Spawn & Light Settings

• SpawnBlockingLightLevel – Maximum light level that allows Rust Creatures to spawn.
  • Example: 3 allows spawns at light levels 0–3. Light level 4+ blocks spawning.
• DarkSpawnRate – Multiplier for spawn attempts in very dark areas.
  • 1.0 = normal spawn rate
  • 2.0 = double spawn attempts
  • 2.5 = 2.5× spawn attempts
  • Note: Only affects valid spawn areas; does not override other spawn rules.

Bowtorn Settings

• BowtornFleeRange – Distance at which a Bowtorn begins to flee.
  • Example: 3.5 = Bowtorn only flees when the player is closer than 3.5 blocks.
• BowtornNormalShootDistance – Distance where Bowtorn shooting speed is normal. Closer players trigger faster fire rates.
• BowtornMaxShootSpeedMultiplier – Maximum speed multiplier for close-range shooting.
  • 1.0 = normal speed
  • 2.0 = up to double speed
  • 3.0 = up to triple speed
• BowtornMoveSpeedMultiplier – Multiplier for Bowtorn movement speed.

Custom Sound Settings

• newShiversSound – Enable custom Shiver sounds (true) or vanilla sounds (false).
• newDriftersSound – Enable custom Drifter sounds (true) or vanilla sounds (false).

Creature Selection Settings

• CreatureCodePatterns – Entity codes controlled by this mod (e.g., game:drifter-*, game:shiver-*).
• ExcludedCreatureCodePatterns – Entities ignored by the mod even if they match patterns (e.g., game:bowtorn-*).

Aggro & Targeting Settings

• AggroRange – Maximum distance for Rust Creatures to acquire a player target.
• AggroDropRange – Distance at which creatures give up on a target. Should usually exceed AggroRange.
• TargetMovedRepathDistance – Minimum target movement distance to trigger path recalculation.
• RequireLineOfSightForNaturalPlayerAggro – Requires line of sight for normal aggro (true/false).
• NaturalAggroLostSightGraceSeconds – How long a creature remembers a player after briefly losing sight.
• NaturalPlayerAggroMemorySeconds – Total time a creature remembers a naturally acquired player target.

Movement Settings

• GroundCreatureMoveSpeedMultiplier – Multiplier for ground Rust Creatures like Drifters.
• GroundCreatureTierMoveSpeedBonusMultiplier – Additional speed per creature tier.
• ShiverMoveSpeedMultiplier – Base Shiver movement speed.
• ShiverTierMoveSpeedBonusMultiplier – Additional speed per Shiver tier.
• MaxGroundDropHeight / MaxShiverDropHeight – Maximum safe drop heights for ground Rust Creatures and Shivers.

Damage Settings

• ShiverNormalAttackDamageByType – Melee damage per Shiver type.
• DrifterNormalAttackDamageByType – Melee damage per Drifter type.
• BowtornNormalAttackDamageByType – Melee damage per Bowtorn type.