🎈Creating A Balloon

Creating a balloon can seem like a bit task at first, but our streamlined and easy-to-use configuration system makes it easy to create a nearly infinite amount of balloons tailored to your needs.

Balloon Types

There are two balloon types packaged within Bloons. These are single and multipart. You can find the single balloon configuration fields and multipart balloon configuration fields in the hyperlinks provided.

Creating a Minimal Single Balloon

There are a LOT of configurations that you can use to create a single balloon. Below you can find an example of a minimal balloon with the minimum options along with an explanation of the configuration. All fields used below are required in the creation of single balloons.

minimal_single.yml

minimal:
  type: single
  id: minimal
  permission: balloon.minimal
  material: FLINT
  custom-model-data: 4
  name: '<white>Minimal Balloon'
  lore:
    - '&8Bloons Default Balloon'
    - ''
    - '&eᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ'

This is a minimal single balloon with the minimum requirements to create a balloon. Every field except the leash height, balloon height, and color are required.

Creating a Maximized Single Balloon

Creating a single balloon configuration with all of the configurations is made easy. Below you can find an example configuration that utilizes all options available.

maximized_single.yml

maximized:
  type: single
  id: maximized
  permission: balloon.maximized
  leash-height: 1.2
  balloon-height: 2.0
  material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
  color: '#FF0000'
  custom-model-data: 4
  name: '<white>Minimal Balloon'
  lore:
    - '&8Bloons Default Balloon'
    - ''
    - '&eᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ'

This is a maximized single balloon configuration. This utilizes options like leash height, balloon height, and color fields which offer a more configured experience when using the balloon. Be aware that the color field can only be used with leather items used in the material field.

Creating a Minimal Multipart Balloon

Creating a multipart balloon in a short period of time is simple. With a minimalistic set of fields that are used, you can be up and running within less than a minute. All fields used below are required with the creation of multipart balloons.

minimal_multipart.yml

multipart_example:
  type: multipart
  id: minimal
  permission: balloon.minimal
  name: '<white>Minimal Multipart Balloon'
  lore:
    - '&8Bloons Default Balloon'
    - ''
    - '&eᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ'
  head:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    custom-model-data: 10280
  body:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    custom-model-data: 10281
  tail:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    custom-model-data: 10282

This is an example of a minimal multipart balloon. All configurations in regards to the sine waves, lengths, and various other offset settings can be stripped down to a simple and easy-to-use configuration that can be whipped up in less than a minute.

Creating a Maximized Multipart Balloon

Although multipart balloons are made to be easy and minimalistic to create, there is a wide range of fields that can be used to tune multipart balloons exactly to your liking. Below you can find an example of a balloon that uses every field available to make a perfect starting balloon.

maximized_multipart.yml

multipart_example:
  type: multipart
  id: multipart_example
  permission: balloon.multipart_example
  name: '<white>Multipart Balloon'
  lore:
    - '&8Bloons Default Balloon'
    - ''
    - '&eᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ'
  node-count: 5
  distance-between-nodes: 2.0
  leash-height: 1.2
  head-node-offset: 0.0
  body-node-offset: 0.0
  tail-node-offset: 0.0
  max-joint-angle: 35.0
  y-axis-interpolation: 0.2
  turning-spline-interpolation: 0.5
  passive-sine-wave-speed: 0.05
  passive-sine-wave-amplitude: 0.5
  passive-nose-sine-wave-amplitude: 0.5
  head:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    color: '#FF0000'
    custom-model-data: 10280
  body:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    color: '#ffffff'
    custom-model-data: 10281
  tail:
    material: LEATHER_HORSE_ARMOR
    color: '#ffffff'
    custom-model-data: 10282

This example uses a custom sine wave for the animation and tunes the interpolation values to give an elegant and free-feeling experience when using multipart balloons.

Leaving Fields Blank or Missing

Upon the creation and loading of blank or missing fields a couple things could happen. If the field uses a string as the type, the value is considered null and you will get an error or warning message that will appear in your Bukkit/PaperMC server console. If the field uses a double, integer, or number as the value, the value is considered 0 and will default to the default value set internally within the plugin specified in either the single configuration fields or the multipart configuration fields.

A large majority of the configuration file-related issues are caught via our custom Logger. If you find any issues regarding configurations, feel free to open an issue on our issue tracker.

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