Compound Bow v1.0 released!

🧠 Quick Tutorial: How to Use the Compound Bow Datapack

A full-featured, mid-game archery upgrade — built to feel like it always belonged in Minecraft. Here’s how to go from raw materials to precision-engineered power.

🔥 Step 1: Refine Carbon Alloy

Smelt Iron Ingots in a Blast Furnace to create Carbon Alloy — a custom material used in crafting all structural components.

🛠️ Step 2: Craft Components

Use Carbon Alloy, Leather, and String to craft modular parts:

🦾 Bow Limb

Shaped recipe — 2 mirrored patterns:

Pattern 1:

" c",
"c ",
" c"

Pattern 2:
"c ",
" c",
"c "

Think vanilla bow recipe without the string.

Key:

• c = Carbon Alloy

• Output: Bow Limb

⚙️ Pulley

Shaped recipe:
Pattern:
"SIS",
"I  I",
"SIS"

Think  TNT with no center entry.

Key:

• S = String

• I = Carbon Alloy

• Output: Pulley

🧱 Riser

Shapeless recipe:

• 1 Carbon Alloy

• 1 Leather

• Output: Riser

🪶 Step 3: Assemble at the Fletching Table

Approach a Fletching Table with your components in hand and right-click to register them.

Required:

• 2 Bow Limbs

• 1 Riser

• 2 Pulleys

• 2 String (vanilla item)

Once all components are registered, you’ll receive a fully functional Compound Bow.

🏹 Step 4: Craft Compound Arrows

To craft Compound Arrows, use the modular system at the Fletching Table again:

• 1 Carbon Alloy

• 1 Fletching Bundle (crafted at the Fletching Table using 1 Leather)

• 1 Iron Ingot

These arrows are required for the Compound Bow to function and deal significantly increased damage.

🎯 Combat System Overview

• Charge to increase ShotPower (1–6 levels)

• Each level boosts arrow speed, range, and damage

• Only Compound Arrows work in the Compound Bow

• Undercharged shots refund the arrow with a warning

📢 Support & Community

• 💬 Compound Bow Discord

• 📺 MC Ninja38 on YouTube