HyTame - Animal Breeding

ByLaitK
Mods

Animal breeding and baby growth for Hytale to expand your farm

Description

HyTame

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

This mod now requires HyTalor (downloaded automatically if you're using CurseForge app)

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).

HyTame with a family of sheeps and a family of cows in an animal pen

What's New in v1.5.3

Tamed Animals Panel

New "Tamed" tab in the config panel — view all your tamed animals, their location, growth stage, and owner
Release tamed animals from the config panel or with /hytame untame
Right-click a nametag in the air to open the config panel

Tame Limits

Per-player tame limits — configurable max tamed animals per player
Per-claim tame limits — works with SimpleClaims integration

Custom Animal Support

Add mod creatures as tameable/breedable via the config panel
Set custom baby variants for any animal from the baby variant picker
Tamed animals are permanently protected from despawning

Mod Compatibility

Improved compatibility across the board for custom animals
Improved compatibility with capture crate mods
Added compatibility with SimpleClaims for per-claim tame limits

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

Shoutout to Alec's Animal Husbandry

Check out Alec's Animal Husbandry if you want more taming and breeding in Hytale!

Key features:

Needs (hunger, thirst) and Happiness
Extended breeding with traits and bloodlines
Commands: follow, defend, attack, hold…

Supported Animals

Livestock (Enabled by Default)

Cow - Cauliflower (or Wheat, Lettuce in curated preset)
Pig - Brown Mushroom (or Carrot, Potato, Apple)
Chicken - Corn (or Wheat, Rice)
Sheep - Lettuce (or Wheat, Cauliflower)
Goat - Apple (or Wheat, Carrot)
Horse - Carrot (or Apple, Wheat)
Camel - Wheat (or Cactus Fruit)
Ram - Apple (or Wheat)
Turkey - Corn (or Wheat)
Boar - Red Mushroom (or Brown Mushroom, Apple)
Rabbit - Carrot (or Lettuce, Apple)
Bison - Wheat (or Corn)

Plus variants: Desert Chicken, Mouflon, Wild Pig, Skrill, Warthog

Wild Animals (Disabled by Default)

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

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

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:

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

Permission Nodes

Permission	Description
`hytame.admin`	All admin commands
`hytame.admin.config`	Configuration commands (enable, disable, reload, save)
`hytame.admin.growth`	Toggle baby growth
`hytame.admin.custom`	Manage custom animals
`hytame.admin.debug`	Debug commands

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.