Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.random_hover

Allows the mob to hover around randomly, close to the surface.

Note

In format version 1.26.20, hover_height must be specified as a Float Range object (an object with range_min / range_max). Legacy scalar or array forms no longer parse.

Entity Random Hover Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
control_flags	[]	Control Flags choices
hover_height	{"max":0,"min":0}	Hover Height item	The height above the surface which the mob will try to maintain	Allay: [1,4]
interval	120	Integer number	A random value to determine when to randomly move somewhere. This has a 1/interval chance to choose this goal	Allay: 1
priority	0	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Allay: 9
speed_multiplier	1	Decimal number	Movement speed multiplier of the mob when using this AI Goal
xz_dist	10	Integer number	Distance in blocks on ground that the mob will look for a new spot to move to. Must be at least 1	Allay: 8
y_dist	7	Integer number	Distance in blocks that the mob will look up or down for a new spot to move to. Must be at least 1	Allay: 8
y_offset	0	Decimal number	Height in blocks to add to the selected target position	Allay: -1

Control Flags choices

Value	Title	Description
jump	Jump
look	Look
move	Move

Block IntRange

Block IntRange Properties

JSON path: hover_height

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
max	0	Integer number
min	0	Integer number

Samples

Allay

"minecraft:behavior.random_hover": {
  "hover_height": [
    1,
    4
  ],
  "y_dist": 8,
  "interval": 1,
  "xz_dist": 8,
  "priority": 9,
  "y_offset": -1
}