Is it possible to make projectiles bounce off of blocks?

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Is it possible to make projectiles bounce off of blocks?
Wed, 02/18/2026 - 14:05 (edited)

I have tried searching on the forums and on the MCreator subreddit but I can't seem to find any help with making a custom projectile bounce, sort of like how a grenade bounces on the ground a few times before exploding. If this is even possible with MCreator, how could I implement it? And if it's not possible yet, will it ever be added as a feature in projectiles (with or without procedures)?

Edited by ASamInTheWild2011 on Wed, 02/18/2026 - 14:05
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You'd probably have to tell…
Wed, 02/18/2026 - 16:15

You'd probably have to tell the projectile entity to reverse its x/y/z velocity whenever it hits a block, not sure how easy that is to do in MCreator itself

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I tried to reverse the…
Wed, 02/18/2026 - 17:37

I tried to reverse the velocity when the projectile hits either entities or blocks, but I think the problem is that projectiles despawn when they collide with a block by default. As for using tick triggers and override motion vectors, how exactly could I do that? Apologies, I'm not great at using advanced stuff like that so elaborating would be much appreciated.