Overwriting Mob Health

Hi @ all!

I've got a problem with a plugin, maybe you know it: CustomDifficulty
On part of this plugin is to overwrite the default Healthpoints (HP) of a mob.
There was a time when this plugin worked with relatively high numbers (60 and more)
but now i'm getting this error:

Code:

2011-12-15 00:00:16 [SEVERE] Could not pass event CREATURE_SPAWN to CustomDifficulty
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Health must be between 0 and 16
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftLivingEntity.setHealth(CraftLivingEntity.java:42)
    at Pasukaru.CustomDifficulty.CustomDifficultyEntityListener.onCreatureSpawn(CustomDifficultyEntityListener.java:104)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$72.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:767)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:58)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:339)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callCreatureSpawnEvent(CraftEventFactory.java:259)
    at net.minecraft.server.World.addEntity(World.java:883)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.spawn(CraftWorld.java:820)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.spawn(CraftWorld.java:655)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.spawnCreature(CraftWorld.java:323)
    at Pasukaru.CustomDifficulty.SchedulerTasks.SpawnControl.run(SpawnControl.java:433)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.scheduler.CraftScheduler.mainThreadHeartbeat(CraftScheduler.java:137)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.w(MinecraftServer.java:493)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:425)
    at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:457)

I fixed this problem with a little modification of the plugin.
Instead of setting the HP to the users value i check the maximum HP with getMaxHealth and when the player value is too high i set it to the default ... but that's a great FAIL
Is there no way anymore to manipulate the maximum HP of a Creature?

Thx for your help!

 

I don't know if you were one of the people who asked, but there was a thread about this. Basically extend Entity[Whatever] and change getMaxHealth() to your custom health. Search "Custom Entity"

 

It's the first time i'm asking, so no ^^
Thanks, i will have a look!

 

I couldn't seem to find the Custom Entity thread. Could you explain this a little more in-depth?