Creature template

Template Skeleton

Template

A reusable definition — 1 creature below builds on it.

Creatures based on this template

They inherit this definition and may override individual values.

Skeleton

Parameters

Tuning values this creature declares. Labels are plain-language versions of the game's parameter names, which stay underneath for reference.

Parameter	Value	Description
Appearance	Skeleton	Model to be used.
Attitude Group `AttitudeGroup`	Skeleton	The attitude group of the NPC
Max Health `MaxHealth`	45	Max health for the NPC.
Max Speed `MaxSpeed`	3	Maximum walking speed
Run Threshold `RunThreshold`	0.8	Relative speed at which run animation should be used. A value of 1 disables run animations
Apply Separation `ApplySeparation`	true	When set to false, NPCs wont try to avoid each other or player, it can lead to them stacking together, but can help to avoid jerky-like movemenet in enclosed space.
Drop List `DropList`	Skeleton	Drop Items
Default Hotbar Slot `DefaultHotbarSlot`	0	The default hotbar slot of the NPC
Wander Radius `WanderRadius`	5	General wander radius for idle wander and wander on the break.
View Range `ViewRange`	15	The range from which the target will be seen. If zero, sight will be disabled.
View Sector `ViewSector`	180	The view sector within which the target needs to be to be seen.
Hearing Range `HearingRange`	8	The range from which the target will be heard. If zero, hearing will be disabled.
Absolute Detection Range `AbsoluteDetectionRange`	2	The range at which a target is guaranteed to be detected. If zero, abosulte detection will be disabled.
Idle Weight Walk `IdleWeightWalk`	2	The weight of the idle walk behavior
Idle Weight Animation `IdleWeightAnimation`	0	The weight of the idle animation behavior
Idle Weight Nothing `IdleWeightNothing`	1	The weight of the idle nothing behavior
Alerted Range `AlertedRange`	45	A range within which the player can be seen/sensed when the NPC is alerted to their presence. Should be equal or lower than LeashDistance.
Alerted Time `AlertedTime`	1, 2	How long to wait in an alerted state before switching to active combat.
Attack	Root NPC Attack Melee	The attack to use.
Attack Distance `AttackDistance`	2	The distance at which an NPC will execute attacks
Desired Attack Distance Range `DesiredAttackDistanceRange`	1.5, 1.5	The distance within which the NPC wants to be from its target while attacking. The max value should be lower than AttackDistance.
Attack Pause Range `AttackPauseRange`	1.5, 2	The range for absolute minimum time before an NPC can execute a second attack (or block).
Combat Relative Turn Speed `CombatRelativeTurnSpeed`	1.5	Modifier that decides turn speed difference in combat.
Combat Behavior Distance `CombatBehaviorDistance`	5	The distance within which to switch from smart chasing to combat-oriented movement behavior.
Combat Direct Weight `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.
Combat Always Moving Weight `CombatAlwaysMovingWeight`	0	Weight for the combat movement behavior where the NPC will always charge at you while attacking. Set to 0 to disable.
Combat Strafe Weight `CombatStrafeWeight`	10	Weight for the combat strafing movement behavior. Set to 0 to disable.
Combat Strafing Duration Range `CombatStrafingDurationRange`	1, 1	How long to strafe for when in the combat strafing movement behavior. Only applies if CombatStrafeWeight is greater than 0.
Combat Strafing Frequency Range `CombatStrafingFrequencyRange`	2, 2	How frequently to strafe when in the combat strafing movement behavior. Only applies if CombatStrafeWeight is greater than 0.
Combat Attack Pre Delay `CombatAttackPreDelay`	0.2, 0.2	The time delay range before the NPC performs an attack, provided it's in attack range.
Combat Attack Post Delay `CombatAttackPostDelay`	0.2, 0.2	The time delay range after the NPC performs an attack, provided it's in attack range.
Combat Back Off After Attack `CombatBackOffAfterAttack`	true	Whether to back off after performing an attack.
Combat Back Off Distance Range `CombatBackOffDistanceRange`	4, 4	How far to back off after performing an attack. Max should be lower than the CombatBehaviorDistance.
Combat Back Off Duration Range `CombatBackOffDurationRange`	2, 3	How long to back off for after performing an attack.
Block Ability `BlockAbility`	Shield Block	The interaction to use for blocking when backing away. Set to empty to disable blocking.
Block Probability `BlockProbability`	50	The probability this NPC will block when backing away if a BlockAbility is set.
Additional Combat Behavior Macro Element `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.
Target Switch Timer `TargetSwitchTimer`	1, 3	Minimum time the NPC will be locked onto a single target before switching
Target Range `TargetRange`	2	The distance the target needs to be within to maintain priority over other targets while in combat
Chase Relative Speed `ChaseRelativeSpeed`	0.67	Relative chasing speed when pursuing a target.
Combat Moving Relative Speed `CombatMovingRelativeSpeed`	0.6	Relative speed to use during combat specific movement (e.g. to achieve slower strafing).
Combat Backwards Relative Speed `CombatBackwardsRelativeSpeed`	0.3	Relative speed to use during combat when backing away from target.
Confused Time Range `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.
Search Time Range `SearchTimeRange`	10, 14	How long the NPC should actively search for its lost target before giving up and going back to idle.
Death Particles `DeathParticles`	Effect Death Bones	The particle system that spawns when the NPC's corpse disappears.
Drop Death Items Instantly `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.
Death Animation Time `DeathAnimationTime`	1.5	The time it takes for this NPC's corpse to disappear.
Is Memory `IsMemory`	false	Defines if the NPC is a memory
Memories Category `MemoriesCategory`	Other	Defines the category of the memory
Memories Name Override `MemoriesNameOverride`	—	Overrides the memory name if set
Name Translation Key `NameTranslationKey`	Template Skeleton	Translation key for NPC name display
Hit Interrupt Enabled `HitInterruptEnabled`	false	Whether hits can interrupt this NPC's melee attacks.
Flinch Animation `FlinchAnimation`	Hurt	The flinch animation from this NPC's model.

Identifiers and data source

Entity id	`Template_Skeleton`
Name key	—
Source file	`Server/NPC/Roles/Undead/Skeleton/Templates/Template_Skeleton.json`
Component class	—

Data source: HytaleDB snapshot 0.7.3-8e1d7ab9 — Hytale Chapter 1 (0.7.3), locale en-US. See data details.