What is BDA?
Berk’s Dragon Academy is a fan-made How to Train Your Dragon Minecraft mod and map project focused on canon accuracy, dragons, Berk, Hooligan villages, Viking gear, and a playable HTTYD world.
Is it official?
No. BDA is fan-made and is not affiliated with DreamWorks, Universal, Mojang, Microsoft, Isle of Berk, New Berk’s Dawn, or any other HTTYD Minecraft project.
Can BDA answer Isle of Berk questions?
No. BDA is not affiliated with Isle of Berk or any successor/community project. We cannot answer their support questions, download questions, ownership questions, or development questions.
For Isle of Berk-related questions, people should go to New Berk’s Dawn or the relevant project directly.
When did BDA start?
BDA originally began as a project on March 10th, 2022. As of March 2026, a reset of our structure and goals has allowed us to resume consistent progress and revive the project.
What is V0.5?
V0.5 is the first major mod target. It covers about half of the planned HTTYD 1 content for the mod side and builds the base systems that V1 will expand.
Does V1 replace the village system?
No. V1 adds more to the same base. V0.5 creates the first village/trader/gear structure, and V1 can expand that content instead of changing it into a different concept.
Which dragons are planned first?
Night Fury, Deadly Nadder, and Gronckle.
How does taming work?
Dragons use suspicion and trust. You avoid threatening the dragon, use the right food, build trust, keep suspicion low, and complete a final bonding interaction.
Can you ride dragons?
Yes. Riding requires a tamed adult dragon, ownership, saddle, and level 5.
Are eggs and hatchlings included?
Yes. Dragons can breed, create eggs, hatch into hatchlings, and grow into adults.
Are there villages?
Yes. V0.5 includes cold-coastal Hooligan villages with adults, children, traders, defense, Viking gear, saddles, and passive mobs.