Genders & Reproduction
Overview
SWEM horses have a basic vanilla breeding system in place for V1, including custom SWEM foals.
Breeding does not include any genders prior to 1.18.2-TBC. This update will not be backported to 1.16.5.
Genders
On birth or spawning all horses will be allocated a random gender between male (stallion) or female (mare).
- Gender can be seen by right-clicking a horse with a vet bag in hand.
- Gender can be seen by naming a horse with a nametag to display a small icon by their name.
- Genders are given to all horses: foals, wild (untamed) and tamed horses.
- Genders cannot be changed unless done via command (requiring OP or permissions).
Breeding
Rose Feed is the default breeding item unless breeding tokens are enabled via config. This disables Rose Feed breeding.
SWEM Horses can be put into 'love mode' by right-clicking each parent with an open bag of Rose Feed. This requires a stallion and a mare, or any tamed horse prior to 1.18.2-TBC.
SWEM horses can be bred using an open bag of Rose Feed. If within close range and able to path to one another, two adult horses in love mode will create a foal.
- MALE + FEMALE
- LOVE MODE COOLDOWN
- GESTATION PERIOD (CONFIG)
- COOLDOWN (CONFIG)
- The foal's will have one of a limited number of base coats.
Foals
Appearance
Foals have a smaller build with skinny foal-like proportions; long legs and slim bodies. They are born with one of a limited number of base coats that are selected from based on the general color of the parents.
Behavior
Foals will follow a randomly assigned parent or adult horse nearby when born. They will not wander away unless unable to path to an adult SWEM horse. They can be led on a lead or lead & anchor, and hitched to fences and hitching posts as normal.
Growth
Foals do not physically grow and remain the same size until they become an adult. By default, foals take 30 minutes to age up - the growth time can be configured in server configs. Sweet feed can be given to speed up the ageing process.
On becoming an adult, the foals 'roll' again from all adult coats that correspond to their foal color - excluding any secret coats.
Needs
Foals do not have any need requirements for food and water, will not pee or poop and cannot be ridden or tacked (including halters).
Secret Coats
Secret coats do not produce secret coat foals if bred. The offspring of secret coats will chosen randomly from all foal coat colors and the foal color will influence adult coat selection as normal.
Future Features
For V2, a comprehensive system with in-depth genetics is planned, including:
- Base coats with various genetic expressions (dilutions)
- Overlay markings (facial, body, legs etc)
- Genetic skills and affinities
This is not yet implemented and will not be ready for some time.
Known Issues
If you find an issue, please report it to our bugs channel on Discord. We ask that you look to see if your issue was reported first!
- [-] Horses in love mode can get stuck trying to path to one another either side of walls/fences - won't breed or divert until a path is cleared for them.
- [~] Foals can suffocate in walls on growing up. This occurs most in small stall spaces where they might be pushed into a wall by another horse. It is less likely to occur in larger stalls, and pastures.
Changelog
View Changes
This is not a complete list of version changes / fixes. It is a changelog of relevant wiki-related version information.
| MC Version | Release | Notes |
| 1.18.2 | 1.18.2-TBC |
Genders Update: Breeding has a gestation period (pregnancy / delay) before a foal is born. |
| 1.18.2 |
1.18.2-1.2.3 |
SWEM Horses are now bred with Rose Feed instead. Sweet feed is a requirement in the feed system (for fully fed) - prevents constantly in love mode if handfed. |
| [Bug Fix] Foals and horses no longer kick on feeding and hurt one another. |