NPC · Core definition

Template Predator

AbstractTemplate_Predator

Parameters96

Derived NPCs39

NPCs based on this definition

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Description
`Appearance`	Fox	Model to be used.
`WanderRadius`	8	General wander radius.
`ViewRange`	24	The range from which the target will be seen. If zero, sight will be disabled.
`ViewSector`	120	The view sector within which the target needs to be to be seen.
`HearingRange`	12	The range from which the target will be heard. If zero, hearing will be disabled.
`AbsoluteDetectionRange`	4	The range at which a target is guaranteed to be detected. If zero, absolute detection will be disabled.
`FleeRange`	15	How far to try and get away when fleeing.
`ChanceToBeAlertedWhenFlockAlerted`	70	Percentage chance to engage in combat if another flock member engages a target.
`AlertedRange`	28	A range within which the target can be seen/sensed when the NPC is alerted to their presence. Should be higher than sense ranges.
`AlertedTime`	[3,5]	How long to wait in an alerted or threatening state before switching to active combat.
`MaintainDistanceWhileAlerted`	false	Whether or not to maintain distance and strafe while in the alerted state.
`AlertedRelativeForwardsSpeed`	0.5	Relative movement speed when moving forwards or strafing while in the alerted state. Only applies if MaintainDistanceWhileAlerted is true.
`AlertedStrafingDurationRange`	[1,1]	How long to strafe for when in the alerted state. Only applies if MaintainDistanceWhileAlerted is true.
`AlertedStrafingFrequencyRange`	[2,2]	How frequently to strafe when in the alerted state. Only applies if MaintainDistanceWhileAlerted is true.
`FleeIfNotThreatened`	false	Whether to flee while in the alerted state if not threatened after AlertedTime expires.
`ThreatenAnimation`		An optional animation to play to threaten the target before initiating combat.
`ThreatenDelayRange`	[2,4]	Delay before the threaten animation is played.
`DropList`	Empty	Drop Items.
`MaxSpeed`	8	Maximum walking speed.
`RunThreshold`	0.55	At what ratio NPC switches to run animation e.g MaxSpeed is 10, at RunThreshold 0.55 NPC will run at speed 5.5.
`Chase`	true	Whether the NPC will chase the target during combat.
`ChaseRelativeSpeed`	1	Relative chasing speed when pursuing a target.
`CombatMovingRelativeSpeed`	0.6	Relative speed to use during combat specific movement (e.g. to achieve slower strafing).
`Attack`	Root_NPC_Attack_Melee	The attack to use.
`AttackDistance`	2.5	The distance to attack from.
`DayTimePeriod`	[6.01,17.99]	The hour range considered to be daytime for this NPC.
`DayTimeNapWeight`	2	Weight used to determine if the NPC should have a short nap during the day. Set to 0 to disable.
`DayTimeNapTimeRange`	[10,12]	How long a daytime nap should last.
`TimidDuringDay`	false	Whether this NPC is a bit more timid during the day.
`AlwaysSleepAtNight`	true	Whether this NPC always sleeps through the whole night.
`NightFlavorAnimation`		A flavor animation to play at night. Ignored if null or empty.
`NightFlavorAnimationLength`	[3,5]	How long to play the night flavor animation.
`DayFlavorAnimation`		A flavor animation to play during the day. Ignored if null or empty.
`DayFlavorAnimationLength`	[3,5]	How long to play the daytime flavor animation.
`AttitudeGroup`	Predators	This NPC's attitude group.
`FlockArray`	[]	Array containing NPCs for this flock type.
`AttackPauseRange`	[2,3]	The range for absolute minimum time before an NPC can execute a second attack.
`CombatRelativeTurnSpeed`	1.5	Modifier that decides turn speed difference in combat.
`CombatBehaviorDistance`	5	The distance within which to switch from smart chasing to combat-oriented movement behavior.
`CombatAlwaysMovingWeight`	10	Weight for the combat movement behavior where the npcs will always chharge at you,put 0 to disable.
`CombatDirectWeight`	10	Weight for the direct combat movement behavior (i.e. just going straight at the target, maintaining a close distance and attacking. Set to 0 to disable.
`CombatStrafeWeight`	10	Weight for the combat strafing movement behavior. Set to 0 to disable.
`CombatAttackPreDelay`	[0.3,0.3]	The time delay range before the NPC performs an attack, provided it's in attack range.
`CombatAttackPostDelay`	[0.4,0.4]	The time delay range after the NPC performs an attack, provided it's in attack range.
`CombatStrafingDurationRange`	[1,1]	How long to strafe for when in the combat strafing movement behavior. Only applies if CombatStrafeWeight is greater than 0.
`CombatStrafingFrequencyRange`	[2,2]	How frequently to strafe when in the combat strafing movement behavior. Only applies if CombatStrafeWeight is greater than 0.
`CombatBackOffAfterAttack`	true	Whether to back off after performing an attack.
`CombatBackOffDistanceRange`	[4,4]	How far to back off after performing an attack. Max should be lower than the CombatBehaviorDistance.
