New Unique Horse: Boneless the Headless Horse

Boneless the Headless Horse

No one quite knew where he came from or how he found his way to the island of Rose's Ember. It didn't make sense, and it was a little disconcerting. 

He was a horse with no head. Somehow he came to be known as Boneless. Some folks thought the name didn't quite fit. Some folks thought he didn't quite fit.

But none of the other magical horses thought that at all. Auria, also being new to the island, was the first horse to welcome him, and after that everyone wanted to be his friend. Boneless soon found himself quite busy on Rose's Ember. He was invited to many games, and it turned out not having a head was particularly useful when it came to jousting competitions. 

Before long, word made its way to Ivar the Inventor, the Scions of Vyrsa, the Council of Seventeen, and many other philosophers, professors of magic, curiosity seekers, and more. Soon, Boneless found himself enlisting his friends to help hide him from all the curious people.

Eventually that all passed, and only the occasional visitor came in search of our headless friend.

And that's how he liked it.

He still talks and sends letters to some of them, though. Ivar has promised a special invention or two, just for him. And though Boneless has not yet met Doctor Ogrebaz, many wonder how so much time has passed without the mad doctor making an appearance... and causing some sort of trouble.

In any case, it's wonderful to have Boneless on the island of Rose's Ember, and wonderful to have him as our newest addition to Wings, Horns, and Hooves: The Ultimate Unicorn Mod!

Check him out by naming one of your magical horses "Boneless" and welcome him to your Minecraft world!

New Public Release: 2.0.0 of The Ultimate Unicorn Mod! And 2 *New* Mods!

Today I'm releasing version 2.0.0 of Wings, Horns, and Hooves: The Ultimate Unicorn Mod!

Here are the release notes:

• Updated in-game unicorn guide.
• Fixed a texture issue with pegasus wings that was making stray lines.
• Fixed a problem with the wing buffet animation.
• Added power settings dialog back in, so you can turn on and off powers as you like.
• Added the horn slot for putting some items (like squishy, puncturable ones) on top of unicorn horns.
• Added back in the Horn of Throwing custom unicorn power
• Made the mod work with the new Horse Equipment API, and also the New Horse Equipment Mod.
• This means horseshoes, horse helms, and wingtips each have a slot in the horse equipment screen that activates if the New Horse Equipment Mod is loaded, and these items are usable by magical horses.
• Future mods can use the Horse Equipment API to add equipment that is usable in The Ultimate Unicorn Mod.
• Fixed numerous other bugs.

You can go download it at CurseForge (and Modrinth coming soon)!

Also, I am releasing two new mods:

1 - Kane Apollo's Horse Equipment API

This mod adds the ability to create new equipment mods that can work with the magical mounts in The Ultimate Unicorn Mod. It's also now a dependency of The Ultimate Unicorn Mod.

I am making it open source and providing documentation on the API so anyone can create new equipment in their mods that work with the mods I'm creating.

You can get it at CurseForge (and Modrinth coming soon)!

2 - The New Horse Equipment Mod

This mod adds a bunch of new equipment for both vanilla Minecraft horses and all the magical mounts in Wings, Horns, and Hooves: The Ultimate Unicorn Mod!

Here are the release notes:

• Adds new horse equipment slots to vanilla horses in the horse menu screen.
• Adds new horse equipment items to Minecraft that are usable by vanilla horses by placing them in the above slots.
• Adds new horse armor items to Minecraft: Emerald and obsidian horse armors, invincible horse armor
• Adds new horseshoe items to Minecraft: Iron, golden, and diamond variants, power horseshoes, gentling horseshoes, ice horseshoes, blight horseshoes.
• Adds new horse helm items to Minecraft: Leather, iron, golden, diamond, emerald, and obsidian variants, slotted versions of those, and the powerful Elektron Helm
• Adds new wingtips items to Minecraft that are usable with magical mounts from Wings, Horns, and Hooves: The Ultimate Unicorn Mod. This includes the usual material variants, wingtips of buffeting, wingtips of inverse buffeting, and wingtips of all-you-can-eat buffeting.
• Adds new wand types usable by players and magical mounts: Wand of Call Lightning, Wand of Fireballs, Wand of Dropsies, and Wand of Force."

You can get it at CurseForge (and Modrinth coming soon)!

New Public Release 1.6.7.1, and new Engineering Build 1.6.7.2 for the Ultimate Unicorn Mod

I just put up a new engineering build on Patreon! Find out more by checking out my Patreon here! Any support you provide is greatly appreciated, and comes with extra benefits, such as custom horses, early releases, engineering releases, and more!

I also just released version 1.6.7.1  of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod publicly for Minecraft versions 1.18.2, 1.20.1, and 1.20.2!

