Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.random_hover

minecraft:behavior.random_hover compels the entity to hover around randomly, close to the surface.

Parameters

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
hover_height	[0.0, 0.0]	Range [a, b]	The height above the surface which the entity will try to maintain.
interval	120	Integer	A random value to determine when to randomly move somewhere. This has a 1/interval chance to choose this goal.
priority	not set	Integer	The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.
speed_multiplier	1.0	Decimal	Movement speed multiplier of the entity when using this AI Goal.
xz_dist	10	Integer	Distance in blocks on ground that the entity will look for a new spot to move to. Must be at least 1.
y_dist	7	Integer	Distance in blocks that the entity will look up or down for a new spot to move to. Must be at least 1.
y_offset	0.0	Decimal	Height in blocks to add to the selected target position.

Example

"minecraft:behavior.random_hover":{
    "xz_dist": 10,
    "y_dist": 7,
    "y_offset": -2.0,
    "hover_height": [ 1, 3 ]
}

Vanilla entities examples

bee

"minecraft:behavior.random_hover": {
    "priority": 12,
    "xz_dist": 8,
    "y_dist": 8,
    "y_offset": -1,
    "interval": 1,
    "hover_height": [1, 4]
}

Vanilla entities using minecraft:behavior.random_hover

• bee