Glowroot Caves
ModA cave-biome mod based on glow squids with new mobs, structures, and mechanics.
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How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 10 months−11 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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Maintenance
10 points lost17 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.10 months ago (25 Dec 2025). 28 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 43% of these points. 5 / 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.1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. 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 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6Stability
2 points lost13 / 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.13 of the 84 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (15%) See the 13 modpacks8 / 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 lost3 / 10Source 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.GitHub issues · pexulsreal/glowrootissues 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.152,237 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.7 years, 17 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
39.8 of the 64 points that apply = 62 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Glowroot adds a glowing underground biome inspired by the glow squid, expanding the creature’s lore with an explorable cave environment and traces of an ancient civilization’s experiments with light and underground energy. The Glowroot Caves generate in the Overworld, often beneath ordinary biomes or oceans, with vivid Glowroot Stone, luminous Glowrooted Stone, hanging Glowroot Vines, flowers, grasses, mushrooms, scattered pools, and naturally occurring Chrysoprase crystals. The caves are inhabited by four distinctive mobs: tameable, rideable Glowroot Golems that can mine blocks when fitted with a drill; hostile Glowroot Zombies that dazzle players and explode when killed; flying Glowroot Quadcopters that attack with Glowbangs; and Glowroot Hermits that snare players with their claws. Glowroot’s crafting and progression center on Chrysoprase, a light-derived crystal obtained from cave deposits or generated by feeding cave flora into a Glowroot Node, which converts accumulated node-power into crystals and experience. Players can use forging and smelting to refine impure materials and make specialized mining and exploration equipment, including helmets, flashlights, cannons, a jetpack, and prisms. Chrysoprase Dust also activates Glowroot Runes and can power or enhance other creations, while the Glowroot Machine provides a route into forging. Dazzling, inspired by the glow squid’s proposed hypnotic effect, overlays the player’s view in aquamarine and can temporarily disable other mobs’ AI; its visual intensity can be adjusted with a game rule. The biome also has its own eerie ambient sounds, contrasting with its bright glowing flora.
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In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 168 blocks, 47 items, 6 mobs, 1 other entity, 1 biome, 1 enchantment, 174 recipes, 15 advancements, 1 loot table, 25 sounds and 1 key binding.
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
- pexuls
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 152K
- Created
- 17 Feb 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
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- 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, for a recent version. 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
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- 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
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AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
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We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
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- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found15 of 37 changelogs read
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- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 42 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 file1,162 code files read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Glowroot Caves to work.
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 9 a month now, 5 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..
107 modpacks include Glowroot Caves in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 6 Jul 2025
Safra [Forge]64K downloadslast version with it 16 May 2026
ArcanumLand16K downloadslast version with it 8 Sep 2026
Caves and Dungeons10K downloadslast version with it 6 Feb 2025
MCreative SMP8.6K downloadslast version with it 1 Feb 2026
Nuclear Winter8.1K downloadslast version with it 18 Apr 2026
The True Horror - Real Horror Experience7.2K downloadslast version with it 15 Aug 2026
Crafted Madness: Modern Era5.9K downloadslast version with it 16 Nov 2025
The Lost Underground5.3K downloadslast version with it 26 Jan 2025
Sci-Fantasy MC2.8K downloadslast version with it 16 Mar 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Glowroot Caves. Share: how many of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves also have that mod.
Alex's CavesCModin 66% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
BlueprintAModin 65% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 61% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 55% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
AmendmentsAModin 54% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 51% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 50% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 50% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
Deeper and DarkerAModin 48% of the modpacks with Glowroot Caves
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 48% of the modpacks with Glowroot CavesLatest 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.