⚡ Lightning Arrows
Lightning Arrows is a Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge mod that adds lightning-powered arrows, the powerful Electric Bow, explosive effects, and a new ammunition switching system.
⚡ Features
🏹 Lightning Arrow
A special arrow that summons lightning when it hits a target or the ground.
🌩️ Thunder Arrow
A more powerful arrow that creates multiple lightning strikes and an explosion on impact.
⚡ Electric Bow
A unique electric-themed bow designed to work with all available ammunition types.
The Electric Bow supports:
- Normal Arrows
- Lightning Arrows
- Thunder Arrows
🔄 Ammunition Switching
Press R to switch between ammunition types:
NORMAL → LIGHTNING → THUNDER → NORMAL
The currently selected ammunition type is displayed above the hotbar.
This system works with both:
- Vanilla Minecraft Bow
- Electric Bow
💥 Bow Effects
Vanilla Bow
Normal Arrow
- Standard Minecraft arrow behavior.
Lightning Arrow
- 1 lightning strike on impact.
Thunder Arrow
- 3 lightning strikes.
- Small explosion.
Electric Bow
Normal Arrow
- Standard arrow behavior.
Lightning Arrow
- 3 lightning strikes.
- Explosion that can destroy blocks.
Thunder Arrow
- 6 lightning strikes.
- Powerful explosion that can destroy blocks.
🎯 Ammunition System
Special ammunition is only consumed when it is actually fired.
- NORMAL uses Normal Arrows.
- LIGHTNING uses Lightning Arrows.
- THUNDER uses Thunder Arrows.
- Special ammunition does not automatically fall back to normal arrows.
- If the selected special ammunition is unavailable, the bow will not silently use normal arrows.
🔨 Crafting
The mod adds crafting recipes for:
- ⚡ Lightning Arrow
- 🌩️ Thunder Arrow
- 🏹 Electric Bow
🎮 Game Modes
Lightning Arrows supports:
- Survival
- Creative
The mod is designed to work with both vanilla and modded Minecraft environments using Forge 1.20.1.
🌐 Multiplayer
Lightning effects, projectiles, ammunition consumption, and explosions are handled server-side for multiplayer compatibility.
🚀 Version
Lightning Arrows v0.1 Beta
This is the first beta release of the mod.
Future updates may introduce:
- New lightning weapons
- Additional arrow types
- Storm-related mechanics
- New electric items
- New mobs
- New progression systems
- More powerful equipment and abilities
More features are planned for future versions.###
