Balloon Bomber

Armory

Original identity

A red-and-gold carnival cannon that uses Balloon ammunition. Its released tooltip says the balloons explode on impact. Preserve its playful cylindrical body, golden hoops and twin underside handle cues rather than dressing it as a modern rifle.

Carnival mastercraft concept

Concept storyboard only; no native animation is implemented or accepted by this image. The lacquered crimson body, gold stars, bell charm, balloon inflation inspection and ribbon/confetti effects are proposed presentation work. The illustrated inspection changes the muzzle silhouette between panels: resolve that inconsistency into one explicit mechanical/animation design before modeling. Do not let a pretty sheet bypass continuity QA.

Released behavior

Pinned AoA 3.7.1 / Minecraft 1.20.1. Evidence · Reproducible selected source checks

Property	Inspected value
Registered damage input	12.5
Durability	505
Delay	24 ticks
Constructor recoil input	0.22
Base ammo override	Balloon
Projectile	BalloonBombEntity
Age / piercing parameters	120 / 0
Projectile gravity return	0.1
Block and entity impacts	Both call its explode method
Explosion helper strength input	1.5
Sound reference	ITEM_BALL_CANNON_FIRE
Packaged upgrade	Balloon Bomber + Seaside Upgrade Kit → Water-Balloon Bomber

The explosion strength input is not a measured radius or guaranteed final damage. The registered damage, inherited hit handling and projectile explosion must be tested together; do not simply sum guessed damage numbers. The helper's native terrain and ownership behavior must be retained and tested under the target server rules.

The source record establishes the upgrade recipe, not an active acquisition route or invented lore. Native flight and impact captures remain outstanding.

Proposed personality and feedback

• Fire: a compact recoil hop, brief golden rim flash, a readable balloon launch and a short ribbon trail.
• Impact: playful confetti visual with bounded particle count, reduced-effects option and clear hit feedback. Cosmetic fragments must not imply additional damage or drops.
• Inspect: inflate a tiny decorative balloon, wobble it, then return it to its idle state. This must not spend or grant ammunition.
• Grip: develop the twin handles around actual native player arms; avoid putting either hand inside the cannon body or charm swing.
• Optional reload: retain native Balloon accounting and no-reload mode. A theatrical cartridge swap is not automatically appropriate for this weapon.

Attachments, rewards and variants

Proposed option	Purpose	QA requirement
Star-flare muzzle	Distinct festive silhouette and declared delivery variant	Separate projectile-origin alignment and balanced behavior
Bell charm	Earned charm with optional explicitly declared bonus	Bounded swing, no hand/barrel intersections, safe salvage
Festival skin set	Crimson/gold default plus unlockable themed lacquer and emblems	Preserve readable original identity and low-cost material tier
Ribbon / confetti effect choices	Projectile, impact and optional defeat-effect customization	Client cosmetics cannot duplicate server damage
Water-Balloon successor	Preserve the real upgrade lineage	Inspect its own released behavior; do not assume it is only a recolor

Completion gates

Original and concept comparison; coherent all-angle design; model/material/UV review; native hands; moving-part and charm sweep tests; equip/idle/aim/fire/recovery/inspect/optional reload interruption tests; original versus new projectile/impact captures; sound; crafting/salvage/attachments; stickers and cosmetics; server authority; save safety; compatibility; performance measurements. All remain explicitly open until their evidence exists.

Recoil interpretation

For this pinned 1.20.1 release, the stored constructor recoil input is not the inherited modifier getter: the inspected BaseGun.getRecoilModifier() returns approximately 0.35. The per-shot method and later client application determine the actual recoil path. Do not infer a stronger or weaker measured kick from the constructor column alone. This clarification does not change the original values, weapon balance or acceptance state. Resolved method routing.