]/WorldProps.properties. You can open that file and change stat_WoodcuttingExperience to 100.00.
And I would of course feature any reviews made.
I'll do a little tweaking. Thanks for your feedback.
Hey, thanks! Great review.
I'm actually planning something similar in the future.
No, they won't. I'm unsure how to make them do that, but I could research it.
Also in real life archers would not have iron or chain armor. Could you consider making an archer armor that provides a projectile defense or stuff that would really happen.
Another one... I have been reading a book series called Rangers Apprentice(anyone herd of it. Amazing!!) and they have pin point accuracy(as well as other great things like camo cloaks that break down your image) after hours of practice so can you try and make it so that the more you shot and hit a mob or player the better your accuracy gets. Just some ideas.
Best books ever. Yeah, it would be cool if you added targets..
A double resolution texture pack that stays faithful to the original Minecraft textures.