[BUB] Gender

GenderBub adds a gender system to animals and villagers. Every mob gets a random gender at spawn — male or female — and can also be sterile. You can configure interaction rules (e.g. prevent milking male cows), control breeding settings, and see gender icons above mobs.

Features

• Random gender (male/female) with configurable chances
• Infertility — mobs can be sterile
• Visual icons above mobs
• Interaction blocking via config
• Breeding control

Link	Name	Integration with other mods
	Jade	When Jade is installed, gender information appears directly in the tooltip when hovering over a mob, if you already know the gender.
	Naturalist	Lion: male (has mane), female (no mane), cub has no gender until grown.
	Primal	Lion: male (has mane), female (no mane).
	Alex's Mobs	Emu: egg laying can be configured via eggBlockedMobs (male/sterile).

Magnifying Glass

• Right-click on animal with magnifying glass in any hand — shows gender and sterility status
• Magnifying glass in offhand — shows icons above all scanned animals within radius
• Magnifying glass in main hand — shows icon only when aiming at a specific mob

Settings

Parameter	Default	Description
maleChance	45	Male chance (0-50)
femaleChance	45	Female chance (0-50)
displayRadius	24	Icon display radius (0-256). 0 = only when aiming
allowMaleMaleBreed	false	Allow male-male breeding
allowFemaleFemaleBreed	false	Allow female-female breeding
allowSterileBreed	false	Allow sterile breeding
enableVillagers	true	Enable genders for villagers
keepVillagerGender	true	Keep gender when curing zombie villagers
enabledMobs	[]	List of mobs affected by the mod
autoScanComplete	false	Automatic mob scanning on first launch

Sterile chance is calculated automatically. By default 45% male and 45% female — the remaining 10% is split equally: 5% of males will be sterile and 5% of females will be sterile. If you set 50% male and 50% female — there will be no chance for sterility, and mobs will not receive sterility.

Commands

Command	Description	Permission
/bub reload	Reload config	OP
/bub reset	Reset config to default	OP
/bub scan	Scan and add new mobs	OP
/bub clearcache	Clear gender cache	Player

Configuration

File: .minecraft/config/genderbub/genderbub.json

{
  "settings": {
    "maleChance": 45,
    "femaleChance": 45,
    "displayRadius": 24,
    "allowMaleMaleBreed": false,
    "allowFemaleFemaleBreed": false,
    "allowSterileBreed": false,
    "enableVillagers": true,
    "keepVillagerGender": true,
    "enabledMobs": []
  },
  "mobs": [],
  "eggBlockedMobs": [],
  "autoScanComplete": false
}

Examples

{
  "settings": {
    "maleChance": 45,
    "femaleChance": 45,
    "displayRadius": 24,
    "allowMaleMaleBreed": false,
    "allowFemaleFemaleBreed": false,
    "allowSterileBreed": false,
    "enableVillagers": true,
    "keepVillagerGender": true,
    "enabledMobs": [
      "minecraft:cow"  // Add a mob to enabledMobs
    ]
  },
  "mobs": [
    {
      "mobId": "minecraft:cow",
      "genders": ["male", "sterile"],  // Prevent male and sterile cows from being milked
      "itemIds": ["minecraft:bucket"]
    }
  ],
  "eggBlockedMobs": [
    {
      "mobId": "minecraft:chicken",
      "genders": ["male", "sterile"]  // Prevent male and sterile chickens from laying eggs
    }
  ],
  "autoScanComplete": false
}

FAQ

Will there be a port to Fabric / NeoForge / other versions?

Not for now. The mod is made for Forge 1.20.1. If it becomes popular and I have the opportunity, I will try to port it.

Can I use this mod in my modpack?

Yes. The only thing — if you have modded animals, you need to add them manually to enabledMobs in the config, otherwise they won't get genders.

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