Photoptics
ModHandheld telescopes and binoculars let you zoom in on distant sights.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 8.8 years−26 points
- Newest file is for 1.12.2, older than the versions mods are made for now−9 points
- Many modpacks removed it−6 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8.8 years ago (22 Jan 2018) 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.Newest supported: 1.12.2. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 8.8 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 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
6 points lost9 / 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.14 of the 50 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (28%) See the 14 modpacks4 / 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
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Abastro/Photoptics 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.220,448 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10.5 years, 36 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 7 latest files. See Security
19.2 of the 61 points that apply = 31 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Photoptics adds optical instruments for observing the world, including basic binoculars and handheld telescopes that players use to zoom in and out. Enhanced gold and diamond variants provide stronger views and distinct colors, while ultimate instruments offer very high magnification and light gathering to brighten what you see. With Stellar Sky, observing certain celestial objects through a handheld telescope can trigger configurable rewards, with options to limit or repeat observations after a chosen wait.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
Adds 12 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 30Details
- Creator
- jriwanek
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 220K
- Created
- 23 Apr 2016
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
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.7 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
- 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 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
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 all 7 files, for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and 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.Not on Modrinth.
- 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 in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found9 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 file51 code files read
Compatibility
See all 36 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it62 modpacks include Photoptics in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Mystic Mesa1.3M downloadslast version with it 7 May 2020
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 6 Aug 2023
Feed The Trouduc 3 - FTT335K downloadslast version with it 22 Dec 2016
Tiny Town Modpack26K downloadslast version with it 11 Aug 2018
SkyColonies22K downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2019
Technicians' Survival11K downloadslast version with it 23 Mar 2017
GRIMDARK10K downloadslast version with it 25 May 2017
Extreme 1.9 Mega Pack9.3K downloadslast version with it 29 Aug 2016
Lost Pirate Roleplay9K downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2016
Randomos Reborn7.8K downloadslast version with it 8 Jul 2016Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Photoptics. Share: how many of the modpacks with Photoptics also have that mod.
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 71% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 69% of the modpacks with Photoptics
ChiselCModin 68% of the modpacks with Photoptics
BetterFpsCModin 65% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Stellar SkyEModin 60% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Extra UtilitiesDModin 56% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 55% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Ender IOAModin 55% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Cooking for BlockheadsAModin 53% of the modpacks with Photoptics
Wawla - What Are We Looking AtDModin 52% of the modpacks with PhotopticsLatest 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.