int_ua
If I had a lot of free time I'd try to create a mod for mobs that appear only once per N days [randomly] and require complex group effort to bring down. Like going to multiple random points on map and bringing some materials to them to weaken the monster. Setting the night for the limited duration of their visit to counter solar, turning water into something else (lava?) to counter hydro and nuclear.
I'm thinking of it as a server-wide event with announcements. It all looks possible to implement. The question is what are the matching rewards. I think in my collection the most rare item is that ball of fur that cats make but I don't herd them.
Hedgehog :
Have a look at the code of NSSM. You might be able to use some (or a lot) of it.
Some mobsters and bosses in NSSM :
The Mese dragon turns nodes into mese blocks during the fight ( including any bones from killed players);
The Duck King can use its offspring to build a staircase for it, to get close enough to a player to attack them;
The icelamander kills you with ice, and then destroys your bones;
Lava titans would be fun to have on asteroids or deep underground;
Ant queens create ant warriors to fight you.
Klaranth
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3 years ago
int_ua If I had a lot of free time I'd try to create a mod for mobs that appear only once per N days [randomly] and require complex group effort to bring down. Like going to multiple random points on map and bringing some materials to them to weaken the monster. Setting the night for the limited duration of their visit to counter solar, turning water into something else (lava?) to counter hydro and nuclear.
I'm thinking of it as a server-wide event with announcements. It all looks possible to implement. The question is what are the matching rewards. I think in my collection the most rare item is that ball of fur that cats make but I don't herd them.
Hedgehog : Have a look at the code of NSSM. You might be able to use some (or a lot) of it.
Some mobsters and bosses in NSSM : The Mese dragon turns nodes into mese blocks during the fight ( including any bones from killed players); The Duck King can use its offspring to build a staircase for it, to get close enough to a player to attack them; The icelamander kills you with ice, and then destroys your bones; Lava titans would be fun to have on asteroids or deep underground; Ant queens create ant warriors to fight you.
More info on NSSM: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=11813 https://wiki.minetest.net/Mods/Not_So_Simple_Mobs
NSSM mod has been updated by : https://gitlab.com/SwampTurtle/nssm