Mobs\Characters
Utility
GameplayAnimal Growth Plugin for Hytale
A Hytale plugin that enables baby animals to grow into adult animals over time.
Features
- Baby animals automatically grow into adults over time
- Configurable growth times for each animal type
- Large animals (sheep, cows, pigs, horses, goats, camels): 5 minutes (default)
- Small animals/birds (chickens, turkeys): 3 minutes (default)
Supported Animals
| Baby Type | Adult Type | Default Growth Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb, Sheep_Lamb | Sheep | 300s (5 min) |
| Ram_Lamb | Ram | 300s (5 min) |
| Mouflon_Lamb | Mouflon | 300s (5 min) |
| Chick, Chicken_Chick | Chicken | 180s (3 min) |
| Chick_Desert, Chicken_Desert_Chick | Chicken_Desert | 180s (3 min) |
| Turkey_Chick | Turkey | 180s (3 min) |
| Skrill_Chick | Skrill | 180s (3 min) |
| Calf, Cow_Calf | Cow | 300s (5 min) |
| Bison_Calf | Bison | 300s (5 min) |
| Piglet, Pig_Piglet | Pig | 300s (5 min) |
| Boar_Piglet | Boar | 300s (5 min) |
| Pig_Wild_Piglet | Pig_Wild | 300s (5 min) |
| Warthog_Piglet | Warthog | 300s (5 min) |
| Horse_Foal | Horse | 300s (5 min) |
| Goat_Kid | Goat | 300s (5 min) |
| Camel_Calf | Camel | 300s (5 min) |
Configuration
The plugin creates a configuration file at UserData/Saves/YOUR_SAVE_NAME/mods/AnimalGrowthPlugin/animalgrowth_config.json:
{
"debugLoggingEnabled": false,
"growthTimes": {
"_comment": "Growth times are in seconds. 300 = 5 minutes, 180 = 3 minutes",
"_sheep": "=== SHEEP ===",
"Lamb": 300,
"Sheep_Lamb": 300,
"Ram_Lamb": 300,
"Mouflon_Lamb": 300,
"_chickens": "=== CHICKENS ===",
"Chick": 180,
"Chicken_Chick": 180,
"Chick_Desert": 180,
"Chicken_Desert_Chick": 180,
"Turkey_Chick": 180,
"Skrill_Chick": 180,
"_cows": "=== COWS ===",
"Calf": 300,
"Cow_Calf": 300,
"Bison_Calf": 300,
"_pigs": "=== PIGS ===",
"Piglet": 300,
"Pig_Piglet": 300,
"Boar_Piglet": 300,
"Pig_Wild_Piglet": 300,
"Warthog_Piglet": 300,
"_horses": "=== HORSES ===",
"Horse_Foal": 300,
"_goats": "=== GOATS ===",
"Goat_Kid": 300,
"_camels": "=== CAMELS ===",
"Camel_Calf": 300
}
}
Configuration Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
debugLoggingEnabled |
false |
Enable/disable detailed debug logging in the console. Set to true if you want to see growth progress messages. |
growthTimes |
(see above) | Configure growth time (in seconds) for each baby animal type. Change individual values to customize how long each animal takes to grow. |
Note: Debug logging is disabled by default to prevent console spam when there are many baby animals on the map.
Customizing Growth Times
To change how long a specific animal takes to grow:
- Open
mods/AnimalGrowthPlugin/animalgrowth_config.json - Find the animal type under
growthTimes - Change the number (in seconds) to your desired value
- Restart the server
Example: To make lambs grow in 1 minute instead of 5:
"Lamb": 60,
Installation
- Build the plugin using
./gradlew build - Copy the JAR from
build/libs/to%appdata%/Hytale/UserData/Mods/ - Start your Hytale server
Alternatively, you can download it from CurseForge:
👉 Animal Growth Plugin on CurseForge
Prerequisites
- Hytale (obviously)
- Java 25 SDK
