Caves & Creatures
ModExplore new cave biomes filled with creatures you can tame.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- No release in 5 months−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
3 points lost24 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 months ago (28 May 2026) 9 / 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.1.21.8 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 10 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 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.1 of the 16 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%) 10 / 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
10 points lost0 / 10Source 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.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.27,468 3 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.23 months, 80 releases 6 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 6 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
55.4 of the 71 points that apply = 78 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Caves & Creatures expands cave exploration with three themed biomes built around distinctive environments, collectible plants, and creatures that players can tame as pets. The Ancient Lush Caves combine blue water, sandy lakes, mud ponds, and dangerous tar pits with hybrids such as Frogbats, Spider Snakes, Jaucans, and the marine reptiles Liopleurodon and Ophthalmosaurus; Spider Snakes can inflict paralytic venom. The Deserted Depths is a candy-themed cave with colorful sugar sand that stays in place rather than falling like concrete powder, and creatures including Sweet Sabers, Candy Corn Mice, Ice Cream Crabs, Sugar Skull Snails, and Popturtles. Its edible finds are interactive: players can harvest ice cream from stalks with a bowl, add sprinkles to make sprinkled ice cream, and pick cherries and lollipops from bushes. The dark Luminous Caves feature bioluminescent sand that lights beneath players’ feet, functional plants, and creatures such as Lumanta Rays, Moonlit Frogbats, Click Beetles, and Glowfish. Across the biomes, the ancient axolotl-like Salotls are a major collecting feature, with many varieties, including luminous, winged, floral, skeletal, and dessert-themed designs; they can be carried in buckets and have different taming foods depending on their type. Most tameable creatures can be instructed to sit, wander, or stay using a stick, while select animals can also be saddled for riding. A new villager, the Collector, offers rare items through trades.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created..
Adds 340 blocks, 678 items, 308 entities, 3 biomes, 15 structures, 114 recipes, 10 loot tables and 10 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
- Creator
- gavmods
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 27K
- Created
- 20 Nov 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
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 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.6 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. All 6 are 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 6 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 and sounds 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.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found11 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 found1,257 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 found26 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 file2,299 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.