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# BuffMobs v2.5.6 - Fabric 1.21.6 - 1.21.8 --- ## 📢 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 --- ## ✨ 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 --- ## 🔄 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 --- ## 🐛 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 --- ## 📦 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) --- ## 🛠️ For Modpack Developers All tactical movement features can be disabled in the config if you experience issues: ```json "rangedMeleeSwitching": { "enabled": true, "tacticalMovement": { "enabled": false // Set to false to use vanilla behavior } } ``` --- ## 💬 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.** --- ## 📝 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 --- *Thank you for using BuffMobs! Your patience with experimental features is appreciated.*