VO: Better Dogs

[4.6.15+R-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• Stable Release: Promoted the custom advancements/achievements system for Minecraft 26.2 to a stable production Release.
• Bug Fix: Includes the critical startup crash fix (InvalidInjectionException for killedEntity in WolfMixin) that impacted versions 4.6.11 to 4.6.13.
• Custom Advancements:
  • A Pack of Personalities: Tame all three wolf personality types (Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist).
  • On Guard!: Place a tamed wolf into Guard Mode for the first time.
  • A Pack of Guardians: Place a tamed wolf of each personality type into Guard Mode.
  • Looking for a Home: Put a tamed dog up for adoption by sneak-right-clicking them with a piece of paper.
  • On Patrol: Defeat a monster using an Aggressive dog in Guard Mode within its patrol radius.
  • Self-Service: Tamed dog automatically eats food dropped on the ground by its owner to heal itself.
  • Keep it in the family: Breed closely related dogs to produce an inbred runt.
  • Fresh Blood: Breed an inbred runt with an unrelated dog to recover the lineage.
  • A Fresh Start: Cure an inbred runt using a Golden Apple.
  • Litter Size Trackers: Double Trouble (2 puppies), Triple Threat (3 puppies), Puppy Rain (4 puppies), and the Litter Legend challenge advancement (experiencing all).

[4.6.14+B-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• Bug Fix: Resolved a critical startup crash (InvalidInjectionException for killedEntity in WolfMixin) that caused the game to crash.
• Technical Detail: Replaced the invalid inherited method injection in WolfMixin with a new EntityMixin targeting the base Entity class, dynamically resolving the wolf instance at runtime.

[4.6.13+R-26.2] - 2026-05-30 [CRASHING - DEPRECATED]

Summary

• Stable Release: Promoted the custom advancements/achievements system for Minecraft 26.2 to a stable production Release.
• Custom Advancements:
  • A Pack of Personalities: Tame all three wolf personality types (Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist).
  • On Guard!: Place a tamed wolf into Guard Mode for the first time.
  • A Pack of Guardians: Place a tamed wolf of each personality type into Guard Mode.
  • Looking for a Home: Put a tamed dog up for adoption by sneak-right-clicking them with a piece of paper.
  • On Patrol: Defeat a monster using an Aggressive dog in Guard Mode within its patrol radius.
  • Self-Service: Tamed dog automatically eats food dropped on the ground by its owner to heal itself.
  • Keep it in the family: Breed closely related dogs to produce an inbred runt.
  • Fresh Blood: Breed an inbred runt with an unrelated dog to recover the lineage.
  • A Fresh Start: Cure an inbred runt using a Golden Apple.
  • Litter Size Trackers: Double Trouble (2 puppies), Triple Threat (3 puppies), Puppy Rain (4 puppies), and the Litter Legend challenge advancement (experiencing all).

[4.6.12+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30 [CRASHING - DEPRECATED]

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "Self-Service" (Indonesian: "Makan Mandiri") parented to "Tame an Animal" (minecraft:husbandry/tame_an_animal). The advancement is awarded when a player's tamed dog heals itself by automatically eating food dropped on the ground by its owner. It uses Cooked Beef as its icon and a Task frame.

[4.6.11+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30 [CRASHING - DEPRECATED]

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "On Patrol" (Indonesian: "Patroli Aktif") parented to "On Guard!" (minecraft:husbandry/on_guard). The advancement is awarded when a player's guarding Aggressive dog defeats a monster within its patrol radius. It uses an Iron Sword as its icon and a Task frame.

[4.6.10+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "Looking for a Home" under the Husbandry tab, parented to the vanilla "Tame an Animal" advancement. The advancement is awarded when a player puts one of their tamed dogs up for adoption (by sneak right-clicking them with a piece of paper). It uses Paper as its icon and a Task frame.

[4.6.9+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancements to track wolf litter sizes when breeding tamed wolves:
  • Double Trouble (2 puppies): Awarded when breeding tamed wolves results in a litter of at least 2 puppies (displays with 2 Wolf Spawn Eggs icon).
  • Triple Threat (3 puppies): Awarded when breeding tamed wolves results in a litter of at least 3 puppies (displays with 3 Wolf Spawn Eggs icon).
  • Puppy Rain (4 puppies): Awarded when breeding tamed wolves results in a maximum litter of 4 puppies (displays with 4 Wolf Spawn Eggs icon).
  • Litter Legend (Experiencing all): A challenge advancement awarded when the player experiences a litter of exactly 2, exactly 3, and exactly 4 puppies (displays with a Golden Carrot icon).

[4.6.8+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "A Fresh Start" (minecraft:husbandry/cure_runt) parented to "Keep it in the family" (minecraft:husbandry/inbred_runt). Awarded when the player cures an inbred runt using a Golden Apple, displaying with a Golden Apple icon and a Goal frame.
• New Feature: Added subtle rotten flesh particle emitter for tamed runt (inbred) wolves, so players can visually identify them. This effect is optional and can be enabled/disabled via the custom GameRule vanilla-outsider-better-dogs:bd_show_runt_particles or debug mode betterdogdebugging.
• Configuration: Changed the default value of the bd_enable_inbred_curing GameRule and the config default to true.

[4.6.7+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "Fresh Blood" parented to "Keep it in the family" (minecraft:husbandry/inbred_runt). The advancement is awarded when a player breeds an inbred runt parent with an unrelated wolf, successfully recovering the lineage. It uses Raw Beef as its icon and a Task frame.

[4.6.6+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "Keep it in the family" parented to "The Parrots and the Bats" (minecraft:husbandry/breed_an_animal). The advancement is awarded when a player breeds two closely related wolves and produces an inbred runt. It uses Rotten Flesh as its icon and a Task frame.

[4.6.5+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "On Guard!" parented to "Tame an Animal". The advancement is awarded when a player places a tamed wolf into Guard Mode for the first time. It uses a Bone as its icon and uses a Task frame.

[4.6.4+A-26.2] - 2026-05-30

Summary

• New Feature: Added custom advancement "A Pack of Guardians" parented to "A Pack of Personalities". The advancement is awarded when a player places a tamed wolf of each personality type (Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist) into Guard Mode (by sneak right-clicking with a bone). It uses a Bone as its icon and uses a Goal frame.