HyTame

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This mod is actively being developed. For issues or suggestions, click on one of the links above.

This mod now requires HyTalor

Quick Overview

Animal breeding and baby growth for Hytale to expand your farm.

Disclaimer: This mod prioritizes making livestock reproduction possible. I recommend keeping animals in a pen and close together for best results. Always make a backup before trying new mods.

What It Does

• Feed two animals to breed them (press F with appropriate food)
• Babies spawn and grow into adults over time
• All creatures in the base game supported
• Fully configurable via commands or JSON
• Add custom animals from other mods
• Name animals and persist them through game restarts
• Define which foods attract animals
• Make animals follow you with the attractive foods

What It Can't Do (Yet)

• Feed babies to speed up growth

Quick Start: Find two animals → feed each one their favorite food → they breed → baby grows up.

Useful commands: /hytame list (shows all the configuration and allows editing for admins) or /hytame config info Cow (detailed info).

1.5.0 is out now in Alpha. Big changes have been made to fix a lot of the bugs that happened previously. It should be able to migrate previous configurations and data and should be more stable than previous versions but always make backups and install at your own risk.

What's New in v1.5.x

v1.5.1

Configuration Panel

• Configuration panel - /hytame list opens the configuration panel, a new easy way to manage presets, configure and list the animals and the foods they love! Shows a read only version for non-admin players
• "Apply to All" buttons next to Growth Time and Breed Cooldown — instantly apply a value to every animal
• Built-in presets now show a [HyTame] badge and a RESTORE button to reset them to factory defaults
• Built-in presets can no longer be overwritten — "Save as Preset" creates a new preset instead

Preset Overhaul

• default — taming and breeding only for animals with dedicated baby variants (17 livestock)
• default_extended — taming for most animals; breeding for livestock, mammals, dinosaurs, and birds
• lait_curated — taming and breeding for most animals (horse breeding now enabled)
• zoo — taming for most animals; breeding for livestock only
• all — everything enabled (unchanged)

v1.5.0

Tamed Animal Behaviors

• Tamed animals no longer attack or flee from players — works for all animal types including wolves, bears, predators, livestock, critters, etc.
• Hold a tamed animal's favorite food to have it follow you indefinitely
• Hold meat near a wild wolf or bear to temporarily calm and lure it closer for taming
• Changing taming foods in config now updates which foods make animals follow you

Better Mod Compatibility

• Now uses HyTalor to surgically edit game assets instead of replacing them entirely, making HyTame compatible with more mods
• HyTalor is now a required dependency — a clear warning is shown if it's missing

Quality of Life

• Nametags are now applied by pressing the F key (or Use hotkey)
• Horse mounting works properly as long as you don't have a loved food in hand
• Milking and shearing work properly
• Dead animals are now automatically removed from tamed\_animals.json
• Various crash and freeze fixes — server initialization may take a moment to refresh assets

Manual Installation

• Download HyTame latest version and HyTalor
• Place the JAR files in your server's mods folder
• Restart the server
• (Optional) Configure via /hytame config commands or edit the JSON file in Config\_HyTame
• Feed animals to start breeding!

Features

• Feed animals to breed - Press F on animals with their favorite food to put them in love mode
• Proximity breeding - Two animals in love will automatically breed if close enough
• Baby animals - Breeding produces baby animals that grow into adults over time
• Wild baby growth - Wild baby animals found in the world also grow into adults
• Breeding cooldown - Parents need time to rest before breeding again
• All creatures in the base game - All livestock in the base presets, as well as wild animals and all other creatures in the base game
• Any custom creature from mods - You can add any creature you added from any other mod (and if there is a baby version of the creature you can also register it)
• Multiple breeding foods - Each animal can accept multiple food items
• Preset system - Quick configuration with built-in presets
• Fully configurable - Customize everything via JSON config or in-game commands

How It Works

Taming

• Approach an animal with one of its favorite foods
• Press F while looking at it

Breeding

• Find two animals of the same type
• Feed each one their favorite food (use /hytame config info <animal> to check)
• Both animals enter "love mode"
• If close enough, they breed and a baby spawns
• The baby grows into an adult based on the configured growth time

Supported Animals

Livestock (Enabled by Default)

