Capture Net
A simple, reusable utility for relocating animals in Minecraft 26.1.x — without having to herd, lead, or boat them across half the world.
Available for both Fabric and NeoForge.
What it does
- Right-click an animal with an empty net → the mob is stored inside the net.
- Right-click a block with a filled net → the mob is released on the clicked face.
- The net is reusable — no consumable charges, no durability loss.
- A single net holds one mob at a time.
Full NBT preservation
When you capture a mob, the net saves the entity's complete NBT — not just the type. That means:
- Your named pets keep their names
- Pink sheep stay pink
- Tamed wolves still belong to you on release
- Baby chickens stay baby
- Modded entities with custom data extensions work transparently — no special compatibility patches needed
Rich tooltip
The net's tooltip tells you exactly what's inside, including:
- The mob's custom name (if any)
- Color / variant / breed (sheep color, cat coat, wolf type, axolotl variant, etc.)
- A "baby" marker for juveniles
Examples:
Contains: Bessie · Pink Sheep Contains: Wild Axolotl · baby Contains: Whiskers · Calico Cat
Modded mobs without a registered variant adapter degrade gracefully — they still show name + entity type, just without the variant prefix.
What can be captured
✅ Allowed: any passive or neutral living entity — animals, villagers, golems, allays, axolotls, modded creatures, etc.
❌ Blocked: players, bosses (Ender Dragon, Wither, Warden), and anything in the MONSTER mob category. A future reinforced net tier may unlock hostile capture.
Recipe
For modpack authors and other mod developers
This mod publishes the item tag #capturenet:nets, which contains all capture-net items shipped by any mod. If you're building a feature that should accept "any capture net" (e.g., a husbandry block, a custom recipe), read this tag rather than checking for specific item IDs.
Status
This is an early release. Planned future work:
- Reinforced Capture Net — a higher-tier net capable of capturing hostile mobs (single-use, expensive)
- Datapack tags for blocking/allowing specific entities per modpack
- Optional extended tooltip (shift-hold) with health, owner, etc.
License
CC0-1.0 — public domain, do anything you want with this code.
