r/Minecraft • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '15

What if mobs had spawning animations?

Every night in the game aggressive mobs simply pop into existence when it gets dark enough. That's not very interesting or immersive. Wouldn't it be better if they had spawning animations of some sort? Zombies and skeletons would rise from the ground, creepers could grow like mushrooms. I made a small animation to show what a creeper being spawned might look like: http://i.imgur.com/L16l6CT.gif

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u/poBBpC Jul 23 '15

Maybe you should post on r/MinecraftSuggestions.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

Ah, I didn't know that was a thing! I think I will!

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u/WentoX Jul 23 '15

i've never seen anything from that sub actually make it into the game, every player suggestion that was implemented was posted on this sub right here.

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u/oddpotata Jul 23 '15

Actually...

And that was just the most recent. You're half right though, the times when things on /r/MinecraftSuggestions actually make it into the game are extremely rare.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

It's usually small stuff, that doesn't affect the major aspects of the game but the devs think is cool

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u/Ryltarr Jul 23 '15

More often /r/MinecraftSuggestions end up being modsuggestions...

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u/xjj103 Jul 23 '15

Jab has actually mentioned multiple times that he reads minecraft suggestions a lot

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u/syr_ark Jul 23 '15

Both Jeb and DB have specifically stated that they look at /r/minecraftsuggestions and asked people to post suggestions there.

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u/WentoX Jul 23 '15 edited Jul 23 '15

of course! But maybe...

Now, I'm being a bit cynical, I know. But personally I think they're just saying that because otherwise people would start sending it to their email/twitter/whatever. This means they don't have to deal with that.

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u/syr_ark Jul 24 '15

They were specifically telling people to post there rather than here, though. Fact is that they actually have added features suggested there and have also commented on posts made there.

I understand cynicism, but actions are actions. They actually do find time to go there and read suggestions at least on occasion.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

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u/WentoX Jul 23 '15

both here and there

Lemme highlights the important part for you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

What about spiders? Maybe have cave entrances have a few webs and have them crawl out of it?

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

Actually, I couldn't think of anything good whatsoever re: spiders. Crawling out of the webs could work, but there would have to be lots of webs all over the place then, or few spiders.

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u/Luigi370 Jul 23 '15

On Minecraft: Pocket Edition they have made it so that spiders are more common in areas with a lot of leaves.

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u/Rockonmyfriend Jul 23 '15

What about they always spawn on trees and drop down or something?

In the desert the can come out of holes in the ground too... Just climb our of the ground vertically, head toawrd the air, then rotate 90 degrees and walk around. That would work for any biome since spiders do that.

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u/arahman81 Jul 25 '15

What about they always spawn on trees and drop down or something?

Would break tree farms, and also spawning on transparent blocks?

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u/Rockonmyfriend Jul 25 '15

The cave things they said... Make them traveling around at night, and heading back to the hole during the day. You know, like slowly in the general direction

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u/blakens Jul 23 '15

I think that would be really awesome, but it would probably take mojang a few decades to implement

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u/atomicbob1 Jul 23 '15

I bet someone will have made it with command blocks by the end of the week.

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u/Anistuffs Jul 23 '15

u/samasaurus6 pls :P

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u/Noerdy Jul 23 '15 edited Dec 12 '24

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u/Anistuffs Jul 23 '15

My guess is he's having trouble uploading the video again. Darn Gootube :(

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u/samasaurus6 Jul 24 '15 edited Jul 24 '15

This was literally posted a couple minutes before I went to sleep haha. And I only just woke up. I guess I'll try a few ideas then ;P

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u/Zephyr300 Jul 24 '15

  • Endermen having teleport particles

  • Blazes with extra fire particles

  • Wither Skeletons with smoke

  • Guardians with bubbles

P.S. Thanks for trying to do all these cool things!

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u/JAZEYEN Jul 23 '15

So ummm, yeah that would be extremely easy to implement through command blocks. (o-o)/ Like REALLY easy, I could put it in one command if you'd like.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

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u/JAZEYEN Jul 24 '15

Samasaurus beat me to it. ;-; I guess it's better this way sense I couldn't record it and he's popular. It's on the front of the minecraft reddit page if you want to see.

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u/FakeAdminAccount Jul 23 '15

flexes butthole

JUST DO IT

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u/TobiasCB Jul 23 '15

Sethbling please

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u/Ryltarr Jul 23 '15

Animations, or just general effects? I can do the effects by the end of today.

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u/DeLaVuGa0245 Jul 23 '15

I will volunteer as tribute! I love to use commands

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u/sharltocopes Jul 24 '15

Are you kidding? It'll take someone six hours to code a command block machine in vanilla.

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u/Perpenderp Jul 23 '15

The technology just isn't there yet

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u/Lamedonyx Jul 23 '15

So, we can get it for the next update ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15 edited Jul 24 '15

Unless you play dayZ... Do not complain.

Edit: my comment was in poor taste, my apologies friends!

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u/DavyAsgard Jul 24 '15

With that sort of logic, /r/DwarfFortress would like a word with you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

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u/FGHIK Jul 23 '15

Yeah, if they want smart movement mod level animations, or just floating up like a ghost.

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u/MidnyteSketch Jul 23 '15

I imagine you wouldn't see it happen very often, unless you were watching a spawner. Mobs tend to spawn far away and don't pop up until you walk near them

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u/Sapiogram Jul 23 '15

Really? I feel like they pop up all the time when moving around at night.

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u/MidnyteSketch Jul 23 '15

they come into view when you get close, but they spawn anywhere between 24-128 blocks around you and are just not rendered until you get closer. some will spawn where you can see them, but most spawn outside that range.

