Primal Lib
ModOther mods need this library to run properly.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 12 months−19 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
17 points lost10 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.12 months ago (5 Nov 2025) 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.1.18.2 on Forge. A version many modpacks still use. 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 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 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.None of the 13 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 10 / 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Bitbucket · Daeruin/primallib 7 / 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.274,793 3 / 4Track record
7 points lost1 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.1 years, 7 releases 1 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files. See Security
35.9 of the 64 points that apply = 56 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Primal Lib is a shared foundation library for the Primalcraft mods, providing reusable items and behaviors rather than being intended as a standalone content mod. Its basic materials include bark and bark strips, branches, twigs, plant fibers, twine, and wooden shafts, used in recipes and crafting systems across mods such as Basket Case and Darkest Before Dawn. Vines and sugar cane can count as cordage for compatible recipes, and breaking a vine connected to vines below it can automatically break the connected vines as well; this behavior can be disabled. Configuration can also require sneaking to collect Primal Lib drops, allow string to count as cordage, and adjust certain material drops and stripped-log behavior. Primal Lib includes built-in compatibility with Better With Mods, Biomes O’ Plenty, and No Tree Punching; for example, Biomes O’ Plenty vines can serve as cordage, while several of its plants can provide plant fiber and its bushes and shrubs can drop twigs.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.18.2.
Adds 6 blocks, 12 items, 106 recipes and 9 advancements.
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.
Details
- Creator
- TheDaeruin
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 275K
- Created
- 21 Sep 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Wiki
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.18.2.
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. Only in its files for Forge 1.18.2.
- Uses folders outside the game
- It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Only in its files for Forge 1.12.2.
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.3 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
- 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, 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 1.12.2 to 1.18.2.
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 3 files, for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.18.2. 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images 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.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 found3 of 17 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 found25 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 file28 code files read
Compatibility
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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.