More Agressive Animals v1.0

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The Problem With Predictable Mobs

Minecraft survival is only dangerous for the first few nights. After that, players know exactly which mobs to fear and which to ignore. Cows, chickens, sheep - they're background noise. Free food. Zero threat.

Your hardcore survival server, RPG progression system, or custom difficulty mechanics all lose impact because half the mobs in your world are harmless by design. Players walk through forests full of animals without concern.

Other mob aggression plugins exist, but they're either abandoned (no 1.21 support), poorly optimized (memory leaks, ghost targets), or lack granular control (all-or-nothing aggression).

The Precision Threat Management System

MoreAgressiveAnimals is a precision mob behavior plugin built for Paper 1.21.4+ with modern architecture and deep per-mob customization. Every mob type gets independent configuration. Every attack parameter is controllable. Every edge case is handled.

This isn't "make all animals attack". This is surgical control over mob behavior that lets you create exactly the difficulty curve you want.

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Features That Rebuild Mob Behavior

Per-Mob Configuration Independence
60+ mob types with individual settings profiles:

• Each mob has separate enabled/disabled toggle
• Independent attack damage, speed, leap height
• Custom acquisition and deacquisition ranges
• World-specific enable/disable per mob type
• Age restrictions (adult/baby attack separately)

Want aggressive cows but passive chickens? Done. Wolves that hunt in packs but foxes that flee? Configured in 5 lines.
Business value: Precision difficulty design. You don't compromise on vision.

Dual Aggression Mode System
Two fundamentally different AI behaviors:

• Retaliation Mode: Mob attacks only when hit (enhanced vanilla behavior)
• Always-Aggressive Mode: Mob actively hunts nearby players on sight

Per-mob configuration. Cows can be always-aggressive while pigs are retaliation-only.
Business value: Creates varied threat levels. Players can't predict behavior from appearance.

Target Selection Strategies
Always-aggressive mobs choose targets intelligently:

• nearest: Attacks closest player (default, predictable)
• random: Picks random nearby player (unpredictable, chaotic)
• lowest-health: Targets wounded players (punishes low HP survival)

Configurable per mob type. Wolves use "lowest-health" to finish off weak players. Cows use "random" for chaos.
Business value: Strategic depth. Players can't game the AI by standing back.

Group Aggression System
When one mob is attacked, nearby mobs of the same type join the fight:

• Configurable aggression radius per mob type
• Only affects same mob type (attacking cow doesn't aggro chickens)
• Instant response or delayed based on range
• Works in both retaliation and always-aggressive modes

Players can't pick off animals one by one safely. Hitting one cow in a herd aggros the entire herd within 20 blocks.
Business value: Punishes careless combat. Forces tactical thinking.

Attack Cooldown After Stop
Configurable delay before mob can re-acquire new target:

• Set per mob type (cows 2 seconds, wolves 0.5 seconds)
• Prevents instant target switching
• Creates breathing room for players after mob loses target
• Configurable from 0 (instant) to any value

Business value: Reduces frustration of "mob instantly locks onto new player" scenarios.

Advanced Health Thresholds
Two-tier health management:

• Attack Damage Limit: Mob stops attacking when target's HP drops below X (prevents one-shot kills)
• Attacker Health Threshold: Mob retreats when its own HP falls below X% of max (self-preservation)

Mobs don't fight to the death mindlessly. They retreat when wounded. They stop before killing player (configurable mercy).
Business value: Balanced difficulty. Challenging without being unfair.

Acquisition & Deacquisition Ranges
Independent detection and pursuit distances:

• Acquisition Range: Distance mob detects player (default 16 blocks)
• Deacquisition Range: Distance mob gives up chase (default 20 blocks)

Create persistent hunters (acquisition 10, deacquisition 50) or cautious attackers (acquisition 20, deacquisition 15).
Business value: Controls chase length. Long pursuits create tension, short ones create safety zones.

