How to use the " Aim Assist " function correctly?

[Andy718811]

I have no idea how to use 'Aim Assist'. When I switch it on and shoot with the bow, the arrows just fly nowhere.

[Zergatul]

This module has very big description. So you just ignored it and came straight here?

[Andy718811]

I'm sorry 🙏.
This module has a very big description, so I might have overlooked some details and came straight here.

I actually tried to write a script in Event Scripting to make Bow Assist only target living entities within 30 blocks distance. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as expected.

Here is the code I attempted:

My intention was:

Press R key → enable Bow Assist only if the closest entity is within 30 blocks.

Otherwise, Bow Assist should stay disabled.

But the script didn’t behave correctly, and I may have misunderstood how the API works.

Here is my code.

eevents.onTickEnd(() => {
    if (input.isKeyDown("R")) {
        let targetId = game.entities.findClosestEntityByClass("LivingEntity");
        if (targetId != -1) {
            let pos = game.entities.getPosition(targetId);
            let playerPos = player.getPosition();
            let dx = pos.x - playerPos.x;
            let dy = pos.y - playerPos.y;
            let dz = pos.z - playerPos.z;
            let dist = math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz);

            if (dist <= 30) {
                if (!aimAssist.isBowAssistEnabled()) {
                    aimAssist.toggleBowAssist(); 
                }
            } else {
                if (aimAssist.isBowAssistEnabled()) {
                    aimAssist.toggleBowAssist(); 
                }
            }
        }
    } else {
        if (aimAssist.isBowAssistEnabled()) {
            aimAssist.toggleBowAssist();
        }
    }
});

[Zergatul]

You can't just write LivingEntity, you have to use full class name. This is how I would write your script:

void enableBowAssist() {
    if (!aimAssist.isBowAssistEnabled()) {
        aimAssist.toggleBowAssist();
        ui.systemMessage("Bow assist: ON"); // comment out if not needed, but good for initial debugging
    }
}

void disableBowAssist() {
    if (aimAssist.isBowAssistEnabled()) {
        aimAssist.toggleBowAssist();
        ui.systemMessage("Bow assist: OFF"); // same
    }
}

events.onTickEnd(() => {
    if (input.isKeyDown("R")) {
        let targetId = game.entities.findClosestEntityByClass("net.minecraft.world.entity.LivingEntity");
        if (targetId > 0) {
            let targetPos = game.entities.getPosition(targetId);
            let dist = player.getPosition().distanceTo(targetPos);

            if (dist <= 30) {
                enableBowAssist();
            } else {
                disableBowAssist();
            }
        }
    } else {
        disableBowAssist();
    }
});

However you can't force bow assist to select entity you like. It always selects closest entity to your crosshair. Closest is measured in how far your character has to rotate, not how far target entity is.