Mobs
Avatarverse has custom mobs with unique appearances and abilities that can either be found in the wild or purchased. Many of these can become pets that follow you around, can be ridden across great distances, or fulfill some other purpose. They can be spawned and despawned at will, protecting them from being stolen or killed.
For example, the Eel Hound is a large mount that can travel quickly across both land and sea, potentially cutting down travel time and making exploration more fun.
Mob menu
The mob menu is the central place to manage your mobs and can be accessed with /mob or /mobs or through the character menu (/char).
Each character has 2 tameable mob slots by default, which means you can only own a maximum of 2 mobs you tamed from the wild, but purchasing a rank will allow you up to 15.
Any mobs you purchase for your character will appear towards the bottom of the menu. If you purchase a mob, one egg is placed in your mob menu which can then be hatched and given a name and gender. Sponsors get 2 hatches for every mob they purchase.
Selecting a hatched mob in the mob menu will open a submenu that allows you to spawn the mob, change its name or gender, or transfer it to another character.
Mob commands
All mobs can be commanded to perform certain actions through 2 ways:
1. Speaking its name + the command in chat
2. Using the command /mob command <mob> <command>, if you would prefer to command your mob silently
Chat commands are an immersive way to make your mob perform its actions. They are roleplay-friendly and are intended to be used in roleplay chat channels. Some chat commands can take other arguments, such as a person's name, but most work on their own. If you add more to your message after the mob's name and command, it will still run the command.
To summon a mob, simply say its name in chat and it will appear. All mobs can be commanded to despawn with the leave command. For example, if I had a Sky Bison named Appa (you should be more creative than this though), I would say Appa leave. The Leave command has the aliases go, goodbye, bye, and dismissed. A comma can be placed after the mob's name and the command will still function (Appa, leave.), and more can be added to the message if it makes roleplay feel more natural to you (Appa, go play with the other bison now.).
Health and energy
Every mob has a certain amount of health. If the health reaches zero, the mob is forcibly dismissed, and you will have to spawn it again later for it to heal naturally. The speed of natural regeneration is proportionate to the mob's energy level, which gradually depletes after performing certain actions or just existing. If your mob's energy level reaches 0, it will also despawn, and you will need to deploy it again and feed it for its energy level to recover.
To feed a mob, shift and right-click on it with food in your hand. It will either dislike, like, or love the food you fed it. This is important for taming wild mobs and will be important for a future aspect of mobs called 'alignment' but otherwise matters little. If your mob eats the food, it will gain energy from it.
Taming
Taming a mob requires going up to it and feeding it foods it likes or loves. Feeding it loved foods will maximize your chance of taming the mob. To feed, shift and right-click the mob with the food in your hand repeatedly until you are prompted to name the mob. Type the name in chat and it will be bonded with you. This guide will not specify which foods each mob loves; instead, that information will be experimented with and documented in books in game.
Mounting
Some mobs can be mounted by one or more players. The mob's owner is the only one who can drive (steer) it. To mount your mob, right-click on it. If the mob has room for other passengers, a friend can also right-click the mob and it will send a "ride request" to the owner. The owner can then accept the request with the mob command accept or mount (see below for specific syntax). Then the friend will mount the mob as a passenger.
Current mobs
The Avatar world is full of interesting creatures, many of which we plan to add, but right now we are limited to the following:
Tameable, not buyable
- Sky Bison
- Polar Bear Dog
- Winged Lemur
- Ostrich Horse
- Dragon
Tameable and buyable
- Hippo Cow
Buyable, not tameable
- Eel Hound
- Fire Ferret
- Flying Dolphin Fish
- Bear
- Cat Deer
Sky Bison
The Sky Bison is a large flying bison native to the Air Nation. They occasionally spawn outside of the four cardinal Air Temples. They have 30 hearts of health and can be mounted, carrying up to 5 people at a time. They are the fastest flying mob and are great for traveling across long distances. They can be tamed only by Air Nation characters who have earned the Bhante rank or higher.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
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| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |
Polar Bear Dog
The Polar Bear Dog is a cross between a polar bear and a dog that spawns naturally in the Iqaluit Polar Bear Dog node and the tundra of Arviat province of the Northern Water Tribe and Apaluk province near the South Pole. It has 30 hearts of health and can be mounted by up to 3 people at once while still moving quite quickly across both land and sea.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
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| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |
Winged Lemur
The Winged Lemur is an adorable flying mob that spawns naturally in and around the Air Temples. Right now its only function is to follow its owner around, but more features are planned.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
Ostrich Horse
The Ostrich Horse is a replacement of Minecraft's horse. It travels considerably faster and will follow its owner around when not being ridden.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
Dragon
The Dragons are massive fire-breathing dragons that descend from either Ran or Shaw and are part of an endangered population. There are only a handful of dragons in the world, and they are mostly inherited as heirlooms in the dragonriding families Dainagon and Raa, or live in the Sun Warrior city of La Bayan under the watchful eye of the Sun Chief. They only take commands in Solandu, the Sun Warrior language.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| taelīs ("leave") | taelaros ("goodbye"), tae ("bye"), vīs ("go"), plunaqui ("dismissed") |
Dismisses/despawns the dragon |
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| vasdradīs ("breathe fire") | Makes the dragon begin a Fire Stream |
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| apīs ("stop") | Makes the dragon stop breathing fire |
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| enunīs ("allow") | Allows a ride requester to mount the dragon |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
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| perpatīs ("eject") | Dismounts one or both riders | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "alinos" - ejects everyone but you |
Hippo Cow
The Hippo Cow is a voracious and deceptively ferocious creature that, if tamed, will fight alongside its owner during combat by biting enemies. It can also be mounted, though it moves more slowly than most other mounts. It spawns naturally in plains biomes around the world but is stubborn and not easily tamed. It can also be purchased in the store.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
Eel Hound
The Eel Hound is a fast and versatile mount that can travel at record speeds across both land and sea. It has 20 hearts and can carry up to 2 riders. It does not spawn naturally and can only be purchased in the store.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
|
| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |
Fire Ferret
The Fire Ferret is an adorable and reliable pet that follows its owner around and performs tricks upon command. Although its tricks are currently only cosmetic, special uses are planned for them, and other actions for the fire ferret are also in the works.
The Fire Ferret has the leave command as well as the following tricks: - Balance - Somersault - BackSomersault - Bridge - Handstand - Backflip - Twirl
Flying Dolphin Fish
The Flying Dolphin Fish is a quick and fun aquatic mount that can carry up to 2 riders across oceans at high speeds. It also has the ability to glide through the air after jumping out of the water, giving the animal its name. To activate the gliding ability, hold the jump key and left-click while midair. It does not spawn naturally and can only be purchased in the store.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
|
| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |
Bear
The Bear is a loveable and ridable pet that was inspired by Earth King Kuei's pet bear Bosco. The bear is strong and can take up to 2 riders on its back while still reaching good speeds. It does not spawn naturally and can only be purchased in the store.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
|
| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |
Cat Deer
The Cat Deer is a fast and durable travel companion that seats 2 riders. It has 20 hearts and is faster than the Polar Bear Dog but slightly slower than the Ostrich Horse. The animal companion of the first Avatar, Avatar Wan, was a Cat Deer. It does not spawn naturally and can only be purchased in the store.
| Command | Aliases | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
| leave | go, goodbye, bye, dismissed |
Dismisses/despawns the mob |
|
| accept | mount | Allows a ride requester to mount the mob |
[no arg] - allows whoever requested, if there is only one |
| eject | dismount | Dismounts rider(s) | [no arg] - ejects all riders, including owner/driver "others" - ejects everyone but you |