Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
ModAn addon for Unusual Prehistory, adding new creatures and plants.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.6
Why no grade
How grades workFinished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.
- The project page: THIS MOD HAS NOW BEEN OFFICIALLY DISCONTINUED AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY MORE UPDATES IN ITS CURRENT FORM AS AN ADDON.
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.21 months ago (16 Jan 2025)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.1.20.6 on NeoForge and Forge. 15% of the 993 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 2 of 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.9 of the 96 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%)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.1 known conflict, and it counts in the grade See the known conflictTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · VoidArkana/MarvelousMenageriePlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · VoidArkana/MarvelousMenageriePopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.232,854Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.4 years, 13 releasesSecurity
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
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About
Marvelous Menagerie is a discontinued add-on for Unusual Prehistory that expands the mod with prehistoric creatures, decorative life, plants, and related items. Their behaviors give the collection a range of uses: Ophthalmosaurus is a fast underwater mount, Josephoartigasia pacifies nearby mobs, Anomalocaris is a predator, Arandaspis schools with its kind, and Elephant Birds can travel in caravans and carry chests and carpets. The fossil-inspired additions also include the placeable, glowing aquatic decor Dickinsonia and Charnia, plus the towering Prototaxites mushroom and Sigillaria tree, with new woodsets and other plant additions. The creatures provide foods, tools, and other materials, while some offer distinct interactions, such as Dodos eating or destroying melon crops and Pikaia reviving dead coral. Naming certain animals unlocks alternate appearances, including a metropolitan-inspired Thylacine, a special Dodo skin, pride-flag-colored Trilobites, and a Pikachu-colored Pikaia.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: Rendering and graphicsChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen..
Adds:
- 71 blocksAnomalocaris Egg, Arandaspis Egg, Charnia, Cooksonia, Dickinsonia, Dodo Egg, Elephant Bird Egg, Hallucigenia Egg and 63 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 60 itemsBucket of Anomalocaris, Anomalocaris DNA Flask, Anomalocaris Eye Lens, Anomalocaris Sclerite, Anomalocaris Spawn Egg, Anomalous Goggles, Bucket of Arandaspis, Arandaspis DNA Flask and 52 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 11 mobsAnomalocaris, Arandaspis, Dodo, Elephant Bird, Josephoartigasia, Ophthalmosaurus, Pikaia, Sacabambaspis and 3 more. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
- 2 enchantmentsCambrian Vision and Infernal Vision.
- 86 recipes
- 24 advancements
- 2 loot tables
- 38 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's advancements.
Details
- Creators
- VoidArkana and Idominous_rex
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 233K
- Created
- 5 Jun 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , 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. 1 file in your config folder.
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 texts, files, images and sounds 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 found8 of 26 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 found445 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 found40 of 96 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 file210 code files read
Compatibility
See all 13 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED): their authors or the author of Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED), so you only need one.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 10 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..
112 modpacks include Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Menagerie - a zoo modpack140K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2025
Delta's Just Give Me Features11K downloadslast version with it 23 Feb 2025
Exultant Conquest6.5K downloadslast version with it 3 Aug 2024
Craftartaro6.2K downloadslast version with it 13 Jun 2026
Portals & Mortals6K downloadslast version with it 26 Sep 2026
Moonlight Tides3.4K downloadslast version with it 2 Apr 2025
Unicorn RL Craft3.2K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
The fapdos Update3K downloadslast version with it 22 Jul 2026
Wild Land3K downloadslast version with it 7 Feb 2026
Create & Destroy3K downloadslast version with it 13 Jul 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED). Share: how many of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) also have that mod.
Unusual PrehistoryCModin 100% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
Alex's CavesCModin 75% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
BlueprintAModin 75% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
AmendmentsAModin 63% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
Alex's DelightBModin 59% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 59% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 58% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 57% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
Structure EssentialsAModin 56% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
YUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 56% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)Latest 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.