Balancing Server Pet Options with Collar Tag Restrictions

Choosing Whitelist vs Blacklist for Multiplayer

Allowing players to put Collar tags on every creature can disrupt server balance. Server owners can use the Domestication Innovation Whitelist Mod to manage which tamed animals have access to collar mechanics.

Decide which filtering mode suits your server's needs:

• Approval Whitelist (black_list_mode : false): Best for tightly controlled progression. Only the specific animals explicitly declared in entity_types can equip a Collar tag, preventing unintended mobs from using collars.
• Exclusion Blacklist (black_list_mode : true): Best for general gameplay where most pets are allowed, but specific animals need to be restricted to keep pet options balanced.

Applying and Testing Server Settings

1. Open the mod's configuration file in your server directory.

2. Set black_list_mode to false or true depending on your server's rules.

3. Enter the exact game names of the controlled animals (like minecraft:wolf and minecraft:cat) into entity_types.

4. Save the file and restart or reload the server.

5. Test with a Collar tag item on both restricted and permitted mobs to confirm tags are applied strictly according to your balancing rules.