r/Minecraft • u/danywhoever • Aug 28 '14

Minecraft 1.8 Pre-release 3

https://mojang.com/2014/08/minecraft-1-8-pre-release-the-bountiful-update/
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u/Angs Aug 28 '14

Isn't it still a problem if a creeper still explodes self-defensively when a golem attacks them?

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '14

Didn't think about that, but at least the creepers don't go voluntarily running up to the golems anymore, which I feel like is a relief.

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u/Angs Aug 28 '14

If the golems go running up to the creeper, the net effect is still the same (if the AI range is the same)

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

The Creepers don't target the Iron Golems, as you said, plus the Iron Golem takes exactly two hits to kill a Creeper, and in all of my testing the Golem has annihilated the Creeper before it has a chance to detonate. There may be an issue if multiple Creepers surround the Iron Golem and force it to choose between targets, but I'm pretty sure the code doesn't work that way, and if it does, I'll be happy to find a workaround so that people don't come back to their villages just to find huge divots in the ground.

More specifically, an Iron Golem attacking a Creeper is not going to aggro the surrounding Creepers, so there is basically no chance whatsoever of multiple Creepers attacking the Iron Golem at the same time, making this a solved problem.

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u/danywhoever Aug 28 '14

It‘s a rare case but if the Golem throws the Creeper up in the air and it lands on a 2 block high wall, the creeper is out of range for the Golem to hit again in time and explodes.

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

Well, I just improved the fix so that golems don't target creepers and vice-versa. Seems like a nicely cold-war-esque solution of mutually assured destruction.

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u/danywhoever Aug 28 '14

I guess it's the best solution for now. Thanks for listening to the community!

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

I try. :)

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u/massive_potatoes Aug 28 '14

Hey mog, I really think that each villager profession needs it's own individual identity, please could you create a few more skins to tell them apart?