• Revival: Tamed cats drop a Cat Collar in your inventory upon death. Use it on a block to bring them back — no more needing to leave your pets at home for safety.

• Bonding & Care: Sneak + Right Click with an open hand to show your cat affection by petting and scratching, and keep them close on your adventures to deepen your bond and unlock stronger companionship. Cat names are always visible and color-coded based on the wolf's gender.

• Unique Cats: Every tamed cat has randomized stats, a favorite food to discover, a class (Naiad, Guardian, Witchling, Dreamer, Lucky), and a gender that influences breeding and name color. Tame a cat with an ancient salmon/ ancient cod (obtained from cod/salmon or purchasable from fishermen villagers). Sneak + Right Click with a training string (ancient fish + string) to view your cat's data.

• Class Abilities: Healing, resistance, luck, magical gifts, or XP storage — scaling in strength as you raise affinity.

• Smart and Expressive AI: Cats emote based on weather, time, their bond with their owner. They react to the world, teleport smartly, show affection, and follow when tempted with food. Cats only breed with their gender complement.

• Multiplayer & Grief Protection: Friendly fire cat protection, owners-only breeding, revival, and optional PvP safeguards.

• 20+ Advancements: Track milestones, unlock lore-filled titles, and celebrate your adventures together.

• Polished & Configurable: Fully translatable, lightweight, and modpack-friendly — with a powerful config for customization. Autoreloading supported as well with the command 'reloadcozycatsconfig'

• Missing: Lazy Entity Loading (Collars will not be created if pet dies while owner not in-game), Custom Advancement criteria, Teleportation ambience, Owner food tempting, Training string doesn't break

• Revival: Tamed cats drop a Cat Collar in your inventory upon death. Use it on a block to bring them back — no more needing to leave your pets at home for safety.

• Bonding & Care: Sneak + Right Click with an open hand to show your cat affection by petting and scratching, and keep them close on your adventures to deepen your bond and unlock stronger companionship. Cat names are always visible and color-coded based on the wolf's gender.

• Unique Cats: Every tamed cat has randomized stats, a favorite food to discover, a class (Naiad, Guardian, Witchling, Dreamer, Lucky), and a gender that influences breeding and name color. Tame a cat with an ancient salmon/ ancient cod (obtained from cod/salmon or purchasable from fishermen villagers). Sneak + Right Click with a training string (ancient fish + string) to view your cat's data.

• Class Abilities: Healing, resistance, luck, magical gifts, or XP storage — scaling in strength as you raise affinity.

• Smart and Expressive AI: Cats emote based on weather, time, their bond with their owner. They react to the world, teleport smartly, show affection, and follow when tempted with food. Cats only breed with their gender complement.

• Multiplayer & Grief Protection: Friendly fire cat protection, owners-only breeding, revival, and optional PvP safeguards.

• 20+ Advancements: Track milestones, unlock lore-filled titles, and celebrate your adventures together.

• Polished & Configurable: Fully translatable, lightweight, and modpack-friendly — with a powerful config for customization. Autoreloading supported as well with the command 'reloadcozycatsconfig'

• Missing: Lazy Entity Loading (Collars will not be created if pet dies while owner not in-game), Custom Advancement criteria, Teleportation ambience, Owner food tempting

• Revival: Tamed cats drop a Cat Collar in your inventory upon death. Use it on a block to bring them back — no more needing to leave your pets at home for safety.

• Bonding & Care: Sneak + Right Click with an open hand to show your cat affection by petting and scratching, and keep them close on your adventures to deepen your bond and unlock stronger companionship. Cat names are always visible and color-coded based on the wolf's gender.

• Unique Cats: Every tamed cat has randomized stats, a favorite food to discover, a class (Naiad, Guardian, Witchling, Dreamer, Lucky), and a gender that influences breeding and name color. Tame a cat with an ancient salmon/ ancient cod (obtained from cod/salmon or purchasable from fishermen villagers). Sneak + Right Click with a training string (ancient fish + string) to view your cat's data.

• Class Abilities: Healing, resistance, luck, magical gifts, or XP storage — scaling in strength as you raise affinity.

• Smart and Expressive AI: Cats emote based on weather, time, their bond with their owner. They react to the world, teleport smartly, show affection, and follow when tempted with food. Cats only breed with their gender complement.

