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SacredCows

SacredCows

SacredCows is a configurable Minecraft Fabric mod that punishes players for harming cows with customizable consequences and keeps detailed statistics of cow-related offenses.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

26.1.x
1.21.7–1.21.11

Platforms

Supported environments

Server-side
Singleplayer

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Details

Licensed WTFPL
Published 8 months ago

SacredCows

Logo of minecraft cow with halo

A configurable Fabric mod that gives cattle divine status as stewards of the earth. Punishes cow-assaulters and gives cow-friends special buffs!

Features

  • (NEW!) Teleport to your favorite cow by naming the cow, and milking her! Drinking the milk will bring you back to your bovine companion's side.
  • Configurable punishments: (instant) death, damage, or lightning-only
  • Custom death messages with player name placeholders
  • Cosmetic lightning effects (won't harm cows)
  • Scoreboard tracking for cow assaults and kills
  • Projectile protection (arrows, snowballs, etc.)
  • OP-level bypass for admins

Installation

  1. Install a Fabric server with Fabric API.
  2. Drop the JAR into your mods/ folder.
  3. Restart the server.
  4. Optionally edit config/sacredcows.properties to customize behavior.

Commands

Command Description Permission
/sacredcows Show help Everyone
/sacredcows help Show help Everyone
/sacredcows enabled <true|false> Enable or disable the mod Operator
/sacredcows bypass <true|false> Toggle admin bypass Operator
/sacredcows debug <true|false> Toggle debug logging Operator
/sacredcows lightning_effect <true|false> Toggle lightning visual Operator
/sacredcows punishment_type <death|damage|lightning_only> Set punishment type Operator
/sacredcows print_config Show current config with unsaved changes highlighted Everyone
/sacredcows save_config Write current settings to file Operator
/sacredcows reload_config Reload settings from file Operator
/sacredcows stats player <name> Show stats for a player Everyone
/sacredcows stats global Show server-wide totals Everyone

Admin commands require OP level 2 by default (configurable).

Configuration

The mod creates config/sacredcows.properties on first run. Key settings:

settings.enabled=true
settings.punishment-type=death        # death, damage, or lightning_only
settings.damage-amount=10.0
settings.lightning-effect=true
settings.custom-death-messages=true
settings.allow-bypass=true
settings.bypass-op-level=2
settings.admin-op-level=2

scoreboard.enabled=true
scoreboard.track-assaults=true
scoreboard.track-kills=true

# Custom death messages — edit manually, %player% is replaced with the player's name
death-messages.0=%player% was moo-rdered for their bovine crimes
death-messages.1=%player% faced divine bovine retribution

Use /sacredcows save_config to persist changes made via commands. Changes take effect immediately without saving.

Compatibility

  • Minecraft: 26.1
  • Fabric Loader: 0.18.6
  • Java: 25

License

No formal license. Use it however you want.