How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft

How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft: Minecraft, the popular sandbox video game created by Mojang, has a very high amount of content and is therefore easy to “get lost” inside trying to figure out how to perform certain actions. For example, you just couldn’t figure out how to make a dolphin your friend and get on it. You have therefore carried out some research on the net and you have come here, on my blog.

That’s the way it is, am I right? Then know that you are in the right place. In this guide, in fact, I will show you in detail the procedure on how to ride a dolphin in Minecraft taking into consideration various versions of the game, from Java for computers to that for mobile devices.

What do you say? Are you ready to explore the waterways of Minecraft “riding” a dolphin? In my opinion, yes, since you are reading this tutorial with interest. Come on then, your goal is only a few steps away: all you have to do is follow the quick instructions below. That said, there is nothing left for me to do, except wish you good reading and have fun!

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft Java
• How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft PE

Preliminary information

Before going into the details of the procedure on how to ride a dolphin in Minecraft, I think it may interest you to know more about this possibility.

Well, the dolphin ride feature has always been highly desired by Minecraft fans, but Mojang has never integrated it directly into the game.

In other words, using Minecraft in its “basic” version it is not possible to “saddle” the dolphins, but only to feed them, play with them or follow them to find wrecks, just as I explained to you in my guide on how to tame a dolphin on Minecraft.

However, the community has been very busy and it was the fans who created mods, that is, modifications for the game, which allow you to ride dolphins in any version of Minecraft. Among other things, in the Bedrock version for Windows 10, consoles and portable devices there is additional content accessible directly from the official store that allows you to do this.

In short, although it is not possible to ride dolphins “by default”, in reality there are several solutions to do this in Minecraft, including one that does not require special changes, since it is located in the internal store of the Bedrock version of the game.

How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft Java

The Java edition of Minecraft for PC is very popular with mod lovers, as a lot of custom content made by the community is only available for this version of the Mojang title. In particular, there are many who rely on version 1.12.2, which is compatible with many of the best mods for Minecraft.

As for dolphins, the mod that allows you to ride them is called Mo ‘Creatures and is compatible with version 1.12.2 of the title. To proceed, you must first configure the Forge profile, which is required to use mods in the Java version of Minecraft.

Connect, therefore, to the official site of Forge and click first on the item 1.12 on the left and then on that 1.12.2 (or choose a version compatible with the mod to your liking). Then press the Installer button, skip any advertising (usually a Skip button appears at the top right ) and wait for the mod .jar file to download.

When the download is complete, start the forge- [version] – installer.jar file obtained, enable the Install client box (which should already be checked by default) and click on the OK button. Perfect, Forge has been successfully installed on your computer.

Next, connect to the CurseForge website and press the Download button on the right. Clearly, you have to be careful to choose the mod that is compatible with the right version of Minecraft.

To make everything work as it should, you must also download the Custom Mob Spawner mod, again through the CurseForge portal.

Once the download is complete, move / copy the DrZharks + MoCreatures + Mod- [version] .jar and CustomMobSpawner- [version] .jar files to the Minecraft mod folder . On Windows , the path to follow is C:\Users\[nome utente]\AppData\Roaming.minecraft\mods, while on macOS it is ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods. If you are using Windows, you may be interested in my tutorial on how to show hidden folders.

Important: Rename the first mod file by removing all “+” symbols, leaving DrZharksMocreaturesMod- [version] .jar. Otherwise, the animals introduced by the Mo ‘Creatures mod will be invisible. Once this is done, open the Minecraft Launcher, press the down arrow icon located on the left, select the Forge profile and click the Play button.

At this point, start a game in Creative mode, press the E button on the keyboard, click on the compass icon at the top and type “dolphin” , putting the Dolphin Egg object in the quick inventory.

Now, find a stream and use the Dolphin Egg. You will see a dolphin appear.

Approach the animal and press the right mouse button. You will be asked to type the name of the dolphin and press the Done button.

Perfect. Your character will “saddle” the dolphin and you can then use it as a “mount”.

I remind you that you can press the left Shift key to go down. To see your character in third person, just use the F5 key on the keyboard. Great, you have now managed to achieve your goal in the Java version of Minecraft.

How to ride a dolphin in Minecraft PE

The mobile version of Minecraft, which in reality is no longer called “Minecraft PE” but only “Minecraft”, allows you to “ride” the dolphins through a special component in the game store.

To proceed, launch the Minecraft app and hit the Marketplace button. Then tap on the magnifying glass icon at the top right and type the term “dolphin” in the screen that opens. Press, therefore, on the box of the Ocean Animals mod and take a look at it.

As you can see from the official video of the mod and as written in the description of the store, it allows you to ride dolphins. However, it is priced at 5.99 euros or 830 coins (960 coins cost 6.99 euros). In short, it is a very interesting and “unofficial” solution, but it is paid.

For more details on the store of the mod of the Bedrock version of Minecraft and how to install them, you should see my guide dedicated to content created by the community, in which I explained in detail a bit ‘all the possibilities offered by the digital store of title Mojang.

However, there are some enthusiasts who have managed to create a free mod, called Dolphin Riding Addon, designed specifically for the mobile version of Minecraft. This is content that is not available on the internal store, but the game allows you to import it in another way, without modifying internal files or the like.

To proceed, connect to the MCPE-Monster website from your mobile device, click on the uncontrolleddolphin.mcpack link, wait a few seconds and tap the Download file from server button.

Once the download is finished, you have to open the file obtained through Minecraft a File Explorer. For example, on Android I used FX File Explorer, which can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store. For devices without Google services, I recommend that you consult my guide on how to install apps on Huawei. I will use FX File Explorer to give you a concrete example. In any case, for more details, I invite you to consult the official guidelines.

To proceed, go to the Downloads folder, or where you saved the .mcpack file, hold down on the latter, select the three dots icon and tap on the Open With item. Press, therefore, on the Minecraft icon, grant permission to access the internal memory files and wait for the game to notify you that the import of the mod has been successful.

Now, go to the path Play> Create new> New world> Create new world and set the Creative mode. Then move to the Behavior Packages tab and expand the MY PACKAGES item. At this point, tap on Dolphin Riding Addon and press first on the Activate button and then on the Continue button.

Once you have set the other world options to your liking, tap the Create button to start playing.

At this point, press on the three dots icon at the bottom, to access the inventory and tap on the magnifying glass icon. Therefore, type in the term “dolphin” and move the Dolphin Egg into your quick inventory (just select it and press on a free slot).

So, get out of the inventory, find a watercourse and use the Dolphin Egg. You will see the dolphin appear in front of your character.

Now all you have to do is get close to him and press the Up button that appears below. This way, the dolphin will take you somewhere it wants. Unfortunately with the latest version of Minecraft for mobile devices it is not possible to directly control the dolphin, but you can still ride this way.

In case you don’t know, the mobile version of the game is the Bedrock one, which is the same one available for Windows 10 and consoles. In this chapter, I used Minecraft for mobile devices as a practical example, but in reality the internal store is the same and you may therefore be able to find the “unofficial” mod Ocean Animals. However, this is up to the developers.

Additionally, you may find it difficult to install the community-built Dolphin Riding Addon package, as it is designed with the mobile version in mind. Finally, I remind you that Minecraft is a title in constant development, which could be updated at any moment.

In any case, since you are a fan of the Mojang title, I invite you to consult the page of my site dedicated to Minecraft, where you can find many guides that could provide you with interesting ideas for your gaming sessions.