{"id":547,"date":"2014-09-08T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horsetailnebula.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2014-09-08T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T19:59:42","slug":"squid-behavior-in-minecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.horsetailnebula.com\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"Squid Behavior in Minecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah yeah I know. They’re not real critters. It’s all in the Minecraft programming — some rudimentary AI (artificial intelligence) generating random behaviors. Some behaviors are common and some are more rare.<\/p>\n

No! Who am I kidding. Of course they’re real!<\/p>\n

So — here’s some typical squid behavior — swimming peacefully by moonlight…<\/p>\n

\"squid<\/a><\/p>\n

…and sometimes they swim to the surface and take a look around.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"peaceful<\/a><\/p>\n

Less common is for them to come up on the land. They call loudly and attract others.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"call\"<\/a><\/p>\n

REALLY loudly.<\/p>\n

\"call<\/a><\/p>\n

Mating takes place.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"mating<\/a><\/p>\n

OK, fine. But … what in the world is going on here<\/em>?!<\/p>\n

\"mating<\/a><\/p>\n

The Creeper approaches the squid — then notices my presence. Now what?<\/p>\n

\"mating<\/a>I…I just…I don’t even.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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