Brandons Core
ModA library mod needed by several of the author's other mods.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 12 months−9 points
- Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
C at most after 12 months without a release.
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.12 months ago (20 Oct 2025). 1,268 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 53% of these points. The grade cannot go above C after 12 months without a release. 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.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge 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 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 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.18 of the 378 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (5%) 10 / 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · brandon3055/BrandonsCore 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Draconic-Inc/BrandonsCore 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.109,822,224 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10.6 years, 51 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
50.8 of the 64 points that apply = 79 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Brandon’s Core is a shared library that provides code and utilities used by Brandon’s other mods, including Draconic Evolution and Potion ID Sorter. It includes reusable base classes for blocks, items, and tile entities, a modular GUI system, and miscellaneous utilities, along with a few utility commands. The library also provides base ASM functionality for its dependent mods.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas, as a library other mods build on: 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 Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 29Details
- Creator
- brandon3055
- License
- CoFH Dont Be a Jerk License
- Downloads
- 109.8M
- Created
- 8 Jun 2015
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
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. No address written in the code is contacted by the code that runs. 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.10 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
- 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 both 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, code history and pull requests 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.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.Nothing found381 commits read
- Pull requestsThe recent pull requests, comments, topics and README of the GitHub repository.Nothing found24 pull requests read
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found19 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 found126 images read
- Icon and galleryThe metadata of the original icon and gallery images of the project.Nothing found2 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 file314 code files read
Compatibility
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15,229 modpacks include Brandons Core in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
All the Mods 10 - ATM1022.5M downloadslast version with it 15 Oct 2026
All the Mods 9 - ATM913.7M downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2025
FTB Presents SkyFactory 36.8M downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2021
All the Mods 6 - ATM66.5M downloadslast version with it 24 Jan 2024
FTB Infinity Evolved5.7M downloadslast version with it 27 Jun 2019
StoneBlock5M downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2026
Crazy Craft Updated4.5M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
FTB Presents Stoneblock 24.4M downloadslast version with it 28 Oct 2019
All the Mods 10: To the Sky ATM10SKY3.6M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Project Ozone 3 A New Way Forward3.2M downloadslast version with it 16 Jan 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Brandons Core. Share: how many of the modpacks with Brandons Core also have that mod.
Thermal FoundationCModin 70% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Thermal ExpansionCModin 67% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
BotaniaAModin 62% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Mekanism GeneratorsBModin 61% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Ender IOAModin 60% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
ChiselCModin 60% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Immersive EngineeringCModin 59% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Ender Storage 1.8.+CModin 59% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Thermal DynamicsCModin 54% of the modpacks with Brandons Core
Mekanism ToolsBModin 54% of the modpacks with Brandons CoreLatest 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.