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The Combat AI tab provides editors for the CombatActionEvaluator (CAE) system that drives elite melee and ranged combat behavior. It is divided into 3 sub-tabs: Combat Styles, Tier Behavior, and Weapon Combat. Combat AI - Combat Styles

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Combat Styles

Each combat style defines a distinct combat personality that controls attack timing, defensive behavior, and movement patterns. RPGMobs ships with 4 built-in styles. Any style can be assigned to any mob rule via the Combat Style selector.

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Disciplined

Steady, measured attacks with consistent timing and reliable defense.
  • Attack Cooldown: 1.0 - 2.0s
  • Shield and guard usage at T2+
  • Step back after attacks at T2+
  • Health retreat at T3+

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Berserker

Aggressive, fast-paced pressure with relentless attacks and little retreat.
  • Attack Cooldown: 0.4 - 0.8s
  • Minimal guard usage
  • Step back at T2+ (brief)
  • Health retreat at T3+ (low threshold)

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Tactical

Calculated approach with strafing, early retreats, and flanking at high tiers.
  • Attack Cooldown: 0.8 - 1.2s
  • Shield and guard usage at T2+
  • Step back after attacks at T2+
  • Health retreat at T3+
  • Flanking at T5

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Chaotic

Unpredictable timing with random bursts of aggression and erratic movement.
  • Attack Cooldown: 0.3 - 2.0s
  • Occasional guard usage
  • BackOff at T2+
  • Health retreat at T3+

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Combat Style Parameters

Each style exposes the following parameters:

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Tier Behavior

Combat AI - Tier Behavior Per-tier behavior escalation controls which CAE actions are available at each tier. Higher tiers unlock more sophisticated combat behaviors.

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Toggle Grid

A 5-column (T1 - T5) by 5-row grid of ON/OFF toggles: These are the default values. Each cell can be toggled independently per world overlay.

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Tier Detail Parameters

Clicking a tier row expands a detail panel with tunable parameters:

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Weapon Combat

Combat AI - Weapon Combat The Weapon Combat sub-tab provides per-weapon attack chain editing. Each of the 9 weapon types (Swords, Longswords, Daggers, Axes, Battleaxes, Maces, Clubs, ClubsFlail, Spears) has its own configuration section.

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Weapon Selector

A row of 9 clickable buttons selects the active weapon type. The editor below updates to show that weapon’s configuration.

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Attack Chain Editor

The attack chain defines the sequence of swing animations the NPC cycles through during basic attacks.
  • Animation Set - the Hytale animation set used for this weapon (e.g., Sword, Daggers, Battleaxe)
  • Swing Chain - ordered list of animation IDs (e.g., SwingLeft, SwingRight, SwingDown). Each entry can be reordered, added, or removed.
  • Chain Preview - text summary showing the full chain sequence
Default chains use left-right alternating patterns for most weapons. Axes and Battleaxes include directional variety (SwingDownLeft, SwingDownRight).

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Sound Configuration

Each weapon has two sound slots: The per-weapon sound mapping:

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Trail & Particle Selection

Each weapon can have an optional weapon-attached trail during swings and a hit particle on impact. These are selected from the available Hytale asset IDs.

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Additional Weapon Parameters

YAML reference: See Combat for the underlying combat.yml fields.