Chulls

Chulls

Chulls, as the name suggests, adds Chulls, effective beasts of burden to bring on your desert trips. Grow a Chull from a little Chull Egg, into a Cremling, which will metamorphosize into a full-grown Chull, completing the cycle. Chulls can be given saddles and ridden, and function as walking double chests when shift-right-clicked. (If saddled). Also added are Lavis Polyps, as well as a couple other features.

This mod requires Geckolib to function.

This is my first real mod, so I apologize for the bugs. Please put your feedback in the comments!

Features

New as of 1.1: 

The newly released update changes many of the older models to be much more accurate, aesthetically pleasing, and vanilla-like. 

These are the old models for the Chull and Cremling before 1.1, while the new ones can be seen in the description below. The Chull Egg and Cocoon have been changed as well.This is all due to the work of user forestwastakenn! More detail about that at the bottom!

Also added is Tilled Sand! 

Placing a rocklily in front of a Cremling will cause it to dig the rocklily up, leaving the sand below tilled. Tilled sand can support crops even in the barren desert.

Chull 

Chulls are the centerpiece of this mod. Hatched from a Chull Egg, a Chull starts its journey as a Cremling as it goes through the various stages of metamorphosis. Once the lengthy process is complete, a full-grown Chull is ready to serve as a useful beast of burden. If given a saddle, it can be ridden and serves as a walking double chest. 

Lavis Polyp

Lavis Polyps can be found scattered throughout the desert. Break them or pop them open to obtain Lavis Grain, which can be cooked, turned into Chull Feed, or directly fed to Chulls to breed them. It can also be fed to Cremlings to advance their growth. New polyps can also be planted using the grain. 

Soulcast Ruins

The ruins of old soulcast (Cosmere reference) buildings can be found, albeit rarely, in the desert. Perhaps stored within one of the barrels is the egg of a long-lost creature?

Chull Cremlings

Chull Cremlings are baby chulls still going through the lifecycle of metamorphosis. While not as useful as their adult counterparts, it can be good to have a few cremlings around when stranded in a large desert. 
 

Planting a rocklily in front of a cremling will cause it to dig it up, leaving the sand below tilled. Tilled Sand can support crops even in the barren desert. If you want your cremling to stick around rather than metamorphosising, try feeding it some shalebark.

Blocks and Items

Chull Egg

Found in Soulcast Ruins. When placed, it will hatch into a Cremling after a time.

Lavis Grain

Obtained from Lavis Polyps. Can be baked into flatbread, turned to Chull Feed, or fed to Chulls to breed them. Chull feed can be used while riding a Chull to heal them.

Chull Saddle and Driver

A Chull can be saddled to allow riding and to open its inventory. The Chull Driver, when held while riding a Chull, will move it forward much like a carrot-on-a-stick. No holding the W key for long treks across the desert!

New Plants

Two new plants are added, the shalebark and rocklily. Shalebark is a mushroom that is found in soulcast ruins, and can be used to inhibit the growth of a cremling. Rocklily is found in stony shores and on the tops of stony peaks. It can be used to temporarily increase the speed of a Chull if used while riding.

Dependencies

Requires Geckolib to function!

The new models added as of 1.1 were completely textured and modeled by user Forestwastakenn. Not only this, but this user was a huge motivation to me and the entire reason for this new update, and the next upcoming one. I would have probably abandoned this project but am now filled with renewed vigor for updating the mod! Please check out Forestwastakenn's curseforge page as there are some super high quality mods there! (Particularly Ender Beetles, which is criminally underrated). 

That's basically all the content the mod has to offer as of now. Again, this is my first mod, so I apologize for any unintended occurrences while playing with it. Please report any bugs or give any suggestions in the comments! 
I also really recommend the inspiration for the mod, Brandon Sanderson's books on Cosmere! Particularly the Stormlight Archive. Thank you for downloading.