Better Melon
ModEat new melon varieties and use them as food and decoration.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−9 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6 days ago (18 Oct 2026) 12 / 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.26.3 (latest) on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 9 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
9 points lost13 / 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.3 of the 8 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (38%) See the 3 modpacks1 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not counted: it puts out releases very often, so quick fixes are normal for it 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 · litQA/better_melon 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.37,908 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.14 months, 293 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 16 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
57.5 of the 71 points that apply = 81 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Melon expands melons from a basic food into a broader set of edible, decorative, and craftable content for survival play. It adds yellow, unripe, glistering, enchanted, and ender melons, which can be eaten directly from blocks in quarter portions that visibly change the remaining block; cut melon pieces can also be carried and eaten as portable food. The variants have distinct food effects: unripe melon can cause Hunger, glistering melon restores health, enchanted melon restores health and grants beneficial effects, and ender melon grants Ender Resonance, enabling teleportation and protection from projectiles and Levitation while making the player vulnerable to water and rain. Matching melon slabs and stairs can also be eaten, or waxed with honeycomb to prevent accidental bites. Players can carve melons into decorative blocks, turn them into lanterns using light sources, redstone lamps, or copper bulbs, and craft wearable melon rinds or carved melon helmets. The Huaqiang Melon Knife cuts melons, can cause bleeding when used in combat, and has an exclusive enchantment that can produce unripe melons from ordinary ones. Melons can be brewed into drinks with variant-specific effects, including regeneration from ordinary and yellow melon drinks, Hunger from unripe melon drink, and beneficial effects from enchanted melon drink; ender melon can also be brewed into a Potion of Ender Resonance. The mod also adds pumpkin blocks, slabs, and stairs, plus placeable pizza made from a pumpkin base, melon slices, egg, and milk; crafting the recipe upside down produces Azzip, which works the same way.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 5 areas: Inventory and itemsChanges 4 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 3 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., PlayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds 77 blocks, 67 items, 8 enchantments, 102 recipes, 19 advancements, 3 loot tables and 1 key binding.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 6 of vanilla Minecraft's loot tables.
Details
- Creator
- LitQA
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 38K
- Created
- 23 Aug 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
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 NeoForge 1.20.1; Forge 1.20.1. 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.
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.28 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 16 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
- 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
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 16 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- 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 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.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 found23 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 found194 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 file355 code files read
Compatibility
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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.