Desert Behemoths: Sandworms!
ModAdds massive Dune-like sandworms to make deserts a bit more exciting.
- Security
- Partly checked
- Privacy
- None found (1/2)
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.6
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.2 years−18 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
13 points lost14 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.2 years ago (6 Aug 2024). 27 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 42% of these points. 5 / 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.1.20.6 on NeoForge and Forge. 15% of the 993 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 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.33 of the 159 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (21%) See the 33 modpacks7 / 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · frozenhamburgers/desert-behemoths-sandworms 7 / 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.972,235 4 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.3 years, 5 releases 3 / 8Security
Partly checkedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the parts we could check. 1 latest file for recent Minecraft versions is waiting to be checked (1.20.1 Forge and 1.20.1 NeoForge). See Security
39.5 of the 64 points that apply = 62 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Desert Behemoths: Sandworms! adds giant, Dune-inspired sandworms that make crossing Minecraft deserts dangerous: sprinting or jumping rhythmically can draw a worm, which pursues you until you leave the desert. You can craft a thumper from a piston and a redstone repeater to summon a worm; it destroys the thumper before turning its attention to you. Players can drive a worm away by attacking its head with explosives, earning a sandworm tooth that works like glowstone dust to strengthen potions, including potions already enhanced with redstone or glowstone, and enables long-lasting Level 2 or short-lived Level 3 brews.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 1 blockThumper. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 1 itemSandworm Tooth. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 1 recipe
- 6 advancements
- 8 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- jellycarbonara0
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later
- Downloads
- 972K
- Created
- 18 Jul 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found in the parts we could check
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
One of its files for recent versions is not checked yet.
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. 1 file in your config folder.
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. Both 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. 1 of them is not checked yet. 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.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 1 of its 2 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 1 of 2 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 so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images, sounds and code history 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.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 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 found45 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 found19 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 file55 code files read
Compatibility
See all 5 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 7 a month now, 15 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..
213 modpacks include Desert Behemoths: Sandworms! in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
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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.