How can I teleport to an unloaded entity?
I am using invisible invulnerable ArmorStands to create "warps" and "homes" in a map. The idea is that I can spawn them in with a specific name, and then teleport a player back to them like this:
/tp @p @e[name=PlayerHome,type=ArmorStand]
These warps/homes need to be able to be moved, so I cannot just use static coordinates.
The ArmorStand method was working fine at first, however I have noticed that if the entity is not within spawn chunks or a radius of the player, I cannot teleport or interact with it in any way.
Is there any way I can teleport to a far-away entity? Or have it become loaded first?
I was thinking of doing something with /spreadplayers, which loads chunks that entities are spread to, but I cannot get it to target the unloaded ArmorStand.
Best Answer
You can always just use this command if your server is in 1.14:
/forceload add < 1stchunk > < 2ndchunk >
just as if you were using /fill, put the xz of the first chunk location in the < 1stchunk >, and put the xz of the second chunk in the < 2ndchunk >. This will cause the specified chunks to always be loaded. Just be warned that this wont work if your server involves laggy things such as redstone, as if redstone is loaded in the lot, it will get very laggy.
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