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# \ud83d\udc04 Dispenser Breeding<\/p>\n
Dispenser Breeding adds simple, server-side breeding automation to Minecraft (Server Side Only).<\/p>\n
Dispensers can instantly feed nearby animals using their normal breeding food, and animals can also detect valid breeding items dropped on the ground, walk to them, and consume them automatically.<\/p>\n
The result is a breeding system that feels vanilla, works naturally in farms, and requires no client-side installation.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83e\udde0 Example use cases<\/p>\n
– \ud83c\udfed Fully automated animal breeding pens
\n– \u26a1 Redstone-powered breeding systems
\n– \ud83c\udf3e Semi-automatic farms where food is dropped into enclosures
\n– \ud83d\udc11 Passive breeding setups without manual feeding <\/p>\n
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## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n
– \ud83d\udc11 **Works with vanilla breeding rules**
\n Animals only respond to their normal breeding food.<\/p>\n
– \u26a1 **Dispenser-based breeding**
\n If a dispenser fires a valid breeding item at a nearby animal, the animal is fed instantly.<\/p>\n
– \ud83c\udf3e **Ground item breeding**
\n Animals detect dropped breeding food, walk to it, consume one item, and enter love mode.<\/p>\n
– \ud83d\udc04 **Supports all standard animals**
\n Cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and more \u2014 no setup required.<\/p>\n
– \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f **Server-side only**
\n No client install needed.<\/p>\n
– \u2699\ufe0f **Configurable**
\n Behaviour can be tuned via a JSON5 config file.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udd27 How it works<\/p>\n
### Dispenser feeding<\/p>\n
When a dispenser fires:<\/p>\n
– If a nearby animal can be bred \u2192 it is fed instantly
\n– Otherwise \u2192 the item is dispensed normally <\/p>\n
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### Ground item feeding<\/p>\n
Animals will:<\/p>\n
– Detect nearby breeding items
\n– Walk towards valid food
\n– Consume **one item** from the stack
\n– Enter love mode \u2764\ufe0f <\/p>\n
Works with:
\n– Dispenser-dropped items
\n– Player-dropped items <\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n
### Requirements<\/p>\n
– **Minecraft:** 26.1
\n– **Loader:** Fabric
\n– **Dependency:** Fabric API <\/p>\n
### Standard installation<\/p>\n
1. Install Fabric
\n2. Download the mod \u2192 https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/dispenser-breeding
\n3. Drop the `.jar` into your `mods` folder
\n4. Ensure Fabric API is installed
\n5. Start your game\/server <\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udc33 Docker (itzg\/minecraft-server)<\/p>\n
“`yaml
\n– name: VERSION
\n value: “26.1.2”
\n– name: TYPE
\n value: “FABRIC”
\n– name: MODRINTH_PROJECTS
\n value: |
\n fabric-api
\n dispenserbreeding
\n““<\/p>\n
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## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration<\/p>\n
A config file is generated automatically:<\/p>\n
“`
\nconfig\/dispenserbreeding.json5
\n“`<\/p>\n
You can tweak:<\/p>\n
* \ud83d\udd2d Dispenser range
\n* \ud83d\udc04 Enable\/disable breeding features
\n* \ud83c\udf3e Ground item detection radius
\n* \u26a1 Movement speed & scan frequency<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udce5 Download<\/p>\n
* Modrinth \u2192 https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/dispenser-breeding
\n* GitHub \u2192 https:\/\/github.com\/mattcoulter7\/dispenser-breeding<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udea7 Development status<\/p>\n
Supported versions:<\/p>\n
* 26.1
\n* 26.1.1
\n* 26.1.2<\/p>\n
Built and published automatically via GitHub Actions.<\/p>\n
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## \u2764\ufe0f Credits<\/p>\n
Built with Fabric and designed to feel as close to vanilla as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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