Help with entities please (spawn rates and attributes) :)

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@Rasmus_Andersen

Q1: How can i make a certain type of mobs (zombies in this case) spawn more frequently?

There isn’t any exposed API system for mob spawning, so while you can technically cancel all natural spawning and you could implement your own spawning system, it’s not likely to be optimal compared to an API that actually allows manipulation of spawning systems from the game.

@Rasmus_Andersen

Q2: How can i increase the monster cap? (if this is necessary)

Refer to Answer 1.

@Rasmus_Andersen

Q3: How can i give other attributes to a mob other than name (damage, health other stuff)?

You can generally apply all sorts of “data” to an Entity by using the Data API, either in Key form or DataManipulator form. You can refer to this thread on using the Data API as there have been many questions asked and answered.

@Rasmus_Andersen

Edit1: Is it possible to check if a mob that spawned is naturally generated or spawned with

There is work being done on this in the refactor/event-names branch that will refine not only events themselves, but also causes for events.

@Rasmus_Andersen

It would seem that it can be done with DataManipulators and the MobSpawnerData class… but im still having problems figuring out how to do this? does anyone have an example of how to use

You generally can only use MobSpawnerData with either a MobSpawner tile entity or a MobSpawnerMinecart entity. As answer 1 mentions, there is no API exposed system for natural spawning manipulation.