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📦 What is Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition?

Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition is a faithful revival of Dr. Zhark’s original vision — meticulously rebuilt to match the beloved classic experience. Originating from the Mo’ Creatures Extended project for Minecraft 1.12.2, this edition now supports both Minecraft 1.16.5 and upcoming support for 1.20.1.

🐉 The Wyvern Dimension

Reimagined due to extensive changes in Minecraft’s engine since 1.12.2, the Wyvern Dimension has been carefully reconstructed, featuring new nests, updated portal logic, and refined biome generation.

🌟 True to the Original

With meticulous attention to detail, Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition remains exceptionally faithful, with:

  • Original mob behaviors and interactions preserved.
  • Accurate taming and breeding mechanics.
  • Precise dimension teleportation mechanics.
  • Optimized performance and multiplayer synchronization.

🔍 How is this different from Awakened & Reforged?

Unlike other revivals that utilize tools like MCreator, Nostalgia Edition is built directly from the original Mo’ Creatures source code, preserving:

  • Authentic taming and AI mechanics.
  • Original gameplay and dimension experiences.
  • Enhanced stability and compatibility.

This isn't merely a reimagining — it's a precise and loving restoration.

✅ Supported Versions

Current development priorities:

  • 1.16.5 Forge (stable release completed)
  • 1.20.1 Forge (stable release completed)

Following stable Forge releases, Fabric support is planned.

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How to Install Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition (Mod)

Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition by multision is verified for Forge across Minecraft versions 1.16.5, 1.20.1 (latest release: 1.20.1-1.0.0, file size: 21.8 MB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:

  1. Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.16.5, 1.20.1) and platform (Forge).
  2. Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Forge.
  3. Move the downloaded Mo’ Creatures: Nostalgia Edition file into your Minecraft .minecraft/mods folder and launch the game.

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# 🐾 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Stable Release)

The first **official stable release** for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 is here!

After multiple beta builds, this version focuses on **stability**, **visual fixes**, and long-requested **config improvements** — including full **C2ME support** and restored features from classic versions.

## ✅ Highlights & Additions


## 🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

### 🦴 Mobs & AI

  • Fixed **invisible hitbox** issues on several mobs (no more phantom collision boxes)
  • Fixed **Shark AI** (stuck behavior, targeting)
  • 🐬 Includes config to **enable dolphin attacks**, as seen [here](https://mocreatures.fandom.com/wiki/Shark#Behavior)
  • Fixed **mob transparency rendering**:
  • Wings on insects
  • Ghost mobs
  • Wraiths
  • etc

### 🐎 Mounts & Riding

  • Fixed **player floating** while riding ostriches
  • Fixed **horse taming** logic when using saddles
  • Fixed **mob descent keybind** not appearing in controls (for flying mobs)

### 🐣 Breeding & Drops

  • Fixed **egg stealing** interactions
  • Fixed **Ancient Ore loot drops**

### 🐉 Wyvern
  • Fixed **spawning & despawning**
  • Wyvern lair optimizations

### 🐱 Models & Animation

  • Fixed **Kitty model bugs** (kittens spawning underground, broken poses)
  • Fixed **Werewolf model** animation when attacking

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Language localization** is still incomplete
  • Tameable Horses**
  • Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable
  • Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water
  • Biome spawn balancing** may still require community feedback for fine-tuning
  • Report any other issues via #bug-reports in our Discord Server!

## 📘 Config Documentation


This is the most complete and stable version to date — perfect for servers, modpacks, and long-term worlds!

# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 3 - Hybrid Fix)

A quick follow-up to **Beta 3**, this build fixes compatibility with **Forge+Bukkit hybrid servers** (e.g., Magma, Mohist, etc.).

## ✅ Compatibility Fix

  • Fixed a crash and startup failure when running on **Forge/Bukkit hybrid servers**.

All other features and fixes from **Beta 3** are unchanged.

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Tameable Horses**  
  Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable  
  Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension**  
  Teleportation back to the Overworld is not restricted to the portal

  • Language localization**  
  Still incomplete

Note: If you encounter issues not listed here, please report them in #bug-reports in our Discord Server.

# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 3 - SpawnFix)

A follow-up hotfix to **Beta 3** that resolves a critical issue in the new spawn system.

## ✅ Spawn System Fix

  • Fixed a bug that **capped the number of Mo' Creatures mobs** allowed to spawn in a given biome.
  • This was unintentionally **blocking mobs like Wyverns and Filch Lizards** from appearing in the Wyvern Lair and other biomes.
  • Spawn caps now dynamically adjust based on the number of entries defined per biome.