It contains the Reindeer breed as well as some new spawning features. The release notes on Modrinth and CurseForge contain more info, or you can visit our Discord: https://discord.gg/7fZ2Cgd8w

You can get the new release over at Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/mod/wings,-horns,-and-hooves-the-ultimate-unicorn-mod

Or you can get it at CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/wings-horns-hooves-the-ultimate-unicorn-mod

New Ultimate Unicorn Mod Release, 1.6.7 - Custom Unicorns are Back!

I just put out a new release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod. This is version 1.6.7, and it's for Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.20.1, and 1.20.2.

As well as other fixes and features, I'm excited to announce that custom unicorns are back! You can see more details and the full release notes at my Patreon blog.

As always, you can download it on CurseForge, here.

Also: Discord Server invitation link is here

New Ultimate Unicorn Mod Release for 1.18.2, 1.20.1, and 1.20.2

As mentioned previously, I am back working on the mod, and have a new release ready. I just uploaded the new version for Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.20.1, and 1.20.2 to CurseForge!.

The release notes:

• Added nightmare fire back in

• Added configuration options to manage to how nightmare fire works:

• Disable option, defaults to false. Setting to true completely removes nightmares' fire trails

• Gentle option, defaults to true. Setting to false makes the fire burn, hurt, and spread like normal fire. Use with caution!

• Added wing buffeting ability back in for mounts with wings.

• Added back in fireball shooting ability for nightmares who wing buffet near fire sources (including ones they make).

• Made destriers easier to interact with (previously clicking on them too high would not trigger interactions)

• Rearchitecting and general cleanup for upcoming and future expansion.

You can go grab the new version on CurseForge!

(Discord Server invitation link is here)

Restarting Work on The Ultimate Unicorn Mod

I finally have extra time and availability, so I'm using it to restart work on The Ultimate Unicorn Mod. In these coming months I plan to add new features, modernize the mod, and pack in a few other surprises.

In recent months I released new, limited versions of the mod for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, and 1.18.2. I know there are newer versions of Minecraft, and I plan to get to them, too! First things first, though: Folks requested these versions on the Discord server, so those are what I targeted first.

As far as the mod being limited to the four original horse breeds right now, that's being fixed right now. The reason I released the mod with only four is because I wanted to focus on getting new magical horse models working, and get something out for people to use in a short time frame, especially since development was taking me a long time when I had less availability. If I had waited until I had all the horse breeds finished before releasing, none of these versions would be available even today.

I've been wanting to do this for a long time, and I'm happy to finally be able to give The Ultimate Unicorn Mod the attention it needs! Come and see me on the Discord Server!

Oh yeah, almost forgot: a new release is coming out in the next day or two.

New Release: 1.6.3 for Minecraft 1.16.5

 I just uploaded a new version of The Ultimate Unicorn Mod to CurseForge.

This version adds a "stay" command button to the magical horse inventory screen, so your horse won't wander away when you dismount, and fixes a few problems.

You can go grab the new version on CurseForge!

You can see what else is new in the mod on the What's New Page.

Also: I'm starting back up development for Minecraft versions 1.18 and above. Wish me luck! :)

New Release: 1.6.2 for Minecraft 1.16.5!

Last night I published a new release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod - 1.6.2! This version fixes some crash bugs, an inventory bug, makes Kirin fire breath work properly again, and let's you fine-tune how often your magical horses spawn.

You can go grab the new version on CurseForge!

You can see what's new in the mod on the What's New Page.

1.17 Progress

I'm making steady progress on the new 1.17 version of the mod. I've gotten the new object registration code pieces worked out, and I'm working on those magical horse models.

For now I've commented out some of what used to be called "Tile Entities" but are now "Block Entities." This includes things like the Oracle and Tree Holes. Depending on how hard those are to change over, I may put them out after I get the main feature (the magical horses) done.

After looking deeper at the official Forge migration guide, it seems like there are some pretty cool new things going on under the hood, like some new rendering capabilities, new graphical user interface options, and new a complete fluid overhaul. I don't know how I'll make use of any of these new capabilities, but there could be some fun opportunities there.

One of the things I look forward to after getting this done is updating the horse speech interface. Right now in 1.16.5 it works fine, but there really should be some extra bells and whistles, like actual inventory-style trading boxes and such.

Anyway, I'll keep on working, and hopefully I can get this new version out soon!

Thanks for your patience!

1.17.1 Version Coming Soon (and other things)!

Now that Minecraft Forge is out for 1.17.1, I'm working on the Ultimate Unicorn Mod port for that version of Minecraft. Development is progressing, and I'm hoping to have the new version out this month.

Other than that, I'm working on fixing some bugs that my kind and helpful users posted on the Discord server.

I'm also expanding the story of The Oracle Quest! I hope you've enjoyed talking to the horses so far, and that you're as excited for the rest of the story as I am.

