Fishing Made Better
ModA fishing minigame where you balance your line and reel in fish.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Minecraft 1.12.2
Why gradeE
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Maintenance
26 points lost1 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.17 months ago (4 Jun 2025) 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 16 months; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 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.15 of the 143 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (10%) 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 · TheAwesomeGem/fishing-made-better 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.13,898,507 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8.0 years, 25 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
26.6 of the 61 points that apply = 44 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Fishing Made Better turns vanilla fishing into a more involved activity built around a minigame: after a fish bites, you balance line tension against the fish’s movement while reeling it in, or risk losing the catch. The minigame’s appearance changes with the fishing location, including its biome, dimension, elevation, and liquid, and fish differ in how long they stay hooked, how quickly they escape, and how deep they swim. Fish have distinct habitats and feeding conditions, so what you can catch depends on factors such as liquid, biome, depth, light, weather, and bait; some fish may not be available in an area if conditions are unsuitable. Fish populations are tracked by chunk and can be depleted through overfishing, while a Bait Box can feed low populations and support reproduction. You can move living fish in water buckets to new locations and establish hatcheries for breeding fish with desired traits. Rod attachments can expand the liquids you can fish in, make catches easier or faster, alter fish-related outcomes, or improve the chance of finding extra treasure; a Fish Tracker provides population estimates for a chunk. Fish types and their characteristics are configurable, including habitat, rarity, population, preferred bait, and what fish yield when scaled or sliced, allowing players to define fish from other mods. The mod includes ready-made fish configuration support for vanilla fish and, when the relevant mods are installed, Aquaculture and Advanced Fishing; it also integrates with JEI to display custom recipes.
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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 to 1.12.2.
Adds:
- 5 loot tables
- 2 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
- Creators
- TheAwesomeGem, Charles445 and fonnymunkey
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 13.9M
- Created
- 11 Nov 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 to 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.2 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 to 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 both files, for Minecraft 1.12 to 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 README.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 40 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 found58 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 found2 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 file151 code files read
Compatibility
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 6 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..
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Fishing Made Better. Share: how many of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better also have that mod.
Serene SeasonsAModin 75% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 74% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
YUNG's Better CavesAModin 73% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
FoamFixCModin 72% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Spartan ShieldsCModin 72% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 71% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Spartan WeaponryCModin 70% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Dynamic TreesBModin 62% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
BountifulBModin 61% of the modpacks with Fishing Made Better
Ice and FireCModin 61% of the modpacks with Fishing Made BetterLatest 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.