🐾 Meowify

A client-side Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge mod that turns your chat into full furry / cat speak. Because I'm a cat! (=^･ω･^=)

Inspired by the uwufication mechanics in Create: Estrogen and feline internet culture, Meowify intercepts and transforms outgoing chat messages into adorable cat & furry speak before they are sent to the server.

Because it is 100% client-side, it works on singleplayer worlds as well as any vanilla or modded Forge SMP server without needing to be installed on the server!

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✨ Features

• Full Furry / UwUfication (Default Mode):

  • Phonetic UwU: Transforms r and l into w (preserving case: R/L $\rightarrow$ W).
  • Nya-fication: Converts syllables like na, ne, ni, no, nu into nya, nye, nyi, nyo, nyu.
  • Feline Vocabulary: Replaces everyday words with cat/furry slang ("right now" $\rightarrow$ "right meow", "the" $\rightarrow$ "da", "with" $\rightarrow$ "wif", "please" $\rightarrow$ "purrlease", "friend" $\rightarrow$ "furriend", "thanks" $\rightarrow$ "fankies", "good/great" $\rightarrow$ "pawsome/grrreat", "human" $\rightarrow$ "hooman").
  • Cute Stuttering: Random consonant hesitations ("H-Hewwo", "w-wat", "p-purrlease").
  • Roleplay Actions & Emotes: Injects cute cat actions (*purrs*, *swishes tail*, *nuzzles*, *paw pats*, *tilts head*) and kaomoji (:3, >w<, owo, uwu, ^w^, rawr x3, (=^･ω･^=)).
  • Expressive Punctuation: Turns ! into excited ~!! >w< or ! :3, and ? into curious ? owo? or ? mew?.

• Client-Side Audio Effects:

  • Plays authentic Minecraft cat meow and purr sound effects locally whenever you send a chat message.

• Safety & Protections:

  • URL Protection: Web links (http:// and https://) remain untouched.
  • Coordinate Protection: Configurable option to preserve pure numbers (coordinates, item counts).
  • Command Safe: Commands starting with / are never modified.

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🎮 Transformation Modes

Mode	Description	Example Output
FURRY (Default)	Create: Estrogen-style full furry / uwu chat	"H-Hewwo, wat awe chu mewing wight meow? owo *tilts head*"
MEOW	Pure cat sounds (all words replaced by meows)	"Meow meow, purr mew meow? (=^･ω･^=)"
PUNS	Subtle cat puns and feline wordplay	"Hello, what are you doing right meow? ~ meow :3"
SUFFIX	Appends cute cat sounds and emotes to endings	"Hello, what are you doing? ~ purr~ :3"

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💬 In-Game Commands

Command	Description
/meowify	Display current settings and help menu
/meowify toggle	Toggle chat meowification on or off
/meowify mode <furry|meow|puns|suffix>	Switch transformation mode
/meowify sound	Toggle client-side cat sounds on or off
/meowify test <message>	Preview how a message will look when meowified
/meowify imacat	Broadcast cat identity ((=^･ω･^=) I'm a cat! Meow! :3)
/meow [message]	Shortcut command to send a meow

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⚙️ Configuration

Settings are saved in .minecraft/config/meowify-client.toml:

[general]
  # Whether chat meowification is currently active
  enabled = true

  # Transformation mode: FURRY, MEOW, PUNS, or SUFFIX
  mode = "FURRY"

  # Play a cat sound on client when sending chat messages
  playCatSound = true

  # Volume of the cat sound (0.0 to 1.0)
  catSoundVolume = 1.0

  # Whether to randomize the pitch of the cat meow slightly
  catSoundPitchVariation = true

  # Preserve web URLs in chat messages without meowifying them
  preserveUrls = true

  # Preserve pure numbers (such as coordinates) without meowifying them
  preserveNumbers = false

  # Always append a cat emoticon (:3) to messages
  appendCatFace = false

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🛠️ Building & Development

Requirements

• Java 17 JDK
• Gradle 8.8 (wrapper included)
• Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 (build 47.4.20)

Gradle Commands

# Compile, reobfuscate, and build the mod jar
./gradlew build

# Run unit tests
./gradlew test

The compiled jar will be located at build/libs/meowify-1.0.0.jar.

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📦 Installation

1. Download or build meowify-1.0.0.jar.
2. Place the jar file in your Minecraft instance's mods folder:
   • Standard: %APPDATA%\.minecraft\mods\
   • PrismLauncher: <Instance Directory>\minecraft\mods\
3. Launch Minecraft with the Forge 1.20.1 profile.
4. Enjoy being a cat! 🐾