Nice Mob Variants

📖 Description

Nice Mob Variants introduces a variety of new mob variants, enhancing the game’s diversity and making encounters feel more vibrant. The data pack also adds two new blocks: the Livestock Breeder and the Frog Feeder.

🐶 Mob Variants Overview

Cat Variants

All Black with Green Eyes

Spawns under the same conditions as the vanilla all black variant.

!all_black_green_eyes

Creeper

Spawns in Plains Villages.

!creeper

Embroidery

Spawns in Archaeoligcal Site structures in Desert Biomes.

!embroidery

Simba

Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.

!simba

Skeleton

Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.

!skeleton

Soul

Spawns in Monolith structures found in Soul Sand Valleys.

!soul

Tiger

Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.

!tiger

Chicken Variants

Cluckshroom

Spawns in Fallen Mushroom structures generated in Mushroom Fields.

!cluckshroom

Creamy

Spawns in the same biomes as the vanilla temperate variant.

!creamy

Dark Brown

Spawns in Forest Biomes.

!dark_brown

Duck

Spawns in Swamp Biomes. Chickens renamed to "Benny" also become the Duck variant.

!duck

Ender

Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.

!ender

Flamingo

Spawns in Beach Biomes.

!flamingo

Golden

Spawns in Villages & Savanna Biomes.

!golden

Goose

Spawns in Old Growth Spruce/Pine Taiga & Dark Forests.

!goose

Ostrich

Spawns in warm Biomes like Savanna.

!ostrich

Penguin

Spawns in Snowy Beach Biomes.

!penguin

Pigeon

Spawns in Villages, Mansions & Pillager Outposts.

!pigeon

Potato

Spawns in Potato Farm Structures.

!potato

Rooster

Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests. Lays no eggs. Crows in the morning.

!rooster

Skeleton

Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred. Lays no eggs.

!skeleton

Strider

Can only be found as a vehicle for Chicken Jockeys in the Nether.

!strider

Zombie

Can only be found as vehicle for Chicken Jockeys outside the Nether.

!zombie

Cow Variants

Cold Yellow

Spawns in the same biomes as Vanilla Cold variant.

!cold_yellow

Cold Dark

Spawns in the same Biomes as the Cold variant.

!cold_dark

Cold White

Spawns in the same Biomes as the Cold variant.

!cold_white

Creamy

Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.

!creamy

Dark

Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.

!dark

Ender

Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.

!ender

Gray

Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.

!gray

Pink Moobloom

Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests.

!pink_moobloom

Potato

Spawns in Potato Farm Structures.

!potato

Skeleton

Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.

!skeleton

Sniffer

Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests. Drops Torchflower/Pitcher Plant.

!sniffer

Wandering Trader

Has a chance to spawn leashed to a Wandering Trader.

!wandering

Warm Brown

Spawns in the same Biomes as the vanilla Warm variant.

!warm_brown

Warm Gray

Spawns in the same Biomes as the vanilla Warm variant.

!warm_gray

Yellow Moobloom

Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests.

!yellow_moobloom

Frog Variants

Dry

Breedable in Desert Biomes. Drops Sand when eating.

!dry

Ender

Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End and can be bred in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage. Drops Crying Obsidian when eating.

!ender

Frozen

Can be bred in Ice Spike Biomes. Drops Ice when eating.

!frozen

Golden

Breedable in Badland Biomes. Drops commonly Raw Gold or rarely Emeralds when eating.

!golden

Guardian

Breedable in Monuments. Drops Sea Lanterns when eating.

!guardian

Muddy

Spawns & is breedable in Mangrove Swamps. Drops Mud when eating.

!muddy

Nether

Spawns in Nether Well structures generated in Warped/Crimson Forests. Breedable in the Nether. Drops Shroomlights when eating

!nether

Sculk

Breedable in Deep Dark Biomes. Drops Sculk when eating.

!sculk

Pig Variants

Creamy

Spawns in the same biomes as temperate variant.

!creamy

Dark

Spawns in Forest biomes.

!dark

Ender

Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.

!ender

Muddy Types

Spawn in the same biomes as their normal counterparts.

!muddy

Pale

Spawns in the same biomes as temperate variant.

!pale

Potato

Spawns in Potato Farm Structures.

!potato

Skeleton

Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.

!skeleton

Spotted Types

Spawn in the same biomes as their normal counterparts.

!spotted

Wandering Trader

!wandering

Wild

Spawns in Forest biomes.

!wild

Wolf Variants

Black

Spawns in Old Growth Pine Taiga Biomes.

!black

Dark

Spawns in Old Growth Pine Taiga Biomes.

!dark

Creaking

Spawns in Pale Garden Biomes.

!pale

Shiba

Spawns in Hot Spring structures generated in Cherry Grove Biomes.

!shiba

Skeleton

Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.

!skeleton

Timber

Spawns in Grove Biomes and Snowy Villages.

!timber

White Black

Spawns in Taiga Biomes.

!White Black

Zombie Nautilus

Cold

Spawns in cold and frozen Biomes like Deep Frozen Ocean.

!cold

Guardian

Spawns in the same biomes as Ocean Monuments generate.

!guardian

Husk

Spawns in the same biomes as warm ocean ruins generate. Doesn't burn in sunlight.

!husk

Swamp

Spawns in Swamp & Mangrove Swamp Biomes.

!swamp

🛠️ Technical Gibberish

This data pack double functions as the required resource pack. So simply slap that one also into your Resource folder and make sure to enable it in game for the textures to show properly.

(This is not needed for the auto converted mod versions)

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