Emerging Technology
ModHydroponics, plastics, synthetic meat & more.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 6.3 years−26 points
- Newest file is for 1.12.2, older than the versions mods are made for now−9 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.6.3 years ago (6 Jul 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 6.3 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.6 of the 56 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
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · MoonManModding/EmergingTechnology 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.149,218 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.8 years, 24 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security
24.9 of the 61 points that apply = 41 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Emerging Technology is a technical mod that introduces simplified, real-world-inspired ideas from agriculture, renewable energy, materials science, and biology. Its hydroponics system grows crops on water-fed Grow Beds, with growth improved by media such as sand, dirt, gravel, and clay, powered Grow Lights with crop-boosting bulbs, and Harvesters that gather and replant crops. CO2 Scrubbers capture carbon dioxide for use by Diffusers that boost nearby plants, while Nutrient Injectors turn water and fertilizer into growth-promoting Nutrient Fluid. For materials production, Shredders break down crops and plastic items, Processors turn the resulting materials into products such as bioplastic, and Fabricators automate the production of plastic components. Other biological and food systems include Algae Bioreactors that produce biomass or food, Tissue Bioreactors and Scaffolders that grow animal tissue into synthetic meat, and an Aquaponic Tank that uses fish to produce Nutrient Fluid. The mod also adds renewable energy and utility blocks, including solar panels and glass, wind and tidal generators, piezoelectric tiles, batteries, a solar cooker, and a Waste Collector for recovering and recycling ocean plastic. Machines are configurable, and custom fluids, growth media, bulbs, and tissue products can be added; the mod also supports integration with a range of other mods, including OpenComputers.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
Adds 57 recipes.
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
- moonmanmodding
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 149K
- Created
- 2 Dec 2019
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
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.1 latest file. It is not for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about it. 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.
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 its one file, for Minecraft 1.12.2. 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 and images 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 found2 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 found160 images 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 file568 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it65 modpacks include Emerging Technology in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Underdog74K downloadslast version with it 18 Jan 2026
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Unyielding11K downloadslast version with it 26 Apr 2024
MechanicCraft6.8K downloadslast version with it 24 Jan 2021
Herodotus5.2K downloadslast version with it 13 Jun 2022
Industrial Evolution3.5K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2020Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Emerging Technology. Share: how many of the modpacks with Emerging Technology also have that mod.
ChiselCModin 83% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
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BetterFpsCModin 72% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
CoFH WorldDModin 71% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 69% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
FoamFixCModin 68% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
Immersive EngineeringCModin 68% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
Cooking for BlockheadsAModin 66% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
Thermal FoundationCModin 65% of the modpacks with Emerging Technology
BiblioCraftDModin 62% of the modpacks with Emerging TechnologyLatest 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.