• Multiplayer & Grief Protection: Friendly fire cat protection, owners-only breeding, revival, and optional PvP safeguards.

• 20+ Advancements: Track milestones, unlock lore-filled titles, and celebrate your adventures together.

• Polished & Configurable: Fully translatable, lightweight, and modpack-friendly — with a powerful config for customization. Autoreloading supported as well with the command 'reloadcozycatsconfig'

• Missing: Lazy Entity Loading (Collars will not be created if pet dies while owner not in-game)

Bug Fixes 🔧

• Fixed a crash in desert biomes where improved cat entities spawned without default movement speed or attack damage. This usually went unnoticed (speed is set on taming and cats rarely attack), but in deserts cats target wild rabbits and the missing attack damage triggered a crash. Defaults are now assigned on spawn.

• Revival: Tamed cats drop a Cat Collar in your inventory upon death. Use it on a block to bring them back — no more needing to leave your pets at home for safety.

• Bonding & Care: Sneak + Right Click with an open hand to show your cat affection by petting and scratching, and keep them close on your adventures to deepen your bond and unlock stronger companionship. Cat names are always visible and color-coded based on the wolf's gender.

• Unique Cats: Every tamed cat has randomized stats, a favorite food to discover, a class (Naiad, Guardian, Witchling, Dreamer, Lucky), and a gender that influences breeding and name color. Tame a cat with an ancient salmon/ ancient cod (obtained from cod/salmon or purchasable from fishermen villagers). Sneak + Right Click with a training string (ancient fish + string) to view your cat's data.

• Class Abilities: Healing, resistance, luck, magical gifts, or XP storage — scaling in strength as you raise affinity.

• Smart and Expressive AI: Cats emote based on weather, time, their bond with their owner. They react to the world, teleport smartly, show affection, and follow when tempted with food. Cats only breed with their gender complement.

• Multiplayer & Grief Protection: Friendly fire cat protection, owners-only breeding, revival, and optional PvP safeguards.

• 20+ Advancements: Track milestones, unlock lore-filled titles, and celebrate your adventures together.

• Polished & Configurable: Fully translatable, lightweight, and modpack-friendly — with a powerful config for customization. Autoreloading supported as well with the command 'reloadcozycatsconfig'

Bug Fixes 🔧

• Fixed a crash in desert biomes where improved cat entities spawned without default movement speed or attack damage. This usually went unnoticed (speed is set on taming and cats rarely attack), but in deserts cats target wild rabbits and the missing attack damage triggered a crash. Defaults are now assigned on spawn.

📅 v1.2.0 (Current) (7/2/2025) - An overhaul and polish of the mod

✨ Features Added

• Stat system: Tamed cats now have unique, randomized stats
• Class system: Tamed cats now have their own classes (naiad/guardian/witchling/dreamer/lucky) which each have their own special ability
• Gender system: Tamed cats are now assigned a gender, which affects class chance, breeding, and name coloration
• Training String item: right-click to view your cat's stats
• Ability system: Different classes have their own unique passive abilities, triggered in their own ways. they also have different ways of increasing their affinity
• Bond system: Each cat has a measure of its bond to its owner, which affects how they act towards them, and can be increased by taking care of them and keeping them close
• Trackers: Cats now track their deaths, ability usage, and favorite food
• Full Config File: Almost everything in the mod is configurable
• Quality of Life: Heart bar when feeding cat for health status, tamed cats are tempted by raw meat and fish, and will follow owner holding it, etc.
• Custom sounds and visuals for polish and immersion
• 20+ new advancements
• Many bug fixes

🎨 Visual & Audio Polish

• Soul particles + teleport sound when cat teleports
• Name always rendered if cat is named
• Names are colored based on gender (non-bold)
• And more

🔧 Config System

• JSON config with default generation
• Live reload via /reloadcozycatsconfig command
• Config version tracking (configVersion) and graceful migration
• Config categories: trading, catStats, behavior, misc

