Pat Pat Mod & Plugin Mod FAQ

Look at any living mob and right-click on it. Your character will play a hand-patting animation and the mob will respond. The interaction works on any mob in the game, from passive animals to hostile creatures.

No, petting a mob never triggers aggression or damage. Hostile mobs remain neutral during the petting interaction, making it safe to pet creepers, spiders, and even bosses without consequence.

Yes, you can right-click on other players in multiplayer worlds to pet them, and they'll see your hand animation on their screen. This creates a fun social interaction that works on both servers and local multiplayer.

Client-side installation lets you see and perform petting animations on your own screen. Server-side installation ensures all players on the server see the same animations, creating a shared experience for multiplayer worlds.

Create a resource pack that overrides the mod's animation files, then customize the hand movements and timing to your preference. The mod automatically loads custom animations from active resource packs in your world.

Petting is purely cosmetic and does not change how mobs behave, move, or what they drop when defeated. It's an interaction layer that sits on top of normal mob mechanics.

You can pet mobs regardless of their state, including those riding in vehicles or standing on platforms. The mod detects any living mob entity and allows interaction.

The mod is lightweight since it only adds animations on interaction rather than constant effects. Performance impact is minimal, especially if you're not petting mobs constantly.

Yes, the mod works with any living mob entity, including creatures added by other mods. As long as the mob is recognized by Minecraft's entity system, you can pet it.

You can pet a mob mid-attack without taking damage from the petting action itself, though the mob may still deal damage from its own attacks. The petting animation plays regardless of the mob's current state.