🐺 Starter Wolf: RPG Companion

Never start your Minecraft adventure alone again!

Starter Wolf is a Vanilla+ companion mod that guarantees every player gets a loyal, auto-tamed wolf the very first time they log into a world. But this isn't just a regular vanilla dog—your new Starter Pet features a fully custom RPG leveling system, dynamic physical growth, and a controllable auto-hunting AI!

✨ Key Features

The Loyal Starter Pet

• Instant Companion: The moment you join a world for the first time, a tamed, named "Starter Pet" will spawn right by your side.

• Failsafe Respawn: Did your loyal companion meet a tragic end? Don't worry! If your Starter Pet dies, you will automatically be granted a new Level 1 wolf the next time you log into the server.

RPG Leveling & Growth

• Dynamic EXP System: Your wolf earns EXP every time it deals damage to a mob. If your wolf gets the final killing blow, it earns bonus EXP equal to the mob's maximum health!

• Stat Scaling: The wolf can reach a maximum of Level 20. Every time it levels up, it permanently gains +0.5 Max Health and +1.0 Attack Damage.

• Physical Growth: As your wolf levels up, it physically grows larger! A max-level wolf is nearly double the size of a standard vanilla wolf.

Visual Progression You can tell how strong a Starter Wolf is just by looking at it. As your pet levels up, its collar automatically changes color to reflect its power tier:

• Level 1+: Standard Red

• Level 5+: Emerald Green

• Level 10+: Gold Yellow

• Level 15+: Diamond Light Blue

• Level 20 (MAX): Epic Purple

Interactive Items

• The Stat Checker (Stick): Want to know exactly how much EXP your wolf needs to level up? Just right-click your wolf with a Stick to receive a private chat message detailing its exact Level, Health, and EXP.

• Berserk Mode (Bone): Right-click your wolf with a Bone to toggle Berserk Mode! When active, your wolf will emit angry storm-cloud particles and automatically hunt down any hostile mobs or animals within a 16-block radius. (Safety feature: Berserk wolves will automatically ignore Creepers, Players, and other pets to prevent accidental explosions and friendly fire!)

⚙️ Dependencies

This mod requires Pehkui (Forge 1.20.1) to handle the physical size scaling of the wolf. Please make sure Pehkui is installed in your mods folder alongside Starter Wolf, or the game will crash!

🎮 Multiplayer / Server Safe

Starter Wolf is fully compatible with multiplayer servers. Every individual player will receive their own personal Starter Pet upon joining the server for the first time!

Here is a complete, feature-rich description tailored for your Starter Wolf 2.0 mod page (ready to copy and paste directly into CurseForge, Modrinth, or Planet Minecraft):

🐺 Starter Wolf 2.0: Pack & Awakening (Minecraft 1.21.1 Forge)

Never adventure alone again.

What started as a simple loyal companion mod has evolved into a complete, vanilla-faithful Wolf RPG & Pack Management Overhaul for Minecraft 1.21.1! From dynamic riding physics to specialized pack archetypes, custom armor gem socketing, and immortal soul-binding, Starter Wolf 2.0 transforms your canine companion into the ultimate adventure partner.

🚀 What's New in Version 2.0?

• Zero External Dependencies: Say goodbye to Pehkui! Starter Wolf 2.0 natively harnesses Minecraft 1.21.1's built-in entity scale attributes. No extra libraries or external mod dependencies required.

• True WASD Mount System: Equip a saddle directly into your Alpha’s inventory to ride it like a noble mount with responsive WASD movement, dynamic step-height, fall damage immunity, and size-scaled jumping!

• Pack & Archetype Evolution: Any wild wolf you tame now enters your pack as an RPG companion. Level them to Beta (Level 10) to awaken unique class specializations!

• Soul-Bound Immortality: Your Alpha Wolf cannot permanently die. Fatal blows turn your Alpha into an ethereal ghost until you summon them back into the physical realm.

• Canine Satchel Storage: Your Alpha comes equipped with a dynamic backpack inventory that expands as your wolf pack grows.

