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Data Driven Configuration

Before Configure​

Datapack​

You need to prepare for a datapack template. You can get the totural here. After your creation, the folder structure will be like this:

<Datapack Name>
|-pack.mcmeta
|-pack.png   <-Optional
|-data       <-This is a folder

Mod​

Put files in src/main/resources/data folder.

Configure File Format​

Create file data/<entity mod id>/tameable/<entity id>.json in your datapack or mod. Then write contents below:

{
  "tame": [
    //Which item you can use to tame
    "a single item",
    "#or a tag"
  ],
  "breed": [
    //Which item you can use to breed. If you leave blank, it will use tame item.
    //Breed amount: value set -> food component -> 1
    "a single item",
    "#or a tag",
    {
      //or an object
      "item": "item or tag",
      "heal": 1
    }
  ],
  //The taming chance
  "chance": 0.1,
  //should attack what player is attacking
  "attack": true,
  //should attack what is attacking player
  "protect": true,
  "follow": {
    //should follow player
    "enable": true,
    //follow speed
    "speed": 1,
    //The max range to stop follow
    "minDistance": 10,
    //The min range to start follow
    "maxDistance": 2,
    //Can leave
    "leavesAllowed": false
  }
}

Default Values​

 {
  "tame": [
    //This is the only required field
  ],
  "breed": [
    //Optional, will use tame item if this field not exist or blank
    "item or tag",
    {
      //or an object
      "item": "item or tag",
      "heal": 1
    }
  ],
  //The taming chance
  "chance": 1,
  "attack": false,
  "protect": false,
  "follow": {
    //These value except "enable" is the default value of a wolf
    "enable": false,
    "speed": 1,
    "minDistance": 10,
    "maxDistance": 2,
    "leavesAllowed": false
  }
}

Example​

Write contents into data/minecraft/tameable/pillager.json, you can tame pillagers with apples and breed with apples&stones

{
  "tame": [
    "minecraft:apple"
  ],
  "breed": [
    "minecraft:apple",
    {
      "item": "minecraft:stone",
      "heal": 5
    }
  ],
  "chance": 0.1,
  "attack": true,
  "protect": true,
  "follow": {
    "enable": true
  }
}