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■ Dragon Survival - is global modification for Minecraft about playable dragons. It does not add new mounts in Minecraft, you become a dragon yourself! If you want to, of course. Other players can stay human if they want to. For those who decide to become a creature, not only will the character model change, but the gameplay will also be significantly different. Most of the information will be available to you during the game through numerous hints, but if you still have questions, follow this wiki!

■ This github wiki will be relevant primarily for 1.21.1. >

■ Check the patch notes for the most up-to-date information or github commits.

● Important articles

  • Installation, Configure, Update - This is the very first and most important thing you should read! This will solve a lot of your installation problems. Do not neglect this article under any circumstances.
  • Becoming Dragon - For those who don't understand how to turn into a dragon.
  • Customization - Creating skins (custom texture).
  • Dragon Species - All features of each dragon species and their diet
  • Dragon Features - What's the point of being a dragon? Pros and cons, how magic works, emotions, and other features
  • How Help or Make Content - additional compatibility, new textures, armor, food, and other important ways to really help the project!

● Links

  • Patreon - you can financially support the project here. After donating or subscribing, you can get unique information, early access, videos and participate in voting via private Discord Chat. The role is given automatically by the bot if you have linked your discord in Patreon. Ignore the fact that there have been no posts on patreon for a long time. They mostly post on discord.

  • Сurseforge - the only place where you can download mods and all updates.

  • Discord Server - the main place for communication. Here you can find servers to play together with other dragons and just chat. The author often replies here and is always willing to help solve your problem. Please read the rules carefully.

  • Youtube - There are rarely any videos from the author about the art and the creation of the DS. Not a good place for your suggestions. Comments rarely get a response.

  • Github - is where programmers live, and this is the best place to send descriptions of your bugs. Do not use GitHub as a place for suggestions.

  • Twitter - I lost the password to this place a long time ago.

  • Chinese Wiki - this wiki, but in Chinese. Thanks to Nancala Starry and Gairlading

  • Boosty - old Patreon alternative for monthly support, donations. Unused now.

● About Dragon Survival

■ I've always liked dragons and this wonderful game, but I've been playing alone and without modifications my whole life, until I accidentally came across this cultural phenomenon in 2020. I was fascinated by the amount of player-created content. There were so many mods created by them, many of which had to do with dragons. You could tame them, breed them, ride them, kill them, but in none of them could you BE a dragon. This really upset me. Being an artist very far from programming, modding and the minecraft community, I decided to take a risk and create my own mod. I had absolutely no knowledge or friends in this field. The only thing I had was a dream and the support of a community of dragon lovers. We have our own unique atmosphere here, which is unlike most other mods. It's been years, but I'm still actively working on the mod and I really like what we've got. I found a lot of good people along the way who helped make the mod much better than it was.

■ The owner and main developer is BlackAures. I have a lot of people helping me on my difficult path, their list is below. We are all adults and do modding in our free time. Sometimes updates are pouring out of the horn of plenty, and sometimes there can be a lull for a few months. In addition to the Dragon Survival mod, I also develop Play as Dragon modpacks. Please do not confuse these two projects. They are in no way related and you are not obliged to play Dragon Survival only on these modpacks. Sometimes I participate in other projects, mostly with Nocube or making small texture packs.

■ My main job is drawing dragons. I am an artist and have little to do with programming. When I first started making mods, I decided it was best to focus on what I do best - making models, textures and animations, as well as just managing the project. Communicating with users, writing wikis, making additional content and so on. Over the years, I have spent a huge amount of money paying programmers to implement my idea, but at the moment most of them are simply volunteers and fans of the project. If you would also like to participate in the development, send your pull requests to GitHub or write to us on Discord.

■ Owner and Art Lead:

  • Black Aures

■ Programming:

  • Psither
  • Seelder
  • SiverDX
  • Black Aures
  • FirDragon
  • Alexiy Orlov
  • JackRaidenPH
  • Arcaryx
  • Claycorp
  • NotSoEpic
  • Horeak

■ Additional Art:

  • Nocube

■ Additional Animation:

■ Localization:

  • Chinese - Gairlading/ Ice flare-dragon ice/ Bei_kui
  • French - Shaenarys/ mol resa (Sundra)/ Zalec
  • Spanish - Aist_the_dragon_corruptor
  • Russian - Black Aures
  • English - Black Aures/Many other people
  • Polish - Blu'
  • Brazilian Portuguese - The DarkestFenix
  • Hebrew - yuvalyly
  • Ukrainian - GridExpert/ Veo / Nikolas
  • Korean - Loa

● FAQ

■ "Migration/Backport to version [...]?"

  • No porting. No. Stop asking. That's the worst question you can ask. Everything that is currently available in Dragon Survival is only possible thanks to the tools included in these versions. Even if we wanted to (BUT WE DON'T), it would be technically difficult.

■ "Where are the mobile versions/Bedrock?"

  • It don't interest the author and are never planned. On very powerful devices you can try to run mobile Minecraft java with Forge, but it will be very unstable and we advise against it.

■ "Dragon Survival and Play as Dragon are the same thing?"

■ No, don't confuse these two different projects. Dragon Survival is a separate mod about playable dragons. Play as Dragon is a series of modpacks based on Dragon Survival.

■ "What are you planning to add?"

  • Any major updates are always kept secret and I don't like to share that information.

■ "What are you NOT planning to add?"

  • We have no plans to: make dragons like background monsters, free transformation from dragon to human, many weapons, etc. I have a huge number of reasons not to do this. You can change a lot of things in the configs or create datapack for this.

