# Stop Growth Mod<\/p>\n
A simple Minecraft `1.21.6` mod for Fabric and NeoForge that allows you to **stop** and **restart** the growth of most baby entities using specific items.<\/p>\n
> \u2705 Version 1.0 supports: **Happy Ghast** only
\n> \ud83d\ude80 Version 2.0 supports: **Almost all baby mobs**<\/p>\n
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## \ud83e\uddea Features<\/p>\n
– **Growth Freeze**
\n Feed a configured “stop item” (e.g., Fire Charge) to a baby mob to **halt its growth**.<\/p>\n
– **Growth Restart**
\n Feed a configured “restart item” (e.g., Snowball) to the frozen mob to **resume growth**.<\/p>\n
– **Persistent State**
\n Growth state is saved with the entity and can be toggled at any time.<\/p>\n
– **Visual Feedback**
\n Particle effects (e.g. smoke, glow) show successful item interaction.<\/p>\n
– \u2705 **Full Datapack Support**
\n Easily customize the stop\/restart items via datapack:
\n \u27a4 Just modify or add files in:
\n `data\/stopgrowth\/tags\/items\/growth_stop_food`
\n `data\/stopgrowth\/tags\/items\/growth_restart_food`
\n No Java code or mod recompilation needed.<\/p>\n
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## \u2699 Requirements<\/p>\n
– Architectury API (runtime)
\n– Fabric Loader **or** NeoForge
\n– Mixin (included automatically)<\/p>\n
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## \ud83e\udde9 Technical Highlights<\/p>\n
– Built using **Mixins** for behavior injection.
\n– Fully **client-server synchronized**.
\n– Designed for **maximum compatibility** and **datapack-driven extensibility**.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udc3e Supported Entities<\/p>\n
– \u2705 v1.0: `Happy Ghast`
\n– \u2705 v2.0: Nearly all baby mobs
\n *(e.g. cows, sheep, horses, villagers, dolphins, tadpoles…)*<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n
1. Install **Fabric** or **NeoForge** for Minecraft `1.21.6`.
\n2. Download and install **Architectury API**.
\n3. Place this mod\u2019s `.jar` file into your `mods` folder.
\n4. Optionally, create or edit a datapack to redefine stop\/restart items.
\n5. Launch Minecraft and test by interacting with baby mobs.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udcdd License<\/p>\n
Licensed under the **MIT License**.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udccc Roadmap<\/p>\n
| Version | Features |
\n|———|——————————————————-|
\n| 1.0 | Initial support for Happy Ghast |
\n| 2.0 | General support for All Baby Mobs |
\n| Future | Configurable items |<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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