Buddy Beast
by nobody174
Buddy Beast lets players tame wild creatures called Buddy Beasts, which then follow, guard and fight alongside them.
What it does
A tamed Buddy Beast remembers its owner and its state across sessions. Its taming and bond survive world reloads and server restarts, so a companion stays with its owner after the game closes. Taming a wild Buddy Beast takes a simple interaction, and the creature then serves as a companion that can follow, stay, guard a base or roam nearby.
The companion is driven by full pathfinding and swimming AI, and a visible health bar shows how the buddy is faring during a fight. Players switch the companion between following them everywhere and holding a guarding spot. The mod is open source for neither side: it is released under All rights reserved, with public links for source code and an issue tracker.
Buddy Beast is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 only, first published on 2026-07-28 and last updated on 2026-07-30, with version 0.1.1 as the latest file. It runs on the client and on the server, so both need it installed.
Key features
Taming wild creatures
Wild Buddy Beasts can be tamed with a simple interaction and then become loyal companions.
Follow and stay modes
A toggle switches the companion between following its owner everywhere and holding a guard spot.
Guarding and roaming
Tamed companions can guard a base or roam the area around their owner.
Pathfinding and swimming
Full pathfinding and swimming AI let the companion move across terrain and through water.
Visible health bar
A health bar above the creature shows its condition during fights.
Persistent bond
A tamed Buddy Beast keeps its bond with the player after the world is reloaded or the server restarts.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a tamed companion that stays with them between sessions, and server owners who host a shared world where companions must survive restarts.
How it compares
Tame Phantom is also a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Better Pathfinding targets the same version on NeoForge, but it is server-side only and is also not open source under the MIT License. Remember Me is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and offers files for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1, so it fits servers that want no client install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Beast | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Tame Phantom | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-09 |
| Better Pathfinding | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Remember Me | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-05-03 |
Questions
Does Buddy Beast need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Buddy Beast support?
Do tamed Buddy Beasts survive a server restart?
In the catalog
Buddy Beast is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,588 Adventure mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Requires installation on both client and server.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/buddy-beast
- Owner
- nobody174
- Published
- 2026-07-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15