(Old and bad) Rise of the khltchlands [Parasite Infection]
ModAdds a radioactive parasitic infection to wreak havoc on your worlds.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Minecraft 1.20.1
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 9 months−14 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
8 points lost19 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.9 months ago (18 Jan 2026) 4 / 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.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 515 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.Releases in 11 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed 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 3 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (67%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 41 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (2%) 7 / 7Known 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
7 points lost0 / 7Source 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.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.13,959 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.24 months, 41 releases 2 / 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
45.7 of the 68 points that apply = 67 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Rise of the Khltchlands is an archived, unfinished infection-survival mod in which a radioactive parasite spreads through mobs and the world, turning ordinary creatures into hostile, fungus-covered versions of themselves. Small Reformers infect vanilla mobs, which may transform into Khltchified forms; infected creatures can also leave living tissue that hunts other mobs and develops into stronger Khltchamorphs. The outbreak advances through an evolution-point phase system, with active Khltchamorphs driving its growth and each milestone bringing new threats and changes to the world. The infection grows from individual creatures into spreading block corruption and the Khltchlands biome: terminals seed the spread, while later stages add faster-spreading variants, Eldritch hunters and large Niduses that summon Sentinel creatures. Its creature roster includes burrowing Anelidiums, fast Wendaggers, larva-producing Arachniduses, flying sludge-throwing Glomeratas, support-oriented Propogators and Surveillance mobs, and basic Canids; some can evolve into tougher Complete forms, with Amalgams appearing in later phases. As the infection escalates, the world can fall into permanent night, infected mobs can spawn more freely, and destroying certain terminals may trigger Moros boss encounters or a Khltchastorm of late-phase creatures and infection-filled tornadoes. The project is explicitly described as very old, unstable and no longer in development; a remake is only a possibility, and several listed features, including the fifth terminal’s living cities, are not implemented.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 191 blocksActive Touch Scanner, Adult Sludgeberry, Tier 2 Devolving Core, Khltcharack, Complete Purification Core, Autopurification System, Tier 1 Devolving Core, Sludge Pillar and 183 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 3 biomesAssimilated Earth, Khltchamorphic Enclave and Khltchlands Hive.
- 7 structuresAbandoned Zero Lab, Evacuated Zero Lab, Khltchamorph Ootheca Nest, True Zi Lab, Underground Freezer, Underground Testing Chamber and Zero Industries Corps.
- 1 enchantmentICHOR FORGED.
- 140 recipes
- 42 advancements
- 9 loot tables
- 77 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Replaces 4 of vanilla Minecraft's interface textures, 3 text files and 2 sky, weather and particle textures.
Details
- Creator
- DJ_Studios
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 14K
- Created
- 29 Oct 2024
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
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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.1 latest file, 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
- 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
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AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
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.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found36 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 found572 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 77 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 file1,513 code files read
Compatibility
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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.
41 releases
Quick fixes
In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.
See them, newest first
- (Outdated) Bugfixes (2)…is the last update for awhile XD!!! -fixed terminals spawning blisturgles when they werent supposed…