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Implementing Glare (Mob Vote 2021) and Its Helpful Spectral Field Effect

Like Copper Golem, I believe the Glare would benefit from a redesign of its original functionality. Instead of identifying dark spots which monsters can spawn, Glare now reveals ANY kinds of mobs by highlighting them with glowing status effect (same effect that spectral arrow uses) that surrounds you -- even through walls!

The initial proposed Glare purpose would be quite redundant due to the hostile mob spawning rule change. So, I hope with this redesign we're able to keep Glare's personality while giving it a lasting companion role in cave exploration.

Spawning

Glare spawns naturally in lush caves. It roughly has a spawn chance of 8%, similar to Camels in desert. Glare wanders among glow berry vines and moss.

Befriending

Feeding a Glare glow berries will make hearts appear, indicating it will trust and follow you for about 5 minutes. After that, it becomes grumpy and returns to wandering unless fed again.

Ability

While following you, feeding it another glow berry will grant you "Glaring" status effect; an effect that lets you see nearby mobs within 40 blocks by visually outlining them as if they're affected by the Glowing effect. This includes both hostile and passive mobs.

The Glare helps players to notice life lurking behind walls or dark corners.

Final notes about why this take for Glare works:

  • Glare gives glow berries another meaningful use.
  • It complements Night Vision instead of replacing it.
  • All while preserving the Glare's identity as a creature connected to darkness.
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    I think the “glowing” idea is a really good one! The lush caves are supposed to be a little oasis, so this helps them be safer while not just being hostile-mob free.

    I also like that you can’t tame them. I feel pets should mostly stick to realistic animals. And they leave because they are “grumpy” gives character to them.

    One interesting idea would be if the glare isn’t a mob at all, but a block. There would be various “glare dens” around the lush caves, and the glare would be able to occupy one block at a time, staying at the block closest to you if it is “trusting” you.

    Could be a fun Adam’s Family “Thing” type of situation. It peeks out of one den, ducks back in, then peeks out again of another without traveling somehow.

    This could also add personality, make its true shape unknown (you only see the eyes), and make it that you could even move glares around by moving glare den blocks.

    Of course, they would keep your “glowing” functionality and would only do so if consistently fed to keep them balanced. Maybe they would only work in cave biomes?

    Anyway, a fun and smart rework idea!

    You have my vote!