minecraft:behavior.follow_mob: Entity component in Minecraft Bedrock

minecraft:behavior.follow_mob

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Overview

minecraft:behavior.follow_mob is an entity component: it goes in the components object of a custom mob, or in one of its component groups. AI goal that makes the mob tag along behind other nearby mobs.

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
`speed_multiplier`	number	`1`	Speed multiplier while following.
`stop_distance`	number	none	How many blocks behind the followed mob this one stops.
`search_range`	integer	`0`	How far, in blocks, the mob looks for someone to follow.
`use_home_position_restriction`	boolean	`false`	If true, only mobs inside this mob's home area can be followed.
`preferred_actor_type`	string	`""`	A mob type to follow first. Leave empty to pick a random one nearby.
`filters`	Filter Group	`{"AND":null,"NOT":null,"OR":null,"all":null,"all_of":null,"any":null,"any_of":null,"none_of":null}`	Which nearby mobs can be followed. When empty, a built-in list is used that skips players and some others.
`priority`	integer	`0`	Lower numbers run first: when two goals compete, the one with the smaller priority wins.Range: 0 to …
`control_flags`	Goal's control flags[]	none	Which body parts this goal takes over (move, look, jump), so goals using the same parts cannot run together.

Example

Inside the components object of BP/entities/<name>.json (values are the defaults or placeholders):

BP/entities/<name>.json

{
  "minecraft:behavior.follow_mob": {
    "speed_multiplier": 1,
    "stop_distance": 1,
    "search_range": 0,
    "use_home_position_restriction": false,
    "preferred_actor_type": "",
    "filters": {
      "AND": null,
      "NOT": null,
      "OR": null,
      "all": null,
      "all_of": null,
      "any": null,
      "any_of": null,
      "none_of": null
    },
    "priority": 0,
    "control_flags": []
  }
}