Skeleton

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Skeleton

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

Where it spawns

Biomes (55)

BiomeShareGroup
Soul Sand Valley28% of monsters5
Badlands19% of monsters4
Beach19% of monsters4
Birch Forest19% of monsters4
Cherry Grove19% of monsters4
Dappled Forest19% of monsters4
Dark Forest19% of monsters4
Eroded Badlands19% of monsters4
Flower Forest19% of monsters4
Forest19% of monsters4
Frozen Peaks19% of monsters4
Frozen River19% of monsters4
43 more biomes

Share is how often this mob is picked when the game spawns that kind of mob in the biome; group is how many come at once.

Structures

StructureShareGroup
Nether Fortress7.1% of monsters5

Inside these structures their own spawn list replaces the biome's.

Drops

ItemAmountChance
ArrowArrowLooting adds up to 1 per level0–2100%
BoneBoneLooting adds up to 1 per level0–2100%

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. 2Avoids paths that are in sunlight.
  2. 3Looks for shade when it starts to burn in sunlight.
  3. 3Runs away from a nearby wolf.
  4. 4Shoots its bow at its target, strafing around it (used while it holds a bow).Added and removed while it plays, depending on its gear or state.
  5. 4Walks up to its target and hits it.Added and removed while it plays, depending on its gear or state.
  6. 5Wanders around at random, keeping out of water.
  7. 6Looks at a nearby player.
  8. 6Looks around at random.

Who it goes after

  1. 1Fights back against whatever hurt it.
  2. 2Picks the nearest player it can see as a target.
  3. 3Picks the nearest iron golem it can see as a target.
  4. 3Picks the nearest turtle it can see as a target.

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