Egginator
by ithilelda
Egginator lets players throw eggs at living creatures to capture them, and it adds spawner upgrades that work through anvils and spawn eggs.
What it does
Thrown eggs capture the creature they hit, storing it inside the captured egg. The server owner can configure which creatures can and cannot be captured. Using a captured egg on a spawner makes the spawner produce exact copies of the stored creature.
Spawner behaviour can also be changed. An anvil can upgrade a spawn egg so that the spawner it is used on gains properties such as spawn delay and spawn count. An example configuration file named egginator.yaml is provided in the default config directory, so server owners can adjust these options from the start.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server needs it. It requires Fabric and is published for Fabric alone, with files for 1.19 – 1.20.4 in ten release versions, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places the code in the public domain. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Creature capture by thrown egg
A thrown egg that strikes a living entity captures it, so the creature can be carried and reused.
Capture rules in config
The server can set which creatures may or may not be captured, through the configuration file.
Exact spawner copies
A captured egg used on a spawner makes the spawner produce exact copies of the stored creature.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building mob farms
A server can capture a creature once and then use its egg to fill spawners with copies of it for farms.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want captured creatures to be reproducible on spawners, and admins who need control over which mobs can be captured through the config file.
How it compares
Faster Spawners is also server-side only and open source, but it is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and is published for 1.20 – 1.21.4, where Egginator covers its own range and is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal. Spawn Eggs Recipes Fabric is a Fabric mod for 1.19 – 1.19.2 with the client and server environment, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so it needs installing on both sides, unlike Egginator.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egginator | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-01-09 |
| Faster Spawners | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2024-08-05 |
| Spawn Eggs Recipes Fabric | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-12-03 |
Questions
Does Egginator need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Egginator use?
Can the server control which creatures are captured?
Which versions does Egginator support?
In the catalog
Egginator is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Throw eggs to capture creatures. It just works TM.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/egginator
- Owner
- ithilelda
- Published
- 2023-12-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15