v1.7.1

1.7.1 - Mountable Creatures and Telemetry Descriptor Hotfix - 2026-06-30

Changed

• Made tamed crabs, emberwulfs, lobsters, scorpions, spiders, and cave spiders mountable, with mount anchor tuning for each supported role.
• Updated the telemetry descriptor to the current stats descriptor schema and removed dev endpoint overrides so Alec's Telemetry uses its default hosted endpoint.
• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.7.1.

1.7.0 - Food Profiles, Companion Inspection Polish, and Package Layout Fix - 2026-06-29

Added

• Added explicit Tamework food profiles for animals using the neutral, beast, and critter templates, so HUD food displays and feeding logic use each animal's tame food as its preferred food and show compatible crafted feed options after taming.
• Added Arctic Fox localization coverage and a validation script to keep wild and tamed Arctic Fox role names aligned across supported languages.
• Added translated command-flute description guidance that tells players they can look at an animal to inspect it.

Changed

• Updated food-item README and wiki guidance so crafted-feed happiness notes now point players to the command HUD's per-animal food profile details instead of describing a single generic-feed penalty.
• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.7.0.

Fixed

• Locked deer role gender assignment so Deer_Doe resolves female and Deer_Stag resolves male before and after taming.
• Locked moose role gender assignment so Moose_Cow resolves female and Moose_Bull resolves male before and after taming.
• Added wild role coverage to AH breeding configs so untamed Tamework-supported animals can resolve gender before taming.
• Updated critter lure targeting to use player lock-on checks, improving critter response when players hold attractive taming items.
• Moved the telemetry project descriptor to Server/Telemetry/project.json to match Alec's Telemetry's updated descriptor lookup path.
• Fixed the release ZIP layout so server assets package under Server/... instead of Server/Server/..., restoring packaged item definitions such as the Animal Control Flute and Combat Beast Flute.

1.6.6 - Critter Needs Template Hotfix - 2026-06-22

Changed

• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.6.6.

Fixed

• Added the missing tamed critter needs-consume distance parameters to AH_Template_Critter_Tamed so direct critter role overrides for trough/source approach and maintain distances resolve through the shared template.

1.6.5 - Telemetry Stats and Dependency Alignment - 2026-06-18

Added

• Added a telemetry consent icon and stats descriptor for Alec's Animal Husbandry so hosted usage summaries can be enabled through the shared consent flow.

Changed

• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.6.5, Alec's Tamework 2.15.x, Hytale 0.5.x, and Modtale 0.5.3.

Fixed

• Fixed CurseForge release relationships so Alec's Coops and Alec's Nametags remain recommended optional integrations instead of required dependencies.
• Updated hosted telemetry stats routing to the current Alec telemetry ingest endpoint used by the shared rollout.

1.6.4 - Dependency Metadata Hotfix - 2026-06-16

Changed

• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.6.4.
• Updated packaged README and CurseForge relationships so Alec's Tamework is the only required dependency, while Alec's Coops, Alec's Nametags, Celly's Baby Animals, and Celly's Wildlife Skins are recommended optional integrations.

Fixed

• Added load-order metadata so Animal Husbandry loads before Celly's Baby Animals and Celly's Wildlife Skins when those optional mods are installed.

1.6.3 - Aerial Companion Alpha and Needs Fixes - 2026-06-16

Added

• Added alpha support for aerial/bird companions, including Bluebird role coverage and shared aerial templates for flying follow, hold, and landing behavior.
• Added hunger and thirst thought-bubble cues for companions with low needs.

Changed

• Updated aerial companions to use Tamework targeted landing and flying follow controls for command follow and hold modes.
• Updated release metadata for manifest version 1.6.3.

Fixed

• Tuned tamed companion food and water consume spacing per species size so animals stand closer to troughs while still allowing larger mobs enough room to complete consumption.
• Updated tamed livestock, critter, and predator needs seeking to run preflight scanners from idle or hold states, so animals only enter needs movement after Tamework confirms a reachable food or water target.
• Updated livestock hay/food-block seeking to use Tamework reachability preflight before entering movement, reducing cases where animals try to path to unreachable food blocks outside fences.
• Fixed tamed livestock hay seeking so cows, bison, and other companions can detect placed hay by exact block type even when the base blockset lookup does not resolve the hay block name.

Known Issues

• Bird and aerial companion behavior is an alpha feature; flying follow, hold, and landing behavior may still need tuning, especially around confined spaces and long pathing transitions.