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A Destrier and a Pegasus in a good size comparison shot.

A Nightmare basking in its own flames. Its tiny wings are furled, as it is not flying.

Flying on a Pegasus.

An Alicorn decked out with equipment, and a Destrier.

The magical horse inventory screen, showing off the new equipment slots.

Upon landing with my Nightmare, I looked back at the fiery trail we had blazed across the sky.

With his tiny wings, you'd think the Nighmare's wing buffet would be underpowered. Those wings can't push as well as a pegasus's, but when near any fire, they harness the fire and fling fireballs!

Ice Horseshoes turn water that your horse walks on into ice.

Making a fashion statement - TNT on a unicorn horn? Slotted Horse Helms let you stick anything on your horse's head as a fashion accessory.

With a Wand of Call Lightning in a Slotted Horse Helm, your unicorn can call down lightning when he lowers his horn to attack! You can make him do it by hitting the 'F' key when mounted. He will do it on his own if not ridden and an enemy approaches.

Riding a pegasus, using a wing buffet attack to push some pigs into a corner. The pegasus is equipped with Wingtips of Buffeting for extra wind power.

Our DNA Tester shows us that the horse we are planning to breed has one Horn gene (H), one Big Wing gene (B), and one Aura gene (A). Its Hide genes are one Unicorn Hide gene (u) and one Pegasus Hide gene (p). (See yellow arrows)

What is going on here!? A swarm of zebracorns? Zebrapegacorns? Am I losing my mind?

The Red-winged Blackbird Mutant Breed.

A shot of the Red-winged Blackbird from above.

Rainbow Smash, another secret mutant breed.

Rainbow Smash in flight.

Khryseis, a custom unicorn (see more athttp://www.hackshop.com/2015/07/custom-horses.html)

The new horse inventory screen, showing a custom unicorn, his magical powers, and currently active magic effects.

ManuCraft showcases the Ultimate Unicorn Mod

Think's Lab Mods - Sky Realm Adventure! (featuring this mod)

The Unicorn

Where to Find Them: Unicorns can be found in many biomes, but are easiest to find in the plains and forest biomes.

What can they do? Every unicorn has a horn, and these unicorns know how to use them. There are a number of evil creatures that are natural enemies to unicorns, and unicorns will attack them by lowering their horn and charging. When you tame a unicorn, you can tell him to lower his horn, and attack with it using the 'F' key.

Soft squishy things like meat and apples can be worn on a unicorn's horn.... Why would you do this? Maybe to make a fashion statement? In any case, you can do it.

Putting a slotted horse helm on your unicorn unlocks one of its most powerful abilities. With a slotted helm, a unicorn can equip a wand, and using the magic of its horn, attack with it! Any horse with a unicorn horn can use the equipped wand itself, or be commanded to do so with the 'F' key.

Unicorns also possess a sparkly aura that has unknown effects.

The Pegasus
Where to Find Them: Pegasi are harder to find, but sometimes you can find them resting in plains, forest, beach, and hilly biomes.
What can they do? Pegasi are masters at flying. Once you have tamed one, you can ride into the sky just by holding the jump button. To descend quickly, push the 'C' key to make your pegasus fold up his wings and plummet.

On the ground, the 'C' key makes your pegasus perform a buffet attack: he beats his wings forward with great force, blowing back creatures and items in front of her. Stronger winged horses (perhaps even with magical help) have been known to throw creatures with great force off cliffs and to their deaths.

Take care when taming a pegasus! They are flighty creatures, and have been known to fly off with the inexperienced rider, dumping him to his death from a great height!

The Nightmare
Where to Find Them: Nightmares like hot weather, so you can find them in the desert and savannah biomes.

What can they do? Nightmare hooves start fires wherever they strike, including in the air. Fire protection is highly recommended if you hope to tame one!

Nightmares have smaller wings than their pegasus cousins, so they fly differently, and have less maneuverability in the air. They run faster, however, and can fly through the sky at great speeds. Turn too much, however, or otherwise lose your momentum, and they quickly lose altitude and float to the ground.

A nightmare's wing buffet attack is not as powerful as a pegasus's, nor does it hit as wide an area. However, when near fire (created by the nightmare, or any other fire), a nightmare can harness that fire with its wings and shoot twin fireballs when it performs its buffet attack.

The Destrier
Where to Find Them: Destriers like cold weather, so you can find them in the colder biomes, like ice plains and taiga.
What can they do? Destriers are simply monster horses. They are bigger, meaner, and more powerful. Just by stomping around, they destroy plants and bust through snow and foliage. When a destrier rears, watch out! Their kicks can kill, and knock down trees and bust dirt and other weak blocks.

If you breed a destrier with a horse of another type, the child is likely to inherit the destrier's large body trait. Any magical horse with a large size body will see some of its other traits improved: even bigger wings that are more powerful, and a stronger horn attack. This increase extends to magical items, as well! Try out Power Horseshoes, and see the difference.

All magical horses can kick creatures when they rear, and any magical horse equipped with a helm can perform a charge attack with the 'F' key, even if that attack may not be as effective as a unicorn's charge attack.

All magical horses can wear a chest and gain extra inventory slots.

There are five new equipment slots for magical horses:

1. Horseshoes slot
Self-explanatory - horseshoes, including magical ones, go here. Better horseshoes give better bonuses to kick power. Magical horseshoes like Power Horseshoes, Ice Horseshoes, and Gentling Horseshoes have extra effects.

2. Helm slot
Helms for your magical horse go here. Slotted helms open up the horn slot for magical horses that don't have a horn, and allow for more eqipment options in the horn slot for horned horses like unicorns.

3. Horn slot
This slot is for items that attach to a unicorn horn. Slotted helms open this slot even for non-horned horses.

4. Wingtip slot
This slot is only available on magical horses with wings. Magical wingtip equipment items can improve buffetting power and cause other effects.

5. Chest slots
All magical horses can be equipped with a chest, opening up extra inventory slots.

DNA Tester: The DNA Tester allows you to check a magical horse's DNA. With it, you can see if a horse you intend to breed has recessive genes or multiple values of a dominant gene you want it to pass on. It is a great help when trying to breed exotic horse types (including the mutant Ultimate Unicorns). Just hit a horse with it, and hover your mouse over the DNA Tester item. Next to its name you will see the horse's DNA.

Horseshoes: Horseshoes give your horse more kicking power, and some magical variants give your magical horse extra abilities.
Horse Helms: Horse helms help protect your horse's head, and allow him to charge your enemies. Slotted horse helms can hold items, either for decoration or for extra attack abilities. Slotted helms also do more damage, since they are fitted with an armored horn slot.
Wingtips: Wingtips improve the effectiveness of your magical horse's wing buffet attack, pushing enemies and items farther, and possibly even hurting them and throwing them into the air.

Magic Items!

Check out info about new magical items.

Recipes for how to craft all these items.