Ancient Warfare 2: Tweaked
ModMakes NPC factions more lively, with useful changes and bug fixes.
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Maintenance
25 points lost2 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.17 months ago (9 Jun 2025) 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 16 months; 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.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed 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.4 of the 43 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · blahthebiste/AncientWarfare2 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.113,625 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.3 years, 21 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security
34.2 of the 71 points that apply = 48 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Ancient Warfare 2: Tweaked is an unofficial update to Ancient Warfare 2 that focuses on more immersive faction NPCs while adding quality-of-life changes, bug fixes, and configurable behavior. Faction reputation can shift when you kill members of another faction, with configurable rules for which factions gain standing and how much; Orcs remain hostile but respect players who defeat them, while the Empire, Norska, Sarkonid, Buffloka, and Zimba default to neutral. NPCs respond to stealth: sneaking, invisibility, and being out of sight affect whether enemies notice you, and nearby NPCs can detect attempts to steal from chests in friendly or enemy structures. Right-clicking NPCs brings up faction-specific dialogue, including different lines when they are hostile, and the dialogue can be customized. The mod adds Nether lava-sea structures for the Demon faction, including watchtowers, prisons, cathedrals, and outposts. NPCs can use axes in combat, trade full item stacks by shift-clicking, and use configurable replacement mobs when a structure calls for a mob from a mod that is not installed. Many factions have distinct loot tables, and Dwarves can spawn in several Biomes O’ Plenty mountain biomes; structures that depend on absent mods are disabled. Players can claim structures with a configurable number of enemies still present, and can choose whether remaining enemies flee when a structure is captured. Configuration also covers reputation changes, stealth detection, structure generation distance, NPC combat and survival behavior, chest access, and vehicle upgrade strength; registry overrides or configuration can revert the tweaks to original AW2 behavior, except for bug fixes.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
Adds 81 blocks, 171 items, 1 entity, 39 recipes, 185 loot tables and 332 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
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- Creator
- lumberjacksparrow
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
- Downloads
- 114K
- Created
- 18 Jul 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , 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 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 2 files in your config folder.
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 1 web address. See Privacy
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.
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- 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.1 latest file. It is not for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about it. 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
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 its one file, for Minecraft 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- sessionserver.mojang.comTalks to the Minecraft login service.
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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- 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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- 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 found12 of 40 changelogs read
- 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 found4,360 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 found40 of 587 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 file2,033 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.