Nightmare (The Shadow)

Nightmare Mod — v1.0.0 Changelog

Shadow behaviour

• Shadow count enforcement: only 1 Shadow can exist at a time; extras are removed instantly
• Shadow now disables Nightmare mode on death and restores daytime
• HP reduced from 1000 to 300; Regeneration upgraded to amplifier II
• Shadow is now completely silent (no ambient, hurt, or death sounds)
• Teleport distance increased to 40–50 blocks (flee and proximity)
• Proximity teleport triggers when player steps within 5 blocks; cooldown reduced from 30s to 10s
• Line-of-sight raycast added to watching detection; freeze-stare phase before full hide
• Smart multiplayer targeting: lowest HP → most isolated → nearest
• Light placement within 20 blocks triggers immediate retreat + 4-second stalk suppression
• DestroyTorchGoal expanded to more light source types; also activates while retreating
• Enclosed space detection added to AI state machine
• Light-edge patience: Shadow waits up to 10 seconds at lit boundaries before retreating

World

• Gamerule renamed from nightmareMode to nightmare
• All natural mob spawning blocked while Nightmare is active
• Shadow respawns near a random player after a 2-minute delay
• On player respawn: Shadow moves to bed/anchor position

Effects

• Heartbeat sound (private to nearest player, interval scales with distance)
• Tiered Darkness effect in a 32-block radius, deeper within 10 blocks
• Death effect: large smoke, soul, and ash particles + Warden death sound

Content

• Shadow Spawn Egg added (black / dark purple, Spawn Eggs tab)
• Advancement added: "The Nightmare is Over" (Challenge tier)

Code

• Removed dead imports, unused methods, and duplicate block-scanning loops
• Proximity darkness effect throttled to every 10 ticks
• Teleport goal cooldown now correctly shortens during HUNTING/ATTACKING state