Wandering Wildlife

A Vanilla+ animal mod that adds Red Pandas to bamboo jungles. Features custom animations, breeding, and trust mechanics. Perfect for aesthetic modpacks and players who want more wildlife.

Загрузки: 3K
Подписчики: 25
Обновлён: 12 апреля 2026 г.
Лицензия: MIT

Опубликован 9 января 2026 г.

Ever feel like Minecraft's forests are a bit... quiet? Wandering Wildlife aims to breathe new life into the world by introducing unique animals one at a time. Rather than adding hundreds of creatures, we focus on depth and personality, ensuring every addition feels like a natural part of the vanilla ecosystem.

This is the first release, and it's only the beginning. More creatures will join the world as development continues.

Red Panda

Introducing the Red Panda, a charming and expressive inhabitant of the bamboo forests. These little guys are masters of relaxation, often found sleeping away the daylight hours (and snoring quite loudly). While they are generally shy, they possess a unique "scare tactic"—standing on their hind legs to appear larger when approached.

🍎 Favorite Food	🥚 Trust Item	🌲 Home Biome
Bamboo	Egg	Bamboo Jungle

If you want to befriend a Red Panda, you’ll need a few eggs and a bit of patience. Once you've earned their trust, they will no longer view you as a threat. To breed them, provide some fresh bamboo, just like their larger giant panda cousins.

Key behaviors:

💤 Diurnal Sleep: Naturally sleeps during the day; waking them abruptly will cause a brief panic.
🐾 Intimidation Display: Will stand on hind legs if a player or mob gets too close.
🛡️ Hostile Awareness: Readily spooked by nearby monsters.

⚙️ Compatibility

Wandering Wildlife is designed to be fully compatible with other mods. We aim to ensure our animals interact seamlessly with both vanilla and modded biomes.

💬 Community

This mod is a work in progress, and your feedback helps shape its future. Submit Feedback & Ideas | Report a Bug

📜 License

Wandering Wildlife is licensed under the MIT License. You are free to include this mod in any modpack!

Ченджлог

1.0.1Релиз26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 · 12 апреля 2026 г.

Changelog

All notable changes to Wandering Wildlife are documented here.

[1.0.1] - 2026-04-12

Changed

Released as 1.0.1 for distribution (version metadata aligned with the Minecraft 26.1 build).

Minecraft 26.1 (1.26) on Fabric

This line targets Minecraft 26.1 on Fabric with unobfuscated game code and non-remapping Loom (Mojang names; Yarn mappings removed).

Requirements

Java 25 or newer (runtime and Gradle toolchain).
Fabric Loader ≥ 0.18.6 (see Fabric develop for current pins).
Fabric API for 26.1 (e.g. 0.145.1+26.1 or a compatible newer build).

For players

Red pandas, spawn egg, jungle spawning, sleep and threaten behavior, bamboo breeding, and egg-based trust behave as before, on 26.1.

For modpack authors

Not compatible with Minecraft 1.21.x or older Fabric/Yarn-based builds of this mod. Treat as a new game version line.

Technical notes

Build uses Gradle 9.4+, Fabric Loom 1.16, and the Foojay toolchain plugin so JDK 25 can be auto-provisioned when missing locally.
Client code updated for 26.1 rendering and model APIs (ModelLayerRegistry, LayerDefinition / geom builders, AgeableMobRenderer pattern).
Creative tab integration uses CreativeModeTabEvents.modifyOutputEvent (Fabric API for 26.1).

Earlier versions

Prior development targeted Minecraft 1.21.x with Yarn and remapping Loom; that line is superseded by 1.0.1 on 26.1.

1.0.0Релиз1.21.11 · 9 января 2026 г.

1.0.0

Initial release!

Red Pandas

Spawn in bamboo forests
Sleep during the day, most active at dawn and dusk
Stand up in a threatening pose when scared (and hold it for at least 5 seconds, even if you walk away)
Build trust by feeding them eggs
Breed with bamboo
Babies inherit trust from parents
Custom spawn egg
Custom cub model