minecraft-java-edition
I have been trying to test if a player is at specific coordinates using this command in a command block:
execute as @a[x=-166,y=4,z=-120,distance=3] run say cool
But nothing happens when I trigger it. If I take the distance=3 part out it works even if I'm not at the coordinates stated.
What I'm doing wrong?
An easier option might be to use a daylight sensor. Set it up with a string of Redstone and see how far the signal is when you set the time (/time set 18000).
Then, you can do something tricky like this to invert the signal:
What this will do, is when the signal from the daylight sensor dies, the Redstone torch will be turned on, firing up the command block.
I will test this when I get access to a desktop, but I belive tp @a[x=?,y=?,z=?,r=1] x y z on repeat should work. It worked for me in 1.7, but I haven't tested this on 1.10 yet.
Best Answer
So I did some research, and it turns out that the way
[x=X,y=Y,z=Z]works without adistanceselector is different than what it used to be:Basically,
distanceis being automatically filled with the distance from the executing position (in this case, the command block) to the coordinates supplied.When you use the selector form of
distance=3, you're saying you want players that are exactly 3 metres away from the coordinates specified, and given that coordinates are floating point values, that's basically impossible without teleporting them to a specific position. Instead, you want to use a range, such asdistance=2..3(2 to 3 metres away),distance=..3(less than/equal to 3 metres away), ordistance=3..(greater than/equal to 3 metres away).