A comprehensive pet protection plugin for Minecraft servers

CritterGuard protects your beloved pets from death and theft by introducing an advanced taming system that extends beyond vanilla Minecraft limitations. Now you can tame and protect creatures like camels and happy ghasts!

Tip

Quick Command: Use /critter or the shorter /cg for all commands.

Important

All releases are published on the Nerd.Nu repository

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Features

Entity Protection

CritterGuard protects these creatures from theft and harm:

Mountable Creatures:

• Horses, Mules, Donkeys
• Zombie Horses, Skeleton Horses
• Llamas, Camels
• Happy Ghasts
• Striders

Companion Creatures:

• Wolves, Cats, Parrots

Protection Rules:

• Companions (wolves, cats, parrots) can only be killed by their owners
• Mounts can be killed by anything, but only while being ridden

Access Control System

Control who can use your mounts with two permission levels:

Passenger Access

• Applies to: Multi-seat mounts only (camels, happy ghasts)
• Allows: Riding as a passenger when owner/full-access user is driving
• Cannot: Take control or board without driver present

Full Access

• Applies to: All mounts
• Allows: Complete control of the mount
• Includes: Access to mount storage (chests on donkeys/llamas)

Notifications

Stay informed about your mounts! You'll be notified when someone with full access:

• Mounts your creature
• Dismounts your creature
• Lets your mount die while riding

Toggle with: /critter notifications [on/off]

Smart Seat Swapping

For multi-seat mounts, when the driver dismounts:

• Next person with full access automatically becomes driver
• If no one else has full access, everyone is dismounted
• Ensures uninterrupted journeys!

Disguise Saddles (LibsDisguises Required)

Transform your mount's appearance with special saddles!

Setup: Add lore to any saddle starting with Disguise: followed by the mob type Example: Disguise: WOLF

Note

Multi-seat disguised mounts will stack players on top of each other due to technical limitations.

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Taming Guide

Creature	Taming Method
Horses, Mules, Donkeys	Ride until they accept you (vanilla method)
Llamas	Click with a lead
Camels, Happy Ghasts	Simply ride them once
Wolves, Cats, Parrots	Use their respective taming items (vanilla method)

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Commands

Player Commands

/critter list [entityType] [player] [page]

View your tamed creatures with optional filters.

Parameters: (all optional, use in order)

• entityType: Filter by type (all, camel, cat, donkey, happy_ghast, horse, llama, mule, parrot, wolf)
• player: View another player's creatures
• page: Navigate multiple pages (number > 0)

/critter gps <identifier>

Get coordinates and direction to your creature.

/critter access <add/remove> <passenger/full> <player>

Manage access permissions for your mounts. After running, click the mount to apply changes.

/critter untame

Remove taming from a creature you own. Click the creature after running the command.

/critter notifications [on/off]

Toggle mount notifications on or off.

/critter showdisguise [on/off]

Toggle viewing the disguise of the mount you're controlling.

Important

With this toggled on, you won't be able to move your mount. Toggle it off to regain control.

Staff Commands

/critter tame <player>

Tame any untamed creature to a specific player. Click the creature after running the command.

/critter tp <player> <identifier>

Teleport to another player's creature.

/critter tphere <player> <identifier>

Teleport another player's creature to you.

/critter reload

Reload the plugin configuration.

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Understanding Identifiers

The <identifier> parameter accepts:

1. Creature's name (from nametags)
2. Creature's UUID
3. Index number (from /critter list)

Smart Matching: Partial matches work! For a dog named "Fido", /critter gps fi works fine.

Warning

If multiple creatures match your partial input, the one with the lowest index number is selected.

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Complete Command Reference

Command	Description	Permission
/critter access <add/remove> <full/passenger> <player>	Grant or remove mount access	critterguard.access
/critter list [entityType] [player] [page]	List creatures by criteria	critterguard.list
/critter gps <identifier>	Locate and point to your creature	critterguard.gps
/critter notifications [on/off]	Toggle mount notifications	critterguard.notifications
/critter showdisguise [on/off]	Toggles the disguise of the entity you're controlling	critterguard.showdisguise
/critter untame	Untame a creature	critterguard.untame.own critterguard.untame.others
/critter tame <player>	Tame creature to specified player	critterguard.tame
/critter tp <player> <identifier>	Teleport to another's creature	critterguard.tp
/critter tphere <player> <identifier>	Teleport creature to you	critterguard.tphere
/critter reload	Reload configuration	critterguard.reload

Important

For /critter tame permissions: Also grant critterguard.tame for auto-complete functionality.