All other content and fixes from **Beta 3** remain unchanged.

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Tameable Horses**
Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable
Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension**
Teleportation back to the Overworld is not restricted to the portal

  • Language localization**
Still incomplete

Note: If you encounter issues not listed here, please report them in #bug-reports in our Discord Server.
# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 3)

A big cleanup and stability update! Beta 3 fixes a long list of taming, aging, and amulet bugs — alongside proper multiplayer support and the return of some long-lost features.

## ✅ New Features & Restorations

  • 🦃 **Turkey breeding** now requires both parents to be **tamed**
  • 🧳 Mo’ Creatures **mob chest inventories** now show proper container names
  • 💬 Reintroduced **MoCreatures commands** from 1.12.2

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

### 🧠 Aging & Amulets

  • Fixed **kitten aging** (was using vanilla logic)
  • Fixed **ghost variant amulets** (regular amulets no longer revert ghosts to living state)
  • Fixed **white winged tiger** age resetting when transforming into ghost
  • Fixed **snake** and **komodo dragon** aging when hatched
  • Fixed **age desync** when storing/retrieving from amulets

### 🦁 Taming & AI

  • Fixed **bird sounds and taming**
  • Fixed **elephant taming**
  • Fixed **lion mane** visuals (tentatively resolved)

### 🐦 Animation & Rendering

  • Fixed **neck rotation logic** — no more broken heads on birds and turkeys
  • Fixed **baby turkeys** rendering invisible
  • Fixed **jellyfish speeds** being incorrect

### 🎯 Entity Behavior

  • Fixed **broken mob chests**
  • Fixed **Big Golem** build stage, block throwing, and block logic
  • Fixed **Mini Golem** block throw offsets
  • Fixed **Zebra Music Disc** and **Cyanide-related crashes** (all legacy music keys updated)

## 🌐 Multiplayer Support

  • Fixed a **dedicated server crash** — multiplayer should now boot and run correctly in Forge 1.20.1 environments.

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Tameable Horses**
Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable
Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension**
Teleportation back to the Overworld is not restricted to the portal

  • Language localization**
Still incomplete

Note: If you encounter issues not listed here, please report them in #bug-reports in our Discord Server.

# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 2 - Freeze Fix)

A follow-up to **Beta 2**, this build resolves a critical issue that could cause **server worlds to freeze or hang indefinitely**. If you experienced hard locks during mob spawning or dimension generation, this build is recommended.

## ✅ Patch Summary

### 🧊 Server Freeze Fix

  • Fixed a bug where **server worlds would freeze** due to misconfigured spawn logic.
  • Caused by a trying to access unloaded structure chunks.
  • Thanks to community testers for helping trace this issue.

All other features from **Beta 2** remain unchanged.


## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Big Golem**
Block shooting (incorrect blocks held, granite is defaulted? Shoots nothing)

  • Mini Golem**
Minor block-positioning offsets — should be a quick fix

  • Tameable Horses**
Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable
Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension**
Teleportation back to the Overworld is not restricted to the portal

  • Multiplayer**
Not fully tested yet — further stability testing pending

  • Language localization**
Still incomplete

Note: If you encounter issues not listed here, please report them in #bug-reports in our Discord Server.


## 📘 Spawn Config Documentation

This version introduces a **new JSON-based configuration** system for controlling mob spawning.
See the guide here:
📄 https://github.com/multision/mocreatures-1.20.1/blob/main/SPAWN_CONFIG_README.md

# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 2)

A major update to the 1.20.1 beta — focusing on **spawn fixes**, **aquatic AI**, and **config rewrites**.

## ✅ New Features & Improvements

### 🧬 Mob Spawning Overhaul (w/ help from AlexMobs)

  • Spawning now uses **biome tags** for more accurate placement.
  • Mo' Creatures mobs now respect **dimension rules** — no more sky-falling Wraiths or Werewolves in the End.
  • Aquatic mobs are now the **only mobs that spawn in water** — goat families have been safely returned to land.
  • 🦈 **Shark spawning** has been corrected.

### ⚙️ Configuration System Rewrite


### 🐉 Wyvern Persistence

  • Wyverns now (finally) **stay in their lair** across chunk reloads.
  • Further testing planned to confirm edge cases.


## 🐛 Bug Fixes

### 🐬 Dolphin Movement (Taming + Riding)

  • Fixed a critical bug where dolphins were **immobile**.
  • Caused by deprecated method calls from 1.16.5.
  • Required a full rewrite of **taming and ride behavior**.
  • Erratic motion still needs tweaking, but functionality is restored.

