Untamed Odyssey – Modrinth Description & Controls

🎮 Overview

Untamed Odyssey adds three fully‑tameable, rideable "mythical mounts" to Minecraft 1.16.5:

Mount	Core Theme	Play‑style
Phoenix	Fiery rebirth & soaring	Fast aerial travel, flame‑glide, phoenix‑fire attacks
Sea Drake	Oceanic predator	Underwater agility, boat‑crushing, powerful roar
Sabertooth Tiger	Primal land predator	Sprint‑run, ambush pounce, roar‑stun

All mounts share a unified taming / sit‑stay / follow system, a saddle for riding, and unique abilities that can be triggered while mounted. The mod also includes a set of custom sounds, particles, and a polished UI to make each creature feel premium and alive.

Goal: Provide a premium‑grade, visually striking mount system that feels “wow‑worthy” from the first glance, with smooth animations, dynamic particle effects, and responsive controls.

✨ Key Features

• Tame‑and‑Ride – Tame each creature with its natural food (e.g., raw cod for Phoenix, tropical fish for Sea Drake, meat for Tiger) and mount it instantly.
• Dynamic Rider Offset – Rider height smoothly follows the mount’s sit‑animation, eliminating floating when the mount is seated.
• Ability System – Each mount has a unique ability that can be triggered while riding:

Mount	Ability	Activation	Effect
Phoenix	Flight	Right‑click while riding (or use the “fly” keybind)	Switches between FLYING, DESCENDING, and LANDED states, granting fast aerial travel.
Phoenix	Flame Glide (passive)	Auto‑applied when flying	Gives the rider Fire Resistance and a particle‑trail of flame.
Sea Drake	Roar	Press R while riding	Emits a roar that damages nearby mobs, applies knock‑back, and briefly silences the drake’s own roar cooldown.
Sea Drake	Boat Destroy (passive)	Auto‑applied when near a boat while riding	The boat shatters and all passengers are ejected with a small upward boost.
Sabertooth Tiger	Pounce	Double‑tap W while riding	A short‑range leap that deals high damage and briefly stuns the target.
Sabertooth Tiger	Roar	Press R while riding	Grants the rider Damage Resistance and creates a short‑range stun field.
All mounts	Follow / Stay	Shift + Right‑Click (while not riding)	Toggles between Stay (ordered‑to‑sit) and Follow (ordered‑to‑stand).

• Smooth Animation – sitProgress (0 → 10) drives a 10‑tick sit/stand animation for each mount, with the rider’s offset interpolating in‑sync.
• Custom Sounds & Particles – Unique fire, roar, and hurt sounds (see ModSounds), plus dynamic flame, water splash, and particle trails.
• AI Goals – SitGoal, FollowOwnerGoal, TerritorialApexGoal, AmbushPounceGoal, WaterAvoidingRandomWalkingGoal, and a custom SeaDrake water‑wander goal ensure realistic behavior both when tamed and untamed.
• Compatibility – Works with Forge 36.2.0 (or later) on Minecraft 1.16.5, with no hard dependencies on other mods.

🌍 Habitat & Natural Spawning

Entity	Primary Biomes (Habitat)	Spawn Conditions
Phoenix	Nether Basalt Deltas, Soul Sand Valley	Spawns at light level 7‑15, requires at least 2 blocks of air above, spawn weight 5
Sea Drake	Ocean, Deep Ocean, Warm Ocean	Spawns underwater at light level 0‑7, spawn weight 8
Sabertooth Tiger	Plains, Savanna, Dark Forest	Spawns on land at light level 7‑15, spawn weight 10

🗺️ Entity‑by‑Entity Ability Summary

Phoenix

Ability	How to Trigger	Description
Flight	While mounted, press Space (or any custom “fly” keybind)	Enters FLIGHT state, giving the phoenix a lift‑off and sustained flight. Automatically transitions to DESCENDING when the flight timer expires, then lands safely.
Flame Glide (Passive)	Auto‑active while flying	Grants the rider Fire Resistance (40 ticks) and emits a continuous flame particle trail.
Tame	Right‑click with Blaze Rod (no 10‑minute timer)	Instantly tames the phoenix; UI shows tame‑status bar.
Sit / Stay	Shift + Right‑Click while holding the saddle	Orders the phoenix to sit; it stops moving and plays the sit animation.
Follow	Same toggle as above	Returns the phoenix to normal AI movement and follow‑owner behaviour.

Sea Drake

Ability	How to Trigger	Description
Roar	Press R while riding	Emits a loud roar (custom sound) that damages nearby hostile mobs (10 HP) and pushes them back. Triggers a 3‑second cooldown (roarCooldown).
Boat Destroy (Passive)	Ride into a boat (no extra key)	The drake shatters the boat and ejects passengers, dealing 6 HP damage and launching them upward.
Tame	Right‑click with Raw Fish (cod, salmon, tropical)	Instantly tames the drake.
Sit / Stay	Shift + Right‑Click	Forces the drake to sit on land or water, stopping navigation and playing the sit animation.
Follow	Same toggle	Drakes swim toward the owner, using the custom WaterWanderGoal when idle.

Sabertooth Tiger

Ability	How to Trigger	Description
Pounce	Double‑tap W while riding	The tiger lunges forward (≈1.5 blocks), dealing 8 HP damage and briefly stunning the target.
Roar	Press R while riding	Emits a roar that grants the rider Damage Resistance (40 ticks) and creates a short‑range stun field.
Tame	Right‑click with Raw Meat (beef, pork)	Instantly tames the tiger.
Sit / Stay	Shift + Right‑Click	Orders the tiger to sit (stop moving, play sit animation).
Follow	Same toggle	Tiger chases the owner with a fast sprint, using FollowOwnerGoal when not ordered to sit.

🎮 Controls (default)

Action	Default Key	Description
Mount / Dismount	Right‑Click on saddle (while owned)	Mounts the entity if it is not already a passenger.
Toggle Sit / Follow	Shift + Right‑Click (while not riding)	Switches the ordered‑to‑sit flag.
Activate Ability	R (while riding)	Calls the mount‑specific active ability (Roar for Sea Drake & Tiger, Pounce for Tiger, Roar for Sea Drake).
Fly (Phoenix only)	Space (or any custom “Fly” key) while riding	Toggles flight mode.
Pounce (Tiger only)	Double‑tap W while riding	Performs the pounce leap.
Open Inventory (Owner only)	Shift‑Right‑Click on mount with no saddle	Opens the mount’s custom inventory GUI.
Open Saddle GUI	Shift‑Right‑Click on mount while holding a saddle	Opens the mount’s inventory to equip saddle, chest, etc.

All keybindings can be reassigned in the Controls screen under the Mythical Mounts category.

📦 Installation

1. Download the latest untamedodyssey-<version>.jar from Modrinth.
2. Place the file into your mods/ folder.
3. Launch Minecraft with Forge 36.2.0+ for 1.16.5.
4. The mod auto‑registers its entities, sounds, and items – no further configuration required.

🔧 Configuration (optional)

The mod includes a config/untamedodyssey.cfg file where you can tweak:

• Tame‑food lists – add or remove items that tame each mount.
• Ability cooldowns – adjust the roar, pounce, and flight timers.
• Spawn rates – change the natural spawning weight for each mount.

🧩 Compatibility

• Minecraft: 1.16.5
• Forge: 36.2.0 +
• Works alongside most vanilla‑compatible mods (e.g., biome mods, resource packs).
• No known conflicts with other mount or entity‑adding mods; if another mod replaces the same entity IDs, adjust the ModEntityTypes class accordingly.