How It Works

There are two basic modes of attack for passive mob-types:

• If always-aggressive: false (the default), mobs will target a player only if attacked by the player.
• If always-aggressive: true, if the player is within acquisition-range, mobs will target the player always.

In either case, mobs will give chase and attack any targeted player. The player can escape attacks by moving outside the deacquisition-range.

Whether an attack is engaged depends on a number of factors. All of these factors may be changed in the configuration, per mob-type.

• The attacker must remain healthy, above the configured attacker-health-threshold threshold. So the player should fight back, if not prepared to run.
• Others of the same mob-type who are within group-aggression-range of the attacker may engage in a melee attack.
• Specific worlds may be enabled or disabled.

By default:

• Attacks will not result in death, but will leave the victim with attack-damage-limit half-hearts of health.
• Attacks will be waged by only by adult entities.
• Managed NPCs will not engage in attacks. Recognized NPCs include those managed by Citizens, EliteMobs, InfernalMobs, and Shopkeepers.
• Named mobs will not engage in attacks.
• Players will be attacked regardless of movement status. Standing, sneaking, walking, sprinting, looking, sleeping, and gliding (flying) may be individually configured.

For non-passive mob-types, vanilla attack behaviors may be overridden, so that they attack based only on the configured attack conditions. This could make the world relatively passive, while still allowing retributive attacks.