Catnip

Catnip is a specialized PaperMC plugin designed to enhance cat behavior and introduce a comprehensive bonding system between players and their tamed cats.

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Features

🐾 Bonding System

Catnip introduces a persistent bonding mechanic for tamed cats. Bonding levels influence cat behavior and can be tracked by players.

• Bond Increases
  Players can improve their bond with their cats through positive interactions, such as feeding or playing with them.

• Bond Decreases
  Hitting a tamed cat results in a significant reduction in the bonding level.

• Bond Decay
  Bonding levels naturally decrease over time if a cat is neglected for extended periods.

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🧠 Enhanced AI and Behaviors

Catnip introduces several custom goals and behaviors for tamed cats:

• Hugging
  Cats with high bonding levels (85% or higher) may occasionally approach their owner to hug them, accompanied by purring sounds and heart particles.

• Play Fighting
  Cats with low bonding levels (below 35%) may engage in playful fights with their owner, involving minor damage and hissing sounds.

• Item Interaction
  Cats actively play with dropped items, specifically:

  • String
  • Fish (Cod and Salmon)

• Environmental Interaction
  Cats may choose to sit on warm blocks, such as:

  • Furnaces
  • Blast Furnaces
  • Smokers

  They may also rest on red carpets.

• Fish Theft
  Cats have a chance to steal fish from nearby chests when they are opened, running away with the item.

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Commands

Command	Description
/catbond [player]	Displays the bonding levels, names, and collar colors of all cats owned by the specified player. If no player is specified, the sender's cats are shown.

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Permissions

Permission	Description	Default
catnip.bond	Allows a player to check their own cat bonding levels.	true
catnip.admin	Allows checking bonding levels of other players' cats and receives update notifications on join.	op

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Technical Requirements

• Platform: PaperMC
• API Version: 1.21
• Dependencies: Utilizes bStats for anonymous metrics collection.