Animal Spawn Anchor points

[Josiah Gibbonson]

Instead of wolves just appearing everywhere without rhyme or reason, the world could generate occupiable "spawn anchors" for spawning animals.

 

For example, the world would generate empty caves to the side of mountains and cliffs. If a wandering wolf finds it, it has a chance to "claim" it, and turn it into a wolf den, which would spawn wolves around the area in a wide radius. (Some anchor points spawn already occupied) 

 

Players could clear out these cave's "animal clutter" and kill any nearby animals occupying said cave to revert it back to a claimable state. 

 

(As a result fewer of those animals would spawn naturally, since they now have anchor points...which would make some forests safer) 

 

Bears could claim these caves, and would sleep there during hibernation.

 

"Burrow" anchor points could be found for animals like hares or other small animals.

 

"Tree hollow" anchor points would be awesome if squirrels and when birds get added. 

 

For animals who don't den or nest, their spawns would remain pretty much unchanged.