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Creating Your First MobStand

Overview

RS-MobStand turns a standard Minecraft Armor Stand into an automated Mob Stand. Once converted, the stand can be configured through its inventory-based menu. MobStands cannot be broken. they must be converted back to Armor Stand to be moved.


1. Place an Armor Stand

Place a normal Armor Stand at the location where you want the Mob Stand to operate. The Armor Stand becomes the physical location and visual representation of the Mob Stand.


2. Convert the Armor Stand

Use the RS-MobStand conversion process on the Armor Stand. After a successful conversion:

  • The Armor Stand becomes an RS-MobStand.
  • The Mob Stand is initially paused.
  • The stand is ready to be configured.

The Mob Stand starts paused so you can configure it before it begins automated mob management.


3. Open the Mob Stand Menu

Open the Mob Stand's configuration menu to access its settings. The main menu provides controls for:

  • Pause / Resume
  • Scan Radius
  • Gravity
  • Leave Alive
  • Adult Filters
  • Baby Filters
  • Display Name
  • Arm Poses
  • View Radius
  • Convert Back

Operators may also have access to the administrative menu.


4. Configure the Mobs

Before resuming the Mob Stand, configure which mobs it should manage.

Adult Mobs

Use Adult Filters to select the adult mobs the stand should affect.

Baby Mobs

Use Baby Filters to select the baby mobs the stand should affect. These filters work as whitelists. A mob must be configured in the appropriate filter before the Mob Stand will affect it.


5. Configure the Scan Radius

Set the horizontal scan radius to determine how far from the Mob Stand mobs can be detected. The vertical scan area is limited to:

  • 2 blocks above the stand's base level
  • 2 blocks below the stand's base level

You can use View Radius to temporarily display the configured operating area with particles. The visualization is visible only to the player who activates it.


6. Configure Leave Alive

The Leave Alive setting allows you to specify how many configured mobs should remain alive while the Mob Stand performs its automated management. Adjust this setting to suit the way you want the area to operate.


7. Customize the Armor Stand

RS-MobStand includes visual customization options for the Armor Stand.

Display Name

Use Display Name to show or hide the Mob Stand's in-world name.

Arm Poses

Enable the Armor Stand's arms and open Arm Poses to configure each hand independently. Both the Main Hand and Off Hand support:

  • Down
  • 1/4 Down
  • Straight Out
  • 1/4 Up
  • Straight Up

Each hand can use a different pose.


8. Resume the Mob Stand

Once configuration is complete, resume the Mob Stand. The stand will then begin its automated mob management using the settings you selected. You can pause it again at any time from the main menu.


Converting Back

If you no longer want the Armor Stand to function as an RS-MobStand, use Convert Back. The Mob Stand is returned to a standard vanilla Armor Stand. This follows the RSScripting conversion standard: an RS device can be converted back into the standard vanilla object it was created from.