The Domain

Quickstart

1. Obtain The Domain by crafting it at a crafting table, searching for it in the Creative inventory, or using: /give @s com_the_domain_ub22epup:the_domain
2. Hold the item and use it. Every currently loaded living mob in your current dimension, along with every other player in that dimension, is pulled into the Domain.
3. Walk across the red stained-glass arena and attack targets with an empty hand or with The Domain selected. A qualifying melee hit instantly kills the target.
4. Use The Domain again while inside the Domain to end the encounter. You and all surviving participants return to the locations and dimensions they occupied before activation.

Overview

The Domain creates a temporary combat arena suspended over the void. The user is placed in the center, while selected mobs and players are positioned on surrounding red stained-glass platforms.

Inside the Domain:

• Participants other than the user cannot move.
• Players and mobs can still use ranged attacks.
• The user receives Resistance V.
• The user's fist attacks can instantly execute selected targets.
• The encounter lasts until the owner activates The Domain again or the session ends unexpectedly.

Only one Domain encounter can be active at a time.

What It Adds

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft The Domain at a crafting table using Ender Eyes, Nether Stars, and Obsidian.

In Creative mode, search for The Domain in the Items category.

For commands, use the item ID com_the_domain_ub22epup:the_domain.

How To Use

Starting an Encounter

Place The Domain in your hand and use it. The item records:

• Your current location, dimension, and facing direction.
• Every currently loaded living mob in your current dimension.
• Every other player currently in your dimension.

Distant mobs that are not loaded and players in other dimensions are not selected.

After a short transition, you appear at the center of the arena. Selected entities are teleported onto fixed positions around you, and their original positions are saved.

Fighting Inside the Domain

Move from platform to platform and approach the targets. Use the normal attack control to strike them.

An attack instantly kills a selected participant only when:

• You are the player who activated the Domain.
• The attack is a melee attack.
• You are empty-handed or have The Domain selected.

Holding a sword or another weapon causes its normal damage instead of an instant execution. Ranged attacks also use their normal behavior.

Ending an Encounter

The owner can use The Domain again while inside the Domain. This immediately ends the encounter:

• The owner returns to their original location.
• Every surviving participant returns to the location and dimension saved for them.
• Defeated or otherwise invalid entities are not returned.
• The Resistance effect is removed from the owner.

If the owner leaves the Domain or becomes invalid, the session also closes and surviving participants are restored when possible.

Abilities And Mechanics

Immobilized Participants

All selected mobs and players are held at their assigned arena positions. They cannot walk or flee, but players retain their camera and attack controls. Ranged attacks can still threaten the owner, so positioning and quick movement remain important.

Resistance V

The owner receives Resistance V for the duration of the encounter. The effect is continually refreshed while the owner remains in the Domain and is removed when the encounter ends.

Resistance greatly reduces incoming damage, but it does not make the owner completely invulnerable.

Cosmic Arena

The Domain is built above a void on red stained-glass platforms. Its lighting is held at night, with dark blue cosmic fog and a nebula-like visual atmosphere surrounding the arena. New vanilla mobs do not spawn during an active Domain encounter.

Participant Selection

The Domain selects living targets from the owner's current dimension at the moment of activation. This includes mobs with health and all other players in that dimension, but excludes:

• The owner.
• Non-living entities.
• Entities in other dimensions.
• Mobs that are not currently loaded.

Progression And Strategy

The Domain has no separate upgrade tree or progression system. Its effectiveness depends on how and when it is used.

• Activate it only after the targets you want are loaded.
• Keep The Domain selected if you want instant executions without switching to an empty slot.
• Approach targets quickly because ranged attacks remain active.
• Use the surrounding platforms to separate targets and avoid being surrounded.
• Remember that all selected participants are returned to their original locations when the encounter ends, so the Domain is useful for temporary fights without relocating surviving mobs or players.
• In multiplayer, only the player who started the encounter can close it with The Domain.