### 🧠 Aquatic Mob Memory Leak

  • A bad pathfinder was causing mobs to **drift endlessly** and leak memory.
  • This was due to **broken swimming AI** in 1.20.1.

### 🎣 Fishnet Storage / Amulet Issues

  • Certain mobs could not be stored due to **bad casts** left over from the initial 1.20.1 port.
  • Fixed for fishnets and relevant amulets.

### 🦃 Turkey Model

  • Turkey model had **disconnected parts** and animation glitches.
  • Fixed by properly reattaching model part hierarchy for 1.20.1.

### 📖 Horse Guide Book

  • Now working correctly — available in the Misc creative tab.


## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Big Golem**
Block shooting (incorrect blocks held, granite is defaulted? Shoots nothing)

  • Mini Golem**
Minor block-positioning offsets — should be a quick fix

  • Tameable Horses**
Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or flying state, when neither are applicable
Ghost horse legs don't enter float state unless over air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension**
Teleportation back to the Overworld is not restricted to the portal

  • Multiplayer**
Not fully tested yet — further stability testing pending

  • Language localization**
Still incomplete

Note: If you encounter issues not listed here, please report them in #bug-reports in our Discord Server
# 🧪 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.20.1-1.0.0 (Beta 1)

The **first public beta** release of Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition for **Minecraft Forge 1.20.1**!

This version marks the start of the modern port — bringing everything from the 1.16.5 release forward while beginning the long process of polish, testing, and stabilization.

## ✅ Ported from 1.16.5

The **entire core feature set** of Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition 1.16.5 is now ported and running in 1.20.1, including:

  • 🐎 Tameable mobs, custom AI, and entity logic

  • 🐉 Full **Wyvern Dimension** support (biomes, portal structure, teleportation)

  • 🌊 Aquatic AI and animation behavior

  • 🧪 Custom **particles**, taming systems, armor/tooltips, and more

## 🐞 Known Issues (Beta 1)

  • Big Golem**
Block shooting (incorrect blocks held, granite is defaulted? shoots nothing)

  • Mini Golem**
Minor block-positioning offsets—should be a quick fix

  • Tameable Horses**
Legs sometimes animate like ghosts or a flying state, when neither are applicable
Ghost horses legs don't go to the floating state unless on air/water

  • Wyvern Dimension: **Teleportation back to the Overworld** is not restricted to the portal.

  • Horse Guide Book**
Broken

  • Particles**
Work to an extent, don't match mob colors

  • Multiplayer**
Haven't yet tested if it's working or not.

  • Language localization still incomplete.

  • Other issues? Please report them in **#bug-reports** on Discord.
# 🐾 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.16.5-1.0.0.1

## ✅ Improvements

  • Wyverns now drop the correct egg.

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Wyvern Dimension: **Teleportation back to the Overworld** is not restricted to the portal.
  • Shark **tail texture glitches** still occur.
  • Language localization still incomplete.
  • Other issues? Please report them in **#bug-reports** on Discord.
# 🐾 Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition — v1.16.5-1.0.0 (Full Release)

The first **official stable release** of Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition for Minecraft Forge 1.16.5!
This version wraps up the beta cycle with full LAN/server support, performance fixes, and entity logic improvements.

## ✅ New Features & Improvements

### 🪨 Golem System Overhaul

  • Golem blocks** (used by Mini Golems) now render and sync correctly in multiplayer.
  • Fixed a logic bug where Golems would only accept stone — now all intended blocks are recognized.
  • Transformation speed restored — Golems no longer take forever to build themselves.
  • Adjusted **block entity rendering logic** to match Forge 1.16.5 standards.

### ⚙️ MoC Config System

  • Entity spawning behavior is now fully **configurable**.
  • Supports biome type filtering, weight/frequency customization, and mob toggling.
  • ./config/MoCreatures/MoCreatures.cfg & MoCSettings.cfg

### 🌐 Multiplayer Support

  • ✅ **Client-only code** now handled properly.
  • Supports **LAN worlds**, **dedicated servers**, and **Essential mod** hosting.
  • Fixed **invisible block entities** by registering them properly on the network.