📅 v1.2.0 (Current) (7/1/2025) - An overhaul and polish of the mod

✨ Features Added

• Stat system: Tamed cats now have unique, randomized stats
• Class system: Tamed cats now have their own classes (naiad/guardian/witchling/dreamer/lucky) which each have their own special ability
• Gender system: Tamed cats are now assigned a gender, which affects class chance, breeding, and name coloration
• Training String item: right-click to view your cat's stats
• Ability system: Different classes have their own unique passive abilities, triggered in their own ways. they also have different ways of increasing their affinity
• Bond system: Each cat has a measure of its bond to its owner, which affects how they act towards them, and can be increased by taking care of them and keeping them close
• Trackers: Cats now track their deaths, ability usage, and favorite food
• Full Config File: Almost everything in the mod is configurable
• Quality of Life: Heart bar when feeding cat for health status, tamed cats are tempted by raw meat and fish, and will follow owner holding it, etc.
• Custom sounds and visuals for polish and immersion
• 20+ new advancements
• Many bug fixes

🎨 Visual & Audio Polish

• Soul particles + teleport sound when cat teleports
• Name always rendered if cat is named
• Names are colored based on gender (non-bold)
• And more

🔧 Config System

• JSON config with default generation
• Live reload via /reloadcozycatsconfig command
• Config version tracking (configVersion) and graceful migration
• Config categories: trading, catStats, behavior, misc

📅 v1.2.0 (Current) (6/24/2025) - An overhaul and polish of the mod

✨ Features Added

• Stat system: Tamed cats now have unique, randomized stats
• Class system: Tamed cats now have their own classes (naiad/guardian/witchling/dreamer/lucky) which each have their own special ability
• Gender system: Tamed cats are now assigned a gender, which affects class chance, breeding, and name coloration
• Training String item: right-click to view your cat's stats
• Ability system: Different classes have their own unique passive abilities, triggered in their own ways. they also have different ways of increasing their affinity
• Bond system: Each cat has a measure of its bond to its owner, which affects how they act towards them, and can be increased by taking care of them and keeping them close
• Trackers: Cats now track their deaths, ability usage, and favorite food
• Full Config File: Almost everything in the mod is configurable
• Quality of Life: Heart bar when feeding cat for health status, tamed cats are tempted by raw meat and fish, and will follow owner holding it, etc.
• Custom sounds and visuals for polish and immersion
• 20+ new advancements
• Many bug fixes

🎨 Visual & Audio Polish

• Soul particles + teleport sound when cat teleports
• Name always rendered if cat is named
• Names are colored based on gender (non-bold)
• And more

🔧 Config System

• JSON config with default generation
• Live reload via /reloadcozycatsconfig command
• Config version tracking (configVersion) and graceful migration
• Config categories: trading, catStats, behavior, misc

Version v1.1.1 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.1 is complete ✰

Patch Notes

• Cats no longer take fall damage, whether tamed or wild
• All cat variants are available from spawn egg
• Cured the "tuxedo virus" ✰
• Cat tempting works with Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon
• Hidden easter egg added to creative mode ✰
• If owner is not in the game when cat dies, cat collar will be dropped at cat's last position
• Added more interaction types
• Decreased gift frequency to once per day/night cycle
• Tamed cats can now interact with tamed wolves
• Revived cats have correct variant and collar color

Version v1.1.1 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.6 is complete!

Patch Notes

• Cats no longer take fall damage
• All cat variants are available from spawn egg
• Cat tempting works with Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon
• Cat collars can be dyed
• Added creative mode easter egg
• If owner is not in the game when cat dies, cat collar will be dropped at cat's last position
• More interaction types
• Decreased gift frequency to once per day/night cycle
• Tamed cats can interact with tamed wolves
• Respawned cats have correct variant and collar color

Version v1.1.0 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.6 is complete!

Patch Notes

• Cats will hiss when a creeper is within 7 blocks away, as a player warning
• If there are multiple tamed cats near each other (3 blocks if both sitting, 7 blocks if not) there is a 50% chance of them interacting with each other
• Cats will purreow when dropping gifts at their owner's feet
• The Cat Collar is present under the Tools creative tab
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon are possible trades for Fisherman Villagers at max level
• The fishing drop rate of Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon is 10%
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a brief Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Raw Cod and Raw Salmon
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be smelted in a furnace to produce Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon, respectively
• Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a longer Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Cooked Cod and Cooked Salmon
• Players receive a message when reviving their cat, for visual confirmation
• Added achievements for collecting Ancient Cod or Ancient Salmon for the first time
• Includes feature parity from previous versions

Version v1.1.0 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.5 is complete!

