Cat Companions+

Cat Companions+ 2.0.0

This update introduces the new Cat Companions management menu across all supported Fabric and Forge versions.

New Companion Menu

• View nearby owned cats from one screen.
• Select a cat from the nearby companions list.
• See the selected cat’s name, appearance, health, armor, weapon, damage reduction, and attack damage.
• Custom cat names are displayed correctly.

Companion Controls

• Follow: The cat follows its owner normally.
• Stay: The cat remains near its current position.
• Guard: The cat protects a selected area.
• Guard Radius: Adjust how far the cat may travel while guarding.
• Defensive: The cat participates in combat and protects its owner.
• Passive: The cat avoids entering combat.
• Low-Health Retreat: Choose when an injured cat should back away from danger.
• Recall: Bring the selected cat back to its owner.
• Sit/Stand: Directly change the cat’s sitting state.
• Current behavior and owner distance are shown in the information panel.

Equipment and Combat

• Equip adult cats with iron, gold, diamond, or netherite cat armor.
• Equip cats with supported swords.
• Armor increases maximum health and provides tier-based damage reduction.
• Weapon tiers determine the cat’s attack damage.
• Equipped armor and weapons are displayed in the menu and rendered on the cat.
• Cats drop their equipped weapons when they die.
• Kittens cannot use armor, weapons, or the companion inventory.

Additional Improvements

• Added animated cat previews to the companion menu.
• Improved armor rendering and movement across standing, walking, and sitting poses.
• Improved mouth-held weapon positioning.
• Added health, defense, and attack icons to the information panel.
• Restored feature and visual parity across Fabric and Forge versions.
• Fixed multiple interaction, persistence, model-rendering, and production-JAR issues.