`CombatBackOffDurationRange`	[2,3]	How long to back off for after performing an attack.
`TargetSwitchTimer`	[1,3]	Minimum time the NPC will be locked onto a single target before switching
`TargetRange`	2.5	The distance the target needs to be within to maintain priority over other targets while in combat
`CombatTurns`	false	Whether this NPC's flock will take turns attacking a target.
`CombatTurnAttackWeight`	30	The likelihood an NPC will choose to attack when a new turn is triggered, in percentage.
`CombatTurnDuration`	[4,8]	The timeout between attack turns.
`CombatTurnDistanceRange`	[5,8]	The distance range inside which flock NPCs will wait their turn.
`CombatTurnStrafingDurationRange`	[3,5]	The strafing duration range of flock NPCs waiting their turn.
`CombatTurnStrafingFrequencyRange`	[3,6]	The strafing duration range of flock NPCs waiting their turn.
`Weapons`	[]	Weapons to equip in hotbar.
`BlockAbility`		The interaction to use for blocking when backing away. Set to empty to disable blocking.
`BlockProbability`	50	The probability this NPC will block when backing away if a BlockAbility is set.
`CombatFleeIfTooCloseDistance`	0	In combat, if the target gets within this distance for a certain amount of time, the NPC will attempt to flee to a safe distance instead of simply backing away. Set to 0 to disable behavior.
`AdditionalCombatBehaviorMacroElement`	Component_Instruction_Null	An optional macro element for supplying more bespoke combat movement behavior. Weight for the behavior must be internally defined in the macro element.
`BlockStepDetectionBlockSet`		Optional blockset that this NPC will passively detect steps on.
`BlockStepDetectionRange`	30	Detection range for the block step detection.
`BlockStepDetectionIncludePlayers`	true	Whether block steps from players will be detected.
`BlockStepDetectionIncludeNPCs`	false	Whether block steps from NPCs will be detected.
`BlockStepDetectionRelativeSpeed`	0.75	The relative motion speed at which the NPC will investigate a stepped block
`BlockStepDetectionIgnoreGroups`	["Self"]	The NPC groups whose steps will be ignored.
`MaxHealth`	100	Max health for the NPC.
`KnockbackScale`	0.5	Scale factor for knockback.
`ClimbHeight`	1	The maximum climb height, in blocks.
`MinJumpHeight`	0.8	The minimum jump height.
`AscentAnimationType`	Walk	Animation when climbing up. Options: Walk, Jump, Climb, Fly, Idle.
`ClimbSpeedMult`	0	Climb speed multiplier (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
`ClimbSpeedPow`	1	Climb speed power (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
`ClimbSpeedConst`	5	Climb speed constant (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
`DescendSpeedCompensation`	0.9	Factor to compensate forward speed reduction while moving downwards.
`DescendFlatness`	0.7	Relative scale how fast NPC moves forward while climbing down.
`DescentSteepness`	1.4	The relative steepness of the descent.
`DescentBlending`	1.8	Blending of the descent pattern. 0 is linear, higher values more curved.
`LeashDistance`	20	The range after which an NPC will start to want to return to their spawn point.
`LeashMinPlayerDistance`	4	The minimum distance from the player before the NPC will be willing to give up on the chase.
`LeashTimer`	[3,5]	How long the NPC must be more than the minimum distance form the player and too far from leash before giving up.
`HardLeashDistance`	60	An absolute maximum from the the leash position the NPC can go before turning back.
`LeashRelativeSpeed`	0.6	The relative speed at which the NPC will return to its leash position
`ConfusedTimeRange`	[1,2]	How long the NPC should act confused for when losing its target before beginning the search. While confused the NPC detection range is lowered.
`SearchTimeRange`	[5,8]	How long the NPC should actively search for its lost target before giving up and going back to idle.
`DisableDamageGroups`	["Self"]	Groups not to take damage from.
`DeathParticles`	Effect_Death_Medium	The particle system that spawns when the NPC's corpse disappears.
`DropDeathItemsInstantly`	false	Whether the NPC's drop list should be executed when the NPC dies. If set to false, items drop when the corpse disappears.
`DeathAnimationTime`	1.5	The time it takes for this NPC's corpse to disappear.
`IsMemory`	false	Defines if the NPC is a memory
`MemoriesCategory`	Mammal	Defines the category of the memory
`MemoriesNameOverride`		Overrides the memory name if set
`BreathesInWater`	false	Whether this NPC can breathe underwater.
`NameTranslationKey`	server.npcRoles.Template.name	Translation key for NPC name display

Identifiers and data source

Entity id	`Template_Predator`
Name key	—
Source file	`Server/NPC/Roles/_Core/Templates/Template_Predator.json`
Component class	—

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