■ "I have lots of ideas!"

  • I am delighted that you have many ideas for adding new content to my mod, but I have neither the energy nor the desire to pursue this. Version 1.21.1 features an impressive data pack system for creating new species, and there is also Mcreator for those who are not proficient in coding — please utilize these tools to implement your ideas, rather than relying on me.

■ "Can other players continue to play as humans, or do they have to be dragons?"

  • This mod does not require everyone to be a dragon. You can always choose to remain human in the start selection window.

■ "Does the mod have compatibility with X mod?"

  • There is a very small list of mods that DS has a problem with. Otherwise, check for any incompatibilities yourself, it's not difficult. We never make incompatibility on purpose, on the contrary I am always happy for my mod to work with any other mods. Most of the food and recipes have automatic compatibility, which I prescribed myself. If any food does not work, write to me in discord with the full id of the item.

■ "How to use magic?"

■ "How do I set up a mod? Where are settings?"

  • Most mods has a special file in which there are settings. How to remove the first-person model, how to make a dragon bigger, how to increase the chance of dust, return the player's nicknames, and so on? More info here - Start and Setting.

■ "Why not make the dragon model bigger?"

  • I think that all big models in Minecraft look awful and unnatural. The whole gameplay is designed for the player to be 2 blocks tall and anything bigger than that breaks the game. On version 1.21.1, there is an opportunity to become a huge dragon, but this is just a fun mode.

■ "I've found a bug and I'm ready to thoroughly describe it."

■ "Any MC servers?"

  • You can find many servers with DS in Discord here.

■ "Are there any good modpacks?"

■ "Why don't you add the ability to turn from dragon to human all the time without losing progress?"

  • DS is a mod about being a dragon, not a human. If you don't like it, use configs - saveGrowthStage and saveAllAbilities or use Dragon Soul what you can find in The End Structures.

■ "New dragon species?"

  • The official mod has no plans to expand the number of dragon species. If you want more species, create them yourself on 1.21.1 or install addons.

■ "I don't like the textures/models/animations"

■ "I want to create my own skin. Where can I download a model for skins and does it cost any money?"

  • Uploading your skins to our library is completely free, as long as you create the texture yourself rather than asking the mod author to draw it for you. The library currently contains approximately 2000+ skins that players have made themselves. Be sure to read all the articles about creating skins so you can speed up your work and avoid making common mistakes. If you don't want to draw the skin yourself, you can order the skin for a 100 euro.

■ "Will the magical predators return?"

  • Alas, I will most likely cancel this content.

■ "Why does the mod have a different name in different places?"

  • Originally the name of the mod was called "Dragons Survival", but over time we realized that it is difficult to use a name that contains 's . At a vote in discord it was decided to rename the mod to "Dragon Survival", but many things can no longer be renamed, so you can meet different variants of spelling. In general, both options are correct. Play as dragon is the name of a MODPACK, not a MOD. Please do not confuse these two different projects. Because when you ask your DS question and call it Play As Dragon, you're almost guaranteed to get the wrong answer, as DS settings are often very different in modpack and clean version.

■ "How do I look for information about mods?"

  • First of all, check carefully inside the game. There is nothing wrong if you ask about it, but it is better to look for the information yourself. No matter what exactly you're looking for or what mod it's related to, it's best to resort to this search tactic before asking for something:
  1. Open the page mods on Curseforge (this is the only place where 80% of the authors put their mods and all the information);
  2. Search there for a link to any Wiki or discord server. Most of the larger mods have their own wikipedia, while the smaller ones describe everything completely on their own CF page;
  3. Check out the latest comments on the CF page. Perhaps someone else has recently encountered the same issue as you.
  4. If you can not find information on the Wiki (or there is no wiki) go to the discord server of this mod and use the keyword search in all chats. For example, you need to know something about flying, write in the search words "wing" or "fly". There is a 98% chance someone already had a similar question to yours and it has an answer. Personally, I've used this method many times and have gotten information dozens of times faster than when you ask and wait for an answer yourself. This applies to absolutely any game.

■ "Where is Aternos?"

  • Please stop asking about Aternos and other hosts!!! I have nothing against them having my mod, but they are asking for permission to distribute the mod to all sites, not just their own. I don't want to do that! Ask them questions, not me! * angry noises *

■ "Why isn't the mod on [...] site/launcher/host?"

  • I authorize the use Dragon Survival in modpacks via the Curseforge API. I don't care what kind of website it will be. I publish my mods ONLY on CurseForge and I also allowed our Chinese colleagues to upload the mod to their site because they don't have access to CF.

  • NOTE: The above does not apply to re-uploads! If you find our mods anywhere else, know that it's a pirated version. We are not responsible for any viruses you find there and we get no benefit from uploading to any resources and will never do so. When you visit CurseForge, all authors get a small percentage of the advertising this site shows. It's not much at all (about 20$ per month), but either way it gives all of us a little more support and a chance to get noticed. Please don't use pirate sites. It only benefits the scammers.

● Lore FAQ

■ "Some things seem silly to me. Why do items fly near to the dragon? Does that make sense?"

  • Yes, this mod is based on my lore, which was created a long time ago and is gradually being finalized. If you don't like something uses the configs.

■ "Is eating dragons from other mods (like EndDelight) cannibalism?"

  • No, as they are completely different and dissimilar organisms. All dragons in the mod came from mixing an Element with Humans. Eating other Dragon Survival dragons and humans would be considered cannibalism.