FAQ

Nothing shows up in the result slot

Check the items against the craft you want:

• Recipes need each ingredient in its own slot: for arrows, flint at the top, the stick in the middle and the feather at the bottom. See Arrow recipes.
• Tipped arrows need a lingering potion (not a normal or splash potion), enough plain arrows, and an empty third slot. See Tipped arrows.
• Explosive arrows need enough arrows as the only stack in the column, and an item in the explosive slot. See Explosive arrows.

If the limited crafting game rule is on, you also need to have unlocked the recipe.

The explosive slot is grey

Explosive crafting is turned off with allowExplosiveCrafting in the common config. On a server, your own config also has to allow it.

An item will not go in the explosive slot

Only items listed in the explosive ingredient config fit. On a server, your own copy of that file needs the item too.

Can I still use the crafting table?

Yes. The vanilla arrow, spectral arrow and tipped arrow recipes still work in the crafting table, with their usual amounts.

Do explosive arrows grief?

Yes. They break blocks like TNT, whoever shoots them. Turn off allowExplosiveCrafting on servers where that is a problem. Arrows that were already made still explode.

Can dispensers fire explosive arrows?

Yes. Dispensers do not shoot critical arrows, so the arrows explode at half power.

Can I add a recipe for a modded arrow?

Yes, with a datapack recipe. Modded arrows can also be made explosive if they are normal arrow items.