## 📦 Summary of Beta 2–7 Improvements

  • ✅ Everything from **DrZhark's Mo' Creatures** and **Mo' Creatures: Extended** included.
  • 🌌 **Wyvern Dimension** reworked for 1.16.5 with new nests and portal logic.
  • 📘 Added a **Horse Breeding Guide Book** (found in the Misc creative tab).
  • 🐈 Added **Kitty variants**, whip behavior for Manticores, and Ancient Silver Armor.
  • 🔥 Fire mobs are now fire-immune.
  • 🦈 Fixed Shark crashes and underwater AI for aquatic creatures.
  • 🍖 MoC mobs now drop correct meat types.
  • 🧠 AI improvements:

  • Tamed mobs no longer hunt players.
  • Better sitting/following logic.
  • Mobs retaliate correctly when attacked.

## ⚠️ Known Issues

  • Wyvern Dimension: **Teleportation back to the Overworld** is not restricted to the portal.
  • Shark **tail texture glitches** still occur.
  • Language localization still incomplete.
  • Other issues? Please report them in **#bug-reports** on Discord.
# Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition 1.16.5-1.0.0 (Beta 7 - Server Support)


## What is included:

  • Bug fixes and improvements**:

  • • Client-only code handled differently, bringing support for LAN Worlds, Physical Servers, and the Essential mod.*

  • Known issues**:

  • • Any other issues, please report to* #bug-reports
# Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition 1.16.5-1.0.0 (beta 6)


## What is included:

  • Bug fixes and improvements**:

  • • Sharks no longer crash the game*

  • • Slightly tweaked shark renderer (texture issue still occurs near tail)*

  • • FutureMC Integrations now refer to vanilla*

  • • Manticore's now function properly in pet amulet*

  • • Light gray kitty bed recipe fixed.*

  • • Smoking & Campfire recipes now working*

  • Known issues**:

  • • Any other issues, please report to* #bug-reports
# Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition 1.16.5-1.0.0 (beta 5)


## What is included:

  • Bug fixes and improvements**:

  • • MoC mobs now drop the correct meat*

  • • Polish neutral targeting (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • MoC mobs now fight back when attacked by other mobs (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Updating sitting when whipped inside BigCat (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Stop entity motion on whip usage (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Mobs using EntityAIHunt should not initiate Player hunting behavior once they are tamed. (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Add 1/60 chance to follow owner for mobs that implement EntityAIFollowOwnerPlayer (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Sitting mobs should not follow their parents. (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Underp insects (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Tweak Snake spawns (catch up to MoC: Extended)*

  • • Fix tamed shark hunt AI (catch up to MoC: Extended)*


  • Known issues**:

  • • Any other issues, please report to* #bug-reports
## What is included:

  • HOTFIX**:

_• Hatching a tamed wyvern no longer results in game crashing._

  • Bug fixes and improvements**:

_• Removed boulders from Wyvern Dimension, will add new structures soon. Working on deprecating NBT files._

_• Fire mobs no longer take damage from fire_

_• Fixed Aquatic mobs outside of water_

_• Bugfix for Kitty - Medallion no longer drops when stored in amulet (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

_• Added new kitty variants (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

_• Added whip usage to manticore (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

_• Added Ancient Silver Armor (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

_• Added Villager trades (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

_• Updated armor textures, fixing broken textures (catch up to MoC: Extended)_

  • Known issues**:

_• Any other issues, please report to_ #bug-reports
## What is included:

  • Bug fixes and improvements**:

• _Wyvern AI rewritten, should apply more natural flight and landing sequences._

• _All used particles patched for 1.16.5_

• _Horse breeding buffed from 5-7 minutes to 15 seconds_

• _Fixed egg drops/spawns (Manticores, Komodo Dragons, Snakes, Fishes)_

• _Fixed pet scorpions not releasing from pet amulet_

  • Known issues**:

• _Boulder structure sometimes floats a little off land_

• _Teleportation back to the overworld isn't restricted to the portal._

• _Any other issues, please report to_ #bug-reports
First public release of Mo' Creatures: Nostalgia Edition!

  • What is included**:
• _Everything from DrZhark's Mo' Creatures & Mo' Creatures Extended_
• _Wyvern Dimension had a slight overhaul, as 1.16.5 changed dimensions completely._
• _Wyvern nests now implemented_
• _Introduced Horse breeding guide book, based off the Wiki. Found in Misc creative tab._

  • Known issues**:
• _Flying mobs are a little funny with their AI, will be fixed ASAP._
• _Boulder structure sometimes floats a little off land_
• _Wyvern portal sometimes won't spawn. This is due to some mods barely messing with seed generation, forcing a tree in its place._
• _Teleportation back to the overworld isn't restricted to the portal._
• _Any other issues, please report to "#bug-reports" in our Discord server_

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