RoadRunner
ModHelps your game run more smoothly on Forge.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.1 years−16 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
21 points lost6 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.1 years ago (17 Sep 2024). 46 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 49% of these points. 6 / 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.1.19.2 on Forge. About 4.1 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 2.1 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.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
1 point lost14 / 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.48 of the 359 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 48 modpacks9 / 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 · MaxNeedsSnacks/roadrunner 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.13,133,093 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.1 years, 9 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
34.7 of the 61 points that apply = 57 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
RoadRunner is a general-purpose performance mod for Forge, forked from Lithium, that optimizes Minecraft for clients and servers without requiring installation on both sides. Its patches target core workloads including entity AI and mob spawning, world generation, chunk loading and ticking, block updates, collisions, and explosions such as TNT, aiming to improve performance while preserving vanilla behavior. Examples include event-based tracking for nearby entities, faster biome-noise sampling during world generation, more efficient chunk access and task scheduling, and reduced overhead when processing explosions and scheduled ticks. Stable optimizations are enabled by default, while a rules configuration lets users disable potentially problematic patches or enable experimental ones; modders can also supply override rules for their mods.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.4 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 10 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 37 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Blocks and fluidsChanges 20 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Game coreChanges 18 game code files in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses., World generationChanges 15 game code files in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created., Server and world logicChanges 13 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., Chunk loading and storageChanges 11 game code files in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks., Inventory and itemsChanges 8 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Game data and resourcesChanges 1 game code file in this area: recipes, tags, advancements, language files and other game data. and Other game codeChanges 11 game code files in this area: game code that is not in one of the areas above..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creators
- MaxNeedsSnacks and malte0811
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 13.1M
- Created
- 19 Sep 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 1.16.4 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.
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.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 1.16.4 to 1.19.2.
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 both files, for Minecraft 1.16.4 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, images and code history 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.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- 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 found1 image 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 file395 code files read
Compatibility
See all 9 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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777 modpacks include RoadRunner in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
All the Mods 6 - ATM66.5M downloadslast version with it 24 Jan 2024
Better MC [FORGE] BMC15.8M downloadslast version with it 22 Jun 2025
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons 24.8M downloadslast version with it 1 Oct 2026
Mineshafts & Monsters2.1M downloadslast version with it 9 Nov 2022
Medieval MC [FORGE] MMC11.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Jul 2023
Enigmatica 6 - E6 - 1.16.51.6M downloadslast version with it 13 Aug 2025
Legendary Edition1.2M downloadslast version with it 6 Jan 2025
Boosted FPS (Performance Optimized) (FG)766K downloadslast version with it 27 May 2022
Crucial 2 - The Refresh Update725K downloadslast version with it 13 Oct 2023
Cottage Witch626K downloadslast version with it 19 Jul 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with RoadRunner. Share: how many of the modpacks with RoadRunner also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 76% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
Lazy DataFixerUpper(LazyDFU) [FORGE]CModin 71% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
AI Improvements: Performance TuningAModin 64% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
AttributeFixAModin 63% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
Oh The Biomes You'll GoCModin 59% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
YUNG's Better CavesAModin 58% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
sparkAModin 56% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
Repurposed Structures - Neoforge/ForgeAModin 55% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
Mowzie's MobsBModin 54% of the modpacks with RoadRunner
Decorative BlocksCModin 53% of the modpacks with RoadRunnerLatest 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.