Config and commands

⚙️ Configuration System

Starting in Too Many Bows 3.0.0, nearly every aspect of the mod is configurable via JSON files. Configs are split into three categories: bow configs, the loot config, and the accessories config.

📁 Config File Locations

All config files are generated automatically on first launch and can be edited freely.

Missing config files are generated with defaults. Bow JSON loading falls back to defaults if parsing fails; it does not automatically rewrite every malformed file. Back up files before editing.

🏹 Bow Config Fields

Most configurable bows have their own JSON file inside the bows/ folder. Eventide, Worldeater and Godsplitter share forbidden_three.json. While every bow is unique, they share common categories of fields:

Not all fields apply to every bow — each bow's JSON only contains fields relevant to its mechanics.

Example snippet — aethers_call.json:

{
  "direct_hit_damage": 6.0,
  "burst_radius": 4.0,
  "target_levitation_enabled": true,
  "target_levitation_duration_ticks": 40,
  "trail_particles_enabled": true,
  "trail_particles_per_tick": 1
}

🌠 Relic Bow Configuration

The shared file is config/too_many_bows/bows/forbidden_three.json. In development, look under your launch's run/config/ folder. The values below are the current source defaults; existing configs can override them.

20 ticks = one second. Actual arrow damage also depends on flight speed, critical hits, enchantments and attributes.

For a stronger Eventide, these are suggested starting values rather than shipped defaults:

"eventideDamage": 24.0,
"lanceDamage": 12.0,
"finalMaxHealthFraction": 0.12

Edit those fields inside the existing JSON object. Use /tmb reload bows for combat-value changes. Restart the game/server after changing fragmentChance or bluntedEdgeChance, because their loot pools are built during initialization. Loot changes do not reroll chests whose contents have already generated.

🎁 Loot Config Fields

The loot config lives at config/too_many_bows.json and controls which bows and trinkets appear in world loot, at what rates, and in which chests.

Default Loot Tiers

Drop chances are clamped between 0.0 and 1.0. Invalid values are automatically corrected on load. A timestamped backup of your loot config (e.g. too_many_bows.json.bak-20250101-120000) is created automatically before any migration or correction is applied.

🧿 Accessories Config Fields

The accessories config controls the stat bonuses granted by each trinket.

Stackable trinkets multiply their bonus by the number equipped. The Fletcher's Talisman reduces durability loss and has no numeric config value.

🖥️ Commands

All Too Many Bows commands require operator permission level 2 or higher.

Registered bow combat settings can be reloaded with /tmb reload bows, including forbidden_three.json. Relic chest-loot probabilities require a restart. Reloading does not reroll already generated chest contents.