<div class="spoiler"><p><strong>Cow</strong> - Cauliflower (or Wheat, Lettuce in curated preset)<br><strong>Pig</strong> - Brown Mushroom (or Carrot, Potato, Apple)<br><strong>Chicken</strong> - Corn (or Wheat, Rice)<br><strong>Sheep</strong> - Lettuce (or Wheat, Cauliflower)<br><strong>Goat</strong> - Apple (or Wheat, Carrot)<br><strong>Horse</strong> - Carrot (or Apple, Wheat)<br><strong>Camel</strong> - Wheat (or Cactus Fruit)<br><strong>Ram</strong> - Apple (or Wheat)<br><strong>Turkey</strong> - Corn (or Wheat)<br><strong>Boar</strong> - Red Mushroom (or Brown Mushroom, Apple)<br><strong>Rabbit</strong> - Carrot (or Lettuce, Apple)<br><strong>Bison</strong> - Wheat (or Corn)<br></p><p>Plus variants: Desert Chicken, Mouflon, Wild Pig, Skrill, Warthog</p></div>

Wild Animals (Disabled by Default)

Can be enabled via config or the zoo preset. These spawn as small adults and grow to full size.

<div class="spoiler"><p><strong>Mammals</strong> - Wolf, Fox, Bear (Grizzly &amp; Polar), Deer, Moose, Hyena, Antelope, Armadillo, Snow Leopard, Mosshorn, Sabertooth Tiger<br><strong>Birds</strong> - Duck, Pigeon, Parrot, Owl, Crow, Raven, Penguin, Flamingo, Bat, Bluebird, Finch, Sparrow, Woodpecker, Hawk, Vulture, Tetrabird<br><strong>Critters</strong> - Frog (Blue, Green, Orange), Gecko, Mouse, Squirrel, Meerkat<br><strong>Reptiles</strong> - Tortoise, Crocodile, Sand Lizard, Rhino Toad<br><strong>Dinosaurs</strong> - Raptor (Cave), Rex (T-Rex), Archaeopteryx, Pterodactyl<br><strong>Mythic</strong> - Emberwulf, Yeti, Fen Stalker, Cactee, Hatworm, Snapdragon, Trillodon<br><strong>Vermin</strong> - Rat, Molerat, Scorpion, Spider, Cobra, Rattlesnake, Marsh Snake<br><strong>Aquatic</strong> - Salmon, Catfish, Piranha, Clownfish, Crab, Lobster, Jellyfish, Pufferfish, Shark, Whale, and more<br><strong>Bosses</strong> - Fire Dragon, Frost Dragon<br></p></div>

Presets

Presets are editable JSON files stored in %AppData%/Roaming/Hytale/UserData/Saves/{YourSaveName}/mods/presets/.

`default_extended` (NEW DEFAULT) - Best of both worlds. Default timings (30 min growth, 5 min cooldown) with multiple food options from lait_curated. Recommended for most players.

`default` - Streamlined experience with original game values. Single food per animal, 30 min growth, 5 min cooldown. Only livestock enabled.

`lait_curated` - Organic, natural experience. Multiple foods per animal, logical growth times (chickens 10 min, horses 30 min), balanced cooldowns. Rabbits breed fast (1 min cooldown), large animals need more rest.

`zoo` - All real-world animals enabled. Includes livestock, mammals, critters, birds, and reptiles. Excludes mythic creatures. Uses lait\_curated values.

`all` - EVERYTHING enabled. All 119 animals across all 10 categories including mythic creatures, vermin, aquatic, and boss dragons. Uses lait\_curated values. For the ultimate breeding experience.

Preset Commands

/hytame list                            Configuration panel with presets manager
/hytame config preset list              Show available presets
/hytame config preset apply <name>      Apply a preset
/hytame config preset save <name>       Save current config as preset ⚠️ _This will override the previous preset values if the name was already in use and they can't be recovered_
/hytame config preset restore <name>    Reset built-in preset to defaults

Note: Built-in presets (default, default\extended, lait\curated, zoo, all) are automatically updated with new animals on startup. Use restore to reset a preset to factory defaults if you've modified it.

Creating Custom Presets

If the game tells you you don't have the permissions to use this command, run `/op self` first

To apply a preset to your world: Copy an existing preset in mods/presets/, rename it, edit the values, then apply with /hytame config preset apply my_preset

To create a new preset from the current world config ⚠️ This will override the previous preset values if the name was already in use and they can't be recovered Configure animals with /hytame list configuration UI or /hytame config commands, then run /hytame config preset save my_preset

Commands

All commands use the unified /hytame prefix for easy discovery.

