Animal Garden - Western Gorilla

Western gorillas spawn in jungle biomes by default, and the spawn settings can be changed through the biome tags, biome modifier folders in a resource pack, or the config and JSON files depending on the loader. Untamed silverbacks defend their territory, charging other mobs and players they see as a threat, while they leave alone anyone who sneaks past without having provoked them.

Gorillas can be tamed with food. A tamed gorilla becomes more like a companion, does not attack nearby mobs, and only steps in to protect enemies near its owner. Tamed gorillas will not follow the player around on their own. Gorillas also pick up an item from the ground and eat it when damaged, and a random item appears in their hand after several minutes. Babies follow females, and females follow males, forming groups around a silverback.

The mod checks the area around a spawn point before a mob appears and counts how many mobs of other types are nearby. Its config sets how large that area is and the maximum number allowed, so new gorillas do not spawn once the limit is reached. The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with one file set per loader, for the 26.3 release. Aquarius Libs is required on every loader.