Ashen's Better AI
Improves mob ai, by adding mob jumping, a foodchain, and more!
About this Mod
Ashens Better AI is a datapack focused on improving the vanilla game AI by allowing mobs to jump, throw items, hunt, and more. This pack even has a working food chain to make the game even more immersive!
Features:
All Land Mobs
All land mobs can now jump.Zombies
Zombies can build up to you if they have any color of wool or dirt in their hand.Zombies will kill sheep, pigs, chickens, cows, and wolfs.
Zombies will eat any dropped meat to gain lost health.
Zombies will destroy any blocks minable with a axe if they are holding a axe.
Zombies will destroy any block minable with a pickaxe if they are holding a pickaxe.
Zombies will kill other zombies that are lower then 4 health and will eat the rotten flesh.
Zombies will throw any logs, any striped logs, cobblestone, and cobbled deepslate that they are holding at the player.
Zombies can swim in water.
Phantoms
Phantoms will spawn with a random size.Undead mobs will hunt phantoms.
Spiders
Spiders can throw spider webs at the player.Spiders will hunt silverfish.
Skeletons
Skeletons will hunt spiders and cave spiders.Skeletons will back away from the player while it is shooting.
Wolfs
Wolfs will hunt chickens, cows, and pigs.Squids
Squids will hunt salmon and cod.Dolphins
Dolphins will hunt squids.Dolphins will attack the player when hit.
Polar Bears
Polar Bears will hunt skeleton, strays, husks, and zombies.Hoglins
Hoglins will hunt striders.Cave Spiders
Cave Spiders will hunt silverfish.Spiders
Foxes will hunt silverfish.Available Versions
How to Install Ashen's Better AI on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ashen's Better AI". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Ashen's Better AI server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Ashen's Better AI compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Ashen's Better AI officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Ashen's Better AI – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ashen's Better AI consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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