Boss Creation

Boss Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Flow — "Boss won't spawn / looks wrong"

1. Ask what happens — does the Boss not appear at all, or does it appear with wrong properties?
2. If not appearing: ask for /boss list output and check Debug: [spawning] console output
3. If wrong health: check spigot.yml → settings.attribute.maxHealth.max — Boss health MUST NOT exceed this value
4. If equipment missing: what entity type? Only Monsters, Players, Horses, and ArmorStands can wear equipment. Horses use only the CHEST slot (for horse armor)
5. If model missing: does their ModelEngine model ID match exactly? Invalid models are auto-removed with a console warning

Common Mistakes

• Commands with {player} silently skip when no player killer exists (e.g. Boss died to environment). Users report "commands not running" — check if the Boss died to a mob or fall damage. Use Commands_Target instead of Commands for player-specific commands
• Riding Boss names are case-sensitive — must exactly match the Boss file name. A Boss cannot ride itself (infinite loop protection exists)
• Attributes are entity-type-specific — incompatible attributes are silently skipped. The GUI menu shows which attributes are available for each type
• Custom settings are entity-type-specific — e.g. Baby only works on Zombies and Ageable entities. canApplyTo() checks compatibility silently

Cross-Plugin Conflicts

• Citizens NPC Bosses require Citizens plugin installed + Citizens.Enabled: true + target/wander goals configured. The Boss entity type must support NPC pathfinding