Common Sense

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Common Sense gives mobs some common sense, for Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge.

Companions

• Pets, golems and anything on a lead keep clear of lava and cliffs and keep up with you.
• They walk up hills instead of being yanked, and come down the safe way.
• In boats or on ice they get dragged along instead of snapping the lead.
• Pets are rescued from drowning, lava and deadly falls, and only teleport onto safe ground.

Villagers and golems

• Villagers remember their beds and find their way home when lost.
• They follow a player holding an emerald block, and stay put when you move them somewhere.
• Golems and guards walk back to their village.

Herd instinct

• Hurt one cow and the rest of the herd runs.
• Hit a spider and its friends come for you.

And

• Sleeping mobs stay visible at normal distances.
• Every feature has its own toggle in Mods → Common Sense → Config.

Credits

The herd instinct idea comes from Herd Mentality by Darkhax. Common Sense’s version is written independently; no Herd Mentality code is used.

Source code on GitHub, licensed LGPL-3.0-only.

Made with AI assistance.