Recycling Arrows

Did you know that real-world hunters often recover arrows from their prey and reuse them?

Recycling Arrows brings that simple idea into Minecraft.

When a mob is hit by an arrow, the arrow is remembered on that entity. When the mob dies, those arrows are dropped back into the world, allowing you to pick them up and use them again.

No more slowly losing stacks of arrows during long fights.

What This Mod Does

• Arrows that hit mobs are tracked
• When the mob dies, those arrows are returned as drops
• Identical arrows are stacked internally to avoid clutter
• Works with vanilla arrows and most modded arrows
• Since 1.1.0, you can see how many arrows are stuck on an entity directly.

Why Use This Mod?

Ranged combat in Minecraft often leads to arrows gradually disappearing over time. This mod adds a small quality-of-life improvement so that arrows stuck in enemies don't simply vanish.

It is especially useful in hardcore or survival-focused modpacks, where arrows can be expensive or limited. Recycling arrows helps make bow combat less punishing without making it overpowered.

The goal is simple: make ranged combat feel fairer and more sustainable, while still keeping the core gameplay intact.

Compatibility

Because the mod records the item form of arrow projectiles, it generally works with:

• Vanilla arrows
• Tipped arrows
• Spectral arrows
• Most modded arrow items

No configuration required.