Silverfish

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Silverfish

Runs on a list of goals, tried in priority order.

Where it spawns

Hides in infested blocks, and comes from the spawner in a stronghold's portal room.

How it thinks

Each moment it runs the most important goals it can (lowest number first); a more important goal interrupts a less important one. Read from the game's code and put in our own words.

What it does

  1. 1Swims up to stay afloat in water and lava.
  2. 1Climbs out on top of powder snow.
  3. 3When hurt, wakes silverfish hiding in nearby infested blocks.
  4. 4Walks up to its target and hits it.
  5. 5Hides inside stone, turning it into an infested block.

Who it goes after

  1. 1Fights back against whatever hurt it.
  2. 2Picks the nearest player it can see as a target.

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