Patch Notes

• Cats will hiss when a creeper is within 7 blocks away, as a player warning
• If there are multiple tamed cats near each other (3 blocks if both sitting, 7 blocks if not) there is a 50% chance of them interacting with each other
• Cats will purreow when dropping gifts at their owner's feet
• The Cat Collar is present under the Tools creative tab
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon are possible trades for Fisherman Villagers at max level
• The fishing drop rate of Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon is 10%
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a brief Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Raw Cod and Raw Salmon
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be smelted in a furnace to produce Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon, respectively
• Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a longer Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Cooked Cod and Cooked Salmon
• Players receive a message when reviving their cat, for visual confirmation
• Added achievements for collecting Ancient Cod or Ancient Salmon for the first time
• Includes feature parity from previous versions

Version v1.1.0 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.19.2 is complete!

Patch Notes

• Cats will hiss when a creeper is within 7 blocks away, as a player warning
• The modded Creeps are removed and replaced with vanilla Creepers
• If there are multiple tamed cats near each other (3 blocks if both sitting, 7 blocks if not) there is a 50% chance of them interacting with each other in an action message
• The owner of a Cat Collar is displayed as a collar tooltip, if that owner was in-game when their cat died.
• Cats will purreow when dropping gifts at their owner's feet
• The Cat Collar is now present under the Tools creative tab, rather than Food and Drink tab
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon are possible trades for Fisherman Villagers at max level
• The fishing drop rate of Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon reduced to 10% from 100%
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a brief Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Raw Cod and Raw Salmon
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be smelted in a furnace to produce Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon, respectively
• Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a longer Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Cooked Cod and Cooked Salmon
• Players receive a message when reviving their cat, for visual confirmation
• Added achievements for collecting Ancient Cod or Ancient Salmon for the first time

Version v1.1.0 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.1 is complete!

Patch Notes

• Cats will hiss when a creeper is within 7 blocks away, as a player warning
• The modded Creeps are removed and replaced with vanilla Creepers
• If there are multiple tamed cats near each other (3 blocks if both sitting, 7 blocks if not) there is a 50% chance of them interacting with each other in an action message
• The owner of a Cat Collar is displayed as a collar tooltip, if that owner was in-game when their cat died.
• Cats will purreow when dropping gifts at their owner's feet
• The Cat Collar is now present under the Tools creative tab, rather than Food and Drink tab
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon are possible trades for Fisherman Villagers at max level
• The fishing drop rate of Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon reduced to 10% from 100%
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a brief Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Raw Cod and Raw Salmon
• Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon can be smelted in a furnace to produce Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon, respectively
• Cooked Ancient Cod and Cooked Ancient Salmon can be consumed for a longer Regeneration effect, and the same hunger and saturation as Cooked Cod and Cooked Salmon
• Players receive a message when reviving their cat, for visual confirmation
• Added achievements for collecting Ancient Cod or Ancient Salmon for the first time

Patch v1.0.1 is complete

Patch Notes

• Updated Cat Collar, Ancient Cod, and Ancient Salmon textures and effects
• Fix issue where tamed vanilla cats would lose owner data upon loading mod into pre-existing world
• Fixed issue causing breeding status to be shown to non-owners

v1.0.0 of Cozy's Improved Cats for fabric 1.20.1 is complete!

Features

• All vanilla cats replaced with new cat type
• Addition of the Ancient Cod and Ancient Salmon, a new rare drop from Cod and Salmon
• Ancient Cod and Salmon can be obtained through fishing, as a rare drop
• Ancient Cod or Ancient Salmon must be used to tame cats
• Ancient Cod and Salmon can be used on tamed cats for a surprise
• When a tamed cat dies, their collar is put into their owner's inventory or dropped on their owner if the inventory is full
• Collars can be right clicked to respawn the linked cat
• Sneak + Right Clicking on a tamed cat will interact with them and give them attention
• Custom names of cats are rendered gold and always visible
• Increased the health, speed, and attack of cats
• Friendly fire disabled for tamed cats
• Tamed cats that are set to follow will find gifts as they explore, and drop them at their owner's feet
• Other players cannot breed your tamed cats
• Other players cannot use your cat collars
• Creepers flee in a larger radius
• Tamed cats periodically update you on their actions
• Cat owners are notified when other players interact with their cat