Delay (Meta Action Type)

Runs an action after a number of ticks.

Type ID: apoli:delay

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
`action`	Action type	required	The action to run after the delay.
`ticks`	Integer or Expression	required	How many ticks to wait before running the action. `0` or less runs it straight away. An expression is worked out once, when the delay starts (see Expressions).

Examples

"entity_action": {
    "type": "apoli:delay",
    "ticks": 20,
    "action": {
        "type": "apoli:apply_effect",
        "effect": {
            "effect": "minecraft:speed",
            "amplifier": 1,
            "duration": 80
        }
    }
}

This gives Speed II after 1 second.

Expressions

ticks can be an expression, worked out when the delay starts. Its variables read the entity the action runs on: the actor in a bi-entity action, the entity that caused a block action, and the holder of the item in an item action.

"entity_action": {
    "type": "apoli:delay",
    "ticks": "rUnid(10, 40)",
    "action": {
        "type": "apoli:play_sound",
        "sound": "minecraft:entity.lightning_bolt.thunder"
    }
}

The thunder rolls somewhere between half a second and two seconds later, different every time.