Desert Storms
ModDangerous sandstorms sweep across deserts and make travel harder.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
4 points lost23 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2 months ago (17 Aug 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.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular 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 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 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.6 of the 51 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (12%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 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
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · reset300/Desert-Storms 7 / 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.126,237 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.15 months, 7 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
62.6 of the 68 points that apply = 92 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Desert Storms adds dangerous, multi-phase sandstorms to desert and badlands environments, including many modded arid biomes. Storms build gradually, with distant clouds, wind, sounds, and atmospheric changes warning players before a naturally triggered storm begins; they then intensify or weaken through five phases, bringing increasingly dense fog, reduced visibility, strong winds, and, in the most severe phases, lightning. The storms affect the world as well as its appearance: wind pushes players and mobs, carries dropped items, and deflects arrows and other projectiles, while animals, villagers, and some passive mobs seek shelter and hostile mobs have trouble spotting distant targets through heavy dust. Roofs, walls, and protection from the wind reduce storm effects, and deep caves remain clear of storm fog and airborne sand. Strong winds carry sticks, dry branches, leaf clumps, gravel, sandstone fragments, and tumbleweeds through the air, while the strongest storms can leave limited thin sand drifts on exposed natural terrain. Storms also bring changing, muffled or exposed-area ambience, occasional debris impacts, and lightning flashes with distance-based screen shake; players can optionally enable coordinate scrambling that makes displayed positions unreliable during a storm. A pause-menu configuration screen provides graphics presets and settings for clouds, fog, particles, debris, darkness, sound, lightning flashes, camera shake, and navigation interference, alongside server controls for storm duration, wind, mob behavior, sand accumulation, and automatic triggering. The mod supports vanilla desert and badlands variants and can recognize or be configured for modded arid biomes, with named compatibility for Biomes O' Plenty and Terralith.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas: User interfaceChanges 2 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather. and Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act..
Adds 1 block and 21 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.
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- Creator
- reset300
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 126K
- Created
- 23 Jul 2025
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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. 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
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 both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its code history 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.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found12 of 14 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 found4 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 found21 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 file109 code files read
Compatibility
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65 modpacks include Desert Storms in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
ChaosZProject - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse [VR for WIP v.3.0.0]213K downloadslast version with it 15 Sep 2025
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Prime Piece Dawn5.4K downloadslast version with it 14 Dec 2025
MC: Mythfall2.7K downloadslast version with it 30 Sep 2025
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Cave's Depths1.7K downloadslast version with it 17 Oct 2025
RETURNED!1.6K downloadslast version with it 3 Jun 2026
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Desert Storms. Share: how many of the modpacks with Desert Storms also have that mod.
Embeddium (Rubidium) ExtraCModin 89% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 60% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Serene SeasonsAModin 58% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Better DaysAModin 52% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Sinytra ConnectorAModin 52% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Immersive Weathering [FORGE]CModin 51% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 49% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Essential ModBModin 48% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
Presence Footsteps (Forge)AModin 46% of the modpacks with Desert Storms
MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod: RefurbishedAModin 46% of the modpacks with Desert StormsLatest files
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.