Potion Swords

This module allows golden swords to inflict potion effects on mobs and players.

Potion Swords

Module Type	Stand Alone
Created by	Bloo
Last Updated by	Bloo and SpecialBuilder32
Compatible MC Versions	1.8+

Features

Attacking mobs with the poison potion

When attacking with a golden sword, players with certain potions in their inventory will cause enemies nearby to be afflicted with a corresponding potion effect. With each strike, "a small amount of potion is sprayed into the air around the blade", thus never consuming the potion item in the process. The striker will not be affected by any of the effects.

Effects

Carrying the following potion in your inventory will cause the corresponding effect.

Potion Type	Effect
Slowness (Extended)	Causes nearby mobs to be unable to move for 4 seconds
Poison II	Withers nearby mobs for 4 seconds
Instant Health II	Applies absorption for 8 seconds to nearby players
Invisibility (Extended)	Applies invisibility for 8 seconds to nearby players

Wither Skeletons

Afflicting a skeleton with wither will cause it to transform into a wither skeleton. The wither skeleton will have the same equipment as the skeleton it came from, but will not drop any items when it dies.

Technical Details

Potions effect enemies with 2.5 blocks of a point 2 blocks in front of the striker, though only the directly attacked skeleton will transform into a wither skeleton.

The potion effects are not mutually exclusive, and can all be used at once.

Wither Skeletons are given an empty loot table which prevents all item drops, except for when they are blown up by a charged creeper, in which case they will drop their skull.

Advancements

Advancement	Requirement
Instant Regret Wither-ize a skeleton with potion swords	Strike a skeleton with the wither effect (Poison II potion)

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History

Version	Date	Change
1.8	23 Mar 2014	Released Potion Swords
1.9	10 Feb 2016	Removed wither skeleton loot table
		Changed behavior of some potion effects
		Added "Instant Regret" achievement
		Added Invisibility potion effect
1.13	19 Nov 2018	Slight Changes to detection and range of potion effects

Previous Versions

MC 1.8 Version

In the MC 1.8 version the invisibility effect was not present in this version. For Slowness and Poison, the area of effect on mobs was 3 blocks around the striker. For Instant Health, the area of effect on players was 5 blocks around the striker. The instant health effect would affect the striker in this version. A witherized skeleton would have a normal wither skeleton loot table.

MC 1.9-1.12 Versions

In the MC 1.9-1.12 versions, for Slowness and Poison, the area of effect on mobs was 3 blocks around the striker. For Instant Health and Invisibility, the area of effect on players was 5 blocks around the striker. The instant health effect would affect the striker in this version. A witherized skeleton would have a normal wither skeleton loot table. The invisibility potion would only last 4 seconds in this version.