Minecraft 1.21.1 Guide & Release Notes

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📦 Version Information

Property	Value
Minecraft Target	1.21.1 (Transitional Anchor Early Era)
Mod Version	1.0.70+1.21.1
Fabric Loader	>=0.16.0
Java JDK Requirement	Java 21 (release = 21)
Build Tooling	Fabric Loom 1.10.2 / Mojang Official Mappings
Jar Naming Convention	better-dogs-1.0.70+1.21.1.jar

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🌟 Overview & Feature Parity

The Minecraft 1.21.1 release of Vanilla Outsider: Better Dogs provides complete 39-feature parity with the modern release line, utilizing Minecraft 1.21.1's native attributes and vanilla wolf coat variant mechanics.

Key Architectural & Engine Highlights

• Native Attribute Scaling: Uses native Attributes.SCALE to seamlessly adjust wolf scale ($0.70\times$ to $1.45\times$) with full hitbox adjustment and client sync.
• Vanilla Coat Variants & Biome Spawning: Seamlessly integrates personality and genetics with vanilla 1.21's 9 wolf variants across biomes.
• Custom Chorus Howl Audio Event: Registers betterdogs:entity.wolf.howl with pitch-modulated harmonic response across packs.
• Paper Adoption System: Shift + Right-Click with Paper to list/cancel adoption; empty-handed players can adopt listed dogs.
• Sentinel Guard Mode: Shift + Right-Click with Bone to anchor dogs to a sentinel guard post.
• Autonomous Ground Feeding: Dogs seek out and consume dropped edible meat to heal, incrementing feedCount and triggering favorite treat zoomies.
• Command Suite & Advancements: Full Brigadier /betterdogs command suite and 13 custom Husbandry advancements.

TIP

☕ Harnessing native 1.21.1 attribute scaling: Combining Minecraft 1.21.1's native Attributes.SCALE and 9 wolf coat variants with dynamic personality traits creates a deeply immersive companion overhaul. If you love playing on 1.21.1, consider tossing a tip on Ko-fi!

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🔧 Installation & Requirements

1. Install Fabric Loader 0.16.0 or higher for Minecraft 1.21.1.
2. Install Fabric API for 1.21.1 into your mods/ folder.
3. Place better-dogs-1.0.70+1.21.1.jar into your mods/ directory.
4. Launch using Java 21.

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