Sanity: Descent Into Madness
ModBrings the sanity mechanic from Don't Starve into Minecraft.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3.3 years−11 points
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.3 years ago (9 Jul 2023). 264 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 72% 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.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
5 points lost10 / 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.78 of the 338 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (23%) See the 78 modpacks5 / 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · croissantnova/SanityDescentIntoMadness 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · croissantnova/SanityDescentIntoMadness 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.8,294,177 4 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.4 years, 11 releases 6 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
47.9 of the 64 points that apply = 75 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Sanity: Descent Into Madness adds sanity as a vital survival measure, inspired by Don't Starve, with ways to lose or restore it through everyday activities and conditions. Helpful influences include staying fed, sleeping, fishing, keeping company with pets or other sane players, and spending time near campfires, while hunger, darkness, monsters, injury, getting wet, and other unsettling experiences can lower sanity. As sanity falls, players may hear and see disturbing things, experience muddy or blurry vision and a clouded mind, and eventually face inner entities born from their own minds; some mobs also react to their mental state. A garland crafted from small flowers helps preserve sanity, but water makes it wither faster, and the mod's behavior can be configured, including separately for different dimensions.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 11 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Rendering and graphicsChanges 6 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Blocks and fluidsChanges 2 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds 1 item, 2 entities, 1 recipe and 5 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
- Creator
- croissantnova
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 8.3M
- Created
- 17 Jun 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki
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.5 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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 its one file, 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 so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images, sounds 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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- 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 found18 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 found10 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 file102 code files read
Compatibility
See all 11 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Sanity: Descent Into Madness. Share: how many of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness also have that mod.
Essential ModBModin 51% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
From The FogAModin 47% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 44% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
The Man From The FogCModin 42% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
Nyf's SpidersBModin 42% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 41% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 38% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 38% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
Cave Dweller ReimaginedCModin 38% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into Madness
EnhancedVisualsAModin 38% of the modpacks with Sanity: Descent Into MadnessLatest 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.