Is there a minimum distance animals spawn from the player?

[Asreal]

Hey,

So I was trying a hardcore world in the arctic, and was making good progress, but something weird happened on my way back home from a hunt, I think a bear literally spawned right on top of me and killed me! I was walking along, nothing around, no sounds of wild animals in the forest, and noticed a quick flicker on my screen like something had spawned ontop of me, next second I was killed by a polar bear. Is this something that can happen? or was it just a really stealthy polar bear that snuck up behind me?

It kinda didn't feel very fair, I was being extra cautious and paying attention knowing the woods are full of predators, and it seems to have come from directly behind me, I would have noticed if I passed any animals and that flicker makes me think it had just spawned on my character

Edited December 1, 2024 by Asreal

[Streetwind]

Drifters and Rifts have minimum distances. I never checked the animal spawning code, but I would be surprised if they didn't.

I think it was just a stealth bear. In a recent interview, Tyron acknowledged that they really need at least some footstep noise...

[Brady_The]

16 minutes ago, Streetwind said:

Tyron acknowledged that they really need at least some footstep noise

Until then https://mods.vintagestory.at/simplefootstepsredux should take care of this problem.

[Thorfinn]

50 minutes ago, Asreal said:

or was it just a really stealthy polar bear that snuck up behind me?

Almost certainly this.

Among other spawning conditions,

Spoiler

                    MinDistanceToPlayer: 30,

 

[LadyWYT]

53 minutes ago, Asreal said:

was it just a really stealthy polar bear that snuck up behind me?

 

43 minutes ago, Streetwind said:

I think it was just a stealth bear.

Agreed. I'm guessing it was probably asleep somewhere nearby and didn't notice you until you were pretty close to it. Or rather, you didn't spot it until it was right on top of you.

[Asreal]

I may need better avoiding strategies then, cause I can be as careful as possible and still get jumped apparently

It really did feel like it just appeared ontop of me and killed me with no warning

and right as I had almost made it to the copper age (quite difficult with no clay deposits, reeds, food scarcity, and predators)

Edited December 1, 2024 by Asreal

[LadyWYT]

4 hours ago, Asreal said:

I may need better avoiding strategies then, cause I can be as careful as possible and still get jumped apparently

It really did feel like it just appeared ontop of me and killed me with no warning

and right as I had almost made it to the copper age (quite difficult with no clay deposits, reeds, food scarcity, and predators)

That's Vintage Story for ya! I wouldn't say it's a common occurrence, but it's always a thrill when the game decides it's been too lenient and throws a wrench into your carefully laid plans.

I once came back from a big mining trip; it was deep underground, so my stability was pretty low(around 40%). Wouldn't you know, a temporal storm hit as soon as I got back home, before I had time to recover. Thankfully I had an extra temporal gear to sacrifice for some extra stability, or I probably wouldn't have survived the storm.