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[Torquemon]

I've seen, only in swamp biome, zombies and skeletons wear pumpkins

Does this happen only on Halloween??

[Pizarro]

Given that the latest update causes some skeletons/zombies to pick up and wear fallen items, there's a chance they found and picked up fallen pumpkins.

[Malacodor]

Nope, it's a halloween thing. I see many zombies and skeletons (ocean biome) with pumpkins and there are no pumpkins to pick up.

Edit: I saw one with a jack'o'lantern as helmet!

[Lunacie]

Oh... I was about to post about this. I was trying to take a screenshot first. (I actually died taking this screenshot...)
Yep I thinks it's because of Halloween, because it started right after 12pm.
Funny...

[Phycozz]

It's only for halloween. If you want you can just change your computer time to halloween to always have them spawn like this until the code is removed.

[Luis]

Phycozz, on 31 October 2012 - 12:04 AM, said:

It's only for halloween. If you want you can just change your computer time to halloween to always have them spawn like this until the code is removed.

Lol damn, really?

[bigDon_001]

Happy Halloween guys!

[xZooBLeZ]

5 seconds later I turned around and a creeper ended my life both in game and in real life.

[Epicness1324]

Apparently, an easter egg causes zombies skeletons, etc. to wear pumpkins when they spawn when the clock for your computer is on Halloween. I haven't experienced this for myself yet because of this:

[bigDon_001]

This works for zombie pigman and wither skeletons too

[Epicness1324]

bigDon_001, on 31 October 2012 - 12:43 AM, said:

This works for zombie pigman and wither skeletons too

[bigDon_001]

and a new splash text was added

[Epicness1324]

bigDon_001, on 31 October 2012 - 12:49 AM, said:

and a new splash text was added

Don't tell me what it is! I want to find out tomorrow!

[Malacodor]

And here's one with a jack'o'lantern:

[Jackdor]

I saw them wear pumpkins too. Also when you go to the main menu,it always says "OOoooOOOoooo! Spooky!"

[Shoe77]

Yes, all what you have said is true. It is happening to me too (Exploring cave when doing a completely new world, turn around, jack o' lantern on a skele XD)

[Calibrix]

 if (this.getCurrentItemOrArmor(4) == null)
{
Calendar var1 = this.worldObj.func_83015_S();

if (var1.get(2) + 1 == 10 && var1.get(5) == 31 && this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.25F)
{
this.func_70062_b(4, new ItemStack(this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin));
this.field_82174_bp[4] = 0.0F;
}

• if (var1.get(2) + 1 == 10 as in the 10th month

• var1.get(5) == 31 as in the 31st day

• this.func_70062_b(4, new ItemStack(this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin));
  
• The func is the function to wear an item on a mobs head, and as you can see it will either wear "Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin".

Happy Halloween

[Malacodor]

Achievment get!
seen rarest mob in Minecraft (Probability: 0,1% 0,025% of all spider spawns)

[Torquemon]

Calibrix, on 01 November 2012 - 01:31 AM, said:

 if (this.getCurrentItemOrArmor(4) == null)
{
Calendar var1 = this.worldObj.func_83015_S();

if (var1.get(2) + 1 == 10 && var1.get(5) == 31 && this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.25F)
{
this.func_70062_b(4, new ItemStack(this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin));
this.field_82174_bp[4] = 0.0F;
}

• if (var1.get(2) + 1 == 10 as in the 10th month

• var1.get(5) == 31 as in the 31st day

• this.func_70062_b(4, new ItemStack(this.rand.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin));
  
• The func is the function to wear an item on a mobs head, and as you can see it will either wear "Block.pumpkinLantern : Block.pumpkin".

Happy Halloween

Great job!

[EL_Kurto_15]

Malacodor, on 01 November 2012 - 10:58 AM, said:

Achievment get!
seen rarest mob in Minecraft (Probability: 0,1%(?) of all spider spawns)

I have spawned a wither skeleton wearing a jack-O-lantern, which is rarer.