Witherskull Exploding

Hello,
I'm trying to create a floating item but when I do the wither skull explodes. I've done everything in the guide below but It still explodes.

http://bukkit.org/threads/floating-entities-frozen-entities-floating-items.313439/

Code:

                WitherSkull skull = (WitherSkull) p.getWorld().spawn(p.getLocation().add(0, -6, 0), WitherSkull.class);
                skull.setDirection(new Vector(0, 0, 0));
                skull.setVelocity(new Vector(0, 0, 0));
                Entity item = p.getWorld().dropItemNaturally(p.getLocation().add(0, -6, 0), new ItemStack(Material.MELON));
                skull.setPassenger(item);

Thanks in advanced.

 

@sethrem
You can use the Holographic Displays API to easily create what you want by looking at this.

 

You could add the skull to a arraylist and cancel the EntityExplodeEvent (Wrote it right?) if the entity is the entity in the arraylist

 

@Jaaakee224 I don't want to use an api lol.

 

@sethrem When the witherskull is spawned it instantly collides with the player.
try instead using
WitherSkull ws = player.lauchProjectile(WitherSkull.class);

 

or use a invisible and invincible squid, they make no noises

 

@FisheyLP do they fly? Like is it possible to make them float?

 

@sethrem
I've tried that resource before and I didn't like it at all. I didn't want to use an API either but I found that it was amazing. Try it.

 

You already are

 

@Skionz Well like I don't want to use an Api for holograms other than bukkit silly.

 

Your using the Java API as well (probably)

 

Bump.

 

Explosions? It collides with the player probably. Ill look into this, same thing happened with me and I fixed it!

 

@ChipDev Alright thanks bro, would appreciate it if you found out why this happens, because I've been hacking at this for about 1 day now and no new results.

 

@sethrem Are you using Spigot?

 

@Skionz No.

 

@sethrem The WitherSkull and the Item collide, thus blowing it up. Either use the API, Packets, or Custom Entities. The API saves the trouble of you having to work with NMS, and the other two require you to know what you are doing when it comes to NMS (which is not easy)

 

@FisheyLP doesn't work I tried.

@xTigerRebornx I've tried making a custom entity and I've overridden every single method for the skull and still it explodes.

EDIT by Timtower: merged posts

 

Know it works with boats. Try an Invisible squid

 

@ChipDev Can squid's float?

 

I bet on WitherSkulls.

 

@ChipDev Nope doesn't work.

 

From my old floating boat:

Code:

package com.chip;

import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.entity.WitherSkull;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerMoveEvent;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
import org.bukkit.util.Vector;

public class Rolley extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
   
    public void onEnable() {
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
    }
    public void spawnBoat(Player p) {
        WitherSkull skull = (WitherSkull) p.getWorld().spawn(p.getLocation(), WitherSkull.class);
        skull.setDirection(new Vector(0, 0, 0));
        skull.setVelocity(new Vector(0, 0, 0));
        Entity boat = p.getWorld().spawnEntity(p.getLocation().add(0, -1, 0), EntityType.BOAT);
        skull.setPassenger(boat);
    }
    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerMoveEvent(PlayerMoveEvent e) {
        spawnBoat(e.getPlayer());
    }

}

 

@sethrem About overriding, I think WitherSkulls explode because they inherit from Fireball (Or whatever the class is called)

 

@ChipDev Doesn't work

@Konato_K I'll check up on that.

 

@sethrem You can decompile this plugin: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/nowither/, this plugin comes from: @Rprrr

 

@sethrem Assuming you are summoning the skull at the player's location, couldn't you just summon the wither skull a block in front of the player or something?

 

@sethrem If you are unable to get custom entities to work, spawn mobs using packets. No server side logic is done, they don't blow up, and can be modified to your liking

 

@Experminator That won't work already tried all those methods, but thanks.

@TheYamsMan Already tried this didn't work, but thanks.

@xTigerRebornx How would I go on about doing this? Thanks in advanced.