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Add @~

We all know that @p is really complicated especially in multiplayer maps, so I suggest adding @~ that will work only in chain blocks, it will target the entity targeted by the previous command, if the first command was for example tp @p and the chain is give @~ dirt it will not give the current closest player, it will target the previous targeted entity

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    I like this idea. I mean, you don't know the players' Gamertag and the command block might be closer to another player. I like this idea. Voted.

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    Hello, good idea, but you can already do this! Try these commands:

    /tag (the player) add selected
    /give @a[tag=selected] dirt
    /tp @a[tag=selected] 0 64 0

    After you tag the player you want, you can select them in subsequent commands in your selectors.

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    Neat idea would be helpful too!

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    No actually this is suggested for Minecraft Bedrock there isn't tags yet*

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    In that case you should make a parity post to add tags, rather than this

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    Neat idea. But it would be more helpful to me if @~ did for example the fisrt command block:/execute @p ~ ~ ~ detect ~ ~-1 ~ glass the second command block would target the players that had a block of glass underneath them and that had a returned value of success. This would make almost any creation multiplayer compatible.

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    How exactly is this for java parity? No such selector exists in java edition.

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    Bedrock too

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    Nice they added this in the form of @s

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    It should be expanded to detect basic input, too.

    For example, if the button is connected straight to commandblock, then it should trigger on the user, who pressed it, not the closest one. I don't think about something extremely advanced, which can dig into entire Redstone machine structure, databack and everything else just to detect one player. Only basic detection. It shouldn't be THAT difficult to implement.

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    @tintin10q

    Yes, they added, but it only works in "/execute" command. No chain commandblock support.

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    I think this isn't needed.

    You can already do that.
    Also sometimes a previous command has more than 1 target like an execute command:

    "execute as @e[type=wolf] at @s if entity @p as @r at @s run say hi!

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    (Java) Can't this be done through functions? Just use @s in the functions

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    I don't think is needed due to tags (Which do need to be in bedrock, or equivalent)

    but it is a neat change that would aid all amateur creators, and just generally make whipping at small functions easier.

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    how would it know which previous selector to pick? after all, several selectors can be used in one command.

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    Some commands use more than one target, though.

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    Functions can already do this, there are also alternatives to this. Command blocks are a bit outdated now.

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    Great for map makers!!

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    Also add @f. It select the farthest player. (Opposite of @p)

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    Also add @f. It select the farthest player. (Opposite of @p)

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    voted

    then there're no need of complicated tags

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    I like it

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    Good idea!

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    If this be in the game, Using /tag as a brackets for command block chains would be obsolete. Love the idea.

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    you could create a tag and add it to the player then use @a[tag=name of the tag] in the following commands remove the tag from the player

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    This could cause issues with the execute command where multiple target selectors are usually used.

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    Honestly genius. Would've never thought of it, but I would use this so much.