The next step in the butterflies mod is to integrate them with villagers. Before I can do that they need a job block of some kind. So I’ve created a block that can help feed and breed butterflies. Later, we can use this block to create butterfly related villagers.
Goal
The basis of Minecraft’s goal-oriented AI system.
Moths, Moths, and More Moths
I’ve spent this week adding as many moths to the mod as I can. Each new moth led to a few little changes to either fix bugs I found along the way, or to add a new behaviour for the moth.
Butterflies, Moths and Bugs
This week I spent some time fixing a few bugs I’ve been noticing while testing the mod. Now our butterflies look better, animate better, and spawn better. These things may seem minor in comparison to adding cool new features, but as I’ve said before: details matter.
Moths, Silk, and Startling
This week I add silk to the butterfly mod and finally add my first moth. This moth has its own unique behaviour, something I will start adding to several other butterflies. Along the way I fixed a bug or two, and discovered a couple more that need to be fixed.
Just Like a Moth to a Flame
This week I continued adding new behaviours specifically for moths. Along the way I had to update the movement code (again) and fix a minor bug. But now moths will be drawn to light and use a different landing animation.
A Bugfix and a Day/Night Cycle
Last week I released version 4 of Bok’s Banging Butterflies, introducing flower pollination and improved AI for butterflies. With that done, it’s time to start focusing on the next feature I want to introduce. Moths will be main feature for Bok’s Banging Butterflies v5.0.0.
The Butterfly’s Final Goals
I’m getting close to finishing version 4 of Bok’s Butterflies. I just need to cross some Is and dot some Ts. A couple of new goals and a bugfix or two, then port the mod to all supported versions, and it’s ready for release.
Pollinating Flowers with AI
This week I introduced a new system to the Butterfly mod. Since butterflies like to pollinate flowers in real life, I’ve added a system where they can do the same in Minecraft. A lot of thought went into this system so it doesn’t unbalance the game too much.
Very Intelligent Butterflies
Butterflies aren’t very smart in real life. But they are smarter than the butterflies currently implemented in the Butterfly Mod. So I’ve started implementing new goals for the butterfly’s AI to make them behave just a bit smarter than they have been so far.
Butterflies Float Like a Bee
Butterflies aren’t smart. At least in the Butterfly mod they aren’t. Minecraft has an AI system that I haven’t taken advantage of so far. However, I’m planning on introducing some new behaviour to the butterflies, so it’s time to evolve.