Creature template

Template Spider

Template

A reusable definition — 3 creatures below build on it.

Creatures based on this template

They inherit this definition and may override individual values.

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	Spider	Model to be used.
Max Health `MaxHealth`	60	Max health for the NPC.
Max Speed `MaxSpeed`	10	Maximum walking speed.
View Range `ViewRange`	16	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`	4	The range at which a target is guaranteed to be detected. If zero, absolute detection will be disabled.
Web Detection Block Set `WebDetectionBlockSet`	Web	Optional blockset that this NPC will passively detect steps on.
Web Detection Range `WebDetectionRange`	10	Detection range for the block step detection.
Web Investigate Relative Speed `WebInvestigateRelativeSpeed`	0.75	The relative motion speed at which the NPC will investigate a stepped block
Idle Wander Weight `IdleWanderWeight`	10	Parameter IdleWanderWeight
Idle Nothing Weight `IdleNothingWeight`	0	Parameter IdleNothingWeight
Idle Wander Radius `IdleWanderRadius`	8	General wander radius.
Idle Despawn `IdleDespawn`	false	Whether the NPC despawns after some time in the idle state
Idle Despawn Time `IdleDespawnTime`	10, 15	The timeout before an NPC in the idle state despawns
Alerted Range `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.
Drop List `DropList`	Spider	Drop Items.
Run Threshold `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.
Alerted Timeout `AlertedTimeout`	2, 2	The time delay before an alerted NPC transitions to combat
Afraid Items `AfraidItems`	Torch, Flamethrower*	The items the spider is afraid of
Afraid Distance Range `AfraidDistanceRange`	4, 6	The distance the NPC will keep from targets holding items it's afraid of
Afraid Animation Frequency `AfraidAnimationFrequency`	2, 4	The time delay between consecutive animations while in the afraid state
Combat Message Target Groups `CombatMessageTargetGroups`	Spiders	The NPC groups this NPC will warn when entering combat
Combat Moving Relative Speed `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.
Attack Distance `AttackDistance`	2.5	The distance to attack from.
Attitude Group `AttitudeGroup`	Spider	This NPC's attitude group.
Attack Pause Range `AttackPauseRange`	2, 3	The range for absolute minimum time before an NPC can execute a second attack.
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 Strafing Duration Range `CombatStrafingDurationRange`	1, 4	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.
Knockback Scale `KnockbackScale`	0.5	Scale factor for knockback.
Hidden UI Components `HiddenUIComponents`		UI components hidden on this NPC.
Climb Height `ClimbHeight`	1	The maximum climb height, in blocks.
Min Jump Height `MinJumpHeight`	0.8	The minimum jump height.
Ascent Animation Type `AscentAnimationType`	Climb	Animation when climbing up. Options: Walk, Jump, Climb, Fly, Idle.
Climb Speed Mult `ClimbSpeedMult`	0	Climb speed multiplier (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
Climb Speed Pow `ClimbSpeedPow`	1	Climb speed power (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
Climb Speed Const `ClimbSpeedConst`	5	Climb speed constant (const + mult * walkspeed^pow).
Descend Speed Compensation `DescendSpeedCompensation`	0.9	Factor to compensate forward speed reduction while moving downwards.
Descend Flatness `DescendFlatness`	0.7	Relative scale how fast NPC moves forward while climbing down.
Descent Steepness `DescentSteepness`	1.4	The relative steepness of the descent.
Descent Blending `DescentBlending`	1.8	Blending of the descent pattern. 0 is linear, higher values more curved.
Leash Distance `LeashDistance`	20	The range after which an NPC will start to want to return to their spawn point.
Leash Distance Return `LeashDistanceReturn`	2	How close the NPC will want to get to the leash position before returning to idle
Leash Relative Speed `LeashRelativeSpeed`	0.6	The relative speed at which the NPC will return to its leash position
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`	5, 8	How long the NPC should actively search for its lost target before giving up and going back to idle.
Disable Damage Groups `DisableDamageGroups`	Spiders	Groups not to take damage from.
Death Particles `DeathParticles`	Effect Death Medium	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`	Predator	Defines the category of the memory
Memories Name Override `MemoriesNameOverride`	—	Overrides the memory name if set
Name Translation Key `NameTranslationKey`	Template Spider	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_Spider`
Name key	—
Source file	`Server/NPC/Roles/Creature/Vermin/Templates/Template_Spider.json`
Component class	—

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