Variant Brush

Use a brush to switch between pig, cow and chicken variants.

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About this Mod

Variant Brush

Variant Brush is a simple utility mod/plugin that allows players to switch farm animal
variants (pig, cow and chickens) using a brush.

Features & How to Use

Switch variants by right clicking farm animals with a BRUSH in your hand.
The brush will cycle through the available variants.

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Server-Side & Client-Side

This mod is required on the server-side.
This mod is optional on the client-side, but comes with
extra effects for now and possibly more features in the future.

Licensing

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 license.

Available Versions

Variant Brush 1.0 for Paper/Spigotrelease

MC 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1bukkit, paper, purpur, spigot

March 28, 2025

Variant Brush 1.0 for Fabricrelease

MC 1.21.5fabric

March 25, 2025

Variant Brush 1.0 for Fabricrelease

MC 1.21.5-pre1, 1.21.5-pre2, 1.21.5-pre3fabric

March 12, 2025

How to Install Variant Brush on Your Server

Order Server

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

Set bukkit Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the bukkit loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

bukkitfabricpaperpurpurspigot

Minecraft Versions

26.1, 1.21.11, 1.21.10 (+8 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Variant Brush server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong bukkit 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 (26.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Variant Brush compatible with bukkit and fabric and paper and purpur and spigot?

Variant Brush officially supports bukkit, fabric, paper, purpur, spigot for Minecraft 26.1, 1.21.11, 1.21.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Variant Brush – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Variant Brush 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.