Pet Bat Mod 1.8, 1.7.10, 1.7.2 mechanisms:- if not fighting, will always follow and remain close to the owner

• - if owner isn't present (left server), remains where he last was
• - tries and finds a hanging spot if it can, will not leave whatever area it is in
• - can be startled from hanging spot by a foreign player, by attacks, by breaking the block, or by dropping pumpking pie
• - if it gets stuck and the owner runs further off, will teleport directly into owner inventory
• - bats are not fire or lava proof, or particularly resistant to explosions
• - levels up by dealing damage, does not require actual kills
• - levelling up boosts max health and damage
• - upon reaching level 3, pet bats gain a 33% life steal on attack effect
• - upon reaching max level, pet bats gain enchantment visuals
• - upon "death" returns as Item to owner inventory and has to be fed before it can fly again
• - if owner isn't on the server when it dies, it really dies and is lost
• - your inventory is a completely safe place, unless you happen to die
• - ownership of a Pet Bat does not transfer with the Item bat, the tamer stays it's owner
• - a hurt pet bat can be healed by crafting it with pumpkin pie or by dropping pumping pie for feeding
• - foreign players can feed them pumpkin pie by dropping it nearby
• - only freshly dropped pie counts
• - handheld bats grant night vision, regardless of their health
• - yes, you can pour your cruelty, your malice, and your will to dominate all life into your bat using an anvil and pumpkin pie
• - apart from healing the bat that doesn't do much