Added attack_animals flag for monsters

api.lua

@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@ local monster_attack = function(self)
 
 	local s = self.object:getpos()
 	local p, sp, dist
-	local player, type, obj, min_player
+	local player, obj, min_player
+	local type = ""
 	local min_dist = self.view_range + 1
 	local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(s, self.view_range)
 
@@ -1012,7 +1013,8 @@ local monster_attack = function(self)
 		end
 
 		if type == "player"
-		or type == "npc" then
+		or type == "npc"
+		or (type == "animal" and self.attack_animals == true) then
 
 			s = self.object:getpos()
 			p = player:getpos()
@@ -2323,6 +2325,7 @@ minetest.register_entity(name, {
 	dogshoot_switch = def.dogshoot_switch,
 	dogshoot_count = 0,
 	dogshoot_count_max = def.dogshoot_count_max or 5,
+	attack_animals = def.attack_animals or false,
 
 	on_blast = def.on_blast or do_tnt,
 

api.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-MOB API (23rd May 2016)
+MOB API (5th September 2016)
 
 The mob api is a function that can be called on by other mods to add new animals or monsters into minetest.
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This functions registers a new mob as a Minetest entity.
         'docile_by_day' when true, mob will not attack during daylight hours unless provoked
         'attacks_monsters' usually for npc's to attack monsters in area
         'group_attack' true to defend same kind of mobs from attack in area
+        'attack_animals' true for monster to attack animals as well as player and npc's
         'hp_min' minimum health
         'hp_max' maximum health (mob health is randomly selected between both)
         'physical' same is in minetest.register_entity()