Nyctophobia Dread
ModA datapack that adds a horrifying creature to Minecraft's caves and dark spaces.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Server only
- Loaders
- Fabric, Forge, Quilt
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.4 years−26 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 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.2.4 years ago (17 Jun 2024) 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.1.21 on Fabric, Forge and Quilt. 21% of the 721 popular Fabric mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21. 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
5 points lost10 / 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.12 of the 45 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (27%) See the 12 modpacks5 / 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
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.411,805 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.2 years, 14 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
21.8 of the 64 points that apply = 34 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
Images
About
Nyctophobia Dread is a horror datapack that makes darkness dangerous by turning light level zero pitch black and adding a creature that stalks players in caves and other dark places. The creature tries to stay out of sight, disappears when exposed to light or when a player has night vision, and attacks if it follows a player for too long. Players can choose easy, normal, or hard difficulty, which changes how quickly the creature arrives; on hard, its arrival also inflicts slowness. The datapack is compatible with Smithed.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 3 advancements
- 3 loot tables
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Replaces 13 of vanilla Minecraft's core shaders.
Details
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.5 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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 its one file, 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, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its changelogs 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.
- 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 filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 found3 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 found13 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 file1 code file read
Compatibility
See all 14 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it64 modpacks include Nyctophobia Dread in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
THE DWELLERS691K downloadslast version with it 25 Dec 2023
FrogTech71K downloadslast version with it 18 Dec 2024
GOTS Spooky, Scary & Horror Pack47K downloadslast version with it 29 Sep 2025
HorrorScape40K downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2024
Dominated by Fear 2 Containment Breach40K downloadslast version with it 13 Aug 2024
Fabricia31K downloadslast version with it 6 Nov 2023
Man in the Room14K downloadslast version with it 22 Mar 2025
Traveller's Story14K downloadslast version with it 3 Jul 2025
found footage9.8K downloadslast version with it 16 Aug 2025
ARG9K downloadslast version with it 28 Feb 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Nyctophobia Dread. Share: how many of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread also have that mod.
FerriteCoreAModin 86% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Memory Leak Fix-Modin 72% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
From The FogAModin 64% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Dynamic FPSAModin 59% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Nyf's SpidersBModin 53% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Mod MenuAModin 52% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
LithiumAModin 52% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Essential ModBModin 47% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 44% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia Dread
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Nyctophobia DreadLatest 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.