BigCat

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For the smaller neutral mobs, see Kitties.

A Big Cat is a neutral/hostile tamable mob.

Spawning

Big Cats, depending on the species, can be found in a variety of biomes, including Plains, Forests, Jungles, Deserts, Taiga and Ice Plains.

In order to spawn in a Snow Leopard in creative mode, the player must be in a snow biome when spawning Big Cats, placing snow will not work.

Drops

Big Cats have a chance to drop 1-2 Big Cat Claws when killed. Tamed Big Cats will drop a Medallion upon death.

Behavior

Big Cats are initially neutral, but some may be hostile depending on the species.

Lionesses and Tigers will always attack the player when in range. Male Lions, Panthers, Cheetahs and Snow Leopards will only attack the player if they are hungry or if the player attacks them first.

Big Cats will attack other mobs when hungry. Once they eat or kill their prey, they will be satisfied and will not be aggressive until it is hungry again. Different species will fight amongst themselves. This includes adult Big Cats attacking cubs. Tamed Big Cats won't attack each other.

Untamed Big Cats will become aggressive towards the player if a Whip is used near them.

Big Cats are attracted to Raw Fish and Porkchops, and they will eat it when there is any food nearby to regain health. Tamed Big Cats will also eat any Raw Fish/Porkchops that was dropped on the ground.

Taming

To tame a Big Cat, Raw Porkchop or Raw Fish must be thrown near a cub. Once the cub eats the food, a Medallion can be used on the cub to tame it (right-click on it with the Medallion). The Big Cat can then be named. To rename a Big Cat, the player can right-click on it with a Medallion, a Book or a Name Tag. Big Cats can be healed by feeding them Raw Porkchops or Fish.

Once tamed, Big Cats will no longer attack you or tamed Big Cats. They can be led around with a Lead.

Tamed Big Cats can not be bred and they will not attack other tamed mobs.

Note: There is a glitch in versions for Minecraft 1.8 where Big Cat cubs will not eat Raw Fish or Raw Porkchops when thrown on the ground, making it impossible to tame them. A way to fix this is to tame a Big Cat in an earlier version (1.7 is recommended) and then use a Pet Amulet on the Big Cat. Afterwards, place the Pet Amulet in a chest, load the same world and release the Big Cat.

Species

• Leão - L.png

  The Lion.

• Leoa - L.png

  The Lioness.

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  The Panther.

• Tigre - L.png

  The Tiger.

• Tigre Branco - L.png

  The White Tiger.

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  The Snow Leopard.

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  The Cheetah.

There are six different species of Big Cat:

Lion and Lioness

The largest Big Cats. Unlike all other Big Cats, Lions are separated by gender; cubs do not have manes. Once they are fully grown, their gender will be determined. Male Lions appear to have a larger appearance than Lionesses, but its mane makes it look bigger.

Panther

A small species of Big Cat. They can be distinguished from other Big Cats as they are pure black with vivid blue eyes.

Tiger

A large Big Cat species, they are the strongest of Big Cats.

White Tiger

Similar to the Tiger, but has a white coat as apposed to the Tiger's orange coat.

Snow Leopard

The smallest Big Cat species, Snow Leopards are different from most Big Cats. They have a white coat and patches along with green eyes.

Cheetah

A small Big Cat covered in spots.

Items

Medallion

A Medallion can be used to tame a Big Cat cub after it has eaten Raw Fish or Porkchops, or to rename tamed Big Cats.

Lead

A Lead can be used to make a Big Cat follow the player. A Lead can be attached to a Fence block so that the mob attached will not be lost.

Whip

A Whip can be used on a tamed Big Cat to make it sit. Using a Whip again will make the Big Cat move again.

Trivia

• Big Cats replaced the Lions that were part of the initial release for the Mo' Creatures mod.
• Panthers aren't real animals, but are in fact a subspecies of another Big Cat. In North and South America, the Panther is a subspecies of the Cougar or Jaguar, and in Asia and Africa, it is a subspecies of Leopard.
• All Big Cat species make the same sounds as Lions. It's possible that DrZhark either forgot to add sounds for the different Big Cat models, or it would have required more code.
• Currently, DrZhark is working on new models for Big Cats, as well as making them mounts.

History

Version
v6.0.0 DEV R5 - Fixed attributes given to subtypes of creatures (i.e. different Big Cat speeds).
v5.2.0 DEV - Big Cats now check surrounding Big Cats and will try to spawn the same species.
v5.0.7 - Tamed Kitties and Big Cats will drop a Medallion upon death.
v4.1.2 - Fixed Big Cats sizes, health, attack and attack range features.
v3.6.2 - Fixed bug that prevented Big Cat cubs from being tamed.
v3.6.0 - Fixed bug with Big Cats attacking unrelentlessly.
v2.14.1 - Added option to heal Big Cats by giving them Raw Fish or Raw Porkchop. - Fixed bug where Big Cats will have their health reset every time the game loads.
v2.13.2 - Fixed Bug with Big Cats not finding targets.
v2.12.1 - Changed name tag height in the Big Cats to improve its visibility.
v2.12 - You can change the name of tamed Big Cats by using a Medallion or Book.
v2.11 - Tamed Big Cats can now be given a name.
v2.10.2 - Big Cats can now be tamed. - Tamed Big Cats no longer fight between themselves. - Tamed Big Cats will not destroy drops. - Added sitting stance for Big Cats. - Added a way to identify tamed cats with a Medallion. - Added different sounds for Big Cat cubs.
v2.10 - Fixed bug with snouts being off 1 pixel when rotating head in Big Cats. - Added several new Big Cats: Tigers, Cheetahs, Snow Leopards and Panthers.  - Heavy modifications to the Big Cat's AI. - Big Cats will drop Big Cat Claws when killed.

Gallery

• NewModelBigCat.png

  A screenshot of the new Big Cat models released by DrZhark.

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  All of the Big Cat species in captivity.