Natural Fauna Mod: a ZAWA addon
ModAdds many new animals, from cheetahs and camels to birds and frogs.
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- Minecraft versions
- Minecraft 1.12.2
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6.6 years ago (21 Mar 2020)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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.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 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.23 of the 67 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (34%)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.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · 0SoggyMustache0/NaturalFaunaPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.279,375Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8.3 years, 10 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file. See Security
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About
Natural Fauna is an addon for ZAWA that expands its animal collection with wildlife from land, water, and the air. Its roster includes African cheetahs, pumas, spotted hyenas, blue gnus, bushbucks, camels, roe deer, and Grants gazelles, alongside an American paddlefish, estuary stingray, nautilus, axolotl, and Xenopus frog. Birds include capercaillies, ostriches, avocets, loons, bustards, falcons, ptarmigans, and several turacos, as well as red-billed and ground hornbills, tropicbirds, and saddle-billed storks. Animals can spawn naturally, and birds have flying AI, poses, and animations; male ostriches adopt a threatening pose when the player comes too close. The addon also features animal-specific details such as a Xenopus tadpole, a rare variant of the red-billed tropicbird, and living sounds for puffins and newly added animals. It is discontinued and does not work alongside ZAWA 2.1 or later.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2.
Adds:
- 26 itemsHorn dagger, Carnivore tooth dagger, Avocet feather, Female capercaillie feather, Male capercaillie feather, Cream-coloured courser feather, Peregrine falcon feather, Southern ground hornbill feather and 18 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 2 recipes
- 44 sounds
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
- Creators
- Mnesikos and SoggyStache
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 279K
- Created
- 29 Jun 2018
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
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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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No sign of AI in the game
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- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found149 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 44 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 file200 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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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.