Beyond Vanilla: Equestria

Beyond Vanilla: Equestria enhances your Minecraft Bedrock experience by transforming horses into more realistic and immersive companions. This addon introduces improved horse models, a stamina system, new horse armors, and a cinematic camera mode for riding, all while maintaining the vanilla aesthetic. Explore new horse breeds and gear up for adventure with upgraded features and horse behaviors.

Installation / How to Use

Install the addon and enable it in your Minecraft Bedrock world settings. Select one of the two subpacks depending on your preference: "Vanilla Horse Spawn" to keep the original horses, or "Replace Vanilla Horse" to swap them out for the custom breeds and features.

To use the new horse mechanics, tame horses as usual. You can craft horse armors, saddles, and name tags using the crafting table. Equip your horses with new war armor tiers to increase their protection.

For carts, craft a Cart Wrench to attach or detach carts from your horse by sneaking and interacting with the horse or cart (sneak + right-click on PC, sneak + long press on mobile).

Activate the cinematic camera system by using the Golden Horseshoes item while riding. Cycle through three camera modes: Freecam, Normal, and Fixed Camera for dynamic or cinematic horse riding views.

Requirements / Compatibility

This addon is designed for Minecraft Bedrock Edition and works best with the latest version. It integrates seamlessly with the vanilla game style, so it should not conflict with most other addons unless they alter horse behavior or models.

Key Features

• Realistic horse gaits with a stamina system affecting movement speed and endurance.
• Two new horse breeds:
  Thoroughbred: Fast but with lower stamina, found in Plains and Savanna biomes. Comes in six colors: Dark Bay, Chestnut, Bay, White, Gray, and Brown.
  Gypsy Vanner: Slower speed but larger stamina pool, spawning in Taiga and Taiga Hills biomes. Available in three colors: Tobiano, Blagdon Black, and Blagdon Brown.
• New war horse armor with four tiers—Golden, Iron, Diamond, and Netherite—each providing increasing damage reduction: 20%, 40%, 80%, and 96% respectively.
• Cinematic camera system with three modes: Freecam (dynamic follow), Normal (standard view), and Fixed Camera (static angle ideal for roleplay and recordings).
• Craftable horse equipment including armors, saddles, and name tags directly from the crafting table.
• Functioning horse-drawn carts with two types:
  • Supply Cart: Item storage with a dynamic model reflecting contents.
  • Carriage: Can carry up to four players or villagers; villagers can be boarded and disembarked easily.
• Improved horse behavior fixes such as prevention of owner damage while riding and knockback immunity.
• Enhanced cart attachment system to avoid inventory opening errors during attachment.
• Horse jump strength increased for better mobility.

Notes / Troubleshooting

• If experiencing issues attaching carts, ensure you are using the Cart Wrench correctly by sneaking and interacting with the horse or cart.
• Adjust spawn settings if horse populations seem too high or low; this addon reduces horse spawn rates slightly compared to vanilla.
• For cinematic camera control, use the Golden Horseshoes item to toggle between camera modes during rides.