UPDATE - 02/11/2026: Hey everyone! I do have access to the files again for all of my mods. I have taken a long break due to the work hours I have but I am starting to want to mod again. You can likely expect some updates to my mods relatively soon.

Do you love cats, but wish they could glow in the dark? Well – you’re in luck, because this mod is here to deliver you some glowing cats on the “broken ARK” known as Aberration.

These Aberrant Cats are not like any other cats found on the tropical beaches of the Island or shores of The Center. Of course, these Aberrant Cats can glow, are extremely friendly as stray cats, and come in four different pattern types: Normal, Spotted, Striped, and Calico. These fantastic cats can breed with all their coat patterns, and have even been seen to breed with Friendly Cats and felines from the other ARKs, despite not displaying the beautiful glowing patterns these Aberrant felines possess.

To tame, they love the taste of rare mushrooms, but even more so, a pungent concoction known as Plant Species Z Milk. Rumor has it that these cats love the radiation immunity this creamy substance gives them, allowing them to hunt featherlights in the element chamber down far below. When tamed, some have even said that these cats have unusual abilities compared to their non-Aberrant counterparts. Those who love the practice of spelunking have grand remarks about their cats scaring all sorts of new creatures – from onyc, to lamprey, and even purloiva – perhaps their glowing pattern makes them much more threatening when using their pest control ability? But don’t be too overconfident – the ugly creatures called the “Nameless” aren’t fooled by the cats’ screech. Nonetheless, that still isn’t what makes them so special. The spelunkers have discovered that Aberrant Cats can hold artifacts – are we sure these cats aren’t experiments of Rockwell himself with all these “aberrant” capabilities?

Mod Information

Aberrant cats spawn off of aberrant lystrosaurus, so any map that has them, they should automatically piggyback off of them for spawns. Currently, the spawn weights are 80% chance for aberrant lystrosaurus and 20% chance for an aberrant cat (5% chance for each variant).
They will always roll “Happy” when trying to tame them, so gone is the frustration of getting your face ripped off – as long as you don’t punch them accidentally.
This mod adds a new item called Plant Species Z Milk, which is crafted in your inventory. This is the kibble of all aberrant cats, but they can be less effectively tamed using rare mushrooms, too. The modifiers are set up to mimic the effectiveness of the lightpets.
Plant Species Z Milk can only be consumed by humans (besides taming cats) and acts like aquatic, auric, and aggeravic mushrooms combined - as in, consumption gives immunity to poisonous mushrooms and removes poisonous mushroom debuffs/radiation sickness.
They are able to hold artifacts like otters.
Aberrant cats can now mate with all four types of Aberrant Cats, Friendly Cats (from Cat Distribution System), and Vanilla Cats. The female determines what coat pattern the kittens will have.
Their pest control list is as follows: Icthyornis, pegomastax, microraptor, titanomyrma, meganeura, compy, dimorphodon, purlovia, leech, lamprey, worker bees, and piranha.

Extensive information for my ABERRANT CATS mod and all other mods made by me can be found here: Mama Puma ASA Mod Documentation. If you want to see what is in store for this mod or my other mods the future, you can check out their upcoming patch notes in my Discord.

Acknowledgements: Special thanks to these folks who have helped me create this mod: Azkalimas and Tristans_Modding

Thank you Skwirrelle and The Survivors Handbook for the mod showcase, as well as Wildcard for putting my mod on the June 23rd - June 27th ASA Cross-Platform Mods Spotlight!

Please join my Discord to report any bugs or to chat about my mods -> https://discord.gg/CsfXudXjzd

Aberrant Cats [Crossplay]