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[ShinyandKittens]

There’s a huge gap between [BENIGN] and not benign, there should be more tags that that.


[HUNTS_PREY] - Hunts non-vermin creatures smaller than itself. It would eat most of the meat afterwards. This would be neutralized by taming.


[DEFENDS_YOUNG] - follows older creatures until it is an adult, and the adult attacks anything that approaches either it or it’s young.


[NEUTRAL] - attacks only if provoked (eg when being hunted, by animals or dwarves); perfect for elephants!

[Shonai_Dweller]

What's the difference between hunts_prey and large_predator?

[deathpunch578]

I think large predator makes it attack everything, don't know too much about the raws though

[Shonai_Dweller]

I think large predator makes it attack everything, don't know too much about the raws though

Wiki says it attacks things smaller than it. Kind of like your hunts_prey.

[IndigoFenix]

LARGE_PREDATOR makes the creature attack other creatures if they think they can win.  Usually this means smaller creatures, but you can adjust this by modifying the BRAVERY personality trait.

[SixOfSpades]

Once non-grazers start requiring food, carnivores & omnivores should have their aggression levels be determined largely by their hunger.

For single-creature considerations, I think a single tag bolstered with arguments would be more useful than a handful of different tags. Consider:
[DEFENSE_RADIUS:x:y:z] where X denotes a distance (the creature's "personal space"), and Y & Z are percentages of the creature's own size. If you come within radius X, and you're bigger than Y but smaller than Z, then you're large enough to be considered a threat, & the creature will try to fend you off. If you're larger than Z, however, the creature will flee. Tweak the numbers to simulate fearless animals like wolverines & certain spiders.
[ATTACK_RADIUS:x:y:z] Just like defense_radius, but the creature will pursue you even if you leave its personal space, and in general be more interested in killing you than in scaring you away.
[PREDATION_RADIUS:x:y:z] Just like attack_radius, but the creature will only attack if a) it can eat you and b) it's hungry. Carnivores should probably have a Predation_Radius and a much smaller Defense_Radius.

Supplementary tags like [DEFENDS_YOUNG] (possible with its own arguments) can always be tacked on to exhibit social behaviors.

[Bumber]

I think that's a bit too complex for tags. We don't need to define individual attack radii. They should just be derived from other attributes, like bravery, size, etc.