BuildCraft Builders
ModBuild structures from your own plans using resources you gather.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
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All 11 criteria
Maintenance
26 points lost1 / 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 (2 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 18 months; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 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 1 / 6Stability
7 points lost8 / 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.116 of the 361 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (32%) See the 116 modpacks3 / 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 · BuildCraft/BuildCraft 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · BuildCraft/BuildCraft 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.7,418,723 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11.4 years, 140 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 6 latest files. See Security
23.1 of the 64 points that apply = 36 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
BuildCraft Builders adds machines for reshaping the landscape and constructing or copying structures using resources gathered in the world. Its Quarry and Filler support mining and landscape work, while the Builder constructs structures from schematics that players create with the Architect Table. The Blueprint Library and Electronic Library let players store, import, export, and share schematics, including sharing them online.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
Adds 4 recipes and 7 advancements.
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
- License
- Depends on version
- Downloads
- 7.4M
- Created
- 6 Jun 2015
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Uses folders outside the game
- It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Only in its files for Forge 1.7.10 to 1.8.9; 1.8.9.
- Starts other programs
- It can start another program on your computer, for example to open a link in your browser. Only in its files for Forge 1.7.10 to 1.8.9; 1.8.9.
- 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 Forge 1.7.10 to 1.8.9; 1.8.9.
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.6 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
- 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.
- Uses folders outside the gameUses Downloads.
- Starts other programsPurpose not known.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, 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 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
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 6 files, for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2. 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 and code history 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 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 found22 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 found176 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 file176 code files read
Compatibility
See all 140 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 2 a month now, 5 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..
529 modpacks include BuildCraft Builders in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
SevTech: Ages7.2M downloadslast version with it 17 Dec 2021
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Avaritia Adventures Remake178K downloadslast version with it 7 Mar 2021
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The Nuclear Wasteland115K downloadslast version with it 27 Feb 2022
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2023
City Life 248K downloadslast version with it 15 Aug 2018
MUNDO L3TCRAFT26K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2015
MagiTekkit26K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2017Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with BuildCraft Builders. Share: how many of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders also have that mod.
BuildCraft CoreEModin 99% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
BuildCraft TransportEModin 88% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
BuildCraft FactoryEModin 88% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
Thermal FoundationCModin 79% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
Thermal ExpansionCModin 76% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
BuildCraft RoboticsEModin 75% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
ChiselCModin 75% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
Thermal DynamicsCModin 72% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
BuildCraft SiliconEModin 71% of the modpacks with BuildCraft Builders
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 71% of the modpacks with BuildCraft BuildersLatest 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.