Better Horses

Improve the horse breeding algorithm.

249 Downloads

fabricadventure

About this Mod

This mod that replaces the horse breeding algorithm. The default algorithm takes the stats from both parents and a 3rd random horse and combines them and then divides by 3. This has the somewhat realistic effect of making it exponentially harder to breed better horses, but it's quite awful from a gameplay perspective.

This mod instead creates the child horse with stats averaged from the parents and then applies linear variation to each stat and finally clamps it between the min/max values in vanilla Minecraft. It's still quite a feat to get a "perfect" horse, but at least now it's a goal you can work towards.

Available Versions

betterhorses-1.0.0release

MC 1.18, 1.18.1fabric

February 20, 2022

How to Install Better Horses on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.18.1).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Horses". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.18.1, 1.18

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Horses server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.18.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Horses compatible with fabric?

Better Horses officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.18.1, 1.18. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Horses – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Horses consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.