Familiar Fauna
ModNew creatures to enhance atmosphere and exploration.
Why no grade
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- The project page: FAMILIAR FAUNA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS OF 6/16/2019 AND WILL NO LONGER BE RECEIVING UPDATES. DO NOT CONTACT US ABOUT THE MOD, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE IGNORED!
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7.9 years ago (6 Dec 2018). 55 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 52% of these points.Supports 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.Newest supported: 1.12.2. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 monthsStability
Removed 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.42 of the 330 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%)Quick 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.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Glitchfiend/FamiliarFaunaPlace 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
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.26,859,655Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8.6 years, 12 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security
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About
Familiar Fauna adds wildlife to make exploration feel more atmospheric, with passive deer and turkeys alongside ambient butterflies, dragonflies, pixies, and snails. Deer and turkeys appear in temperate and colder forests, while the flying insects and pixies add color and movement to lush, wet, or magical biomes; snails crawl through swampy areas. The animals have distinct behaviors: deer flee from nearby players and can be bred with apples, while turkeys can be bred with seeds, pumpkin, or melon by pairing opposite sexes. Mature deer and turkeys provide venison and turkey legs, and their presence can replace cow or chicken spawns in the biomes where they occur. Players can catch butterflies, dragonflies, and pixies with a bug net when carrying an empty bug habitat, then release them from the habitat; named insects retain their names when caught and released. Biomes O' Plenty has native support, so the mod's creatures spawn naturally in suitable biomes from that mod, including seasonal forests, bayous, wetlands, and coniferous forests.
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 11 items, 2 recipes, 6 loot tables and 8 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
- Forstride
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 26.9M
- Created
- 2 Mar 2018
- 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history 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.
- 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 found2 of 24 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 found41 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 found8 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 file68 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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1,997 modpacks include Familiar Fauna in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
RLCraft30.4M downloadslast version with it 27 Jun 2023
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RLCraft Dregora2.1M downloadslast version with it 2 Dec 2025
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Winter Zombies by Forge Labs1.3M downloadslast version with it 27 Feb 2021
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Magiculture 2322K downloadslast version with it 12 Aug 2026
Parasites 100 Days294K downloadslast version with it 17 Feb 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Familiar Fauna. Share: how many of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna also have that mod.
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 66% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 64% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
ChiselCModin 62% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
BetterFpsCModin 61% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 57% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
FoamFixCModin 57% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
BiblioCraftDModin 51% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
Roguelike DungeonsAModin 47% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
Serene SeasonsAModin 47% of the modpacks with Familiar Fauna
SwingThroughGrassCModin 46% of the modpacks with Familiar FaunaLatest 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.