Ore Sheep Mod 1.12.2, — Guide
Transformation Process
Ore Sheep do not spawn naturally in the world. To obtain them, a player must perform a specific ritual to 'teach' a regular sheep to eat rocks.
How to Create an Ore Sheep
- Weaken the Sheep: Throw a Splash Potion of Weakness at a standard vanilla sheep.
- Feed the Catalyst: While the sheep is under the weakness effect, feed it a Diamond.
- Stone Sheep Conversion: The sheep will transform into a Stone Sheep, characterized by a gray, rocky texture. This is the base form of all Ore Sheep.
Once converted, the Stone Sheep will begin looking for stone-related blocks to eat. The first ore block it consumes will determine its specific variety (e.g., eating an Iron Ore block turns it into an Iron Ore Sheep).
Sheep Varieties
There are dozens of possible sheep varieties depending on what the sheep consumes. Each variety has a unique texture corresponding to the block it is currently 'growing.'
Common Ore Sheep Types
| Sheep Type | Block Consumed to Transform | Resource Dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Sheep | Stone / Cobblestone | Stone / Cobblestone |
| Coal Sheep | Coal Ore / Coal Block | Coal Ore |
| Iron Sheep | Iron Ore / Iron Block | Iron Ore |
| Gold Sheep | Gold Ore / Gold Block | Gold Ore |
| Lapis Sheep | Lapis Ore / Lapis Block | Lapis Ore |
| Redstone Sheep | Redstone Ore / Redstone Block | Redstone Ore |
| Diamond Sheep | Diamond Ore / Diamond Block | Diamond Ore |
| Emerald Sheep | Emerald Ore / Emerald Block | Emerald Ore |
| Quartz Sheep | Nether Quartz Ore | Nether Quartz Ore |
| Glowstone Sheep | Glowstone Block | Glowstone Dust / Block |
| Obsidian Sheep | Obsidian | Obsidian |
Utility & Decorative Varieties
Sheep can also eat non-ore blocks to produce building materials: * Gravel Sheep: Consumes and produces Gravel. * Sand Sheep: Consumes and produces Sand. * Dirt Sheep: Consumes and produces Dirt. * Clay Sheep: Consumes and produces Clay blocks. * Netherrack Sheep: Consumes and produces Netherrack.
Mechanics & Behavior
Ore Sheep function similarly to vanilla sheep but with several key differences in their 'grazing' and 'shearing' cycles.
Eating and Regrowth
Instead of eating grass to regrow wool, Ore Sheep eat the block they are standing on. * Stone Consumption: To regrow their resource, an Ore Sheep must eat a 'stone-related' block (Stone, Cobblestone, Mossy Cobblestone, Stone Bricks, etc.). * Block Transformation: When a sheep eats a block of Stone, it may turn into Gravel. If it eats the Gravel, the block is destroyed. This allows sheep to slowly 'mine' through the floor. * Type Changing: If an Ore Sheep eats a block of a different ore type than its current one, it will transform into that new variety.
Shearing (Mining)
Standard Shears do not work on Ore Sheep. Because their 'wool' is made of solid rock or metal, players must use a Pickaxe. * How to Harvest: Right-click the sheep with any Pickaxe to 'shear' the ore block from its back. * Tool Requirements: In later versions, the pickaxe tier must match the ore (e.g., an Iron Pickaxe or better is required to shear a Gold Sheep). * Creative Mode: In Creative mode, using Bonemeal on a sheared Ore Sheep will instantly regrow its resource.
Breeding
Ore Sheep cannot be bred with Wheat. Instead, they require minerals to enter 'love mode.'
- Breeding Items: Use any stone-related block (like Cobblestone) or the specific ore block the sheep represents to breed them.
- Offspring: The baby sheep will typically inherit the variety of one of its parents. If two different types are bred (e.g., an Iron Sheep and a Gold Sheep), the baby will be either an Iron or Gold Sheep.
- Growth: Baby Ore Sheep can be fed stone-related blocks to speed up their growth process.