Just Needed
ModMore block shapes, useful recipes, and small vanilla-style tweaks.
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How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.8 years−26 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.9 years ago (19 Dec 2023) 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.1.20.2 on Forge, 1.19.2 on Fabric. 77% of the 516 popular Forge 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.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.4 of the 47 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · JustDoom/JustNeeded 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · JustDoom/JustNeeded 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.90,911 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.6 years, 41 releases 0 / 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
37 of the 64 points that apply = 58 out of 100.
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About
Just Needed is a lightweight Vanilla+ mod that adds small, practical features while keeping close to Minecraft’s existing style. It adds stair and slab variants for wool, sand, dirt, gravel, and glowstone, along with pumpkin soup and cooked eggs. Additional recipes make items such as bells craftable and let players obtain flint from gravel or craft grass blocks, while extra furnace fuels broaden ways to smelt items. Wearing boots with Feather Falling prevents crops from being trampled, and crops also resist trampling in Creative mode; if a piglin kills a ghast, it drops a Pigstep music disc.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 47 blocks, 4 items and 94 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
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- Creators
- JustDoom and justslyfox
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 91K
- Created
- 27 Jan 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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.19 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 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.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 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 found7 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 file15 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it69 modpacks include Just Needed in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Cataclysm Zombie Apocalypse33K downloadslast version with it 3 Dec 2022
You Like Food?14K downloadslast version with it 29 Jul 2023
MC: Unknown [Forge]11K downloadslast version with it 4 Jun 2022
Chosen Pack 9.9K downloadslast version with it 7 Apr 2022
WeedieWack Next Gen Pack New Beginnings7.9K downloadslast version with it 4 Jan 2023
Ultimate Naruto5.2K downloadslast version with it 3 Jan 2025
Extra Tech1.9K downloadslast version with it 16 Aug 2021
Dinosaur's Planet1.5K downloadslast version with it 16 Jun 2020
Karlux - The End is the Beginning1.1K downloadslast version with it 1 May 2026
IMAGINATION977 downloadslast version with it 7 May 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Just Needed. Share: how many of the modpacks with Just Needed also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 51% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Macaw's TrapdoorsAModin 51% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Just Enough Professions (JEP)AModin 48% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Iron FurnacesBModin 46% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Guard VillagersAModin 45% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Cooking for BlockheadsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Elytra SlotCModin 41% of the modpacks with Just Needed
NetherPortalFixAModin 41% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Immersive EngineeringCModin 41% of the modpacks with Just Needed
Repurposed Structures - Neoforge/ForgeAModin 39% of the modpacks with Just NeededLatest 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.