Poltergeist Origin
ModAdds a block possessing spirit to the Origins mod.
Why no grade
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- The project page: THIS MOD IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED PAST 1.19.2, POLTERGEIST HAS MOVED TO THE SOUL SQUAD ADDON
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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.4 years ago (17 Oct 2022)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.1.19.2 on Fabric. About 4.1 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.1 of the 13 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (8%)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 · Connor3001/PoltergeistOriginPlace 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
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.34,018Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.5 years, 5 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
About
Poltergeist is an Origins add-on that lets you play as a spirit possessing blocks, taking on their mining level, attack damage, armor, and sometimes special abilities instead of using tools or armor. It has spirit and possessed forms: as a spirit you can phase through blocks but cannot interact with the world, while possession gives you a corporeal form that can interact with it. Possession wears blocks down over time according to their material; when one breaks, it is lost and you need another block to possess. Distinctive block abilities include portable crafting from a crafting table, automatic smelting from a furnace, smoker, or blast furnace, and a dispenser that shoots held arrows. Other examples include a hopper that teleports nearby items to you, a netherite block that grants fire immunity, a dragon head that gives you elytra, and a beacon that grants stronger effects as more beacon base blocks are nearby. You can also use a brewing stand to gain potion effects from certain ingredients, or open storage with a chest, ender chest, or shulker box.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 5 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
A library packed inside it changes 100 more game code files: 
Pehkui.
Adds 1 item: Cube of Origin; 3 loot tables.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 269 of vanilla Minecraft's models.
Details
- Creator
- thatrobin
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 34K
- Created
- 11 May 2021
- 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 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
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.
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- 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
- 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 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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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 both files, for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2. 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.
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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 found3 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 file269 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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HARDCORE ORIGINS540 downloadslast version with it 18 Jan 2026
Pug v Fart battle of nations485 downloadslast version with it 21 Oct 2022
CaramelCraft444 downloadslast version with it 26 Mar 2023Latest 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.