AmbientLife is a Techtonica mod that brings your factory world to life with intelligent ambient creatures. From spiders crawling on walls and ceilings to flying beetles soaring overhead, dogs following you around, and deer grazing in the distance - this mod creates an immersive ecosystem using real 3D creature models with smart AI that properly navigates terrain without clipping.
AmbientLife v2.0 features 13 unique creature types across 4 categories:
| Creature | Speed | Behavior | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterflies | 1.5 m/s | Hovering | Colorful, flutters at low altitude |
| Fireflies | 0.8 m/s | Hovering | Pulsing glow effect, atmospheric lighting |
| Flying Beetles | 3 m/s | Flying | Soars at medium altitude |
| Nightmare Beetles | 4 m/s | Flying | Larger, intimidating, high altitude |
| Creature | Speed | Behavior | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Spiders | 2 m/s | Wall Crawling | Climbs walls, floors, and ceilings |
| Green Spiders | 1.8 m/s | Wall Crawling | Camouflaged variant |
| Black Spiders | 2.5 m/s | Wall Crawling | Larger, faster |
| Creature | Speed | Behavior | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogs | 3 m/s | Ground | Friendly, follows terrain |
| Cats | 2.5 m/s | Ground | Curious wanderers |
| Chickens | 1.5 m/s | Ground | Flees from player |
| Deer | 4 m/s | Ground | Skittish, runs when approached |
| Wolves | 5 m/s | Ground | Pack wanderers |
| Penguins | 1.2 m/s | Ground | Waddles around |
Every creature features intelligent movement with advanced pathfinding:
Press F8 to open the configuration panel:
BepInEx/plugins/CertiFried-AmbientLife/Bundles folder is present for 3D creature assetsConfiguration file: BepInEx/config/com.certifired.AmbientLife.cfg
Or use the in-game UI by pressing F8.
| Setting | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Enable Ambient Life |
true |
- | Master toggle for all spawning |
Max Creatures |
40 |
5-150 | Maximum creatures in world |
Spawn Radius |
50 |
20-150m | Distance from player to spawn |
Despawn Radius |
80 |
30-200m | Distance to despawn creatures |
Debug Mode |
false |
- | Enable spawn logging |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enable Butterflies |
true |
Colorful low-altitude flyers |
Enable Fireflies |
true |
Glowing ambient insects |
Enable Flying Beetles |
true |
Standard flying beetles |
Enable Nightmare Beetles |
false |
Large intimidating beetles |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enable Brown Spiders |
true |
Common wall crawlers |
Enable Green Spiders |
true |
Camouflaged spiders |
Enable Black Spiders |
false |
Larger black spiders |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enable Dogs |
true |
Friendly companions |
Enable Cats |
true |
Curious wanderers |
Enable Chickens |
true |
Flighty birds |
Enable Deer |
true |
Skittish grazers |
Enable Wolves |
false |
Pack animals |
Enable Penguins |
false |
Cold climate friends |
| Dependency | Version | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Techtonica | Latest | Yes |
| BepInEx | 5.4.2100+ | Yes |
| TechtonicaFramework | 1.2.0+ | Yes |
GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0)
AmbientLife - Intelligent Ambient Wildlife for Techtonica
Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Certifired
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
Made with care for the Techtonica community