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|type={{ll|Land|<translate><!--T:60--> Land</translate>}} | |type={{ll|Land|<translate><!--T:60--> Land</translate>}} | ||
|blocks=tallgrass, shallow snow, air | |||
|tier=2<ref>Line 308 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | |||
|behavior={{ll|:Category:Hostile_creatures|<translate><!--T:61--> Hostile</translate>}} | |behavior={{ll|:Category:Hostile_creatures|<translate><!--T:61--> Hostile</translate>}} | ||
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Bears spawn on the world's {{ll|surface|surface}}, in {{Hovertip| grass | the 3D sort, any height}}, {{Hovertip| shallow | how deep?}} snow, or air.<ref>Line 569 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> Most prefer forested areas with some precipitation, but trees are not necessary, and removing vegetation doesn't affect their ability to spawn.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord</ref> | * Bears don't spawn during the first 4 in-game days.<ref>[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/news/de-jank-and-game-juice-update-1170-rc1rc2-r323 Official devlog]</ref> | ||
* Bears spawn on the world's {{ll|surface|surface}}, in {{Hovertip| grass | the 3D sort, any height}}, {{Hovertip| shallow | how deep?}} snow, or air.<ref>Line 569 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | |||
The maximum elevation for all bear variants to spawn is <code>1.6</code>.<ref>Line 570 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> If default sealevel is Y 110, and 110x1.6=176, then the player should not encounter many bears above Y 176. Bears can still wander to higher elevations after spawning, especially if chasing prey. | * Most bears prefer forested areas with some precipitation, but trees are not necessary, and removing vegetation doesn't affect their ability to spawn.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord, Jan2024</ref> | ||
* The maximum elevation for all bear variants to spawn is <code>1.6</code>.<ref>Line 570 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> If default sealevel is Y 110, and 110x1.6=176, then the player should not encounter many bears above Y 176. Bears can still wander to higher elevations after spawning, especially if chasing prey. | |||
The <code>TriesPerChunk</code> is 0.015. | * The <code>TriesPerChunk</code> is 0.015. | ||
* An adult male bear might spawn alone, or with one adult female, with an average group size of 1, ±1. | |||
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In the table above, temperature refers to annual average, rather than the current temperature a player can observe in the Character panel.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord</ref> | In the table above, temperature refers to annual average, rather than the current temperature a player can observe in the Character panel.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord, Jan2024</ref> | ||
=== Runtime spawn conditions === | === Runtime spawn conditions === | ||
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After worldgen, the temperature etc. conditions for spawning are the same. | * After worldgen, the temperature etc. conditions for spawning are the same. | ||
However, bears will not spawn in areas of ''artificial'' light higher than level 7. This is intended to prevent wild animals spawning in obviously-developed areas.<ref>Line 607 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * However, bears will not spawn in areas of ''artificial'' light higher than level 7. This is intended to prevent wild animals spawning in obviously-developed areas.<ref>Line 607 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | ||
* The chance for a bear to spawn is 0.00003.<ref>Line 605 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | |||
The chance for a bear to spawn is 0.00003.<ref>Line 605 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * Though bear.json says <code>groupSize: { dist: "verynarrowgaussian", avg: 1, var: 1 }</code> it also says <code>maxQuantity: 1</code>. It's highly unlikely that a group of bears can spawn during runtime.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord, Feb2024</ref> | ||
* Whether a bear spawns is dependent on a location meeting its spawn requirements when a spawn check occurs; there are no "spawn points" that repeatedly produce specific animals.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord, Jan2024</ref> | |||
Whether a bear spawns is dependent on a location meeting its spawn requirements when a spawn check occurs; there are no "spawn points" that repeatedly produce specific animals.<ref>Direct message conversation between radfast (developer) and T.Read (player) via Discord</ref> | |||
=== Despawn conditions === | === Despawn conditions === | ||
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|image2=File:Bear-male-polar.png | |image2=File:Bear-male-polar.png | ||
|HealthMF=66 | |HealthMF=66 | ||
|HealthB=? | |||
|BaseAttackMF=16 | |BaseAttackMF=16 | ||
|SeekRangeMF=30 | |SeekRangeMF=30 | ||
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|HealthMF=64 | |HealthMF=64 | ||
|HealthB=? | |||
|BaseAttackMF=12 | |BaseAttackMF=12 | ||
|SeekRangeMF=30 | |SeekRangeMF=30 | ||
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|HealthMF=44 | |HealthMF=44 | ||
|HealthB=? | |||
|BaseAttackMF=10 | |BaseAttackMF=10 | ||
|SeekRangeMF=30 | |SeekRangeMF=30 | ||
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|image2=File:Bear-male-panda.png | |image2=File:Bear-male-panda.png | ||
|HealthMF=38 | |HealthMF=38 | ||
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|image2=File:Bear-male-sun.png | |image2=File:Bear-male-sun.png | ||
|HealthMF=34 | |HealthMF=34 | ||
|HealthB=? | |||
|BaseAttackMF=4 | |BaseAttackMF=4 | ||
|SeekRangeMF=30 | |SeekRangeMF=30 | ||
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* Bears have a 5% chance of growling while idle, giving players little warning that they're in the area. | |||
* Brown bears, black bears and pandas can easily escape a pit 3 blocks deep. Polar bears and sun bears can only jump up 2 blocks. Polar bears are the only variant that cannot use ladders. | * Brown bears, black bears and pandas can easily escape a pit 3 blocks deep. Polar bears and sun bears can only jump up 2 blocks. Polar bears are the only variant that cannot use ladders. | ||
