VO: Better Dogs

[4.8.1+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11

Summary

The "Classloader Mixin Shadow Crash Fix" patch. Resolves a startup crash caused by an invalid @Shadow on the inherited mob field in WalkNodeEvaluatorMixin.

• Classloader Mixin Shadow Crash: Fixed a startup and runtime crash when trying to locate @Shadow Mob mob field inside WalkNodeEvaluatorMixin by making the mixin class inherit from NodeEvaluator directly.

[4.8.0+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11 [DEPRECATED - CRITICAL BUG]

[!WARNING] This version contains a classloader startup crash (InvalidMixinException) in WalkNodeEvaluatorMixin and is deprecated. Use 4.8.1+A-26.2 instead.

Summary

The "Custom Howling Sound Restoration" minor release. Packages and registers custom howling sound events to play the authentic wolf howling sound clips that were removed from the vanilla game.

• Custom Howling Sound Restoration: Packaged and restored the deleted vanilla Wolf_howl1.ogg and Wolf_howl2.ogg sound files into the mod assets.
• Custom Sound Event Registration: Registered the betterdogs:entity.wolf.howl sound event.
• AI Group Howl update: Updated GroupHowlGoal to play the authentic howling sound effects instead of the baby whine fallback.

[4.7.6+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11 [DEPRECATED - CRITICAL BUG]

[!WARNING] This version contains a classloader startup crash (InvalidMixinException) in WalkNodeEvaluatorMixin and is deprecated. Use 4.8.1+A-26.2 instead.

Summary

The "Alternative Pathfinding on Push" update. Adds checks to see if another path exists to get to the target area (even if longer) before giving up and halting navigation.

• Alternative Pathfinding on Push: Added checks to see if another path exists to get to the target area (even if longer) before giving up and halting navigation.

[4.7.5+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11

Summary

The "Ground Food Refusal Trait" update. Adds a feature where some tamed-from-birth dogs persistently refuse to eat food from the ground.

• Ground Food Refusal Trait: Added a feature where some tamed-from-birth dogs (bred from parents, not wild-tamed) persistently refuse to eat food from the ground.
  • Adds bd_enable_refuse_ground_food GameRule and toggle setting to enable/disable the feature globally.
  • Adds bd_refuse_ground_food_chance GameRule and setting to configure the percentage chance (default: 30%) that a puppy receives the refusal trait at birth.

[4.7.4+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11

Summary

• Wolf-on-Wolf Collision Push Safety: Added cooperative collision handling between tamed wolves.
  • Tamed wolves colliding with a sitting, guarding, or endangered dog (facing a cliff/lava/magma/fire hazard) will immediately halt their navigation path.
  • A patience timer (pushWaitTimer of 60 ticks / 3 seconds) is applied to the pushing dog to prevent continuous pathfinding attempts and jittering.
  • Player-to-dog pushes are exempted to prevent player blocking.

[4.7.3+A-26.2] - 2026-06-11

Summary

• Magma Block Avoidance: Added Blocks.MAGMA_BLOCK to the hazard list in AvoidHazardsGoal, preventing wolves from walking onto magma blocks.
• Lava Safety Verification: Confirmed that any level of lava (source or flowing) is avoided.

[4.7.2+R-26.2] - 2026-06-06

Summary

• Release Promotion: Promoted the Select-and-Ride Dog Command System and Cloth Config GUI warning layout fixes to a stable production Release.

[4.7.1+A-26.2] - 2026-06-06

Summary

• Optional GUI Integration: Upgraded config screen classloading to resolve via GuiHelper in DasikLibrary 1.8.2.
• UI Warning Polish: Removed repetitive hover tooltips from config options and moved them to category headers.