Afraid of the Dark
ModExplore eerie dungeons, uncover magic, and learn new spells.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.16.5
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 4.1 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4.1 years ago (4 Sep 2022) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.16.5. About 5.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 4.1 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.5 of the 26 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 5 modpacks7 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · DavidM1A2/AfraidOfTheDark 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.78,063 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11.2 years, 24 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 7 latest files. See Security
21.8 of the 61 points that apply = 36 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Afraid of the Dark is a magic and exploration mod built around discovering eerie ruins, researching arcane knowledge, and learning to cast customizable spells. Players begin by finding Altar Ruins, commonly found in Eerie Forest biomes, and collecting the arcane journal, which guides them through the mod’s research and progression. Exploration includes large, procedurally generated dungeons and other unusual structures, such as crypts, a Nightmare Mansion, and a Frost Phoenix perch, alongside the Eerie biome and scattered Magic Crystals. Research follows a spiral tree and can be pursued non-linearly, unlocking new spell components as players advance. The spell system lets players combine effects such as speed, disintegration, pushing, lightning, and wards with delivery methods including chains and cones, then draw power from sources such as Magic Crystals, vitae lanterns, or solar and lunar energy. Players can also create shareable spell scrolls, while dungeons contain limited-use scrolls that introduce the spell system. The mod adds distinctive gear and encounters, including astral silver, igneous, star metal, and eldritch metal equipment, as well as werewolves and the Frost Phoenix mini-boss.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.16.5.
Adds:
- 3 biomesEerie Forest, Nightmare and Void Chest.
- 2 dimensionsNightmare and Void Chest.
- 4 structuresNightmare Island, Void Chest Box, Void Chest Portal and Witch Hut.
- 108 recipes
- 32 loot tables
- 24 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- David_M1A2
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 78K
- Created
- 11 Aug 2015
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.16.5.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for 1.12.2 to 1.16.5. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for 1.13.2 to 1.16.5.
- Uses folders outside the game
- It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Only in its files for 1.8 to 1.8.9.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.7 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.16.5.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 7 files, for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.16.5. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found497 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found24 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file1,406 code files read
Compatibility
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The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.