Ars Fauna
ModAdds variants of mobs from Ars Nouveau to the world for ambience.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 15 months−11 points
- Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
10 points lost17 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.15 months ago (7 Aug 2025). 28 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 43% of these points. 5 / 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.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6Stability
3 points lost19 / 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.25 of the 132 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 25 modpacks7 / 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
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Lyrellion/Ars-Fauna 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.196,959 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.3 years, 23 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
49.7 of the 68 points that apply = 73 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Ars Fauna adds ambient variants of Ars Nouveau’s Starbuncle, Drygmy, and Whirlisprig, with custom models and simple behaviors; these variants do not have the original creatures’ functionality, and the mod can run without Ars Nouveau. Its Starbuncle variants inhabit distinct environments: Cloudbuncles live in mountains and may zap nearby creatures, Sculkbuncles lurk in the Deep Dark and shriek when approached, Frostbuncles inhabit icy biomes and can throw snowballs, and Pyrobuncles live in hot biomes and retaliate with fire charges. Other Starbuncle forms include underground Cavebuncles that can bite with poison, teleporting Enderbuncles, Seabuncles that collect shells in warmer waters, armored Shellbuncles that defend themselves with tridents, sand-hiding Sandbuncles, swamp-dwelling Goobuncles that produce slimeballs, and a gold-loving Starbuncle swarm that can reward interaction. The mod also adds hostile forms such as night-spawning Skelebuncles and Zombuncles, Dark Forest-dwelling Vexbuncles, deep-underground Eyebuncles that fire beams with random effects, and a large Giant Carnivorous Starbuncle that attacks nearby creatures. Additional creatures include hostile underground Dark Drygmies and Tentabuncles, a salmon-loving Illusibuncle, food-preparing Chefbuncles, and music-loving Songbuncles that play a short tune when interacted with. Whirlisprig variants include underground, fungus-cultivating Deepsprigs, ocean-dwelling Seasprigs, forest-defending Thornsprigs that attack with poison but spare those who care for the forest, and flower-loving Faebuncles.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 27 items, 26 mobs and 9 loot tables.
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.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Lyrellion
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 197K
- Created
- 2 Jul 2024
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are for recent versions. 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.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
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 both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images 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.
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 found16 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 found29 images 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 file188 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 8 a month now, 16 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
184 modpacks include Ars Fauna in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Age of Fate564K downloadslast version with it 25 Oct 2025
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 9 Mar 2025
Magitech Fantasia38K downloadslast version with it 28 Oct 2025
Ars Eclectica: an Ars Nouveau Experience 29K downloadslast version with it 18 Sep 2026
Battlemage16K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2025
Ars Expeditions10K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2026
Penumbralcraft8.9K downloadslast version with it 9 Jan 2025
Photographic Investigators4.4K downloadslast version with it 11 Apr 2025
TurtleWorld: The Lost Cities4.2K downloadslast version with it 30 Jul 2024
Artificer's Delights3.7K downloadslast version with it 6 Mar 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Ars Fauna. Share: how many of the modpacks with Ars Fauna also have that mod.
Ars NouveauAModin 100% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Ars ElementalAModin 91% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Ars AdditionsBModin 79% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
AmendmentsAModin 68% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
RelicsAModin 64% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Ars Nouveau's Flavors & DelightAModin 63% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Ars CreoBModin 60% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Sophisticated StorageAModin 60% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
OccultismAModin 53% of the modpacks with Ars Fauna
Loot IntegrationsAModin 53% of the modpacks with Ars FaunaLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.