Dawn Star: Battle Mount
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Transform vanilla mounts into fully customized combat companions with alloy armor, modular plugins, and unique skills.
Dawn Star: Battle Mount
Dawn Star: Battle Mount is an add-on for the Dawn Star series that introduces a unified "Gear + Plugin" progression system for vanilla mounts. Equip your rides with alloy armor or saddles, slot in plugins, and transform them into fully customized combat companions.
Prerequisites
This is an add-on mod. The following mods are required:
Core Mechanics
Mounts are divided into two gear categories:
- Armor Slot: Allays, Horses (Regular/Skeleton/Zombie/Donkey/Mule), Nautiluses, and Wolves use alloy-specific gear (Harnesses, Horse Armor, Nautilus Armor, Wolf Armor). Note: Wolf Armor converts damage into durability loss, keeping the wolf at full health until the armor breaks.
- Saddle Slot: Camels, Husks, Pigs, Striders, Llamas, and Trader Llamas use modded Alloy Saddles. Press E while riding to open the configuration GUI. QoL: Pigs/Striders no longer require carrots/fungus on a stick for steering; Llamas are directly rideable; Trader Llamas can be ridden while leashed.
Gear Tiers & Set Bonuses
Gear stats scale by material. Starshimmer, Moonflare, and Solarcorona tiers inherit values from Dawn Star: Battle Preparation.
| Material | Armor / Toughness / KB Res. | Set Bonus | Plugin Slots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla / Leather / Iron / Gold / Diamond | Vanilla Values | None | None (Leather-Diamond) / 1× Utility (Netherite) |
| Netherite | Vanilla Values | None | 1× Utility |
| Starshimmer Alloy | 23 / 3.5 / 0.1 | Infinite Night Vision, 15% DMG Reduction | 1× Utility, 1× Mobility, 1× Skill |
| Moonflare Alloy | 27 / 4.0 / 0.1 | Inf. Night Vision + Regen, 30% DMG Reduction | 2× Utility, 2× Mobility, 1× Skill, 1× Function |
| Solarcorona Alloy | 31 / 4.5 / 0.2 | Inf. Night Vision + Regen + Fire Res, 50% DMG Reduction | 2× Utility, 2× Mobility, 2× Skill, 3× Function |
Plugin System
Press E while mounted to access the War Mount Config screen. Plugins come in five types:
- 🟢 Utility: Boosts HP, Attack, Armor, Toughness, and Knockback Resistance.
- 🔵 Mobility: Enhances movement, jump, flight, underwater speed, and dash capabilities.
- 🟣 Skill: Grants active/passive abilities mapped to Z/X/C keys.
- 🟤 Function: Turns mounts into mobile stations (Crafting Table, Furnace, Chests, Anvil, Grindstone, Blast Furnace, Smoker, Ender Chest, etc.). Stored items persist within the gear.
- 🟡 Special: Consumable upgrade items crafted into gear to expand specific slot capacities.
Skills by Mount
Every mount type has unique skills:
- Allay: Bombardment, Fireball, Soul Pulse
- Equine: Trample, Starlight Charge, War Neigh
- Wolf: Life Link, Guard Mode, Auto-Pickup
- Nautilus: Shell Ram, Water Jet, Deep Sea Tide
- Camel: Sandstorm Charge, Hump Shield, Desert Stealth
- Pig: Treasure Sniff, Mud Spit, Harvest Root
- Strider: Lava Ward, Flame Breath, Lava Walker
- Llama: Spit Enhance, Caravan Guard, Burden Sprint
Progression & Crafting
- Gear Upgrades: Use Smithing Templates to upgrade sequentially: Vanilla → Starshimmer → Moonflare → Solarcorona. Skipping tiers is not allowed. Upgrading preserves all installed plugins, slots, and stored items.
- Plugins: Crafted using materials from prerequisite mods (Alloy Ingots, Nether Star Shards, etc.). Check JEI/NEI for recipes.
Controls
- E: Open War Mount Config (while riding)
- V: Dash
- Z / X / C: Activate Skill Slot 1 / 2 / 3
All keybinds are reconfigurable under Options → Controls → Dawn Star: Battle Mount.
Important Notes
- Wolf Armor cannot accept Mobility plugins.
- Slot Caps: Max 5 Utility, 5 Mobility, 5 Function, and 3 Skill slots (including base gear slots).
- Skill keys bind to slots, not specific plugins. Swapping a plugin changes the skill triggered by that key.
- Data Persistence: Plugins, stored items, and upgrades are saved to the gear item itself. Data survives removal, dropping, storage, and upgrading.
- Durability: All modded items are fireproof, blast-resistant, and do not despawn when dropped.
