What Is ChocoCraft Plus?
If you have ever dreamed of riding a giant, feathery bird across the Minecraft landscape, ChocoCraft Plus turns that fantasy into a fully fleshed-out companion system. This mod revives and expands the classic ChocoCraft concept, bringing chocobos to versions 1.7.10 through 1.12.2. Far more than a simple mount, chocobos act as loyal followers, portable storage carriers, and even a source of food. The mod rewards patience and careful husbandry, allowing you to transform a skittish wild bird into a legendary Gold Chocobo with abilities no horse can match.
Why Choose Chocobos Over Horses?
At first glance, horses seem like the obvious choice. They are easier to find, tame almost instantly, and can wear armor for extra protection. Chocobos start off stubborn, slow, and fragile. However, horses have a hard cap on their potential. A chocobo, on the other hand, can be nurtured over time. By feeding it the right vegetables, fruits, and nuts, you can permanently increase its running speed, maximum health, and cooperation. With enough dedication, a well-bred chocobo will leave even the swiftest horse in the dust. On top of that, selective breeding unlocks special breeds with unique traversal abilities that completely change how you explore your world.
Special Abilities Worth the Effort
- Water Tread – Allows your chocobo to walk across water, turning oceans into highways.
- Soft Fall – Negates fall damage, making cliff descents completely safe.
- Royal Chocobo – Combines multiple traits into one majestic mount.
- Gold Chocobo – The ultimate prize for dedicated breeders, capable of flight or other legendary feats.
Taming Your First Chocobo
Your journey begins by breaking Gysahl Garden bushes scattered across the world. These bushes drop an assortment of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and beans. Once you have a handful of these treats, search for wild chocobos roaming in open biomes. Approach one and keep feeding it until a neckband appears — that means it is tamed and now belongs to you. At this point, you can saddle it, attach saddle bags for portable storage, or even equip pack bags to turn it into a beast of burden that follows you (when it feels like cooperating).
Taming is just the start. The real depth comes from raising stats and breeding, which is where the Chocopedia becomes your most valuable tool.
The Chocopedia: Your Essential Guide
You can craft a Chocopedia directly, though the recipe is a bit expensive early on. A cheaper method is to right-click a book and quill onto a tamed chocobo, or if resources are really tight, right-click a Chocobo Feather onto a bookshelf. Once you have this guide, right-click any tamed chocobo to view its hidden stats: running speed, max health, temperament, and more.
The Chocopedia GUI also lets you rename your bird manually or with a randomly generated name. More importantly, it gives you command options — Wander, Stay, Follow — but whether the chocobo listens depends on its temperament. Friendly chocobos obey everything, Stolid ones follow at a slower pace, and Stubborn ones will only wander. The book saves your page, so you can quickly flip back to breeding recipes or stat growth charts whenever you need them.
Breeding and Special Breeds
To breed chocobos, you need nuts and beans obtained from Gysahl Garden bushes. Feed two tamed chocobos the right nut, and they will produce an offspring with stats influenced by both parents and the nut type. Some nuts lower offspring stats, which is useful if you are breeding chocobos specifically for slaughter and food. For those chasing the special colorized breeds, the combination of parent traits and specific nuts unlocks abilities like Water Tread and Soft Fall.
Getting the mod up and running is straightforward, especially if you use a modern launcher like foxygame.net, which lets you browse and install mods directly from its menu, making the whole process incredibly smooth. Once installed, you can open the Chocopedia and study the exact breeding chains needed for the Royal Chocobo and the legendary Gold Chocobo. It takes time, but the payoff is a mount that redefines mobility.
Healing and Chocobo Pens
If your chocobo gets hurt, feed it Gysahl Garden vegetables or build a simple pen. Any patch of straw bedding (crafted from two wheat) placed near a water-filled cauldron counts as a pen. When the chocobo stands on the straw, it will gradually regenerate health. This passive healing is perfect for overnight recovery while you prepare for the next adventure.
Stable Chocobos for Quick Riding
Not everyone wants to invest hours into breeding. Some villages contain a chocobo stable attended by a stablehand. The chocobo there is already fast, resilient, and obedient. Just slap on a saddle and ride it anywhere. The catch is that this bird belongs to the stablehand, so you cannot improve its stats or use it for breeding. It is the perfect shortcut for players who want a reliable mount right now without the commitment.
Conclusion
ChocoCraft Plus transforms the simple act of moving around your world into a long-term project filled with discovery. Every wild chocobo holds potential, every Gysahl Garden bush is a step toward a more powerful companion, and every breeding attempt brings you closer to a Gold Chocobo. The mod respects your time with shortcuts like village stables, yet it rewards deep engagement with a progression system that feels genuinely meaningful. Whether you want a feathery friend to carry your loot or a legendary mount that laughs at oceans and cliffs, this mod delivers a chocobo experience that is as charming as it is practical.