Antler Util

Overview

This mod adds antler information to the entity tooltip.
Also adds a new tool 'antler tapper' that lets you shed antlers manually.

Background

Already in vanilla, deer (also moose) shed antlers in the proper season.
The shed antlers can be picked up by players and can be placed on an antler mount. 
https://wiki.vintagestory.at/Deer#Antlers

This mod provides another way to collect antlers.
Instead of waiting for antlers to shed naturally, you can check if antlers fully grown and manually get them shed.
Well, the antler tapper that enables it has a short reach, so it's not easy to do this to deer running away.
You will need to capture them in some way to get close.

I might add more remote way later, but this is what we have now.

This mod might look just simplifying the thing a bit.
But I originally started to make this mod for a workaround for a bug leaving "phantom" antlers when shedding.
(Reported in the thread below, and I actually encountered it)
https://discord.com/channels/302152934249070593/1423764463047409725

It would be nice if this mod help those who encountered the same issue :)

Note that:

• You usually get not-max-sized antlers from deer with "fully grown" antlers, but it's not a bug, it's intended.
  • Where the vanilla code do it: https://github.com/anegostudios/vssurvivalmod/blob/d9d64287d479c3b2ed813b6ef713212cd76cd64e/Entity/Behavior/BehaviorAntlerGrowth.cs#L198
  • Mid-sized antlers are most common. Smaller/larger antlers are rarer.
• Antlers on goats never shed, so they aren't target of this mod (they are usually called horns).
• Currently antler info works only on the vanilla deer (moose). Antler tapper would work on modded ones as long as they along with the vanilla way, but it would be better to test on a creative world.

Usage and Crafting

The antler info will be shown on deer (moose).
Just installing this mod enables it. You don't need additional works/configurations.

To shed antlers manually, craft an antler tapper first.

Then just right-click a deer (moose) with the tapper.

The antlers will drop on the ground, so don't forget picking it up!

Again, the antler tapper that enables it has a short reach, so it's not easy to do this to deer running away.
You will need to capture them in some way to get close.

I might add more remote way later, but this is what we have now.

Help/Contact

If you encounter any problems or have feature requests, please do one of the following:

• Post in the forum thread for this mod on the Vintage Story Discord server (click Homepage tab on this page).
• Create an issue on the GitHub (click Issue Tracker tab on this page)

These methods align with how I handle reports for other mods (even for other games), making it easier for me to track and respond.
Note: Comments on this page are rarely checked.

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