Dragon Breath Type JSON

A dragon breath type defines the breath's color gradient, base damage, fire duration, particle density, and additional status effects.

File Location

Place files in data/<namespace>/dragon_breath_type/. For example:

data/example/dragon_breath_type/frost.json

This file has the registry ID example:frost, which can be referenced from the root breath_type field of a purebred dragon.

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
colors	Hex color string array	[]	Breath gradient colors without #.
damage	Float	2.0	Base damage for each hit.
fire_time	Integer	0	Time in ticks for which a target is set on fire. 0 applies no additional fire.
particle_density	Integer	3	Breath particle density.
effects	Effect array	[]	Status effects that may be applied on hit.

Effect Object

Field	Type	Default	Description
effect	Status effect ID	required	For example, minecraft:slowness.
duration	Integer	required	Effect duration in ticks.
amplifier	Integer	0	Effect level, starting at 0.
chance	Float	1.0	Application probability; normally between 0.0 and 1.0.

Example

{
  "colors": ["b8efff", "4e91d9", "d8f3ff"],
  "damage": 3.5,
  "particle_density": 4,
  "effects": [
    {
      "effect": "minecraft:slowness",
      "duration": 100,
      "amplifier": 1,
      "chance": 0.75
    }
  ]
}