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Dormant Zombies/Skeletons in caves

These mobs would act identically to the base game... when they are awake! Finding skeletons and zombies lying down in caves around corners that can jump up and begin their attack! They happen to be waiting a long while for a player, so they decided to take a lie down and play the waiting game.

This could also be implemented in the pyramids, having husks lie there, waiting for an unfortunate player to come raiding the tomb.

Aswell as other structures with other mobs, like the drown in the ocean ruins, or mobs in monster dungeons, after no player has found the dungeon for some time, they go into hibernation, waiting for a player to come into distance.

This may also, depending on how its implemented, increase performance, due to less mob ai decisions being made when a player is not near.

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    I also recommend having some sort of way to prevent the player from nullifying the creature before its gotten up full, maybe reduced damage taken by the mob until they are on their feet. That way, the player can still "cheese" it, but the dormant mobs still get their job done by being a surprise attack!

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    This would add immersion to the game, making the space around the player feel more reactive, making the player's actions have a response from the world.

    Similar to how Half-Life has handled this mechanic, making the world more responsive to the player in ways that don't require direct interaction, make it feel ALIVE.