Dark Vortex

Dark Vortex
Mod	Born in Chaos
Type	Hostile
Health	35 ♥×17.5
Attack damage	4
Speed	0.3
Follow range	17
Knockback resist.	0.7
Size	0.6 × 1.8 blocks
XP dropped	14
Spawns in	283 biomes
Category	Monster
ID	born_in_chaos_v1:dark_vortex

The Dark Vortex is a hostile mob added by Born in Chaos. It is a ranged attacker that fires blinding projectiles at players from up to 14 blocks away. It spawns only in the Overworld, in dark places where the light level is low. Its drops include an Ethereal Spirit, which is an ingredient for the Charms that Born in Chaos adds, so it is a common target for players who want those charms.

The Dark Vortex is one of the horror monsters that Fear Nightfall places in dark areas and caves. It does not spawn in the Nether or the End, and it avoids open daylight (see Behavior below).

Spawning

Dark Vortices spawn naturally in Overworld biomes. The spawn rule requires the darkVortexSpawn game rule to be enabled, which is the default, and it checks the light level at the spawn position:

• If the sky is visible above the spawn position, the light level must be 4 or lower.
• If the sky is not visible, the light level must be 0, so the Dark Vortex spawns only in complete darkness underground.
• Spawns are blocked in the Deep Dark and Mushroom Fields biomes.
• The spawn position must be in the Overworld dimension.

Each natural spawn creates a single Dark Vortex. The mod's default spawn weight is 14, and the pack sets it to 7, halving the frequency of spawns relative to the mod's own setting. The spawn table above lists every biome in which the Dark Vortex can appear. A Dark Vortex Spawn Egg also summons one.

Behavior

The Dark Vortex is a Monster with 35 health (17.5 hearts), a movement speed of 0.3, a follow range of 17 blocks and a knockback resistance of 0.7. It has no armor. It is 0.6 blocks wide and 1.8 blocks tall, and it drops 14 experience points when killed.

Targeting. It attacks players within its follow range of 17 blocks. It also retaliates against any player or mob that damages it.

Movement. It moves toward its target at speed 1.25 until it is within 14 blocks of the target and has line of sight to it for at least 5 ticks. It then stops moving and fires from that position. Without a target, it wanders with a random stroll at speed 0.8.

Attack. The Dark Vortex has only a ranged attack. While it has a target within range and line of sight, it fires a blindness projectile every 50 ticks (2.5 seconds). The projectile has a base damage of 1.1 and a knockback of 1. A player who is hit receives the Blindness effect for 80 ticks (4 seconds) at level I. The projectile is removed when it lands.

Sunlight. When the disappearanceofSpiritsUndertheSun game rule is enabled, which is the default, a Dark Vortex that can see the sky during the day is removed. The rule does not apply while it is raining or thundering. The Dark Vortex also has the vanilla restrict-sun goal, which keeps it out of direct sunlight. Together, these mean it can only stay in the open at night or during bad weather.

Immunities. The following damage sources do no damage to the Dark Vortex:

• arrows, including crossbow bolts;
• fall damage;
• cactus damage;
• drowning;
• explosions, including player explosions, and explosion knockback;
• tridents;
• the Wither effect and wither skulls.

Melee attacks, spells and most other damage sources work normally.

Drops

Item	Amount	Conditions
Ethereal Spirit	x1.0-1.0
Dark Rod	x1.0-2.0 +looting bonus

The Dark Vortex has two loot pools, and each pool rolls once:

• Ethereal Spirit: exactly 1 is dropped every time.
• Dark Rod: 1 or 2 are dropped. Looting can increase the count, with a limit of 5.

The Ethereal Spirit is the main reason to hunt a Dark Vortex, because it is needed for the Born in Chaos charms. Killing a Dark Vortex also awards the The Wind Darkening advancement to the player who kills it.

Tips

• Expect the Dark Vortex to shoot from up to 14 blocks away. Close the distance quickly, because it stops moving once it has line of sight and begins firing.
• Blindness lasts only 4 seconds. Fight it in a place where you can see it, because a dark cave makes it harder to track.
• Arrows and crossbow bolts do no damage to it, so use melee weapons or spells.
• A Dark Vortex in the open will be removed at dawn if it can see the sky, so you do not need to hunt it during the day.
• To keep Dark Vortices from spawning in an underground base, light the area. The spawn rule requires a light level of 0 underground, and a light source above that level prevents the spawn.