Skeleton Uses Custom Bow

Skeletons can finally use modded bows properly.

This mod allows skeletons to fire modded bows using player-style bow logic, significantly improving compatibility with bows that rely on player-specific mechanics or custom firing behavior.

Vanilla bows are unaffected.

For modpack authors

This mod is designed to be drop-in and low-risk. It does not replace or override vanilla skeleton AI, nor does it globally alter projectile or damage systems.

Skeletons only switch to player-style bow logic when using non-vanilla bows, making it suitable for modpacks that include heavily customized or progression-based bow implementations without introducing PvP issues or unexpected combat side effects.

NOTE: this only works for the items that derive from the Java Class BowItem. Other bow-like items would need extra compat. If you believe any such "bow" should be supported, you may ask for adding a compat in the discussion.

Compatibilities:

With this mod, skeletons can use bows from the following mods:

• RangedJS (Any custom bows registered with scripts)
• Alex's Caves - Dread Bow
• L_Ender 's Cataclysm - Cursed Bow, Wrath of the Desert