# \ud83d\udc19 Ghastling – Baby Ghast Pet Plugin
\n> **Transform adorable Ghastlings into your loyal flying companions!**
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\n## \u2728 Overview
\n> Ghastling is a survival-friendly plugin for **Paper 1.21.6+** that lets players keep Baby Happy Ghasts (Ghastlings) as permanent pets. Prevent them from growing up, improve their AI, and build a bond through snowball interactions!
\nPerfect for survival servers that want to add cute, functional flying pets without breaking game balance.
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\n## \ud83c\udfaf Key Features
\n### \ud83d\udd12 Permanent Baby Mode
\nKeep your Ghastling adorable forever! Craft the **Eternal Youth Charm** and use it on any baby ghast to permanently prevent growth. Changed your mind? Use **Growth Essence** to let them mature naturally.
\n### \ud83d\udc3e Smart Pet System
\n– **Ownership** – First player to interact becomes the owner
\n– **Sit\/Follow** – Toggle with Shift+Right-Click (empty hand)
\n– **Persistence** – All data survives server restarts
\n### \ud83e\udd16 Enhanced AI
\nUnlike vanilla ghasts, your pet will:
\n– Follow you at a comfortable distance
\n– Hover naturally above you while flying
\n– Teleport to you if left too far behind
\n– Roam freely when you’re standing still
\n### \u2744\ufe0f Snowball Bonding
\n– Hold snowballs to attract your ghastling
\n– Throw snowballs to **heal** your pet
\n– Build **affection** with each snowball fed
\n– Watch cute particle effects!
\n### \u2728 Beautiful Effects
\n– \ud83d\udc9c Purple enchant particles when locking growth
\n– \ud83d\udd25 Flame particles when unlocking growth
\n– \u2764\ufe0f Heart particles for ownership & affection
\n– \u2744\ufe0f Snowflake particles when feeding
\n– \ud83c\udf00 Portal particles on teleport
\n—
\n## \ud83d\udce6 Crafting Recipes
\nBoth recipes automatically unlock in players’ recipe books!
\n### Eternal Youth Charm
\n*Keeps your ghastling young forever*<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
### Growth Essence
\n*Allows your ghastling to grow up*<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
— — Ghastling is a survival-friendly plugin for Paper 1.21.6+ that lets players keep Baby Happy Ghasts (Ghastlings) as permanent pets. Prevent them from growing up, improve their AI, and build a bond through snowball interactions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75536,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"ghastling","_minecraft_project_id":"nws1QOjk","_minecraft_author":"ThaYTOfficial","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":87,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"ghastling.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":29674,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T20:02:35.912119Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-01-14T23:20:50.638838Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-01-10T11:44:09.193965Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/ghastling","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":75536,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T09:04:15+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"fdb0d551044b34d547108fc08b4a564e","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,156,89,122,137,127,128,129],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[40,41,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-75535","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-magic","mod_category-mobs","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n## \ud83d\udcbb Commands
\n| Command | Description |
\n|———|————-|
\n| `\/ghastling lock
\n| `\/ghastling unlock
\n| `\/ghastling lockall
\n| `\/ghastling unlockall
\n| `\/ghastling reload` | Reload configuration |
\n**Aliases:** `\/gl`, `\/ghast`
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\n## \ud83d\udd10 Permissions
\n| Permission | Default | Description |
\n|————|———|————-|
\n| `ghastling.use` | \u2705 Everyone | Use charm\/essence on ghastlings |
\n| `ghastling.admin` | \u2b50 OP | Use admin commands |
\n| `ghastling.reload` | \u2b50 OP | Reload configuration |
\n| `ghastling.bypass` | \u2b50 OP | Modify any ghastling (bypass ownership) |
\n—
\n## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration
\nFully configurable! Adjust in `plugins\/Ghastling\/config.yml`:
\n“`yaml
\n# AI Movement
\nmovement:
\n follow-speed-multiplier: 1.5 # How fast they follow
\n teleport-distance: 40 # When to teleport
\n minimum-distance: 5.0 # Personal space
\n maximum-distance: 15.0 # Max follow range
\n roam-radius: 4.0 # Free roam area
\n# Snowball System
\nsnowball:
\n attraction-enabled: true
\n healing-enabled: true
\n heal-amount: 2.0 # Hearts restored
\n affection-enabled: true
\n affection-per-snowball: 5
\n max-affection: 100
\n# Particles & Effects
\nparticles:
\n enabled: true
\n lock-effect: true
\n unlock-effect: true
\n feed-effect: true
\n teleport-effect: true
\n“`
\n—
\n## \ud83d\udce5 Installation
\n1. **Download** `Ghastling-1.0.0.jar`
\n2. **Place** in your `plugins\/` folder
\n3. **Restart** your server
\n4. **Configure** in `plugins\/Ghastling\/config.yml` (optional)
\n**Requirements:**
\n– \ud83d\udccb Paper 1.21.6 or higher
\n– \u2615 Java 21+
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\n## \ud83c\udfae How to Get a Ghastling
\n1. Find a **Dried Ghast** block in Nether Fossil structures (Soul Sand Valley)
\n2. Place it and keep it **waterlogged** for ~20 minutes
\n3. A **Ghastling** will hatch! \ud83d\udc23
\n4. **Right-click** to claim ownership
\n5. Use an **Eternal Youth Charm** to keep it forever young!<\/p>\n
\n## \ud83d\udcac Support
\nHaving issues or suggestions? Feel free to:
\n– Leave a comment on this page
\n– Report bugs in the discussion section
\n—
\n## \u2764\ufe0f Credits
\nItzTha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"