ModsFinder

Bat Friend

by sirskoi

Bat Friend lets a tamed bat travel with its owner, follow a leash and wear a dyed collar, and it runs on Fabric.

FabricClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source26.2 – 26.3

What it does

Wild bats can be won over with honeycomb and become loyal companions that explore alongside a player. A tamed bat gains a collar that can be dyed to change its color, and it keeps following its owner until it is attached to a lead or a wall or fence.

Feeding a tamed bat honeycomb restores up to 9 hearts, where each honeycomb gives 2 hearts instead of the usual 3. Players can also feed a bat spider eyes or sugar to make it relax and act erratically. Night vision is granted to the owner when a loyal bat is nearby.

Installation requires Fabric API. The mod is published for Fabric only, across two game versions, 26.2 – 26.3, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the mod is open source.

Key features

  1. Taming wild bats

    Offering honeycomb to a wild bat builds trust until it becomes a loyal winged companion.

  2. Dyeable collars

    A tamed bat takes a collar that can be dyed, so each bat can be given a unique color.

  3. Leashing and following

    A loyal bat keeps close to its owner and can be attached to a lead or a wall or fence to stay in place.

  4. Night vision from a bat

    A loyal bat nearby grants its owner night vision.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.1
26.21.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Optimal Taming is a server-side only Fabric mod for 26.1.2, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source, so only the server needs it. Bats Reconfig is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 on Fabric. Bat & Blooms is a client and server Fabric mod for 26.2 under the Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Bat FriendFabric26.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-17
Optimal TamingFabric26.1.2Server-side only2026-05-24
Bats ReconfigFabric1.21.4 – 1.21.5Server-side only2025-04-13
Bat & BloomsFabric26.2Client and server2026-07-31

Questions

Does Bat Friend need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published only for the Fabric loader.

Does a server need Bat Friend installed?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which game versions does Bat Friend support?

Files exist for 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest file is 1.1 for 26.3.

In the catalog

Bat Friend is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

Similar mods

[EMF] Entity Model Features1.18.2 – 26.3Animal Feeding Trough1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Breeding (JEBr)1.15.2 – 26.3TslatEntityStatus1.16.5 – 26.3Spawn Animations1.16 – 26.3Guard Villagers (Fabric/Quilt)1.18.2 – 26.2

What the author says

Turn Minecraft's ambient cave-dwellers into loyal companions. Bat Friend lets you tame, perch, and explore alongside your very own bat buddy.
sirskoi, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
sirskoi
Published
2026-09-05
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMobs
Open on ModrinthCompare