• Seamless In-Place GUI: Allocate skill points into Vitality, Ferocity, and Swiftness through a customized management menu without annoying mouse-cursor resets.

🌟 Key Features

👑 The Starter Alpha Wolf

• Instant Soul-Bonding: Receive your immortal Alpha Wolf the moment you step foot into a new world.

• Manual RPG Stat Allocation: Wolves gain Skill Points as they level up. Distribute them across Vitality (Max Health), Ferocity (Attack Damage), and Swiftness (Movement Speed).

• Collar Progression: A visual tier indicator reflects your wolf’s power tier at a glance:

  • Level 1–4: Crimson Red

  • Level 5–9: Emerald Green

  • Level 10–14: Golden Yellow

  • Level 15–19: Diamond Light Blue

  • Level 20 (MAX): Royal Purple

• Rideable Mount (Level 20): Equip a Saddle directly into the Alpha's menu to ride it! Control its movement using smooth WASD steering, leap across ravines with Spacebar jumps that scale with your wolf's physical size, and traverse cliffs without fear thanks to built-in Fall Damage Immunity.

• Ghost State & The Bone Whistle: When an Alpha takes fatal damage, it shifts into a ghost form (-1 Level penalty). Shift + Right-Click a Bone to blow the Bone Whistle—restoring your Alpha and rallying all pack wolves across the entire dimension to your side.

🐾 Pack Mechanics & Archetype Evolution

Taming wild wolves now binds them to your pack as Pups. As they battle by your side and mine ores with you, they rank up through the pack hierarchy. Upon hitting Beta (Level 10), awaken them into one of three unique archetypes:

• 🗡️ The Shadowfang (Assassin):

  • Shadow Strike: Inflicts decaying Wither bleed on target hit.

  • Nocturnal Link: Grants permanent, shared Night Vision to you and the wolf.

  • Shadow Step (Level 20): Instantly teleports behind weakened targets to execute enemies below 15% HP.

• 🌿 The Spirit Shaman (Support):

  • Healing Pulse: Periodically emits radiant healing waves to restore health to the owner and nearby pack members.

  • Spirit Ward (Level 20): Sacrifices its own health to act as a Totem of Undying if its owner suffers fatal damage.

• 🧭 The Bloodhound (Scout & Utility):

  • Auto-Loot Vacuum: Automatically picks up nearby dropped mob loot and places it safely into your inventory.

  • Predator Mark (Level 20): Highlights nearby hostile threats with a glowing outline.

  • Smart Ore Sonar: Detects and points particle trails to high-value ores (Ancient Debris, Diamonds, Emeralds, and Gold).

  • Custom Scent Tracking: Shift-click any block from your inventory into the Bloodhound's menu to lock onto that specific block scent!

🎒 The Canine Satchel & Pack Aura

• Expanding Storage: Access your Alpha’s built-in Canine Satchel directly from the management menu. For every living wolf in your pack, the satchel unlocks 3 additional slots (up to 54 slots).

• Symbiosis: Whenever a pack pup ranks up, your Alpha absorbs spiritual energy and receives bonus Skill Points!

• Alpha Blessings: Staying close to your Alpha grants Haste. If you travel with multiple pack members, you gain Regeneration and Absorption shields that scale with pack size.

💎 Anvil Gem Socketing

Upgrade vanilla Wolf Armor by fusing gemstones at an Anvil:

• 💎 Diamond: Grants +10 Flat Armor (Physical Tank).

• 🟥 Redstone Block: Grants +15 Bonus Health (Blood Ruby).

• 🥇 Gold Ingot: Grants +Movement Speed (Topaz Agility).

• ❇️ Emerald: Grants +5% Lifesteal on hit.

• 🔮 Amethyst Shard: Grants +25% Magic & Potion Damage Resistance.

🎮 Controls & Commands

⚙️ Compatibility & Requirements

• Platform: Minecraft Forge 1.21.1

• Dependencies: None! (Pure standalone mod)

• Multiplayer / Server Safe: Fully optimized for dedicated servers. Every player receives their own personal Alpha upon first login, with all stats, satchel inventories, and pack bonds safely serialized via Forge Capabilities.