Timers & Auras

There are three ways to run something on a clock:

+onTimer:N on a line runs it every N ticks for as long as the mob is alive. The simplest; nothing to start or stop. See Triggers.
repeat runs a skill on a timer you start and stop: how often, for how long, with a name to stop it early. This page.
aura places a timed effect on another entity, MythicMobs-style. See Auras.

- particlering{p=flame;radius=3} +onTimer:40 @self   # every 2 seconds, forever

With repeat, say what to run, how often, and for how long. This is how pulsing attacks and phase timers are built.

- repeat{effect=shockwave;every=2s;for=30s} +onSpawn @self
- repeat{effect=heal_aura;every=1s;for=forever}

repeat

Runs a named or local effect on each target repeatedly. Alias: every

Attribute	Default	Description
`effect`	required	The named or local effect to run.
`every`	`1s`	How often it runs.
`for`	`5s`	How long it keeps going, or `forever`.
`name`		A name so you can stop it later.
`onStart`		Optional effect to run once when the repeat starts.
`onEnd`		Optional effect to run once when it ends.

The repeating effect runs with the ticking entity as @self, so radius targeters inside it resolve around that entity. Repeats stop automatically when the entity dies or despawns.

stoprepeat

Stops repeats and pulses on the targets, running their onEnd if they have one. Aliases: removepulse, pulseremove

Attribute	Description
`name`	Which repeat to stop. Omit to stop them all.

- stoprepeat{name=quake} +onDeath @self

pulse

The full-lifecycle form of repeat. Same engine, all three hooks explicit.

aura used to be an alias of pulse. It is now MythicMobs’ aura, where the caster stays @self and the entity wearing it is the inherited target. In repeat and pulse, the entity it runs on is @self. See Auras.

Attribute	Description
`onStart`	Effect to run when the pulse begins.
`onTick`	Effect to run every interval.
`onEnd`	Effect to run when it ends.
`interval`	Time between ticks.
`duration`	Total lifetime.
`name`	Name for stopping it.

The name pattern

Give a repeat a name when anything might need to stop it early: phase changes, death, a cleanse mechanic.

toast_king:
  model: toast
  base: zombie
  effects:
  - repeat{effect=shockwave;every=2s;for=forever;name=quake} +onSpawn @self
  - stoprepeat{name=quake}                                   +onDeath @self
  shockwave:
  - particlering{particle=flame;radius=5;points=48} @self
  - delay 0.5s
  - damage{amount=8} @playersRadius[5]

A forever repeat with no stoprepeat still ends when the mob dies, but stopping it explicitly also fires its onEnd, which matters once you use one.

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stoprepeat

pulse

The name pattern

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The name pattern