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    Mechanical Tech

    Mod

    Wind, water and muscle! Primitive vanilla-esque technology without electricity or magic.

    E44/ 100
    • OverviewE
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.16.5
    • ModpacksIn 31
    • ReleasesLatest Feb 2021

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    mechanicaltech-0.3.0+1.16.jar Beta

    Released 13 Feb 2021 · 574.9 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade E

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed
    • Stable releases
    • Public source code and issue tracker

    Points lost

    • No release in 5.7 years−26 points
    • No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
    • Under 5 million downloads−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      27 points lost0 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5.7 years ago (13 Feb 2021) 0 / 12
      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.1.16.5 on Fabric. About 5.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 5.7 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9
      Regular 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 / 6

    • Stability

      Full points15 / 15
      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.2 of the 24 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (8%) 10 / 10
      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.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      Full points10 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Eng1N33R/MechanicalTech 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Eng1N33R/MechanicalTech 3 / 3

    • Popularity

      1 point lost3 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.188,708 3 / 4

    • Track record

      8 points lost0 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.9 years, 3 releases 0 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
    Total44 / 100

    28.2 of the 64 points that apply = 44 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

    • Grinder
    • Battery
    • Waterwheel
    • Windmill

    About

    Mechanical Tech adds simple, vanilla-style machinery powered by mechanical force rather than electricity or magic, using hand-cranks, waterwheels, and elevated windmill sails. Its Grinder processes iron and gold ore into grit that can be smelted into ingots, while the Sawmill turns logs into planks, planks into slabs, and slabs into sticks more efficiently than crafting. The Mill processes wheat into flour, potatoes or beets into starch, and sugar cane into sugar; flour can be baked into bread, and starch can be used to make slimeballs with water. Power travels between machines through Spindles, with angled and cross connectors routing it around obstacles or through shared spaces. For steadier power, multiblock gravity batteries store mechanical energy and release it at a rate determined by their height; their base can also combine two inputs into one output.

    Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it

    In-game changes

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.

    Does not change the game's code directly.

    Adds 15 blocks, 5 items and 47 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

    See all 30
    Mod MenuABetterEndBMo' Structures (NeoForge/Fabric)COriginsAYUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric)A

    Details

    Creator
    Eng1N33R
    License
    MIT License
    Downloads
    189K
    Created
    3 Dec 2020
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Issues , Wiki

    Security

    No harmful code found

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.

    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 · Both latest files checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • 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
    • 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

    It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.16.5.

    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 · Both files read
    • 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 1.16.4 to 1.16.5. 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 · 5 places read
    • 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
      2 of 6 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 found
      31 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 file
      195 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 3 files
    Fabric
    1.161.191.2126.1

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.
    LibGuiE
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.No file yet for any of the last 6 Minecraft versions.

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    31 modpacks include Mechanical Tech in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Craft to Exile [Harmony]329K downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2021Euphoric Curiosity162K downloadslast version with it 5 Mar 2021Sky FABRICation68K downloadslast version with it 2 Mar 2022EMC Modpack 58.2K downloadslast version with it 14 Mar 2022Originations6K downloadslast version with it 10 Apr 2022Omen Origins5.4K downloadslast version with it 30 Aug 2021Origincraft: Reborn3.1K downloadslast version with it 8 Jun 2021Discovery v3 (Fabric)2.5K downloadslast version with it 16 Jan 2021The Exile Project Origins2.4K downloadslast version with it 31 Mar 2022InfiniX: Reborn2.3K downloadslast version with it 2 May 2021
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    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Mechanical Tech. Share: how many of the modpacks with Mechanical Tech also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    Mod MenuAModin 94% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechBetterEndBModin 84% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechMo' Structures (NeoForge/Fabric)CModin 81% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechOriginsAModin 81% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechYUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric)AModin 71% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechOrigins: ClassesCModin 68% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechJumploader-Modin 65% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechYUNG's Better Caves (Fabric)AModin 65% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechOh The Biomes You'll Go RefabricatedDModin 65% of the modpacks with Mechanical TechPhosphor-Modin 65% of the modpacks with Mechanical Tech
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Latest 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.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    Older Minecraft versions
    1.16.4 to 1.16.5·Fabric0.3.0-1.160.3.0-1.16 · mechanicaltech-0.3.0+1.16.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.16.4·Fabric0.2.00.2.0 · mechanicaltech-0.2.0+1.16.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    3 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.16.4 to 1.16.51.16.4 to 1.16.5The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Fabric0.3.0-1.160.3.0-1.16 · mechanicaltech-0.3.0+1.16.jarBeta·13 Feb 2021PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 574.9 KB
    1.16.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Fabric0.2.00.2.0 · mechanicaltech-0.2.0+1.16.4.jar (first file)·11 Dec 2020PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 534.3 KB
    1.16.4·Fabric0.1.00.1.0 · mechanicaltech-0.1.0+1.16.4.jarBeta·3 Dec 2020PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 533.5 KB