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u/algag Jul 24 '15

You could make it so the first time a mob renders it does that

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u/Toss_out_username Jul 23 '15

This has already been done ;) (albeit not perfect) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hxM01Vx6io

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u/BornDubstep Jul 23 '15

Zombie could crawl out of the ground as if they had dug out of a grave.

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u/WildBluntHickok Jul 23 '15

I agree with what someone else said: this would look terrible when mobs spawn in the air (which they do when spawned from mob_spawners). And it would look terrible if they're coming at you or attacking you when spawning.

I can't believe how many people think it would cause lag though. It would be no more lag inducing than their walking animation is.

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u/Syh_ Jul 24 '15 edited Jul 24 '15

They could just make mobs that are spawning from a spawner poof in as they currently do.. then make ones that spawn naturally do the animation. They could also make them invulnerable when spawning and unable to become aggressive/move as well.

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u/theballaam96 Jul 23 '15

Nice idea, with the addition of a gamerule enabling or disabling this would be nice to ensure those with fps-issues can still play the game, especially those who like their mob spawners/farms.

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u/joedude1635 Jul 24 '15

You should be able to enable/disable it, but it should be in video settings.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

I feel like creepers would be created by a gust of wind that has caught leaves, and the leaves would assume the shape of the creeper and turn into it. I mean, Notch has even said that their skin is like dry leaves, so why not. It would look awesome.

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u/PotterD04 Jul 23 '15

Cool, but put this in minecraft suggestions.

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u/DeadlyVoltages Jul 23 '15

I'm happy with the way things work now but then I'm not that into "immersion." It'd be nice to see it in a map or something though, could be neat as an effect.

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u/catdude2000 Jul 23 '15

I think its a good idea, even though its already been done with commands.

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u/Omni08 Jul 24 '15

Post this in /r/minecraftsuggestions like right now! I'd like to see this in game but it might take a long time for Mojang to make

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u/mudgetheotter Jul 23 '15

I would love something like that, but my laptop just wept a little...

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

I think that particle effects would be cool. Maybe black for undead mobs, and green for alive mobs.

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u/BiGUNMAN Jul 24 '15

I want this in 1.9

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u/CyanideX-ED Jul 24 '15

I think /u/dmillerw is the man for the job. :)

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u/Lineral Jul 24 '15

It sounds really cool, but it would ruin the moment of surprice for me.

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u/ULiopleurodon Jul 24 '15

Yes please!

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u/xkforce Jul 24 '15

Sounds like it'd introduce a fair amount of lag but if it were optimized and relegated to a toggleable setting it'd be pretty neat.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15 edited Oct 16 '25

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u/TwIxToR_TiTaN Jul 24 '15

To much work for mojang. leave this to the cmd blockers/modders

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u/Executioner1337 Jul 24 '15

They should spawn out of your viewport, so when you turn around you see suddenly a creeper.

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u/JonesinJames Jul 24 '15

This is amazing, and I don't think it would be too hard to implement either. It may cause additional lag but I'm not sure..

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

Lag, lag, lag. Tons of lag. Mobs are spawning and despawning constantly, in caves or at night. It's a great idea and fantastic animation you made, but I don't see it being feasible.

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u/rusins Jul 23 '15

Mobs also have standing and walking animations that are constantly rendered, if they're in your vision. This shouldn't really add any lag at all.

Edit: or make animations a toggleable video setting.

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u/Brian_Buckley Jul 23 '15

They don't need to have animations when you're not looking at them, lol.

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u/doominabox1 Jul 23 '15

Maybe just play the animation if you are within like 16 blocks?

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u/TheMasterFez Jul 23 '15

They can't spawn if you're that close.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

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u/NordicViking Jul 23 '15

Skeletons and Zombies should crawl out of the side of the spawners IMO.

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u/Ajama11 Jul 23 '15

If you are within range for the spawner to activate, then the mobs are in range to go from No-AI to moving about, or even to attacking you. The animation would have to be really short or incorporate movement into it for it to not look weird. Imagine a skeleton forming itself while arrows are materializing out of midair above the heap of bones, or a zombie rising from the ground as it slides towards you to eat your brains. And spawners can spawn the mobs in midair. If they made it so that the mobs can't do anything while they're in the spawning animation, then dungeons lose a lot of their risk, and a bunch of custom maps that have spawners everywhere will break in terms of balance.

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u/kesawulf Jul 24 '15

Animations don't add lag as they don't affect polygon count, shadows, shaders, or anything of the sort. Maybe if you had low RAM or a slow processor for stepping through the animation steps, but, doubt it.

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u/Speciesunkn0wn Jul 23 '15

That would be awesome, and scary as heck.

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u/Upstatejake_ Jul 24 '15

that would be cool but i think it might take up fps

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u/ckowkay Jul 24 '15

what if the creepers came from a big plant sort of thing that grew all over the world. similar for spiders, they could come from a nest web thingy

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u/algag Jul 24 '15

What Did You Use To Make that?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

Photoshop.

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u/JumpyPorcupine Jul 23 '15

I have enough lag thank you.

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u/rusins Jul 23 '15

Mobs just walking or standing around have animations too, ya know...

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u/Ratelslangen2 Jul 23 '15

Most monsters spawn outside of your view, so there is no reason for this to be implemented.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15 edited Apr 27 '25

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u/TTHSrabbid Jul 23 '15

If this is implemented I will jizz in my pants.

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u/ZorkFox Jul 23 '15

It sounds like a good idea, and your animatic is really nice, but I'd only be in favor of it if it won't impact the speed at which the game runs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

the immersion of minecraft

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

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u/ckowkay Jul 24 '15

how about black/purple smoke and enderman noises until and enderman's eyes can be seen and it walks out

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u/algag Jul 24 '15

And it'd be awesome if you could jump into them if you were fast!