People often wonder why Minecraft blew up the way it did and continues to sell and be played at an incredible rate. Alongside spinoff games like Minecraft Dungeons, the core Minecraft experience does a great job of providing a large collection of activities players can pursue.
The game may be known for building and mining, but there’s a whole part of the game involving the taming of animals that feels like its own mini-game. Knowing some tips could mean the difference between having a farm with cats and dogs, or living a lonely existence in the wild.
10 Know What You’re Getting Into
When starting up Minecraft there are plenty of activities and goals that seem fun to pursue, but it’s always best to understand how involved they can truly be. Gathering up animals to tame them sounds fun from the perspective of having an in-game pet that players can care for and keep by their side but it’s not all sunshine and daisies. This article will get into the many things to consider, which by reading this, there’s a good chance that going in unprepared will be avoided and the commitment will be understood.
9 Gather Resources
Almost all of the tamable or ownable creatures in Minecraft require some sort of resource to either tame them or coerce them into a kennel or gated area. This means that it’s best to focus on resource gathering and then worry about pursuing certain animals. It’s always a shame when a player races out to tame a wolf, only to come up short when it isn’t tamed with the 3-4 bones the player was carrying. Like with most things in Minecraft, there’s no shame in going into a situation overprepared.
8 Spawn Manipulation
Minecraft at the end of the day is a video game, so something to consider is how taming a large amount of animals will affect the overall programming of the game. The way Minecraft works is that a certain number of non-playable characters can spawn in a certain vicinity, so if players have a farm or area full of tamed animals, it limits the game’s ability to spawn things in that centralized area. Knowing this will allow players to plan accordingly when they’re looking to set up an area full of tamed animals in a way that won’t affect their quality of life.
7 Deterring Enemies
It may sound like a wild accident, but the likelihood of a creeper coming up and killing an animal looking to be tamed is higher than players assume. The worse thing that can happen is a player taming an ocelot or wolf, only for it to die to an explosion from a surprise creeper appearance.
When looking to tame animals the primary focus should be scouting the area to make sure it’s safe. Once this is done then the player can shift their focus towards the task at hand which likely involves the feeding of fish or bones to a wild animal.
6 Be Patient
Despite Minecraft being a game that can be taken in at the player’s pace, since it skews towards a younger demographic it’s often played at a blazing pace. Players want to accomplish plenty of the smaller goals so they can then focus their efforts on the bigger end-game or building projects they’ve thought about. Patience is key with Minecraft, and it’s also important when it comes to taming animals inside the game. Don’t become upset if you can’t find a jungle biome with ocelots. Simply understand that the biome is somewhere in your world and you’ll eventually come across it.
5 Location, Location, Location
Both tamed wolves and ocelots are great because once tamed they prevent several animals and enemies from invaded the area in which they occupy. This means that once a player has tamed a wolf or ocelot it’s important where they decide to make them sit. Using these interactions appropriately can secure certain sections of land. A solid strategy for protecting livestock is to simply surround the area in which they occupy with wolves and ocelots to keep out the more nefarious animals roaming the lands as wild beasts.
4 Secure The Space
Predators are a real thing in Minecraft and they’ve become worse with the addition of foxes and manipulated wolf interactions. These days animal owners who like having a livestock area in Minecraft need to make either a two-fence system or build up the fences higher to protect their tamed animals.
It would be a real shame to focus a ton of time and effort into making a self-sustaining farm only to come back after exploring to find all of the livestock had been murdered by wild animals.
3 The Noise
Something no one ever mentions about the creatures in Minecraft is just how loud they are. All of them have unique sounds that are unique to the animal they are and serve a purpose. It helps players identify what animal is near and the volume provides an idea of distance. When players gather a large amount of animals together these sounds can become both overwhelming and annoying. Understand this going in and make the kennel or livestock area in a place that isn’t traversed often, but rather a bit out of the way to save everyone’s sanity.
2 Plan Ahead
Readers will likely see this type of entry on any Minecraft tip article having to do with acquiring or building something. The idea of planning isn’t fun or exciting to hear, but it’s one of the most important steps in project management and goal achievement. Plans don’t need to be extensive spreadsheets full of equations and outlines. By simply understanding what’s trying to be accomplished and committing a plan to memory, no matter how simple, things can get done in a time and way that makes the whole process more easily digestible.
1 Don’t Overdo It
There’s an age-old saying that states that everything is best in moderation, including moderation. Gathering pets and livestock in Minecraft can be quite an exciting endeavor, but it’s important to not overdo it. Earlier the revelation that animals can be quite noisy in Minecraft was addressed. The spawning issues caused by animal hoarding were covered as well. With that being said remember that games are about having fun and if being a crazy cat or dog person makes you happy, commit to it if you want.
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