Happy Ghast

Happy Ghast is the friendly kind of ghast: put a harness on it and up to four players can fly on it together. Unlike regular ghasts, happy ghasts are friendly creatures that follow players holding snowballs or harnesses. They spawn by waterlogging dried ghasts for approximately 20 minutes, transforming into ghastlings before maturing into adults.

Happy ghasts can only be obtained through the dried ghast hydration process, as they cannot be bred naturally. Ghastlings take 20 minutes to mature into rideable adults, though feeding them snowballs accelerates this growth significantly. Happy ghasts regenerate health naturally. Without a harness, they wander no more than 64 blocks from home.

When equipped with a harness, happy ghasts become powerful flying mounts that support up to four simultaneous riders. The pilot controls movement using standard directional inputs, while passengers occupy remaining seats. Happy ghasts can carry leashed entities underneath them for transport and become stationary platforms when players dismount, allowing construction at high altitudes.