[MGG] Mob Pens

Create customizable Mob Pens using Lodestones! Assign and protect animals, automate breeding, customize appearances, and collect naturally produced items into nearby chests.

No client mods or resource packs required.

Features

• Lodestone Mob Pens — Create a Mob Pen using a Lodestone and assign animals with Leads.
• Natural Animal Movement — Residents roam freely within a configurable radius and return when wandering too far.
• Resident Protection — Protect assigned animals from damage with configurable ownership and butchering settings.
• Automatic Breeding — Breed compatible animals using food stored in a five-slot breeder inventory.
• Population & Food Displays — View resident counts and breeding food through floating holograms.
• Custom Names & Skins — Rename Mob Pens using Name Tags and customize their appearance with supported block textures.
• Perimeter Preview — Display temporary oak and dark oak fences using redstone, with resident highlighting and a countdown.
• Bell Call — Ring a nearby Bell to summon residents toward their Mob Pen.
• Passive Item Collection — Automatically collect configured items, such as eggs and Sniffer seeds, into chests touching any of the six sides of the Lodestone.
• Comparator Support — Monitor Mob Pen populations using redstone comparators.
• In-Game Help Guide — Access a native Minecraft dialogue explaining the plugin's features.
• Customizable Configuration — Adjust protection, movement, breeding, perimeter previews, and item collection.

Commands

• /mobpens — Opens the in-game help dialogue.
• /mobpens help — Displays the complete Mob Pens guide.
• /mobpen — Alternative help command.

Most features are managed directly through in-game interactions.

Installation

1. Place MGG-MobPens-1.0.0.jar in your server's plugins folder.
2. Start or restart the server.
3. Configuration and saved data generate under plugins/MGG Mob Pens/.
4. Place a Lodestone, lead an animal to it, and right-click to assign it.

Compatibility

• Minecraft Java Edition — Paper 26.2
• Server-side plugin
• No client installation required
• No resource pack required

Important Notes

• Default Mob Pen radius is 16 blocks.
• Perimeter fences are visual only and do not physically contain animals.
• Breeding requires compatible animals, appropriate food, and available capacity.
• Passive collection uses a configurable item allowlist and excludes death and butchering drops.
• Entering NONE when naming removes the hologram display.
• Configuration changes require a server restart.

Support & Usage

If you encounter issues, please include your Minecraft/Paper version and relevant server logs when reporting them.

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