Infested: Swarms and Spiders
ModNew insects and changes to spiders and silverfish.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 6 months−7 points
- Releases in only 5 of the last 24 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
6 points lost21 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6 months ago (22 Apr 2026) 8 / 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. 65% of the 993 popular NeoForge 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 5 of the last 24 months 4 / 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.2 of the 9 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (22%) 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · TrashElemental/Infested 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · TrashElemental/Infested 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.24,241 3 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.4 years, 28 releases 5 / 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
60.5 of the 71 points that apply = 85 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Infested: Swarms and Spiders expands Minecraft’s spiders and silverfish with new insect and arthropod mobs, pets, minions, equipment, enchantments, and related crafting and brewing. Forest mantises and cherry-grove Orchid Mantises stalk arthropods with an invisible Ambush that stuns prey, while Nether grubs infect Zombified Piglins and mature into Crimson Beetles. Breaking grasses, deepslate ores, End stone, or Netherrack can uncover fleeing Loot Beetles that drop crops and seeds, raw ores and gemstones, a Shulker Shell, or Netherite Scrap, respectively; their spawn rate is configurable. Spider eggs create persistent allies that can inflict brewed potion effects, have dye-customized eyes, and wear Spider Armor, while bee and silverfish eggs call temporary fighting minions; the Brilliant Beetle is a tameable jungle mount that climbs walls and glides down. Craftable armor trims unlock Chitin, Spider, and Bee armor and themed weapons, with effects such as Ambush attacks, night vision and temporary cobweb traps, or improved jumping and slow falling; Chitin also supports Resistance potion brewing. Reusable Swarm Cells for bees, silverfish, and spiders summon minions that stay until defeated or dismissed, and can be set to replenish them gradually while carried. Brewing spider eggs produces elemental spider variants with abilities such as igniting enemies or turning foes against one another, with further brewing offering explosive, landmine-like, or longer-lasting forms. Four enchantments add defensive or kill-triggered minions, cobweb-based slowing strikes, and an experience-cost option for summoning through Swarm Cells. The mod also adds redstone Spinneret and trap blocks that spread temporary cobwebs or release hostile silverfish and spiders.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 13 blocksChiseled Chitin Bricks, Block of Chitin, Chitin Brick Slab, Chitin Brick Stairs, Chitin Brick Wall, Chitin Bricks, Chitin Slab, Chitin Stairs and 5 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 54 itemsAncient Debreetle Spawn Egg, Bee Boots, Bee Suit, Bee Eggs, Bee Antenna, Bee Leggings, Bee Template, Brilliant Beetle Spawn Egg and 46 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 8 mobsAncient Debreetle, Brilliant Beetle, Chorus Beetle, Crimson Beetle, Grub, Harvest Beetle, Jewel Beetle and Mantis. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
- 4 enchantmentsConjured Swarm, Ensnaring Strike, Infested and Parasitoid.
- 45 recipes
- 11 advancements
- 8 loot tables
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
- Creator
- tonyandthetrashelementals
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 24K
- Created
- 12 Jun 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord
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.
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.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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
- 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
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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and 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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- 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 found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found113 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 file171 code files read
Compatibility
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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.