Royal Variations
ModEnhanced royal variations of vanilla mobs with their own characteristics.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- No release in 9 months−5 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
7 points lost20 / 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 (27 Jan 2026). 447 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 79% of these points. 9 / 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.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. 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 2 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
1 point lost21 / 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.50 of the 381 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 50 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 7 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (14%) 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
10 points lost0 / 10Source 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.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.7,657,423 4 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.6 years, 9 releases 6 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
51.2 of the 71 points that apply = 72 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Royal Variations adds enhanced versions of vanilla hostile mobs to make survival more varied and challenging, with configurable spawning, stronger abilities, and extra experience and drops. Royal Zombies rally nearby zombies by equipping them with helmets and iron weapons and boosting their defense, while their attacks mark a victim as a priority for nearby undead. Royal Skeletons fire powerful arrows that mark targets to weaken them and draw nearby monsters; they can also empower nearby skeletons’ bows and throw a sword-cuttable net when struck. Royal Creepers can set off nearby monsters as delayed, block-safe bombs that daze players, and their own slower, more powerful explosions can become stronger when charged. The rarer Royal Enderman acts as a miniboss: its gaze provokes nearby Endermen, its teleports damage and slow players, and it can summon falling Spectral Anvils during combat. Drops from the royal mobs support a range of equipment and utility items, including a Royal Bow and marking arrows, a Royal Bomb, a damage-free Royal Ender Pearl that harms and slows nearby monsters, and a Spectral Gauntlet that extends block reach and may call down an anvil. Players can craft Royal Knight Armor from fragments, chainmail, and a Royal Upgrade; wearing the full set can grant you and nearby pets temporary defense when your health is low. A Spiritual Crown Shard drops periodically from any royal mob and is used to craft the Spiritual Crown; the one-use crown can transform a mob into its royal variation when one exists.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 3 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Rendering and graphicsChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen..
Adds 28 items, 4 mobs, 4 projectiles, 2 other entities, 17 recipes, 8 advancements, 4 loot tables and 4 sounds.
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
- Creators
- Mongoose_artist and Polarice3
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 7.7M
- Created
- 19 Mar 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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.4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. 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, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
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 recent Minecraft versions. 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, 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.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 found13 of 19 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 found220 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 found8 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 file172 code files read
Compatibility
See all 9 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it| Oct 2024 | 47 |
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| Nov 2024 | 47 |
| Dec 2024 | 51 |
| Jan 2025 | 56 |
| Feb 2025 | 51 |
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| Oct 2025 | 48 |
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| Dec 2025 | 117 |
| Jan 2026 | 108 |
| Feb 2026 | 115 |
| Mar 2026 | 117 |
| Apr 2026 | 115 |
| May 2026 | 126 |
| Jun 2026 | 143 |
| Jul 2026 | 138 |
| Aug 2026 | 148 |
| Sep 2026 | 134 |
More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 134 a month now, 38 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
1,130 modpacks include Royal Variations in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Cisco's Fantasy Medieval RPG [Ultimate]5.1M downloadslast version with it 1 Jun 2026
Beyond Depth3.4M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
MC Eternal 21.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Sep 2026
Linggango - [V6.5 IS OUT]1.3M downloadslast version with it 14 Nov 2025
Exosphere 1688K downloadslast version with it 1 Aug 2026
Ascendra666K downloadslast version with it 7 Oct 2026
Age of Fate564K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
MineField Mods361K downloadslast version with it 9 Oct 2026
Tensura Neo Otherworld342K downloadslast version with it 4 Oct 2026
Arcadia [RPG]326K downloadslast version with it 27 Aug 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Royal Variations. Share: how many of the modpacks with Royal Variations also have that mod.
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 74% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
Mowzie's MobsBModin 64% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
AmendmentsAModin 60% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
Iron's Spells 'n SpellbooksAModin 60% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 60% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
AttributeFixAModin 59% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
BlueprintAModin 58% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
RelicsAModin 56% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 56% of the modpacks with Royal Variations
YUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 54% of the modpacks with Royal VariationsLatest 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.
9 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
Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.1
- royal-variations-[NeoForge]_1.21.1_2.0.3.jar…Fixed monster spawning