Dawn Star: Battle Mount

Dawn Star: Battle Mount

Dawn Star: Battle Mount is an add-on for the Dawn Star series that introduces a unified "Gear + Plugin" progression system for vanilla mounts. Equip your rides with alloy armor or saddles, slot in plugins, and transform them into fully customized combat companions.

Prerequisites

This is an add-on mod. The following mods are required:

• Dawn Star
• Dawn Star: Battle Preparation
• Critter Armory

Core Mechanics

Mounts are divided into two gear categories:

• Armor Slot: Allays, Horses (Regular/Skeleton/Zombie/Donkey/Mule), Nautiluses, and Wolves use alloy-specific gear (Harnesses, Horse Armor, Nautilus Armor, Wolf Armor). Note: Wolf Armor converts damage into durability loss, keeping the wolf at full health until the armor breaks.
• Saddle Slot: Camels, Husks, Pigs, Striders, Llamas, and Trader Llamas use modded Alloy Saddles. Press E while riding to open the configuration GUI. QoL: Pigs/Striders no longer require carrots/fungus on a stick for steering; Llamas are directly rideable; Trader Llamas can be ridden while leashed.

Gear Tiers & Set Bonuses

Gear stats scale by material. Starshimmer, Moonflare, and Solarcorona tiers inherit values from Dawn Star: Battle Preparation.

Material	Armor / Toughness / KB Res.	Set Bonus	Plugin Slots
Vanilla / Leather / Iron / Gold / Diamond	Vanilla Values	None	None (Leather-Diamond) / 1× Utility (Netherite)
Netherite	Vanilla Values	None	1× Utility
Starshimmer Alloy	23 / 3.5 / 0.1	Infinite Night Vision, 15% DMG Reduction	1× Utility, 1× Mobility, 1× Skill
Moonflare Alloy	27 / 4.0 / 0.1	Inf. Night Vision + Regen, 30% DMG Reduction	2× Utility, 2× Mobility, 1× Skill, 1× Function
Solarcorona Alloy	31 / 4.5 / 0.2	Inf. Night Vision + Regen + Fire Res, 50% DMG Reduction	2× Utility, 2× Mobility, 2× Skill, 3× Function

Plugin System

Press E while mounted to access the War Mount Config screen. Plugins come in five types:

• 🟢 Utility: Boosts HP, Attack, Armor, Toughness, and Knockback Resistance.
• 🔵 Mobility: Enhances movement, jump, flight, underwater speed, and dash capabilities.
• 🟣 Skill: Grants active/passive abilities mapped to Z/X/C keys.
• 🟤 Function: Turns mounts into mobile stations (Crafting Table, Furnace, Chests, Anvil, Grindstone, Blast Furnace, Smoker, Ender Chest, etc.). Stored items persist within the gear.
• 🟡 Special: Consumable upgrade items crafted into gear to expand specific slot capacities.

Skills by Mount

Every mount type has unique skills:

• Allay: Bombardment, Fireball, Soul Pulse
• Equine: Trample, Starlight Charge, War Neigh
• Wolf: Life Link, Guard Mode, Auto-Pickup
• Nautilus: Shell Ram, Water Jet, Deep Sea Tide
• Camel: Sandstorm Charge, Hump Shield, Desert Stealth
• Pig: Treasure Sniff, Mud Spit, Harvest Root
• Strider: Lava Ward, Flame Breath, Lava Walker
• Llama: Spit Enhance, Caravan Guard, Burden Sprint

Progression & Crafting

• Gear Upgrades: Use Smithing Templates to upgrade sequentially: Vanilla → Starshimmer → Moonflare → Solarcorona. Skipping tiers is not allowed. Upgrading preserves all installed plugins, slots, and stored items.
• Plugins: Crafted using materials from prerequisite mods (Alloy Ingots, Nether Star Shards, etc.). Check JEI/NEI for recipes.

Controls

• E: Open War Mount Config (while riding)
• V: Dash
• Z / X / C: Activate Skill Slot 1 / 2 / 3

All keybinds are reconfigurable under Options → Controls → Dawn Star: Battle Mount.

Important Notes

• Wolf Armor cannot accept Mobility plugins.
• Slot Caps: Max 5 Utility, 5 Mobility, 5 Function, and 3 Skill slots (including base gear slots).
• Skill keys bind to slots, not specific plugins. Swapping a plugin changes the skill triggered by that key.
• Data Persistence: Plugins, stored items, and upgrades are saved to the gear item itself. Data survives removal, dropping, storage, and upgrading.
• Durability: All modded items are fireproof, blast-resistant, and do not despawn when dropped.