Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.random_swim

Allows an entity to randomly move through water.

Random Swim Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
avoid_surface	true	Boolean true/false	If true, the mob will avoid surface water blocks by swimming below them
interval	120	Integer number	A random value to determine when to randomly move somewhere. This has a 1/interval chance to choose this goal	Guardian: 80, Tadpole: 100
priority	not set	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Axolotl: 8, Dolphin: 5, Elder Guardian: 7
speed_multiplier	1	Decimal number	Movement speed multiplier of the mob when using this AI Goal	Elder Guardian: 0.5, Fish: 1
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	Axolotl: 30, Dolphin: 20, Fish: 16
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	Axolotl: 15, Fish: 4

Samples

Axolotl

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 8,
  "interval": 0,
  "xz_dist": 30,
  "y_dist": 15
}

Dolphin

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 5,
  "interval": 0,
  "xz_dist": 20
}

Elder Guardian

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 7,
  "speed_multiplier": 0.5,
  "avoid_surface": false
}

Fish

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 3,
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "xz_dist": 16,
  "y_dist": 4,
  "interval": 0
}

Guardian

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 7,
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "interval": 80,
  "avoid_surface": false
}

Salmon

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "priority": 3,
  "xz_dist": 16,
  "y_dist": 4,
  "interval": 0
}

Tadpole

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 2,
  "interval": 100
}

Turtle

"minecraft:behavior.random_swim": {
  "priority": 7,
  "interval": 0,
  "xz_dist": 30,
  "y_dist": 15
}