* All bears can easily hit players/creatures over a fence 1 block high, but they can't jump over fences on level ground. Note: if the player puts a block such as a lantern on top of a fence, that creates a weak point where a bear could climb over. | * All bears can easily hit players/creatures over a fence 1 block high, but they can't jump over fences on level ground. Note: if the player puts a block such as a lantern on top of a fence, that creates a weak point where a bear could climb over. | ||
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* If a bear receives damage, it might become aggressive towards any creature within 30 blocks.<ref>Lines 429-438 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * If a bear receives damage, it might become aggressive towards any creature within 30 blocks.<ref>Lines 429-438 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | ||
* Bears have a 0.01 chance to leap at their target. | * Bears have a 0.01 chance to leap at their target. | ||
* In addition to their melee attack, bears have a slashing attack that deals 15 points of tier 2 damage | * In addition to their melee attack, bears have a slashing attack that deals 15 points of tier 2 damage:<ref>Lines 308-314 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> <code>minDist: 2</code> and <code>minVerDist: 1.5</code>. This attack can probably be avoided by standing in a narrow pit 3 blocks deep. | ||
* When a bear's health gets below 30%, it might turn and flee the player. The chance for panda bears to flee is 30%, while the chance for black bears to flee is 10%; the chance for polar, brown, and sun bears to flee is only 5%.<ref>Lines 267-279 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * When a bear's health gets below 30%, it might turn and flee the player. The chance for panda bears to flee is 30%, while the chance for black bears to flee is 10%; the chance for polar, brown, and sun bears to flee is only 5%.<ref>Lines 267-279 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | ||
* If a fleeing bear gets further than 20 blocks from its attacker, it might stop running and even lie down. If the player approaches within 20 blocks, it will resume running away.<ref>Lines 349-352 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * If a fleeing bear gets further than 20 blocks from its attacker, it might stop running and even lie down. If the player approaches within 20 blocks, it will resume running away.<ref>Lines 349-352 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | ||
* After 30 seconds without taking damage, a bear will stop fleeing and resume normal behavior.<ref>Lines 267-268 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | * After 30 seconds without taking damage, a bear will stop fleeing and resume normal behavior.<ref>Lines 267-268 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | ||
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{{SneakClick|Butcher}} the animal by right-clicking while crouching with a {{ll|Knife|knife}} in the active hand to harvest its corpse. | * {{SneakClick|Butcher}} the animal by right-clicking while crouching with a {{ll|Knife|knife}} in the active hand to harvest its corpse. | ||
* Bears do not drop any bones. Harvested corpses leave behind large bony carcasses, which the player can break to obtain bones. Unharvested bear corpses decay into bony carcasses after 4 game-days.<ref>Line 225 of %appdata%\Roaming\Vintagestory\assets\survival\entities\land\bear.json</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
* Polar bears were added in version 1.16.0-rc.1 as a rare spawn. "Other bear types should get added in the future."<ref>[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/news/homesteading-part-2-half-a-combat-update-v1160-rc1-rc2-r303 Official devlog]</ref> | * Polar bears were added in version 1.16.0-rc.1 as a rare spawn. "Other bear types should get added in the future."<ref>[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/news/homesteading-part-2-half-a-combat-update-v1160-rc1-rc2-r303 Official devlog]</ref> | ||
* Brown bears, black bears, pandas and sun bears were added in version 1.17.0-pre1.<ref>[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/news/de-jank-and-game-juice-update-1170-pre1-r322/ Official devlog]</ref> | * Brown bears, black bears, pandas and sun bears were added in version 1.17.0-pre1.<ref>[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html/news/de-jank-and-game-juice-update-1170-pre1-r322/ Official devlog]</ref> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* It's unclear how quickly creatures regenerate health. | |||
* Male brown bears are 25% larger than male black bears, and polar bears are 40% larger. Panda bears are 20% smaller than black bears, and sun bears are 40% smaller. | |||
* While bear.json says <code>basketCatchable: true</code>, the <code>trapChance</code> is 0, so none are possible to catch in [[Reed basket trap|reed basket traps]]. | * While bear.json says <code>basketCatchable: true</code>, the <code>trapChance</code> is 0, so none are possible to catch in [[Reed basket trap|reed basket traps]]. | ||
* The <code>trapDestroyChance</code> is 90%. | * The <code>trapDestroyChance</code> is 90%. | ||
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== Trivia == | |||
When a player is killed by a bear, one of the following messages will be displayed in the chat overlay: | |||
* Player {0} unwisely poked a bear. | |||
* Player {0} was torn limb from limb. | |||
* Player {0} suffered a grizzly death. | |||
* Player {0} made a fine polar meal. | |||
* Player {0} was mistaken for a seal. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
[[File:Bears-117.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A grizzly bear sits behind a sun bear, with a panda bear on one side and black bear on the other. No polar bear is present. The background is shrubland with distant trees.|teaser image from devlog for 1.17.0-pre1]]<br> | [[File:Bears-117.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A grizzly bear sits behind a sun bear, with a panda bear on one side and black bear on the other. No polar bear is present. The background is shrubland with distant trees.|teaser image from devlog for 1.17.0-pre1]]<br> | ||
