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Advancements & Achievements Guide

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๐Ÿ† Husbandry Advancement Tree

Vanilla Outsider: Better Dogs adds a dedicated set of 13 custom Husbandry advancements integrated directly into Minecraft's native advancement screen under the Husbandry tab:

[Husbandry Root]
  โ””โ”€โ”€ On Guard!
        โ”œโ”€โ”€ A Pack of Guardians
        โ””โ”€โ”€ On Patrol
  โ””โ”€โ”€ A Pack of Personalities
  โ””โ”€โ”€ Keep it in the family
        โ”œโ”€โ”€ Fresh Blood
        โ””โ”€โ”€ A Fresh Start
  โ””โ”€โ”€ Double Trouble
        โ”œโ”€โ”€ Triple Threat
        โ”‚     โ””โ”€โ”€ Puppy Rain
        โ””โ”€โ”€ Litter Legend
  โ””โ”€โ”€ Looking for a Home
  โ””โ”€โ”€ Self-Service

๐Ÿ“œ Full Advancement Reference Table

Advancement Title Frame Display Icon Requirements & Trigger Criteria Parent Advancement
On Guard! Task minecraft:bone Place a tamed wolf into Guard Mode for the first time using a Bone while sneaking (betterdogs:guard_wolf_personality). Husbandry Root
A Pack of Guardians Goal minecraft:iron_sword Place a wolf of each personality type (Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist) into Guard Mode using a Bone while sneaking. On Guard!
On Patrol Goal minecraft:shield Have your guarding Aggressive dog defeat a hostile monster within its 12-block patrol radius (betterdogs:on_patrol). On Guard!
A Pack of Personalities Goal minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg Tame at least one wolf of each personality type: Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist (betterdogs:tame_wolf_personality). Husbandry Root
Keep it in the family Task minecraft:rotten_flesh Linebreed two closely related tamed wolves (siblings or parent/child) and produce an Inbred Runt (betterdogs:inbred_wolf). Husbandry Root
Fresh Blood Goal minecraft:bone Breed an Inbred Runt parent with an unrelated wild or imported wolf to produce a healthy puppy and recover the lineage (betterdogs:outcross_runt). Keep it in the family
A Fresh Start Challenge minecraft:golden_apple Cure an Inbred Runt by right-clicking it with a Golden Apple (betterdogs:cure_inbred). Reward: 100 XP. Keep it in the family
Double Trouble Task minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg Breed two tamed wolves and yield a litter of 2 puppies in a single breeding session (betterdogs:wolf_litter). Husbandry Root
Triple Threat Goal minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg Breed two tamed wolves and yield a litter of 3 puppies in a single breeding session (betterdogs:wolf_litter). Double Trouble
Puppy Rain Challenge minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg Breed two tamed wolves and yield a maximum litter of 4 puppies (betterdogs:wolf_litter). Reward: 100 XP. Triple Threat
Litter Legend Challenge minecraft:experience_bottle Experience all litter sizes: get a litter of 2, 3, and 4 puppies at least once. Reward: 250 XP. Double Trouble
Looking for a Home Task minecraft:paper Place one of your tamed dogs up for adoption using a piece of Paper while sneaking (betterdogs:put_up_for_adoption). Husbandry Root
Self-Service Task minecraft:cooked_beef Let an injured tamed dog heal itself by automatically consuming meat dropped on the ground (betterdogs:self_service). Husbandry Root

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Trigger Types & Technical Criteria

Mod developers and pack creators can reference custom criteria triggers in custom datapacks:

  • betterdogs:tame_wolf_personality โ€” Triggers when a player tames a wolf. Checks personality enum (NORMAL, AGGRESSIVE, PACIFIST).
  • betterdogs:guard_wolf_personality โ€” Triggers when a wolf enters Guard Mode.
  • betterdogs:inbred_wolf โ€” Triggers when breeding yields an inbred runt.
  • betterdogs:outcross_runt โ€” Triggers when an inbred runt breeds with an unrelated wolf.
  • betterdogs:cure_inbred โ€” Triggers upon curing an inbred wolf with a Golden Apple.
  • betterdogs:wolf_litter โ€” Triggers upon puppy spawn, passing litter count parameter.
  • betterdogs:put_up_for_adoption โ€” Triggers when paper adoption state is activated on a dog.
  • betterdogs:on_patrol โ€” Triggers when an Aggressive guard dog slays a mob inside its patrol zone.
  • betterdogs:self_service โ€” Triggers when a dog heals by eating ground food.

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