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Moosebrain

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-03

Overview​

MooseBrain is the AI controller for the Moose entity in Don't Starve Together. It defines a priority-based behavior tree (BT) that orchestrates high-level actions like fleeing ("Go Away"), staying within range of a landmark (Leash), combat (ChaseAndAttack), reproduction (LayEgg), orientation toward nearby players (FaceEntity), and idle wandering. It depends on the combat, entitytracker, and knownlocations components to make context-aware decisions.

Usage example​

local inst = CreateEntity()
inst:AddComponent("brain")
inst.components.brain:SetBrainClass("moosebrain")
inst.components.brain:OnStart()
inst.components.brain:OnInitializationComplete()

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: combat, entitytracker, knownlocations
Tags: Checks notarget, busy; no tags added or removed.

Properties​

No public properties

Main functions​

OnStart()​

  • Description: Initializes and attaches the behavior tree root node, which contains prioritized sub-behaviors including GoAway, Leash, ChaseAndAttack, LayEgg, FaceEntity, and Wander.
  • Parameters: None.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: None.

OnInitializationComplete()​

  • Description: Records the Moose's spawn position as "spawnpoint" in knownlocations for potential future use.
  • Parameters: None.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: None.

Events & listeners​

None identified.