Arrow Recovery is a Fabric mod that tracks projectiles stuck in mobs and drops them at the death location when the mob dies. The mod features a configurable 75% recovery chance, along with particle and sound effects for 'broken' arrows. It also has unique handling for tipped arrows, which have a chance to either retain their effect or degrade into regular arrows upon recovery.

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Features

Configurable Returns

Customize the chance to recover arrows and the probability of tipped arrows retaining their potion effects.

Visual & Auditory Feedback

Arrows that fail the recovery roll spawn "broken" particle effects and a sound effect so you know when an arrow becomes unrecoverable.

High Compatibility

Built using standard item tags, ensuring full support for vanilla arrows, tipped arrows, and most modded arrows out of the box.

Lightweight & Lag-Free

Optimized to handle high arrow volumes without impacting server performance, particularly in large mob farms.
Smart cleanup system prevents memory buildup while avoiding lag spikes during mass mob deaths.
Efficient lookup methods ensure arrow tracking stays fast regardless of how many projectiles are in flight.
Handles enchantments like Piercing and Multishot without creating duplicate arrow drops or performance issues.

Heavily influenced by Pepperoni-Jabroni's Arrow Entity Loot Drop. I'm in the middle of making a custom modpack for 1.21.5, but their mod wasn't updated for that version. I loved the idea so much that I decided to create my own. My mod offers superior mod compatibility with large-scale server performance optimizations in mind.

FYI:

Arrows shot while in creative mode do not break or drop when the mob dies. This is a side effect of how my mod works.
Works great with KuudraLoremaster's Entity Pin Cushion Revived! Broken arrows will still show up on the mob, but I feel that visually seeing arrows in the mob more than makes up for any inconsistency.