Beastly Beacons
ModBeacons offer useful new effects and vary by the materials you use.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 19 months−20 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
16 points lost11 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.19 months ago (5 Apr 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.1.21.1 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 2 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
5 points lost10 / 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.16 of the 64 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (25%) See the 16 modpacks5 / 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
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 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.88,326 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.8 years, 8 releases 0 / 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
23.5 of the 61 points that apply = 39 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Beastly Beacons reworks Minecraft’s beacon system to make its costly pyramids more customizable and useful, particularly for multiplayer defense. It offers 15 selectable abilities across three pyramid layers, including Speed, Resistance, Strength, Haste, Regeneration, enemy debuffs, expanded effect radius, and spirit defenders. Pyramid materials determine beacon capacity, with rarer blocks such as diamond and Netherite supporting more abilities, while each completed layer unlocks a tier of stronger options. Beacons consume stored experience to power their abilities, and energy use rises with ability strength and the number of entities affected, so a crowded area or broad hostile-targeting effects can drain them faster. Players can lock a beacon with matching named Sigils: allies carrying the right Sigil receive its positive effects, while other players are treated as intruders and can be afflicted by negative effects or attacked by Sentinels and Wards. Locked beacons can also create a protective forcefield, strengthened by Crying Obsidian in the pyramid, and activated Sigils warn holders when intruding players are nearby. The system adds distinctive lighting and sound that vary with a beacon’s power and selected abilities, alongside new models and animations for its summoned spirits.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 18 blocks, 9 items, 1 mob, 2 projectiles, 12 other entities, 1 recipe and 20 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's recipes.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- Mindthemoods
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 88K
- Created
- 13 Jan 2023
- Official page
- CurseForge
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.4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
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.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found4 of 16 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 found83 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 found32 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 file531 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it74 modpacks include Beastly Beacons in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 30 Oct 2025
Mystic's Monstrosity - Greedy Edition30K downloadslast version with it 4 May 2026
Celestia SMP - The ModPack21K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2024
Enchanted Genesis 20K downloadslast version with it 19 Feb 2024
Magic Adventure & Dungeons10K downloadslast version with it 10 Sep 2024
Penumbralcraft8.9K downloadslast version with it 12 Jan 2024
Clan grug new age5.7K downloadslast version with it 4 Jul 2025
Crafted Explorers! Cobblemon4.5K downloadslast version with it 9 Feb 2026
The Crafty Kettle4.4K downloadslast version with it 29 Dec 2023
Satisfactory3.8K downloadslast version with it 18 Dec 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Beastly Beacons. Share: how many of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons also have that mod.
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 65% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
AttributeFixAModin 64% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
ConnectivityAModin 59% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
Server Performance - Smooth Chunk SaveAModin 57% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 57% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
sparkAModin 55% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
BlueprintAModin 54% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 54% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
Iron's Spells 'n SpellbooksAModin 53% of the modpacks with Beastly Beacons
Create: Enchantment IndustryAModin 53% of the modpacks with Beastly BeaconsLatest 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.