MineCat Mod
A Minecraft mod that makes cats useful! This mod adds various breeds of cats with unique abilities and interactions, making your feline friends more than just pets.
Description
MineCat turns new cats into useful friends who can help you with a variety of jobs, such woodcutting and mining. Every breed of cat has distinct traits and preferred biomes of its own.
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.20.1
- Fabric Loader ≥0.16.9
- Java 17 or higher
- Fabric API
Features
Custom Cat Breeds
- Sphynx Cat: Desert dweller, found in desert and badlands biomes
- Korat Cat: Plains dweller, specializes in mining
- Persian Cat: Desert biome cat with unique characteristics
- Snowshoe Cat: Found in snowy biomes
- Scottish Cat: Inhabits plains and cold biomes
- Bengal Cat: Jungle cat with special abilities
Special Abilities
- Mining: Cats can help you mine ores
- Woodcutting: Cats can assist in chopping trees
- Following: Cats will follow their owner and help with tasks
New Items
- Cat Food: Used to tame wild cats
- Cat Teaser: Special toy to interact with cats
- Cat Locator: Helps find your tamed cats
- Purrium Tools: Special set of tools for working with your cats
- Purrium Pickaxe (for mining assistance)
- Purrium Axe (for woodcutting assistance)
- Purrium Shovel
- Purrium Sword
- Purrium Hoe
New Resources
- Purrium Ore: Found in various biomes
- Regular Purrium Ore
- Deepslate Purrium Ore
- Nether Purrium Ore
Installation
1. Install Fabric Loader (https://fabricmc.net/use/) (version 0.16.9 or higher)
2. Install Fabric API (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api)
3. Download the latest version of MineCat mod
4. Place both .jar files in your Minecraft mods folder
- Windows: %appdata%/.minecraft/mods
- Linux: ~/.minecraft/mods
- Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods
Usage
Basic Controls
- Right-click with Cat Food to tame a wild cat
- Sneak + Right-click with empty hand to make cat sit/stand
- Sneak + Right-click with Purrium tools to toggle cat work modes
Cat Work Modes
1. Mining Mode (with Purrium Pickaxe):
- Cat will search for nearby ores
- Automatically mines discovered ores
- Brings resources back to you
2. Woodcutting Mode (with Purrium Axe):
- Cat will help chop down trees
- Automatically collects wood
- Assists in clearing forest areas
3. Finding Cats (with Cat Locator):
- Opens UI showing all owned cats
- Shows distance to each cat
- Highlights selected cat with glowing effect
Development
This project is developed by 6 computer science students at SUT (Suranaree University of Technology).
Building from Source
1. Clone the repository
2. Open a terminal in the project directory
3. Run:
./gradlew build
4. Find the built jar in build/libs
License
This project is licensed under CC0-1.0 (Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal)
Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request
Support
For issues and suggestions:
- Open an issue on GitHub
- Contact the development team through the project's GitHub page
Made with ❤️ by SUT Computer Science students
The MineCat Team
