Shulker Bullet

Registry name

etfuturum:shulker_candy

Audit correction: previously written as etfuturum.shulkerBullet. The registered name is shulker_candy (the class is still EntityShulkerBullet). Evidence: core/proxy/CommonProxy.java:261 registerEntity(EntityShulkerBullet.class, "shulker_candy", 17, ...)

Basic info

• Health: Not applicable (projectile)
• Armor: None
• Size: 0.3125 × 0.3125 (width × height)
• Spawn conditions: Spawned by EntityShulker when attacking a target within range
• Drops: None (no death drops)
• Behaviour: Homing projectile fired by shulkers. Travels in the direction the shulker is facing, accelerating toward the target. Applies Levitation on hit.

Homing mechanics

• Initial direction: toward the shulker’s attached face direction
• After initial travel: recalculates direction toward target
• targetDelta adjusts 2.5% per tick (clamped to ±1.0), creating a homing curve
• Speed: 0.15 units per tick in each axis
• Changes direction at step boundaries (every 10–50 ticks randomly)

Movement phases

1. Initial (steps > 0): travels in straight line from shulker face
2. Homing (steps == 0, target exists): curves toward target with targetDelta adjustment
3. Dormant (target dead/null): falls with gravity (motionY -= 0.04)

Collision and hit detection

• Raycasts each tick using Utils.forwardsRaycast
• bulletHit() on collision:
  • If hits block: spawns largeexplode particle, plays hit sound
  • If hits entity: deals 4.0 indirect mob damage + applies Levitation (10 seconds)

Levitation effect

Applied via ModPotions.levitation: 10 × 20 = 200 ticks of Levitation I

Destruction

• Dies on any collision (block or entity)
• Dies immediately in Peaceful difficulty
• Attacked by player: spawns 12 crit particles, plays hurt sound, dies

Notes

• noClip = true — phases through blocks
• isBurning() = false — never renders as burning
• Brightness: always 1.0 (full bright, no lighting falloff)
• getBrightnessForRender returns 15728880 (max)
• canBeCollidedWith returns true — can be attacked/hit by player
• Owner UUID tracked for multiplayer sync; recreated on first tick if null

Configuration gate

• Entity registration: ConfigEntities.enableShulker, key enableShulker, default ON (configuration/configs/ConfigEntities.java:61). The bullet is registered in the same if as the shulker itself, and is unreachable if enableShulker is off.