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Allows you to pick up mobs as items by Shift+right clicking them (crouch+use).

You can place the mob back in the world by using it on the ground, or dropping it (configurable).

As a bonus, you can also wear them on your head!

By default, you must have empty hands, and only animals that are smaller than 2x2 blocks can be picked up, but you can configure all of these parameters.

Configuration

Configuration should match between server and client to avoid visual glitches.

Option	TOML name	Description	Type	Default	Note
Entity Restriction	entity_restriction	Determines what entities can be picked up and when	Enum (see below)	All Animals
Maximum Width	max_width	Entities must be this wide or below to be picked up	Float	2.0
Maximum Height	max_height	Entities must be this tall or below to be picked up	Float	2.0
Empty Hands	empty_hands	If players must have both hands empty in order to pick up entities	Boolean	Yes
Spawn Drop	spawn_drop	If dropping an entity item in any manner should spawn the entity	Boolean	Yes
Can Wear Hat	can_wear_hat	If entity items can be equipped in the head slot	Boolean	Yes	Requires restart
Creative Tab	creative_tab	If a creative mode tab (item group) of most entities as items should be added	Boolean	Yes	Requires relog
Entity Whitelist	entity_whitelist	Entities that can always be picked up regardless of above requirements	String List	Empty	Requires restart
Entity Blacklist	entity_blacklist	Entities that can never be picked up regardless of above requirements	String List	Empty	Requires restart

Entity Restriction

Players can never be picked up.

Value	Description
ANY	Any targetable entity can be picked up, including armor stands, vehicles, and attackable projectiles
LIVING	Any mob can be picked up
NON_BOSS	Any mob that is not a boss mob can be picked up
NON_MONSTER	All mobs that are not considered monsters can be picked up
NOT_AGGROED	All mobs that are not currently attacking a target, e.g. zombies attacking villagrs or wolves attacking sheep, can be picked up
NOT_AGGROED_PLAYER	All mobs can be picked up if they are not attacking you
ANIMAL	All animal mobs can be picked up
OWNED	Tameable pets owned by you

Credits

Inspired by Carry On, Easy Villagers, and some of doctor4t's mods