BowBoost
A lightweight, packet-level bow boosting plugin for Minecraft 1.8.x

BowBoost delivers crisp, configurable bow boosting using direct velocity packets.
Shoot an arrow at yourself with a Punch bow to get an instant, smooth boost — no weird knockback, no rubber-banding.

✨ Features

• ⚡ Instant & smooth boosts via PacketPlayOutEntityVelocity
  
  
• ⚙️ Fully configurable: horizontal, vertical, and cobweb scaling
  
  
• Cobweb-aware: optional horizontal multiplier when standing in webs
  
  
• Hot reload: /bowboost reload updates config.yml and messages.yml instantly
  
  
• ️ Lightweight & dependency-free

Commands & Permissions

• Command: /bowboost reload
  
  
• Permission: bowboost.command

Installation

1. Drop the jar into your plugins/ folder.
   
   
2. Start the server to generate configs.
   
   
3. Edit config.yml and messages.yml as you like.
   
   
4. Run /bowboost reload to apply changes instantly.

⚠️ Important Notes

• Cobweb boosting → scale knockback correctly when arrows hit in webs for smoother motion.
  
  
• Editable blocks → prevents unwanted blocking when trying to bowboost over certain blocks.

Recommended server settings:
spigot.yml


settings:
moved-wrongly-threshold: 0.5 # default 0.0625 is too strict for custom boosts
moved-too-quickly-threshold: 2000.0 # prevents rubberband on high speeds

paper.yml / paper-spigot.yml


warnWhenSettingExcessiveVelocity: false # prevents console spam & conservative overrides
settings:
limit-player-interactions: false # optional; can reduce odd rollbacks

server.properties


allow-flight=true # avoids false "flying" kicks during repeated vertical boosts (e.g. webs)