Entity

Entity entity

Fields

Field	Type	Description
ID	string	UUID of the entity. Read-only.
Type	string	Type of the entity. Read-only.
Data	table	A custom Lua table which can be used to store any data about the entity.
Chunkloader (Premium Only)	bool	If true, the chunk containing this entity will remain loaded even if no players are present.
Transient	bool	If true, when the chunk containing this entity is unloaded, the entity will be removed.

Methods

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
Move	dx: float dy: float dz: float	None	Move the entity relative to its current position.
MoveTo	x: float y: float z: float	None	Move the entity relative to the origin (teleport).
GetPosition	None	x: float y: float z: float	Get the current position of the entity. Returns individual coordinates x, y, z.
Remove	None	None	Delete this entity.
GetNearbyEntities	dist: float	Entity[]	Get entities within the specified distance. Within a 3x3 grid of chunks around the entity.
Warp	dimension: string x: float y: float z: float	None	Transport this entity to coordinates (x,y,z) in the dimension specified. The x, y, and z fields are optional and default to 0.

Necessary Methods

Method	Parameters	Return Value	Description
init	self: Entity	None	A necessary function, to initialise an entity in its default state.

Method	Parameters	Return Value	Description
update	self: Entity dt: float	None	A necessary function, to process an entity's behaviour each tick.

Method	Parameters	Return Value	Description
message	self: Entity msg: table({ Data: table Client: bool )}	None	A necessary function, to receive messages to an entity.