Attract to Sound ([NEO]Forge/Fabric): Realistic mob hearing & stealth AI.

[(NEO)Forge & Fabric 1.18.2 -> 1.21.11] Mobs will be attracted to sounds. And may as well have realistic vision.

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[FORGE] Sound Attract - 1.20.1 - 4.1.6

BySylsatra
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  • Nov 20, 2025
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  • 1.20.1
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File Name

forge_soundattract_1.20.1-4.1.6.jar

Supported Versions

  • 1.20.1

Curse Maven Snippet

Forge

implementation fg.deobf("curse.maven:attract-to-sound-1213051:7241543")
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V4.1.6 Change log:

Big update to the config system!

[Default datapacks](https://github.com/Sylsatra/attract_to_sound/blob/4.1.6-1.20.1/datapacks/soundattract_defaults.zip)

Download and unzip it in saves/yourworld/datapacks/

New config options

  • enableDataDriven

    • Off: everything comes from 
       
      soundattract-common.toml like before.
    • On: datapacks can add/override sounds, mobs, TACZ values, etc.

  • datapackPriority

    • "datapack_over_config" – datapacks win when both define the same thing.
    • "config_over_datapack" – config wins; datapacks only fill in missing entries.

How datapacks are used

4.1.6 looks at JSON files under data/*/... in any datapack, for example:*

  • Sounds & ranges: data/minecraft/sounds/sounds.json, 
     
    data/soundattract/sounds/sounds.json, data/tacz/sounds/sounds.json
  • Mob attraction & blacklist: data/soundattract/tags/entity_types/attracted.json, blacklist.json
  • TACZ guns: data/tacz/guns/tacz/*.json (per‑gun dB, attachments, muzzle flash) *

Multiple datapacks and namespaces are merged together, so a modpack or server can tweak behavior without touching the TOML.

What this lets you do (examples)

With enableDataDriven = true:

  • Sounds + whitelist

    • Vanilla sounds (doors, explosions, etc.) still come from config or the default datapack.
    • A datapack can add new whitelisted sounds or change their range/weight, e.g. make fireworks much louder.

  • Attracted mobs / blacklist

    • You can move the list of “mobs that attract to sounds” into tags so a datapack can add modded mobs or blacklist specific ones.

  • TACZ integration

    • Datapacks can define per‑gun dB values (tacz:m95;172.0), suppressor reductions, and muzzle flash behavior.
    • Depending on datapackPriority, those values either override or extend what’s in the config.