A premium hostile wildlife mechanics plugin for modern Minecraft servers.
FaunaReborn transforms peaceful animals into intelligent hostile creatures with dynamic AI, social retaliation, and immersive survival pressure.
- Cows defend territory
- Pigs retaliate around resources and crops
- Chickens alert nearby allies and swarm targets
The overworld is no longer safe.
- Hostile passive mob mechanics
- Advanced animal aggression systems
- Social alert and group retaliation
- Baby protection behavior
- Territorial/resource-based aggression
- Night danger escalation
- Weather-based behavior reactions
- Per-world enable/disable filters
- Clean, readable YAML configuration
- Custom death messages
- Paper/Purpur compatible
- Folia-ready architecture
- Java 21 optimized
- Lightweight and scalable
- Stable, tested, production-ready
- Built-in i18n with runtime language switching (en, es, pt, it)
Current Hostile Animals
- Chicken
- Cow
- Pig
Dynamic Environment Reactions Animals can react to:
- Night time
- Rain
- Thunderstorms
- Full moons
- Nearby attacks
- Crop/resource interaction
All behavior is fully configurable.
Commands
| Command | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/fauna |
Main command and help. | fauna.command.help |
/fauna help [page] |
Shows available commands by permission. | fauna.command.help |
/fauna version |
Shows plugin/runtime version info. | fauna.command.version |
/fauna about |
Shows plugin summary. | fauna.command.about |
/fauna entities |
Lists supported entities and states. | fauna.command.entities |
/fauna reload |
Reloads configuration and modules. | fauna.command.reload / fauna.admin |
/fauna gui |
Opens management GUI. | fauna.command.gui / fauna.admin |
/fauna lang <en|es|pt|it> |
Changes plugin language at runtime. | fauna.command.lang / fauna.admin |
Aliases: /faunareborn, /fr
Permissions
| Permission | What it controls | Recommended for |
|---|---|---|
fauna.* |
Full access to all plugin commands. | Owner / Admin |
fauna.admin |
Administrative access bundle. | Admin / Staff |
fauna.command.help |
Access to help command. | Players |
fauna.command.version |
Access to version information. | Players |
fauna.command.about |
Access to plugin information. | Players |
fauna.command.entities |
Access to entity status list. | Players |
fauna.command.reload |
Reload plugin configuration/modules. | Admin / Staff |
fauna.command.gui |
Open management GUI. | Admin / Staff |
fauna.command.lang |
Change language in runtime. | Admin / Staff |
Configuration Highly customizable YAML system:
- Damage and attack cooldowns
- Detection radius and targeting behavior
- Social alerts and retaliation limits
- Environment aggression modifiers
- Performance limits and activation logic
- World filters
- Spawn and aggression conditions
No dependencies required.
Performance Built for production servers:
- Tick-safe processing
- Optimized entity handling
- Chunk-aware safeguards
- Smart activation policies
- Folia-ready architecture
Version Compatibility
| Paper Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
1.20.x and below |
Not supported | Plugin targets the 1.21 API. |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.3 |
Experimental | Compatibility path exists, but not considered production-stable yet. |
1.21.4 to 1.21.7 |
Supported | Uses compatibility fallback for world difficulty changes (polling hook). |
1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 |
Fully supported | Stable operation, no known class compatibility issues. |
26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 |
Supported | Compatible and supported. |
Notes:
- On 1.21.4 to 1.21.7, you may see a one-time startup warning indicating the compatibility fallback hook is active.
- For recommended production setup, use Paper 1.21.8+ (preferably 1.21.11).
Installation
- Stop your server
- Place FaunaReborn.jar in /plugins
- Start once to generate files
- Configure plugins/FaunaReborn/
- Run /fauna reload or restart
- Source Code: GitHub Repository
- Bug Reports: Open an Issue
- Suggestions: GitHub Discussions
- Wiki: Documentation
- Sponsors/Donations: Ko-fi
- Discord: Join Discord
FINAL NOTE Your review is crucial for FaunaReborn’s future. Community feedback directly drives balancing, fixes, and new features. If you enjoy the plugin, leave a review and join the community.
Active or desactive Chicken, Cow and Pig hostility Change your language Reload manual changes from YAML files
Change language for English (default), Spanish or Portuguese Friendly Players
Defend thier babies Retaliate when hurt (or killed) Protect their resources
Pig-rod provocation Retaliate when hurt (or killed) Pick up their resources
Defend their milk Retaliate when hurt (or killed) Protect their resources
| Version | Minecraft | Loader | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FaunaReborn 1.3.1 1.3.1 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.3.0 1.3.0 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.2.0 1.2.0 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.1.3 1.1.3 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.1.2 1.1.2 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.1.1 HotFix 1.1.1 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.1.0 1.1.0 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |
|
FaunaReborn 1.0.0 1.0.0 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
|
folia, paper, purpur
|
Download |