Creature Capture

Catch them all on your server

CreatureCapture turns mob hunting into a real progression system. Use the Capture Bow to capture creatures, collect their spawn eggs, complete your personal collection, and compete with other players on the server leaderboard.

Perfect for survival servers, collection-based gameplay, custom progression, and for use alongside SpawnerSilk.

Features

• Capture creatures with a special bow enchanted with Silk Touch
• Collection system: every unique creature you capture is permanently recorded
• Player progression: track your completion with /cc collection and /cc stats
• Competitive leaderboard: compare players with /cc top
• Persistent data storage with SQLite
• Automatic migration from the old captures.yml format
• Configurable mob list: enable or disable capture per creature in config.yml
• Configurable bow durability and capture chance
• Spawner interaction support and special Iron Golem egg handling
• Tab completion for commands

How it works

• Get a Capture Bow with /cc get or through the enchantment table
• Shoot a compatible creature with the bow
• If the capture succeeds, the creature is turned into its spawn egg
• The capture is added to the player’s permanent collection

This makes CreatureCapture more than a utility plugin: it adds a real collection and progression loop to your server.

Commands

Permissions

Compatibility

Compatible with Bukkit, Spigot and Paper.
Built for modern Minecraft servers with 1.13+ API support and updated against 1.21.1.

Configuration

You can fully customize the plugin in config.yml:

• Chance to get the Capture Bow in the enchantment table
• Bow durability
• Capture success chance
• Whether spawners can be modified with eggs
• Which creatures can or cannot be captured

Installation

Drop CreatureCapture.jar into your plugins folder and restart your server.

Issues & Support

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please report it in the issue tracker or join the Discord server.

Other plugins

• SpawnerSilk: Mine spawners with Silk Touch
• DeadChest: Keep your inventory in a chest when you die
• Cryweather: Manage time easily
• RedStoneMe: Activate redstone with your presence
• MendingEnchant: Add Mending to the enchantment table
• MobsManager: Control which mobs can spawn on your server