Saint's Dragons (0.3.0 alpha preview)

Adds rideable and usable companion dragons. Dragons can be tamed and ridden, with configurable stats and behaviors. Designed for players who want powerful fantasy creatures without complex progression systems.

The mod is also on CurseForge here.

Dragons in this build

Status & Roadmap

Long way to go. Might do NeoForge next and ditch Forge for 1.21.1. I'm really considering it.

Installation

REQUIRES GECKOLIB 4.8.1+ on both mod loaders and Fabric API for Fabric

• Install Minecraft Forge/Fabric 1.20.1
• Add GeckoLib 4.8.1+ and add it to your mods folder (do the same for Fabric API)
• Drop the saintsdragons-1.20.1-0.3.0-ALPHA into your mods directory
• Cloth Config is Optional for tuning the spawn rates of dragons on Fabric

Getting Started

• Battle the Raevyx and Ignivorus until they are low. Then they will enter a state of being in a daze. Continue feeding them Salmon/Cod or Hearty Dragon Meal to bolster your chances of taming them. If you want to give up, Shift + Left-Click to abort taming, and they will leave you alone. I advise being REALLY prepared. Drink potions. Be decked out in enchanted Netherite gear, and so on.
• Tame a Nulljaw by just left-clicking on it with an empty hand. Then you will have to tire it out, and it will buck you off its back, given that you fail in your attempt to tame it. Repeat until tamed.
• Craft or creative-grab the binders to tame and carry dragons. (Especially for the Stegonaut.)
• Don't dive down while on fire on a Cindervane near your house. (Please.)
• Use the Dragon Ally Book to whitelist friends.

Known Issues

• Still no saddle/armor models/textures
• No tools like swords or anything yet
• Still lurking bugs, but it should be stable now
• Have you hydrated?

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Please be mindful that the codebase is AI-assisted and still stabilizing.

License

Code under LGPL-3.0. Art and audio under the asset license (see LICENSE.md or "Licensed LGPL-3.0-only" on Modrinth)