Making and Using Animal Bait

Craft the bait you need

Ex Compressum adds one bait item per mob: Cat Bait, Chicken Bait, Cow Bait, Donkey Bait, Fox Bait, Horse Bait, Llama Bait, Mooshroom Bait, Ocelot Bait, Parrot Bait, Pig Bait, Polar Bear Bait, Rabbit Bait, Sheep Bait, Squid Bait, Turtle Bait, and Wolf Bait. Each is crafted separately, so make only the bait for the animal you actually want to attract.

Place and attract

Place the bait block where you want the animal to appear. It draws in the matching mob, which is useful when you need a specific animal for a farm and do not want to travel to find one. Set the bait in a fenced or walled area so the spawned animal does not wander off before you can pen it.

Combine with other machines

Bait fits into a broader automation setup. Use an Auto Compressor to prepare compressed blocks, an Auto Sieve or Auto Heavy Sieve with an Iron Mesh to sift materials, and a crucible such as an Oak Crucible for liquids. Bait handles the mob side of your base — place it near the pens so animals spawn directly into containment.

Practical tips

Keep a small stock of each bait type in a chest near your animal pens. When you need a specific mob, place the matching bait, wait for the spawn, then lead the animal into its pen. Replace the bait if it is consumed, and keep the area lit so hostile mobs do not interfere.