[MCPE-23165] Skeletons without bows can still shoot arrows Created: 04/Jul/17  Updated: 12/Jul/24  Resolved: 25/Nov/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.1.3.1, 1.1.3.52, 1.1.4.51, 1.2.0.15, 1.2.0.25, 1.2.6.2
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: X12503181
Resolution: Works As Intended Votes: 4
Labels: /replaceitem, bow, skeleton

Attachments: PNG File Screenshot_2017-07-04-21-10-54.png     PNG File Screenshot_2017-07-04-21-12-06.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
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Relates
relates to MCPE-57893 Unarmed Pillagers Still Shoot Reopened
relates to MCPE-133481 Drowned And Piglins codebase for proj... Open
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Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Platform: Tablet - Android - Other (Specify in description)
CHK:
ADO: 73076

 Description   

When you remove a skeleton's bow by using commands and change your gamemode to survival, the skeleton can still shoot at you even without a bow.
You can reproduce this problem by using the command below to change the skeleton's weapon to a stone:

/replaceitem entity @e[type=skeleton] slot.weapon.mainhand 0 stone


 Comments   
Comment by Bug Reporter (Inactive) [ 12/Feb/21 ]

This issue is works as intended so it will not update anymore

Comment by user-189af (Inactive) [ 19/May/20 ]

In 1.16, they fixed this with adding them being able to pick up swords and Armor. They now melee attack you if not using a bow.

Comment by Crosbyman64 [ 26/Apr/20 ]

That spawn event mean that they will shoot faster when a player is very close to them

Comment by olicon1000 [ 18/Mar/20 ]

Skeletons actually have a melee mode that can be activated by using spawn events... And it doesn’t actually work. This definitely is not working as intended.

Comment by inxomnyaa [ 20/Dec/19 ]

Affects 1.14

I do not think this should be closed as "intended feature" - working with command blocks in adventure maps, i think it should not overwrite the behavior of ALL mobs of that type in that world.

In my case, i need to have the entity not use a bow. In the Java edition, removing the bow of a skeleton makes it attack in a similar fashion to a zombie. This should be possible without the need of addons.

Comment by [Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay Wells) [ 25/Nov/17 ]

Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been closed as Working as Intended.

Due to the way the Bedrock code base game engine is designed, if you wish to change the weapons used by mobs, the mobs' behaviour will need to be changed with an add-on/behaviour pack.

More information regarding add-ons can be found at https://minecraft.net/en-us/addons/

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