Player Commands (Available to Everyone)

/hytame                               Show help
/hytame help                          Show help
/hytame list                          Animal list and configuration panel
/hytame foods                         Quick reference for all animal foods
/hytame status                        View tracked animals and stats
/hytame config info <animal>          Show detailed animal info
/hytame config list [category]        List animals by category

Taming

/hytame tame <name>                   Prepare to tame and name an animal
/hytame untame                        Release a tamed animal
/hytame info                          Show taming information
/hytame settings                      Taming settings

Admin Commands (Require Permission)

These commands require admin permissions (Creative mode or hytame.admin.* permission node).

/hytame growth                        Toggle baby growth on/off
/hytame config reload                 Reload config from file
/hytame config save                   Save current config to file
/hytame config enable <animal|ALL>    Enable breeding
/hytame config disable <animal|ALL>   Disable breeding
/hytame config enabletaming <animal>  Enable taming (independent of breeding)
/hytame config disabletaming <animal> Disable taming (independent of breeding)
/hytame config set <animal> food <item>      Set primary food
/hytame config set <animal> growth <min>     Set growth time
/hytame config set <animal> cooldown <min>   Set cooldown
/hytame config addfood <animal> <item>       Add breeding food
/hytame config removefood <animal> <item>    Remove breeding food

Custom Animals (Other Mods)

Add creatures from other mods to the breeding system. Simply provide the NPC role name and the plugin will auto-discover the model.

/hytame custom add <npcRole> <food> [food2] [food3]   Add by NPC role (auto-discovers model)
/hytame custom setbaby <model> <babyRole>             Set baby NPC role for dedicated baby spawning
/hytame custom remove <model>                         Remove a custom animal
/hytame custom list                                   List all custom animals
/hytame custom info <model>                           Show custom animal details
/hytame custom enable <model>                         Enable a custom animal
/hytame custom disable <model>                        Disable a custom animal
/hytame custom addfood <model> <food>                 Add a breeding food
/hytame custom removefood <model> <food>              Remove a breeding food
/hytame custom scan                                   Scan world for creatures

Example: To add a creature with NPC role "VgSlime\Npc\Guumi\_Green":

/hytame custom add VgSlime_Npc_Guumi_Green apple

The plugin validates the NPC role exists, spawns a temp entity to discover the model, and registers both for detection and spawning.

Baby spawning: If you know the baby NPC role, set it with /hytame custom setbaby. Otherwise, babies spawn as scaled-down adults (40% size).

Custom animals are automatically detected when they spawn and saved to config.

Legacy Commands (Deprecated)

The following commands still work but show deprecation warnings:

• /breed → /hytame
• /laitsbreeding → /hytame
• /breedstatus → /hytame status
• /breedgrowth → /hytame growth
• /breedconfig → /hytame config

Permissions

HyTame uses a permission system for admin commands. Players can access admin commands through:

1. Creative Mode - Automatically grants all admin permissions
2. Permission Nodes - Grant specific permissions via /perm command

Permission Nodes

Granting Permissions

/perm player <name> add hytame.admin           Grant all admin permissions
/perm player <name> add hytame.admin.config    Grant only config permissions

You can also use mods to manage permissions.

Note: Informative commands like /hytame foods, /hytame config info, and /hytame config list are available to all players without any permissions.

Configuration

Config file: mods/laits-breeding-config.json

{
  "activePreset": "default_extended",
  "defaults": {
    "growthTimeMinutes": 30.0,
    "breedCooldownMinutes": 5.0,
    "growthEnabled": true
  },
  "animals": {
    "COW": {
      "enabled": true,
      "breedingFoods": ["Plant_Crop_Wheat_Item", "Plant_Crop_Cauliflower_Item"],
      "growthTimeMinutes": 30.0,
      "breedCooldownMinutes": 5.0
    }
  }
}

Roadmap

Done: Configurable timing, multiple breeding foods, external preset files, all creatures breeding, heart particles

Planned:

Taming & Breeding Extended

• Taming to make domesticated animals follow you
• Feed babies to make them grow faster

Better customization

• Advanced config (custom scales per growth stage, baby models/NPCs, offsprings count)

Animal Wellness & Bonding

• Animal wellness (pet your animals, build trust, mood affects breeding)

Inheritance

• Genetics system (babies inherit traits, stats and appearance from parents)

Modding

• Breeding & Taming library to allow other modders to integrate such mechanics as standalones in their own mods
• Cross-compatibility testing with other mods

Known Issues

• Animations don't interrupt - Feeding while an animal is fleeing or sleeping won't interrupt them
• Growth time setting - May not work reliably in all cases (investigating)
• Wild baby animals - May sometimes not grow into adults
• Single world only - Only works with the default world (multi-world not supported)

Contact

This mod is actively being developed. For issues or suggestions, click on one of the links below.

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