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Colorful Spawning Sheep

by poopiedoopie9002

Colorful Spawning Sheep changes how sheep pick their wool color, so all 16 colors appear at equal rates in ModLoader worlds.

ModLoaderClient and serverMIT Licenseb1.2 – 1.2.5

What it does

Vanilla sheep favor some wool colors over others. This ModLoader mod edits the EntitySheep class so that each of the 16 wool colors has an equal chance to spawn, and the rarity of a color no longer depends on its natural frequency. Wool dropped from sheep follows the spawned color, so the change shows up in farms and shearing alike.

The author describes two drop settings. With Normal Drops, a sheep that is sheared gives between 2 and 5 wool. With X2 Drops, the same shearing gives between 4 and 10. The notes mention that the code change is simple and that the source is shown directly in the author text.

Installation needs ModLoader, and the author notes state that ModLoader's API should be selected alongside it. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for ModLoader in 28 release versions, from the earliest beta builds through 1.2.5, and the latest file is 1.0 for 1.2.5. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Equal color spawning

    All 16 wool colors spawn at the same rate, so no single color dominates a sheep population.

  2. Rarity sorted by wool

    Sheep rarity is tied to the wool color they carry, so rare colors remain rare by design.

  3. Normal and double drops

    Two drop settings are provided: 2 to 5 wool per shear, or 4 to 10 wool per shear.

  4. Small code change

    The change touches the EntitySheep class only, which keeps the edit simple to read and to remove.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.2.51.0
1.2.41.0
1.2.31.0
1.2.21.0
1.2.11.0
1.11.0
1.01.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Wool farms

Farm builders who want every wool color available from one sheep pen can rely on equal spawn rates.

Creative and testing worlds

Players testing builds with a full palette of wool can get any color without trading or hunting for it.

Who it’s for: Players of ModLoader worlds who want a full palette of sheep colors, and server owners who run ModLoader on the early beta and release builds and want the same spawn rules for every player.

Questions

Does Colorful Spawning Sheep need ModLoader?

Yes. ModLoader is required, and the author notes say its API should be selected as well.

Must the server run the mod?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 28 release versions, from the earliest beta builds through 1.2.5, with the latest ModLoader file 1.0 for 1.2.5.

Is there support for versions after 1.2.5?

The author says support for later versions is being considered but is not confirmed, and snapshot builds are published.

In the catalog

Colorful Spawning Sheep is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder. 149 mods support Minecraft 1.2.5.

Mobs mods11,058Mods for 1.2.5149

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What the author says

The spawning of different colors is completely equal. There is no sort of rarity, just sheep spawning with all the color of wool! Modloader not required but I had to select an API.
poopiedoopie9002, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
poopiedoopie9002
Published
2024-03-09
Updated on Modrinth
2024-04-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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