Speed & Leap Control
Physical behavior modification:

• Speed multiplier when aggressive (1.0 = normal, 2.0 = double speed)
• Attack leap height (0.0 = no jump, 0.5 = realistic leap)
• Combined with speed creates fast, leaping threats
• Per-mob configuration

Chickens with 1.25x speed and 0.3 leap height become bouncing threats. Wolves with 1.5x speed chase down sprinting players.
Business value: Visual variety. Not all aggression looks the same.

Player State Targeting
Control when mobs can attack based on player state:

• Gliding (elytra users)
• Looking (enderman-style eye contact)
• Sleeping (bed safety toggle)
• Sneaking (stealth bypass)
• Sprinting (running detection)
• Standing/Walking

Create mobs that only attack sprinting players. Or mobs that ignore sneaking players (stealth mechanic).
Business value: Encourages strategic movement. Players adapt behavior to mob rules.

Team Protection System
Scoreboard team integration:

• Mobs won't attack players on same team as target
• Supports multi-team servers
• Configurable per mob type
• Prevents friendly fire in faction/team environments

Business value: Protects team gameplay. Mobs don't break faction systems.

NPC Plugin Compatibility
Native integration with:

• Citizens NPCs
• EliteMobs custom mobs
• InfernalMobs enhanced mobs
• Shopkeepers trader NPCs

Plugin automatically excludes these from aggression system. No conflicts with other plugins' custom entities.
Business value: Works alongside your existing custom mob systems.

World & Difficulty Filtering
Spatial and condition-based control:

• Per-mob enabled/disabled worlds lists
• Peaceful difficulty fully respected (mobs never attack in Peaceful)
• Per-world independent settings
• Named mob exclusion toggle
• Tamed mob inclusion toggle

Business value: Different danger levels per world. Safe spawn world, deadly resource worlds.

Aquatic Mob Intelligence
Water-based mob targeting:

• Configurable "attack-only-in-water" setting
• Prevents dolphins from chasing players on land
• Applies to all aquatic mob types
• Per-mob override capability

Business value: Realistic behavior. Water mobs stay threatening in water, harmless on land.

Visual Scaling System
MC 1.20.5+ feature - mobs grow when aggressive:

• 50% size increase when attacking
• Returns to normal size when deaggro
• Visual indication of threat
• Per-mob toggle

Business value: Instant visual feedback. Players see when mob is dangerous.

Administrative Control Commands
Full debugging and management suite:

• /aggro reload - Hot-reload full configuration
• /aggro list - View all configured mob types
• /aggro info <type> - Detailed settings for specific mob
• /aggro trigger <player> [radius] - Force nearby mobs to attack
• /aggro status - Live tracking statistics (mobs tracked, attacking count, per-world breakdown)

Business value: Test configurations live. Debug issues without server restart.

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Why MoreAgressiveAnimals?

1. Precision, Not All-Or-Nothing
Most aggression plugins either toggle all mobs or nothing. MoreAgressiveAnimals gives independent control per mob type with 60+ mob types, each with their own full settings profile.

2. No Memory Leaks, No Ghost Targets
Mob death, world unload, player disconnect - all edge cases are handled. No lingering aggression data. No performance degradation over time.

3. Target Intelligence
Nearest, random, or lowest-health selection. Mobs choose targets strategically. Every encounter feels different.

4. Modern API Only
Paper 1.21.4+, Mojang-mapped NMS, Java 21. No legacy code, no NMS hacks that break on updates.

5. Active Maintenance
Bugs get fixed. Features get added. Minecraft updates are tracked.

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Who Needs MoreAgressiveAnimals

Hardcore Survival Servers
Make forests genuinely dangerous. Players can't ignore animal mobs. Every biome has threats. Death means something.

RPG/Adventure Servers
Low-level zones have weak, slow mobs. High-level zones have fast, aggressive hunters. Progression feels earned.

Custom Difficulty Servers
Nighttime: all animals become always-aggressive. Daytime: retaliation mode only. Dynamic difficulty through config switching.

Modded-Style Vanilla Servers
Want modpack difficulty without installing mods? This plugin creates threat variety using only vanilla mobs.

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