Attract to Sound ([NEO]Forge/Fabric): Sound & Stealth.

	Attract to Sound — Forge/NeoForge & Fabric Bring the world to life with sound-driven AI. Mobs react to gunshots, footsteps, explosions, voice chat, and more — with stealth, camouflage, and group tactics that make every encounter tense and cinematic. Configuration • Integrations • Features • Changelog

✨ Why You’ll Love It

• ⚡ Performance-first: smart scanning, caching, and scalable group AI
• 🕵️ Stealth system: light, weather, movement, camouflage, and enchantments matter
• 🧠 Adaptive mobs: coordinated groups, scouts, and leader behaviors
• 🔊 Realistic audio: muffle through walls, boost in open air, voices carry
• 🎮 Plug-and-play integrations: TacZ (Forge/NeoForge), Point Blank (Fabric), Simple Voice Chat
• 🧩 Works with most sound-based mods via easy whitelisting

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✅ Platforms & Versions

• Forge/NeoForge builds available
• Fabric builds available
• Tested MC versions commonly supported by releases: 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1

Tip: Grab the file matching your loader and MC version. Platform defaults are tuned per loader.

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🧰 Core Features

• Sound Attraction: Mobs investigate sound events (blocks, entities, items, modded sounds)
• Stealth & Visibility: Player visibility affected by light, weather, stance, movement, invisibility
• Camouflage System:
  • Armor-only camouflage with configurable items and bonuses
  • Full “armor + nearby blocks” sets using color/ID matching
• Muffling & Materials: Wool, solids, liquids, thin blocks alter sound propagation
• Group AI: Leaders, followers, edge scouts, spacing, and dynamic sector scanning
• Configurable Everything: Human-readable TOML with guided comments

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🔌 Integrations

• TacZ (Forge/NeoForge): Realistic decibels, attachment reductions, muzzle-flash visibility
• Point Blank (Fabric): Per-weapon effective ranges, suppressors, flash tuning
• Simple Voice Chat: Dynamic radius based on live mic loudness
• Other Gun Mods: Quick copy-paste examples for Scorched Guns, Ewewukek’s Musket Mod, and MrCrayfish’s Gun Mod (Unofficial) via soundIdWhitelist + rawSoundDefaults

See the docs: Integrations · Configuration · Features

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Install your loader

• Forge/NeoForge or Fabric matching your MC version

1. Drop the mod in

• Place the jar in mods/ on both client and server

1. (Optional) Add integrations

• Simple Voice Chat, TacZ, Point Blank, etc.

1. Launch once to generate config

• Edit config/soundattract-common.toml (see Configuration)

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⚙️ Minimal Config Examples

Enable Simple Voice Chat integration (platform defaults apply):

enableVoiceChatIntegration = true

TacZ (Forge/NeoForge) minimal:

enableTaczIntegration = true

Point Blank (Fabric) minimal:

enablePointBlankIntegration = true

More quick examples (copy & paste):

• Scorched Guns Quick Example
• Ewewukek’s Musket Mod Quick Example
• MrCrayfish’s Gun Mod (Unofficial) Quick Example

See more in Configuration → Section 9 “Example Config Snippets”.

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🧭 Learn the Basics Fast

• Configuration Overview with a manual ToC and quick references
• Glossary & Units (ranges, weights, decibels vs. effective range)
• Advanced Customization cheat‑sheet (Configuration → Section 8)

Also see: Features · Integrations · Changelog

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🖼️ Gameplay Highlights

• Mobs swarm explosions, investigate doors, and close in on gunshots
• Sneak through rain and darkness with dyed camo and muffling blocks
• Groups coordinate: leaders engage while edge scouts sweep sectors
• Voice chat lets your teammates’ shouts give away your position

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🛠️ Troubleshooting (Quick)

• Config not applying? Close the game before editing, then check logs/latest.log
• Not seeing players? Review stealth timings and light/weather factors
• Guns or voice not detected? Ensure integrations are enabled and ranges/weights are set

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📣 For Modpack Authors

• Everything is data-driven and comment-documented in TOML
• Per-mod sound whitelisting works great for custom guns and devices
• Platform-specific defaults make cross-loader packs easier

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📓 Changelog & Updates

Check the Changelog for what’s new each release and performance notes.

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Ready to turn sound into gameplay? Install, tweak a few fields, and let the world come alive.