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Backported Wolves Mod for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20.4

Backports the wolf variants from the latest version to older versions of the game.

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About the Backported Wolves mod

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Backported Wolves

Since Minecraft recently added more variants of the wolf that has been with us for so long, I figured we shouldn't have to wait until the next update to play with them.

With that we have Backported Wolves, adding all 8 new variants introduced by Minecraft, for older versions.

All Wolves

They come in 8 new variants, plus 1 -which is the standard one.\ These are:

  • Pale Wolf (Default) - Taiga
  • Woods Wolf - Forest
  • Ashen Wolf - Snowy Taiga
  • Black Wolf - Old Growth Pine Taiga
  • Chestnut Wolf - Old Growth Spruce Taiga
  • Rusty Wolf - Sparse Jungle
  • Spotted Wolf - Savanna Plateau
  • Striped Wolf - Wooded Badlands
  • Snowy Wolf - Grove

They are all tameable and when bred the baby will have the same variant as one of it's parents.

As of 2.0.0, the sound variants are also added, which are:

  • Angry
  • Big
  • Classic
  • Cute
  • Grumpy
  • Puglin
  • Sad

Biome Spawns

As of 1.1.0, all spawns are configurable by making a data pack with biome tags for their variants. \ Example: \ \ 1.18.2> "data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"

{ "values": [ "minecraft:snowy_taiga", "minecraft:desert", "othermod:other_biome" ] }

1.18-1.18.1 "data/backported_wolves/tags/biomes/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"

{ "values": [ "minecraft:snowy_taiga", "minecraft:desert", "othermod:other_biome" ] }

If multiple variants are added to the same biomes, they all have an equal chance of spawning.

How to install Backported Wolves

With Millida Launcher

  1. Install Millida Launcher

    The launcher is free: download it at millida.net/launcher and sign in with any nickname.

  2. Click “Install” on this page

    The launcher opens and installs the mod for Minecraft 1.20–1.20.4 on Fabric or Forge automatically.

  3. Launch the game

    A profile with it appears in the launcher: click “Play”.

Manually

  1. Install Fabric or Forge

    The loader must match the game version of the mod file, for example Minecraft 1.20.4. After installing it, a separate profile appears in your launcher.

  2. Download the file for your version

    In the version list above, pick the file backported_wolves-forge-1.20.x+2.0.0.jar (1.0 MB) for your game version and loader.

  3. Put it in the mods folder

    The folder is inside .minecraft (Windows: %appdata%\.minecraft\mods). If it does not exist, create it.

  4. Launch the loader profile

    Open “Mods” in the main menu: Backported Wolves should be in the list.

Minecraft 1.20.4 runs on Java 17: with a different Java version the game may close right after launch.

Versions

With dependencies

MinecraftLoaderFileDateActions
1.20.2Forge[Forge] Backported Wolves 1.20.x+2.0.01 MB
1.20.2Fabric[Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.20.x+2.0.01 MB

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