Simple Boomerangs

The usage of the boomerangs is very simple, when used, a boomerang will be launched, which will travel a distance and then come back to the player:

The launched boomerang can be used simply to hit and damage enemies from a safe distance, however, it also has an additional functionality, boomerangs can pick up items and bring them back to you! To do this all they need is for them to be thrown into an item or group of items, and if it hits it will bring them back to the player. This also works for XP orbs!

 

The boomerangs will have a cooldown between each use, meaning you can not spam it. This is the basic function of all boomerangs, however, depending on the material they are made of, their stats such as range, damage, or cooldown duration will change!

It is also worth noting that the boomerangs can be enchanted, but the only enchantments available are Unbreaking and Mending, and for the latter you will still need to use an anvil.

 

Wooden Boomerang

Range: Very Low

Cooldown:1.6

Damage (Ranged): 6

Damage (Melee): 3

 

Stone Boomerang

Range: Low

Cooldown: 1.45

Damage (Ranged): 7

Damage (Melee): 4

 

Copper Boomerang

Range: Medium

Cooldown: 1.45

Damage (Ranged): 7

Damage (Melee): 4

 

Iron Boomerang

Range: Medium

Cooldown: 1.3

Damage (Ranged):8 

Damage (Melee): 5

 

Golden Boomerang

Range: Very High+

Cooldown: 0.8

Damage (Ranged):6

Damage (Melee): 4

 

Diamond Boomerang

Range: High

Cooldown: 1.2

Damage (Ranged): 9

Damage (Melee):6

 

Netherite Boomerang

Range: Very High

Cooldown: 1.0

Damage (Ranged): 10

Damage (Melee):7 

If the player wants to, boomerangs can get one additional effect, for this, a boomerang must be combined with 3 different materials to create 3 different perks, but keep in mind, you can only put one in each boomerang, so choose wisely!

Sharp Boomerang

This is a perk made with iron ingots, this will plain and simply add +2 points of damage to the launched projectile, but in exchange, the item will have a reduced durability along with a slightly higher cooldown time, so you might want to reconsider.

 

 

Striking Boomerang

This perk is made with amethyst shards, it will reduce the ranged damage of the boomerang by - 1  , but it will give your boomerangs a big punch to them! When they hit something they will cause a knockback that will send nearby creatures flying into the horizon...

This knockback also affects the player who threw the boomerang if close enough, so use it carefully, you might knock yourself out, or maybe you can use it to get through certain situations?

 

Blazing Boomerang

This perk made with blaze powder will set your boomerang on fire! It will burn the enemies it hits and also leave a tiny fire in case you want to cause mischief, all of this along with an additional +1 ranged damage to the boomerang!

And as a new power of this boomerang perk, enemis will be sent into the air through the fire blaze, even ignoring the target's knockback resistance

 

NEW! -> Sticky Boomerang

This perk is made with Slime Balls, and when you hit a mob with it, it'll be glued to the boomerang and return to you. And not only that, but because of the slime doing slimy things, the entity dragged by the boomerang will also get slowness and weakness for two seconds, so make those count.

 

NEW! -> Shattering Boomerang

This perk can be made with Ghast Tears, and on impacting on a block it will break said block and some of the neighbouring blocks as well. This means it's a very good tool for mining, even better if you dual wield it with some enchantments.

 

Boomerangs utilize crossbow enchantments, bringing new possibilities to their use. Although these enchantments don't work exactly as they do on a crossbow, they still grant unique abilities to the boomerang. 

 

Multishot

Enchanting a boomerang with Multishot allows it to fire three boomerang projectiles simultaneously. Remember, Multishot is incompatible with Piercing!

Additionally, thanks to the new Actual Damage System and the Dual Wielding system, you can use this to deal the damage of essentially up to 6 boomerangs at once!

Quick Charge

Enchanting a boomerang with Quick Charge enables it to fire multiple boomerangs in quick succession after being used. To maximize this effect, hold down the use button (right-click, left trigger, holding the screen, etc.), and all available boomerangs will be fired. Each level of the enchantment allows one additional boomerang to be fired.

 

Piercing

The Piercing enchantment does not grant the usual piercing ability to boomerangs since they can already hit multiple enemies. Instead, it increases the damage dealt by the projectiles and the speed at which they are launched. Note that Piercing is incompatible with Multishot.

 

Additionally, all boomerangs are now fully compatible with the Unbreaking and Mending enchantments. However, it's worth noting that using crossbow-specific enchantments on a boomerang will increase its wear and tear, reducing its durability, especially with Quick Charge. Be mindful of how you use your boomerang to avoid breaking it too soon!

Within preferences, you can configure the following options:

• Enable Swing Animations: On using the boomerangs, the player will do a third person and first person animation. Disable this to remove it
• [!] Restrict offhand use while sneaking: While enabled, players will not activate boomerangs if they are sneaking, this as a way to better control the use of the weapons of the offhand. Disabling it will remove this restriction completely, which is not recommended.
• [!] Restrict offhand use with certain items: While enabled, players will not be able to use boomerangs from their offhand if the item in their offhand is a:
  • Block
  • Food
  • Spear
  • Shovel
  • Hoe
    • Disabling it will remove this restriction completely, which is not recommended.

Finally, as a small bonus, this Add-On includes internal Advancements. These are simple goal posts that, when achieved, will grant the player with a certain amount of XP LEVELS:

• Common: Grants 2 XP LEVELS
• Rare: Grants 5 XP LEVELS
• Epic: Grants 7 XP LEVELS

The full list of advancements can be seen in-game through the /rev:boomerangmenu command

NOTE: These are rewards in XP LEVELS, not raw XP, meaning you will always gain this amount of levels no matter how much XP you have at the moment.

As of Minecraft version 1.21.70, this Add-On can be used in a world without achievements being disabled, thanks to a change made in this version. However, this feature MIGHT get removed in future versions, although it is still uncertain.