Changelog for Dogs Companion (Hytale)

Note

This change log includes the summarized changes. For the full changelog, please go to the GitHub History instead.

Note: Please always back up your world before updating to a new version!

2.1.0

• Fixed dogs not attacking when more than one dog was active, because the attack rate limit was applied per dog instead of per tick.
• Fixed a queued bite with a dead target cancelling the attacking dog's whole turn.
• Fixed most food items being rejected when feeding or taming, because nine of the fourteen configured item ids do not exist in Hytale anymore.
• Fixed dogs in Defense or Offense mode falling back to Follow after every fight instead of returning to their combat mode.
• Fixed the attack cooldown resetting, which let dogs bite again immediately.
• Fixed dogs losing their Wander or Play behavior after a server restart.
• Fixed the Offense wheel action putting the dog into a state that did not survive a relog.
• Fixed /dog spawn duplicating dogs whose chunk was merely unloaded.
• Fixed "Last Position" in /dog list and /dog info never updating after taming.
• Fixed the per-player dog limit having no effect, so markusbordihn.dogs.limit.* was ignored when taming.
• Fixed markusbordihn.dogs.admin.bypass not bypassing ownership checks.
• Fixed the /dog reload permission node being unusable due to a missing prefix.
• Fixed all dog names falling back to "Dog" until restart when the name config failed to load.
• Fixed a memory leak where search and mood timers were never released for removed dogs.
• Fixed stack traces being dropped from several error messages.
• Changed the dog bite to use the Slashing damage cause instead of the deprecated Physical constant.
• Changed the Dog Whistle cooldown to start only when the whistle actually reached a dog.
• Changed /dog reload to require operator permissions.
• Changed mood particles to be sent directly to nearby players, so they no longer depend on behavior states.
• Added mood particles to tamed dogs — the feature was advertised but never activated.
• Added German and English translations for /dog list and /dog info, which were English-only.
• Improved damage handling so dog lookups only run for players, instead of on every damage event in the world.
• Improved logging by moving per-tick messages from INFO to FINE.
• Migrated to Hytale 0.5.7.

2.0.0

• Migrated to Hytale 0.5.6

1.8.0

• Added Australian Shepherd dog breed.
• Fixed multi-player issues with owner are not recognized.

1.7.0

• Fixed tamed dogs following any nearby player instead of only their owner.
• Fixed stranger interaction firing every tick, which flooded the logs and repeatedly forced the dog into its rejection state (freezing it and overriding owner commands like sit/stay).
• Fixed tamed dogs being managed by the natural spawn system, which could despawn or duplicate them.
• Fixed stale entity reference cache entries (invalid refs and UUID changes) in the dog manager.
• Migrated to Hytale 0.5.4 with updated APIs and systems.
• Added basic default natural spawn definitions.

1.6.0

• Fixed status effect bug where dogs would get stuck in a status effect state.
• Fixed missing state updates and conditions in state machine.
• Added search functionality, for searching for items and return them to the owner.
• Added loyalty defense system, where dogs will automatically defend their owner when attacked.
• Migrated to Hytale 0.5.2 with updated APIs and systems.

1.5.0

• Added basic dog whistle item to command dogs (attack target, recall, cancel attack).
• Added Action Wheel UI for dog interactions (follow, sit, sleep, play, wander, combat modes, rename, etc.).
• Added dog naming UI on taming success and rename via action wheel.
• Added mood particles for dogs based on their current state.
• Added NPC sensors for held items (food, whistle, empty hand) with context-sensitive interaction hints.
• Improved interaction system: owner actions now route through item-specific handlers.
• Simplified Gradle build setup, removed legacy config and task files.
• Improved existing dog textures.

1.4.0

• Migrated to Hytale 2026.03.26-89796e57b with updated APIs and systems. (Navigation and Pathfinding is currently broken !!!)

1.3.0

• Fixed animation bug with default mode.
• Updated server version, again, to fix mod warning.

1.2.1

• Fixed mod warning by using fixed ServerVersion.

1.2.0

• Added healing system: Dogs now heal when fed (cooked food heals 10 HP, raw food heals 5 HP).
• Increased dog max health from 20 to 60 HP.
• Added hurt animation when dogs take damage.
• Improved dog model hitbox and eye height for better interaction.
• Added camera pitch/yaw targeting for head movement.
• Enhanced animation system with proper speeds and blending.
• Added death animation, knockback resistance, and separation behavior.
• Improved pathfinding with climb height and jump mechanics.

1.1.0

• Fixed German Shepherd dog textures.
• Added Shiba Inu dog breed.
• Added memories category for dogs.
• Added additional dog actions and interactions.

1.0.0 ✨

• Initial release of Dogs Companion - Loyal Combat Companions for Hytale!