Alec’s Coops! for Hytale
Improves the game's coops: animals keep their skin, name and accessories going in and out, the day-night transition is gradual and turkeys can use them too.
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What this mod does
Alec’s Coops! is a mod by alechilles, author of Alec’s Tamework and Alec’s Animal Husbandry, that tweaks the base game’s coops. It doesn’t add new blocks: it makes the ones you already have work better with tamed or named birds.
What it changes
- Animals keep their skin, name, accessories and other data when the coop collects and releases them.
- Going in at dusk and coming out at dawn happen gradually, with visual and sound effects, instead of instantly.
- Animals only appear in front of the coop: they no longer pop out on top of the block or outside the pen.
- Turkeys can use coops too.
Requirements and Update 7
It requires Alec’s Tamework. Version 1.0.8, released October 13, 2026, is a compatibility fix: it declares compatibility with Hytale from 0.5.0 up to (but not including) 0.8.0, so it loads on stable 0.7, and extends the supported Tamework version to any 4.x or 5.x. It doesn’t change how it works.
Who it’s for
For players who raise birds and give them names or custom skins, especially if you already use this author’s animal mods. More on the subject in taming animals in Hytale.
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Highlights and things to keep in mind
- Birds keep their name, skin and accessories
- More natural day-night transition
- Open source (GPLv3)
- Requires Alec's Tamework
- The page doesn't explain recipes or config options
- No image gallery
Requirements
- Hytale (Early Access) on PC or server, version 0.7 (file Alec's Coops! v1.0.8)
- Alec's Tamework! 4.x or 5.x (required)
- Base-game coops: the mod doesn't add new blocks
How to install it
- Open the Alec's Coops! page on CurseForge and click Install to install it with the CurseForge app, or download Alec's Coops! v1.0.8 from the Files tab (the file tagged 0.7).
- If you download it manually, copy the file as is, without unzipping it, into your mods folder: on Windows %APPDATA%\Hytale\UserData\Mods.
- Also install Alec's Tamework! (4.x or 5.x) and enable it in the same world.
- Open Hytale, right-click the world, check Alec's Coops! in the mod list and save the world settings.
- On a dedicated server, place the file in the server's mods folder and restart it.
Version history
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1.0.813 Oct 2026Current
Compatible with Hytale 0.7 (server from 0.5.0 to before 0.8.0); supports Tamework from 4.0.0 to before 6.0.0
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1.0.714 Sep 2026
Version for Hytale 0.6
Common problems
Does it add new coops?
No. It improves how the coops that already exist in Hytale work.
Which Tamework version do I need?
Since 1.0.8, any version from 4.0.0 onward, below 6.0.0, works, so it's compatible with Tamework 5.
Do my chickens lose their names when they go into the coop?
Not with this mod: name, skin and accessories are kept when they're collected and released.
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