AnimalX: Realistic Cats

21 real cat breeds, each with its own body.

A Maine Coon is big and fluffy. A Sphynx has no fur and huge ears. A Persian has a flat face, a Savannah is tall, a Manx has no tail. They are still ordinary Minecraft cats underneath, so taming, sitting, collars, leads, morning gifts and your old pets all keep working.

The breeds

Maine Coon, Ragdoll, Persian, Exotic Shorthair, Devon Rex, Abyssinian, British Shorthair, Siberian, American Shorthair, Russian Blue, Sphynx, Siamese, Burmese, Oriental Shorthair, Birman, Norwegian Forest Cat, Bengal, Savannah, Manx, Bombay and Scottish Fold. This is a list of famous breeds, not every breed there is. More come in later updates.

57 coats on 21 breeds: about three colours for each breed. The breeds share seven body shapes, with their own ears, tails and fur.

Finding, taming and breeding

• Village cats spawn as breeds, and the breed fits the village (Siberians in snowy villages, Savannahs in savanna villages). About one in three still has a vanilla coat; you can change that.
• Tame them like any cat. Two cats of one breed give that breed. Two different breeds give either parent, or sometimes a mixed cat.
• Your old pets never change on their own. The Breed Papers item turns one tame cat into a breed on purpose.
• Each breed has one small trait (you can switch them off).
• Cat Breed Guide: a book that fills in as you meet breeds.
• Four blocks: Cat Bed, Scratching Post, Food Bowl and Cat Tree.

Compatibility

Needed on the client and on the server. Without the mod, a breed cat shows up as a black cat and stays tame.

Configuration

Settings are in config/animalx_cats.json5: how many village cats keep a vanilla coat, traits on or off, Breed Papers on or off, and a "draw vanilla bodies" switch for players who use cat resource packs (breeds then show the closest vanilla coat).

FAQ

Is this every cat breed?

No. It is 21 famous breeds in version 1.0.0. More come in monthly updates.

What happens to my old cats?

Nothing. They keep their coat and data. Use Breed Papers on a tame cat if you want it to become a breed.

What if I remove the mod?

Breed cats become black cats and stay tame, with their owner and collar.

Can I use it in a modpack?

Yes. Use in modpacks distributed through Modrinth or CurseForge that link to the official download.

Can I make videos with it?

Yes. Videos, reviews, streams and showcases anywhere.

Which versions and loaders are supported?

Minecraft 26.3 and 1.21.1 on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge, and Minecraft 1.20.1 on Fabric, Quilt (one jar for both) and Forge (its own jar, Forge 47.4.28 or newer, no Fabric API). Forge is only for 1.20.1; on 1.21.1 and 26.3 use NeoForge. Other versions and loaders are not supported.

Is 1.20.1 different?

The content is the same: 21 breeds, the traits, the four blocks, Breed Papers and the Cat Breed Guide. Three things work differently. Minecraft 1.20.1 has no animal scale setting, so the mod draws the size itself (a Maine Coon bigger, a Devon Rex smaller, a kitten at half size) and the hit box follows. The Cat Breed Guide opens its own copy of the book, so other mods that read the book pages from the item will not see them. Players without the mod on a modded server see plain vanilla cats; nothing crashes for them.

Does it work on servers?

Yes. Install it on both the server and every client.

License

All Rights Reserved, with two permissions:

• Allowed: Use in modpacks distributed through Modrinth or CurseForge that link to the official download.
• Allowed: Videos, reviews, streams and showcases anywhere.
• No reuploads and no reuse of code, art, textures, models or sounds.