Cube Animals
ModNew animals bring more wildlife to land and water.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- First release only 5 months ago−5 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.Today (24 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 on Fabric and NeoForge (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
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.None of the 12 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.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. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.41,096 3 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5 months, 47 releases 3 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 15 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
42.2 of the 55 points that apply = 77 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Cube Animals expands Minecraft’s wildlife with 27 species spanning mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish, designed in a vanilla-friendly visual style for different climates and biomes. Its animals include antelope, barn owls, black bears, capuchin monkeys, chameleons, crocodiles, eagles, elephants, fennecs, Komodo dragons, moose, piranhas, rattlesnakes, sharks, snow leopards, tigers, toucans, and walruses. Creatures have passive, neutral, or aggressive behavior: some remain friendly, some retaliate when provoked, and others hunt players; examples include panicking antelope, rattlesnakes that rattle to scare you, and barn owls that can scare players. More than a third of the animals can be tamed, with distinctive abilities such as powerful charges, external inventories, and providing enchanting books. The Sleep Arrow temporarily neutralizes certain mobs, while the Animal Transporter lets players carry tamed or sleeping animals; both can be obtained from the Hunter, and the arrow can also be crafted with poisons from the animals. The mod also adds a camouflage enchantment that makes armor and equipment invisible to others, along with more than 65 items including food and weapons. A Zoological Guide explains the animals, items, and Hunter, and can be received at the start of the game, found in some structures, or bought from the Hunter. Animal spawns can be adjusted through the mod’s configuration file, and the mod is compatible with Biomes O’ Plenty.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 7 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 2 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls..
Adds 5 blocks, 66 items, 25 mobs, 1 other entity, 1 biome, 1 enchantment, 31 recipes and 30 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.
Details
- Creator
- CubeDirection
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 41K
- Created
- 22 May 2026
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files without running them.
What it can do on your computer
- 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 Fabric 1.21.1 to 26.3.
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.16 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 15 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 in 14 of 15 files, 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, in the 14 of its 15 files we read
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 14 of 15 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
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.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 found38 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 found245 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 found30 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 file357 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.