As I get into the story, I've been thinking as well about how I might improve the way you talk to and interact with magical horses. As you likely know, the system in place allows horses to see and interact with items you hold in your hand. I'm considering changing that up a bit, and making actual interface inventory boxes that you can use, like when you are trading with villagers. I'm still figuring out how exactly I want to improve this part, and if I want to do anything beyond the obvious.

Anyway, I hope you are still enjoying the mod! If you have any questions or just want to chat, feel free to drop by the Discord Server! 

(Discord Server invitation link: https://discord.gg/UBVmHnzqyH)

New Ultimate Unicorn Release - 1.16.1

The new release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod is ready! This new version, 1.6.1, fixes some crash bugs and also lets you breed your magical horses with donkeys and mules (their children inherit donkey ears).

Go get it at the Download Page!

You can see what's new in the mod on the What's New Page.

New Ultimate Unicorn Mod Release - 1.6.0.1

I just put up a new bug-fix release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod. This new version, 1.6.0.1, fixes a bug that prevents you from being able to configure which biomes magical horses can spawn in. It also adds a configuration option to make it easier to see what biomes are in your world.

Go get it at the Download Page.

You can see what's new in the mod on the What's New Page.

New Ultimate Unicorn Mod Release - 1.6.0

I just released a new version of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod! This new version, 1.6.0, introduces hippogriffs, as well as quests and the ability to talk to magical horses.

To get started with quests, name one of your tame magical horses Adrian. Once he is named, you will be able to talk to him, and he will give you more details.

Go get it at the Download Page.

You can see what's new in the mod on the What's New Page.

Super Close to Release

I'm getting really close to releasing the next version of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod. Just a few more pieces of dialog and one more new item to get squared away!

I've gotten a few more bugs fixed in the meantime, and at least one more new minor feature in place, so I'm really happy about that.

My plan is to do one more preview release for my patrons on Tuesday or Wednesday, then release to everyone on Friday or Saturday to kick off the long weekend right!

Hippogriffs and More! - New Preview Release

There's a new preview release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod for Minecraft 1.16.5 - and it contains the new hippogriff breed!

Join my Patreon at the Explorer Tier to get the Preview Release.

Become a Patron!

Other new features in the Preview Release:

• Added capability for users to add new speech options to what the Oracle says. I'll be describing how to do this in a new post in a few days.
• Added support for other Non-player-character dialog. This isn't being used yet, but will soon allow you to talk to other magical horses other than the Oracle.
• Made it so that putting wing tips on your flying horse make it so they can hover (instead of slowly descending automatically). This doesn't work on horses with tiny wings like nightmares, though, because they fly differently.
• Changes so that riders can see better on bigger horses.
• Fixed Power Horseshoes recipe.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing breeding of horses.
• Some other minor bug fixes.

Ultimate Unicorn Mod Release for Minecraft 1.16.5

Just released the Ultimate Unicorn Mod for Minecraft 1.16.5! Go get it at the Download Page.

What's Coming Next

The Ultimate Unicorn Mod has some exciting changes coming in the near future. 

New Features!

The new features I'm working on now include: 

• A new hippogriff breed
• A new gryphon breed
• (And of course, they can pass on their wings and other traits to their children!)
• A new Adventure Mod for Minecraft that will introduce new puzzles and quests
• A fleshed out story world for the unicorns to live in
• Some new items that do fancy things - some possible examples might include things like:
• Allowing you to better see and alter the DNA of your horses
• Giving you a way to summon unique magical horses to help you for a limited time in Survival
• New Minecraft mods specifically for standalone pieces like the Spirit Tree and Jousting
• And more!

Patreon & Discord!

I recently launched a Patreon and a Discord Server for The Ultimate Unicorn Mod. By signing up as a patron on Patreon, you can get lots of great bonuses (including a cool custom unicorn, early access to new features in the mod, a special Discord role, and more)!

The more people who join the Patreon, the more cool things I can create (like a special Minecraft Server).  Check it out!

And you can join the Discord Server here! (or here: https://discord.gg/UBVmHnzqyH)

Become a Patron!

New Release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod - 1.5.18

I just put out a new release this morning for Minecraft 1.16.x versions and 1.15.2. It fixes some of the spawning bugs that were causing problems.

Go get it at the download page.

New Release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod - 1.5.17

A few days ago I put out a new release of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod - this is version 1.5.17 and includes some bug fixes as well as new version compatibility with Minecraft 1.16.3 and 1.16.1.  Go get it at the Download Page!

New Beta for 1.16.4 Ultimate Unicorn Mod!

I just put out a beta release of The Ultimate Unicorn Mod for Minecraft 1.16.4!  

Since converting over from 1.15 to 1.16 was a lot easier than the conversion process from 1.12 to 1.15, the new beta release has pretty much all the features (mostly just missing jousting and spirit trees).

You can get it from our download page here or from CurseForge here.