Desert Expansion
ModNew plants, animals, and places to discover in desert biomes.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 6.1 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6.1 years ago (1 Sep 2020) 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.1.15.2 on Forge. About 6.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 6.1 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 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
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.2 of the 19 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (11%) 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
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.28,336 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.5 years, 3 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files. See Security
17.7 of the 61 points that apply = 29 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Desert Expansion enriches Minecraft’s Desert and Desert Hills while keeping a vanilla-style feel, adding plants, wildlife, food, and structures to make these biomes more varied to explore. Desert Grass and a smaller cactus variant add ground cover, while desert trees provide shade for Ostriches and oasis trees bear coconuts that can be cracked open and eaten. Wildlife includes aggressive Rattlesnakes and Scorpions, wandering Camels, Ostriches, Desert Tortoises, and rare Golden Eagles; the eagles drop Shiny Golden Keys used to open pyramid sarcophagi. Rare sandstone Pyramids contain Jackal Guardian spawners, loot pots, and a tomb with a Pharaoh boss awakened by unlocking its Sarcophagus with a Golden Eagle’s key. Other discoveries include rare water-filled Desert Oases surrounded by trees and populated by tortoises, large fossil skeletons scattered across the desert, and Desert Farms in Desert Hills with a Farmer Villager, crops, and stabled cows. Desert Farms can offer a place to rest or trade, while their crops may sometimes be broken or already harvested.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.15.2.
Adds 6 blocks, 14 items, 9 mobs, 10 recipes, 7 advancements and 18 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
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- Creator
- thebluecrusader
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 28K
- Created
- 29 Apr 2020
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.15.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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.3 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
- 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
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.15.2.
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 3 files, for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.15.2. 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 found2 of 6 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 found61 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 found18 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 file93 code files read
Compatibility
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YUNG's Better CavesAModin 61% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
BetterFpsCModin 61% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Mowzie's MobsBModin 61% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 57% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Ice and FireCModin 57% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Roguelike DungeonsAModin 52% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
ChiselCModin 52% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Mystical WorldDModin 48% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
Tinkers' Tool LevelingDModin 48% of the modpacks with Desert Expansion
NetherExAModin 43% of the modpacks with Desert ExpansionLatest 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.