I would like to do /execute @e [type=Arrow,CustomName:”Flare\\ ~ ~ ~ (very long command that I am doing) but it doesn’t let me. Whats wrong with it? CustomName is a NBT tag for entities, not a target selector argument. To select a entity with a custom name via target selector you need to use @e [name= ].
How to test for the nearest entity in Minecraft?
testfor the nearest entity. The @e selector finds entities of any type. The c= argument selects a certain count. If this number is positive, it will select these in order from closest to furthest. c=1 will select the nearest entity. The rm= argument selects only entities outside of a radius.
How to select an entity with a custom name?
CustomName is a NBT tag for entities, not a target selector argument. To select a entity with a custom name via target selector you need to use @e [name= ]. Thanks for contributing an answer to Arqade!
How to select entities with multiple NBT tags?
If you wish to use the NBT tag or multiple NBT tags to select a entity, you need to create a scoreboard objective in which you set the entities with the desired NBT tag using the Partial NBT Test parameter of scoreboard, then select the entities with the specified score:
When to run a second / execute command?
To run a second /execute command if a targeted entity has a score ( for a targeted objective) that matches a range: To run a second /execute command if a targeted entity has a score ( for a targeted objective) that meets a criteria when comparing to a source objective.
What is the origin of the Execute command?
origin is the name of a player (or a target selector) who will run the command. position is the x y z coordinate to run the command from. If a relative value (~) is provided, then the position is relative to the entity. detectPos is the x y z coordinate to detect the block. block is name of the block to detect at detectPos.
How to use the Execute command in Minecraft?
To run a second /execute command if a block at specified coordinate matches the given Minecraft ID name: To run a second /execute command if the blocks in the region from to matches the : To run a second /execute command if a block at a specific coordinate has data for the NBT tag specified by :
