Livestock Panic

Livestock Panic introduces realistic survival instincts to passive farm animals. Chickens, sheep, cows, and pigs now detect nearby hostile mobs or wolves within a configurable radius and react accordingly.

Animal Behaviors

• Chickens frantically scatter in random directions with increased speed
• Sheep group together and flee as a herd
• Cows occasionally charge and knockback smaller threats like spiders or silverfish
• Pigs squeal loudly, alerting nearby animals and potentially attracting players to investigate

Features

• Animals return to normal behavior once threats leave the area
• Works seamlessly with vanilla breeding and farming mechanics
• Uses efficient scoreboard-based proximity detection
• Runs checks only every 20 ticks to minimize performance impact
• No commands required for basic functionality

Configuration

Optional command /trigger livestock_panic_range allows players to adjust detection radius between 8-24 blocks.

Use Cases

Players can intentionally use this behavior for automated mob sorting or must consider predator threats when building farms.