BetterNether Reforged
ModAdds new biomes, plants, mobs and materials to the Nether.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.16.5
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 5 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 years ago (3 Nov 2021) 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.1.16.5 on Forge. About 5.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 4.9 years; 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.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
1 point lost14 / 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.45 of the 341 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 45 modpacks9 / 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. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.4,947,030 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.1 years, 11 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
17.9 of the 61 points that apply = 29 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
BetterNether Reforged is an unofficial Forge port of BetterNether that expands the Nether with new biomes, plants, mobs, materials, recipes, food, tools, and other items, giving players more to discover and use while exploring. Its additions include farmable materials obtainable through plant or mob farms, a volumetric biome system that supports other mods, and Nether structures such as large, rare cities. Configuration options let players adjust the presence of blocks, items, structures, and biomes, as well as plant density. The port is designed to work alongside other Nether biome mods, with named compatibility including Infernal Expansion, Cinderscapes Reforged, and Oh The Biomes You'll Go.
Written from 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 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.
Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Chunk loading and storageChanges 1 game code file in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules. and Other game codeChanges 1 game code file in this area: game code that is not in one of the areas above..
Adds:
- 489 blocksAgave Seed, Anchor Tree Bark, Anchor Tree Button, Anchor Tree Door, Anchor Tree Fence, Anchor Tree Gate, Anchor Tree Ladder, Anchor Tree Leaves and 481 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 48 itemsAgave Leaf, Agave Medicine, Cincinnasite, Cincinnasite Axe, Cincinnasite-Diamond Axe, Cincinnasite Boots, Cincinnasite Chestplate, Cincinnasite Excavator and 40 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 5 mobsFirefly, Flying Pig, Jungle Skeleton, Naga and Skull. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
- 21 biomesBone Reef, Crimson Glowing Woods, Crimson Pinewood, Gravel Desert, Magma Land, Nether Grasslands, Nether Jungle, Nether Mushroom Forest and 13 more.
- 396 recipes
- 6 loot tables
- 9 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Replaces 16 of vanilla Minecraft's loot tables and 8 models.
Details
- Creator
- someoneelsewastaken
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 4.9M
- Created
- 12 Sep 2021
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.
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. 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 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.
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 Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.16.5. 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 and sounds 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.
- 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 found774 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 found11 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 file401 code files read
Compatibility
See all 11 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that say they work with BetterNether Reforged, or that BetterNether Reforged says it works with.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 2 a month now, 8 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..
1,307 modpacks include BetterNether Reforged in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FORGE] BMC15.8M downloadslast version with it 25 Feb 2022
Mineshafts & Monsters2.1M downloadslast version with it 9 Nov 2022
Medieval MC [FORGE] MMC11.8M downloadslast version with it 9 Mar 2022
Legendary Edition1.2M downloadslast version with it 6 Jan 2025
Mechanical Mastery307K downloadslast version with it 11 May 2022
Solo Leveling: Reincarnation Awakening298K downloadslast version with it 21 Mar 2022
Project Architect197K downloadslast version with it 15 Mar 2022
Not Too Complicated 2184K downloadslast version with it 20 Aug 2023
Avalon Forge180K downloadslast version with it 2 Mar 2025
Modded Oneblock Skyblock 175K downloadslast version with it 6 Jul 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with BetterNether Reforged. Share: how many of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 77% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
YUNG's Better CavesAModin 65% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Oh The Biomes You'll GoCModin 63% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
BetterEnd (Forge)DModin 62% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Mowzie's MobsBModin 60% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Ice and FireCModin 58% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
When Dungeons AriseAModin 56% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Repurposed Structures - Neoforge/ForgeAModin 52% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Valhelsia StructuresCModin 51% of the modpacks with BetterNether Reforged
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 50% of the modpacks with BetterNether ReforgedLatest 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.