📝 Changelog v1.9 🚀

✨ New Mechanics & Modes

🤖 "Terminator" Mode: Added the ultimate difficulty mode for the bravest speedrunners.

⏳ Head Start (Freeze): Hunters are now frozen for 10 seconds at the start! Added a new bossbar - "Hunters are frozen, run!" - to help you make your escape.

⚔️ Gear Progression: Hunters' armor and weapons will now automatically upgrade over time (the maximum gear level depends on the chosen difficulty).

💀 Respawn Cooldowns: Hunters no longer return instantly after death. Added a respawn timer, as well as temporary protection to prevent hunters from teleporting right after you respawn.

🗣️ Hunter Taunts: Hunters now react to your mistakes! They will mock you in the chat if you take fall damage, get hit by a zombie, or get shot by a skeleton. 

🧠 AI & Behavior

🎣 Fishing Rods: Hunters have learned how to use fishing rods in combat to pull you in and break your momentum.

🌊 Speed Swimming: Fixed the "ocean drifting" bug. Hunters now aggressively and quickly swim towards you using the Dolphin's Grace effect.

⚖️ Difficulty Rebalance: "Easy" mode is now truly for beginners (complex AI behaviors like parkour, clutching, and trapping have been disabled).

⚙️ Ability Toggles: Added new options in the configuration menu to easily disable hunter traps and ender pearls.

🛠️ Fixes & Optimization

🔧 General minor bug fixes and overall code optimization.

⚠️ Important Note: Version 1.9 brings massive system rewrites and a lot of new features. Due to the scale of this update, you might encounter unexpected bugs. Please report any issues you find on our Discord server - it helps us fix them quickly! 🐛🔨

Changelog v1.8 - The Relentless Update

🔥 Major AI Improvements:

Anti-Freeze Global Tracker: Fixed the biggest issue where Hunters would freeze when chunks unloaded (due to distance or optimization mods). The server now uses a "leash" system: if you manage to get more than 80 blocks away, the Hunter will instantly teleport 35 blocks behind you. You can run, but you can never truly escape.

Swimming AI Upgrade: The ocean is no longer a safe haven. Hunters now receive a hidden Dolphin's Grace effect while in water and will actively swim upwards to reach you.

The Return of Traps (Lava & Cobwebs): Trapping AI makes a comeback and has been completely rebuilt! Hunters once again seamlessly throw lava in your path or trap you in cobwebs while sprinting. This is balanced with a 30% trigger chance to prevent annoying spam.

What should we add in v1.9? Join our Discord server and share your craziest ideas for the Hunter AI!

Changelog v1.7.6

Added Mimic Sheep.

Added a new setting in the GUI to adjust the spawn chance of Mimic Sheep.

Updated localization files.

Made minor tweaks to the Hunter AI.

Disclaimer: This mod is still in active development. You may encounter bugs or unexpected behavior during gameplay.

📑ChangeLog v1.7.5

NEW FEATURES

Settings Menu (Key "K"): Adjust the number of spawned Hunters for every difficulty (from 1 up to 20).

Global Persistence: Hunters are now tied to your UUID and will track you across dimensions and long distances.

⚠️ WARNING

This is a technical update with major internal code changes. Expect potential bugs. Please report any issues!

1.7 (AI Overhaul & Global Update)

🤖 AI & Combat Evolution

Smart Movement: Hunters now perform dynamic parkour. They can jump over gaps and perform "block clutches" to prevent fall damage.

Tactical PvP: Bots now actively use shields against projectiles, drink potions, and eat golden apples based on their current health and situation.

Destruction System: If you wall yourself in, Hunters will now mine through obstacles using the correct tools.

Improved Navigation: Fixed the AI "confusion" bug when a player rapidly changes elevation.

🌍 World & Pursuit

Cross-Dimensional Chase: Hunters are now guaranteed to follow players into the Nether and the End. If you change dimensions, they will appear nearby within seconds.

Persistent Stalkers: Upon death, Hunters no longer vanish. They respawn nearby (40-70 blocks away) while keeping their inventory and Nightmare status.

Global Tracking: Rewritten target search logic. Bots no longer "freeze" in inactive or unloaded chunks.

👹 Nightmare Mode

Nightmare 2.0: In this mode, Hunters receive full Netherite gear, high knockback resistance, and infinite resources for building and TNT traps.

🛠 Technical Changes & Optimization

Distributed Ticks: Heavy AI calculations are now spread across server ticks, significantly improving server performance (TPS).

Armor Rendering: Fixed a major bug where armor equipped on Hunters was invisible to players.

⚠️ Risk of Bugs

Experimental AI: Due to the complete AI overhaul, Hunters may occasionally get stuck in complex structures like Strongholds or Bastions.

Dimension Latency: If you jump through portals too quickly, there might be a 5-10 second delay before the Hunter teleports to your new location.

Performance: On low-end CPUs, spawning more than 10 Hunters simultaneously may cause temporary TPS drops.

🏆 Milestone Thanks (1,000+ Downloads on Curseforge!)

A huge thank you to our community! We have officially reached 1,000 downloads. Your support, bug reports, and feedback have been the driving force behind this massive 1.7 update. We're just getting started!