Move in-air hidden mobs to the ground for them to be able to play the dig up instead of the poof animation

[wiisafetymanual]

Currently, there is no easy way to disable the poof animation. This is a problem, because the dig animation is very immersive, which means a lot of players are probably using the mod to enhance immersion. The poof animation is very unrealistic and decreases immersion, which some players might not like.

Add a setting to always use the dig animation, even if there is no block beneath the mob. When there is no block beneath the mob, the dig animation should start one block deeper underground than usual to compensate for the missing block.

[Tschipcraft]

Thanks for the report! I've also thought about moving mobs down when they're in the air/in water (would be especially nice for drowned), it's on my to-do.
Unfortunately, this won't work if a mob is spawned without any blocks underneath. For this case, I could add a setting to just make the mob appear as normal instead of playing the poof animation. As an alternative, I'd also be open to any ideas on how to improve the poof animation to make it more immersive.

[Zortabre]

Maybe mobs that spawn in the air can drop down from a mini portal that spawns mid-air? Like they're being summoned in

[Tschipcraft]

I've now added a config option to disable the poof animation. This will be part of the next major update