Pest Control and Predatory Combat

⚔️ Pest Control & Predatory Dive-Bomb Combat

Parameter	Specification Details
AI Goal Class	net.vanillaoutsider.betterbats.ai.BatDiveBombGoal
GameRule Toggle	better-bats:bat_pest_control (Default: true)
Target Pest Entities	Silverfish (EntityTypes.SILVERFISH), Endermite (EntityTypes.ENDERMITE)
Detection Radius	8 blocks (Bounding box inflation)
Base Impact Damage	10.0 points ($5\text{ hearts}$)
Genetics Damage Multiplier	attack_damage trait ($1.0\times - 4.0\times$)
Dive-Bomb Speed	0.3 blocks/tick
Audio Cue	minecraft:entity.bat.ambient (Pitch 0.5f)

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🦅 Predatory Hunting Mechanics

When enabled via the better-bats:bat_pest_control GameRule, bats act as ecological pest control agents, scanning their surroundings for crawling arthropod pests (Silverfish and Endermites).

                  ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                  │    Bat in Flight (Active)     │
                  └───────────────┬───────────────┘
                                  │
               GameRule bat_pest_control == true?
                                  │
                Scans 8 blocks for Silverfish/Endermite
                                  │
                       Pest Entity Found?
                         ┌────────┴────────┐
                        YES                NO
                         │                 │
                Clear Group Leader         Continue Ambient
                Set Goal Active = true     Flight / Flocking
                         │
                 Accelerate 0.3 b/t
                 Direct Dive-Bomb
                         │
                   Distance < 1.0?
                         │
           💥 Deal (10.0 * attack_damage_trait)
           🎵 Play BAT_AMBIENT sound (Pitch 0.5)

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🧮 Damage Formula & Genetics Integration

The damage dealt to a pest upon impact is scaled dynamically by the bat's individual genetics:

$$\text{Damage} = 10.0 \times \text{attack_damage_trait}$$

• Base Trait Value: Default baseline is $2.0$.
• Genetic Trait Range: $1.0\times$ to $4.0\times$ (configured in EntityGeneticsRegistry).
• Effective Damage Range: $10.0$ to $40.0$ damage points (instantly slaying standard Silverfish with $8\text{ HP}$ or Endermites with $8\text{ HP}$).

if (dist < 1.0) {
    float attackDamageTrait = DasikAnimalGeneticsAPI.getTrait(this.bat, "attack_damage", 2.0f);
    float damage = 10.0f * attackDamageTrait;
    this.targetPest.hurt(this.bat.damageSources().mobAttack(this.bat), damage);
    this.bat.playSound(SoundEvents.BAT_AMBIENT, 1.0f, 0.5f); 
    this.targetPest = null;
}

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🔗 Related Pages

• Animal Genetics & Inherited Chiroptera Traits
• Dynamic GameRules Reference Table
• Behavior Profiles, Goal Flags & State Accessors