Creeper Spores Mechanics

The core of the mod revolves around the life cycle of the Creeper and the new status effect introduced to facilitate their reproduction.

Creeper Spores Effect

When a Creeper explodes, all entities caught within the blast radius are afflicted with the Creeper Spores status effect. This effect acts as a carrier for the next generation.

• Spawning Chance: A Creeperling has a chance to spawn under three conditions: 1. When the Creeper Spores effect duration expires. 2. When the affected entity is hit by an attack. 3. When the affected entity dies.
• Prevention: The effect can be removed by drinking milk, preventing the potential spawn of a Creeperling.

Growth and Taming

Creeperlings are not permanent babies; they are part of a growing ecosystem.

• Natural Growth: Creeperlings require sunlight to mature into adult Creepers. If kept in the dark, their growth will be stunted.
• Bone Meal: Players can use Bone Meal on a Creeperling to speed up its growth process.
• Taming/Trust: If you feed a Creeperling Bone Meal, it will begin to trust the player. A trusting Creeperling will stop fleeing from you and can be kept as a pet, provided you keep it away from direct sunlight to prevent it from maturing into a hostile adult.
• Following: Creeperlings are tempted by Bone Meal and will follow any player holding it.