fake attackable objects

[jdoran]

I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible to attack an object. I'm not talking about the destructible objects tied to zones, but something that looks like a static model and could be used in any zone. There would not need to be any animation.

There are some inanimate npc models, which would be my last choice.

An invisible frozen npc superimposed on a static object is one of the things I thought about, although I don't see how one could target the npc.

If I shrunk the size of the npc and buried it in the model, it might work. But smaller npcs are smaller targets, and pixel hunting would be frustrating. Burying the mob underground might work, but one would need to click on the ground to target.

The inanimate model might be implemented as a door, and when clicked could target the invisible npc. But I wouldn't want the npc becoming visible.

Does anyone have any clever ideas to fake this? I don't mind modifying the server to accomplish this. (However I'm not willing to try to make doors into mobs)

This is just a local proof of concept.