Better Animals Plus
ModAdds new animals and useful items to your world.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3.8 years−14 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.8 years ago (8 Jan 2023). 108 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 60% of these points. 7 / 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.1.19.2 on Forge, Fabric and Quilt. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.19.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 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.58 of the 327 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (18%) See the 58 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 · itsmeow/betteranimalsplus 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.28,731,624 4 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8.1 years, 102 releases 5 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 17 latest files. See Security
44.4 of the 61 points that apply = 73 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Animals Plus expands Minecraft’s wildlife with more than 35 creatures, adding passive animals, hostile mobs and a miniboss alongside related items, food, blocks and armor. Its animals inhabit varied environments: deer and squirrels live in forests, horseshoe crabs appear on beaches and in oceans, reindeer roam cold biomes, and tarantulas and coyotes inhabit warmer regions such as deserts and jungles. Their behaviors range from deer fleeing larger mobs and squirrels scrambling up trees to badgers throwing dirt when attacked and boars hunting smaller creatures. Some creatures also offer unusual interactions: lammergeiers drop skeletons to break their bones and can be tamed with bones, while fish can be used to befriend octopuses, which then assist as allies. Other wildlife brings danger or variety to aquatic encounters, including jellyfish that inflict poison and blindness, predatory giant and colossal squids, and piranhas that attack weakened targets; flying fish leap and glide above warm seas. The mod works on its own and supports both Forge and Fabric; its spawn settings can also be adjusted to control whether creatures appear and which biomes they inhabit.
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 1.12 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 7 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 3 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Rendering and graphicsChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., PlayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay. and Game data and resourcesChanges 1 game code file in this area: recipes, tags, advancements, language files and other game data..
Adds 11 blocks, 52 items, 35 mobs, 2 other entities, 46 recipes, 24 advancements, 32 loot tables and 4 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.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creators
- cybercat5555 and itsmeowdev
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 28.7M
- Created
- 24 Sep 2018
- 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 1.12 to 1.19.2.
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. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.5 to 1.19.2; Forge 1.14.4 to 1.19.2; 1.13 to 1.13.2.
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.17 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.The internet, folders outside the game, 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 1.12 to 1.19.2.
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 17 files, for Minecraft 1.12 to 1.19.2. 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, sounds and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs 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.Nothing found
- 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 found264 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 found7 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 file588 code files read
Compatibility
See all 102 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that say they work with Better Animals Plus, or that Better Animals Plus says it works with.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 23 a month now, 44 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..
7,648 modpacks include Better Animals Plus in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Mustard Virus by Forge Labs4.7M downloadslast version with it 23 Mar 2021
Crazy Craft Updated4.5M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 6 Jun 2022
Mineshafts & Monsters2.1M downloadslast version with it 9 Nov 2022
Parasites by Forge Labs1.9M downloadslast version with it 19 Apr 2021
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon-Slayer) ModPack1.9M downloadslast version with it 15 Jun 2024
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2023
Winter Zombies by Forge Labs1.3M downloadslast version with it 27 Feb 2021
Rebirth of the Night (RotN)1.3M downloadslast version with it 2 Feb 2026
HR: New Beginnings1.2M downloadslast version with it 15 Feb 2021Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Better Animals Plus. Share: how many of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus also have that mod.
Immersive EngineeringCModin 36% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Ice and FireCModin 35% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Macaw's RoofsAModin 35% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
SwingThroughGrassCModin 33% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
BotaniaAModin 33% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 32% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Serene SeasonsAModin 32% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Thermal FoundationCModin 32% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
BlueprintAModin 31% of the modpacks with Better Animals Plus
Macaw's FurnitureBModin 31% of the modpacks with Better Animals PlusLatest files
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.