Scorched
ModMore things to discover and survive in deserts and badlands.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 9 months−15 points
- No source code link−7 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Releases in only 5 of the last 24 months−2 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 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 (11 Jan 2026) 3 / 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.1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.11. 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 5 of the last 24 months 4 / 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.17 of the 126 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 17 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 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.457,669 4 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.8 years, 48 releases 2 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 4 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
42.8 of the 71 points that apply = 60 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Scorched enriches deserts and badlands with new places to explore and survival resources while preserving the challenge of those biomes. Desert pyramids hide a guarded basement that players reach by finding and assembling three frame pieces, while the larger, fiery Badlands Pyramid offers better loot at greater risk. Desert wells come in ten variants and can conceal a cave with ores and, occasionally, a lush mossy pocket; rare Desert Oases add water, flowers, grass, and azalea trees that provide a useful source of wood. Badlands terrain gains wooded and sparse wooded variants, with dark oak trees, bushes, terracotta clearings, and decaying trees, while scattered dead oaks offer occasional wood in both deserts and badlands. Sandcrawlers hunt in deserts and badlands, digging quickly through sand, and pyramid golems defend their structures’ basements but can be stunned for five seconds with a splash water bottle. On beaches, telltale sand particles reveal buried Sand Crabs that spring out when uncovered and may yield bones, iron, or treasure. Players can brew Cactus Juice from cactus, sugar, and a water bottle for a small amount of food and ten seconds of resistance. The mod changes world generation without changing biome layout and works with world-generation mods such as Tectonic and Terralith.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 5 structures: Badlands Pyramid, Badlands Well, Desert Pyramid, Desert Well and Sandcrab; 1 recipe, 6 advancements and 11 loot tables.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 6 of vanilla Minecraft's world generation files.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- limesplatus
- License
- Custom license
- Downloads
- 458K
- Created
- 23 Jan 2023
- Official page
- Modrinth
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
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 4 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 all 4 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 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 found20 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 found2 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 file
Compatibility
See all 48 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 7 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..
180 modpacks include Scorched in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FORGE] - BMC421.1M downloadslast version with it 12 Dec 2023
Medieval MC [FORGE] - MMC41.2M downloadslast version with it 12 Dec 2023
Lost Souls169K downloadslast version with it 10 May 2024
Fallen World - Prehistoric Corruption51K downloadslast version with it 20 Sep 2025
HorrorScape40K downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2024
Stardew Village 234K downloadslast version with it 24 Feb 2025
New Horizons26K downloadslast version with it 27 Mar 2024
Automation17K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2025
Realism Beyond16K downloadslast version with it 9 Jun 2024
Traveller's Story14K downloadslast version with it 3 Jul 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Scorched. Share: how many of the modpacks with Scorched also have that mod.
FerriteCoreAModin 89% of the modpacks with Scorched
LithiumAModin 76% of the modpacks with Scorched
Mod MenuAModin 74% of the modpacks with Scorched
Dungeons and TavernsBModin 66% of the modpacks with Scorched
Dynamic FPSAModin 62% of the modpacks with Scorched
Sodium ExtraAModin 59% of the modpacks with Scorched
Towns and TowersBModin 58% of the modpacks with Scorched
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 52% of the modpacks with Scorched
TerralithAModin 52% of the modpacks with Scorched
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 51% of the modpacks with ScorchedLatest 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.