BuffMobs v2.5.6 - Fabric 1.21.6 - 1.21.8

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📢 Developer Note

Hello! This update brings all the features that existed in previous versions of the mod. Although it's not fully functional yet, I did my best :p

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✨ What's New

🎯 Fabric 1.21.6 - 1.21.8 Port

• Complete port of BuffMobs to Minecraft 1.21.6 - 1.21.8 (Fabric)
• Rewritten codebase to work with the latest Fabric API
• Updated dependencies and mappings

🤖 Ranged Mob AI System (Experimental)

• Tactical Retreat System: Ranged mobs now intelligently retreat when players get too close

  • Mobs will run away to maintain safe distance before shooting
  • Configurable safe distance thresholds
  • Panic mode when player gets extremely close

• Kiting Behavior: Optional strafing movement while shooting

  • Mobs can move laterally while attacking
  • Makes ranged combat more dynamic and challenging
  • Fully configurable strafe intervals and patterns

• Adaptive Combat Modes:

  • ADAPTIVE: Switches between melee and ranged based on distance
  • MELEE_ONLY: Always engages in close combat
  • RANGED_ONLY: Maintains distance and shoots
  • RANDOM: Randomly chooses behavior per mob

⚔️ Enhanced Melee Switching

• Ranged mobs can switch to melee weapons when players get close
• Weapon progression system based on world days
• Enchantment progression for generated weapons
• Configurable switch distance thresholds

🔧 Configuration Improvements

• New tactical movement settings
  • Maintain distance
  • Retreat speed
  • Panic distance and speed
  • Strafe toggle and interval
• Better organized config categories
• Improved tooltips and descriptions

🎮 Mod Compatibility

• Works with custom ranged mobs through whitelist system
• Compatible with mob presets
• Supports dimension-specific scaling
• Mod ID filtering support

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🔄 Changes

Performance

• Optimized mob initialization system
• Improved tick handling for large mob counts
• Better memory management for mob states

AI Behavior

• Natural movement animations during retreat
• Smooth transitions between combat states
• Better pathfinding for tactical positioning

Combat Balance

• Adjusted arrow shooting intervals (30-50 ticks)
• Speed scaling based on distance from player
• More responsive retreat triggers

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🐛 Known Issues

• Tactical Movement: Mob auto-attack may reset instead of firing when using tactical movement system
• Some animation glitches during rapid state transitions
• Occasional pathfinding hiccups on complex terrain

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📦 Technical Details

Supported Mobs

• Skeleton (all variants)
• Pillager
• Piglin
• Custom mobs via config whitelist

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.21.6 - 1.21.8
• Fabric Loader 0.16.0+
• Fabric API
• Cloth Config (optional, for GUI configuration)

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🛠️ For Modpack Developers

All tactical movement features can be disabled in the config if you experience issues:

"rangedMeleeSwitching": {
  "enabled": true,
  "tacticalMovement": {
    "enabled": false  // Set to false to use vanilla behavior
  }
}

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💬 Feedback

This is an experimental port with many new features. Please report any issues you encounter on our issue tracker!

Known limitations are actively being worked on for future updates.

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📝 Full Changelog

• Added complete Fabric 1.21.6 - 1.21.8 support
• Added tactical retreat AI system
• Added kiting/strafing behavior
• Added adaptive combat mode switching
• Added melee weapon generation system
• Added enchantment progression
• Improved mob initialization and tracking
• Optimized performance for large mob counts
• Fixed various crashes and compatibility issues
• Updated to latest Fabric API standards

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Thank you for using BuffMobs! Your patience with experimental features is appreciated.