Shear Madness
ModChisel blocks onto sheep to give them quirky appearances and abilities.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 5.9 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5.9 years ago (19 Nov 2020) 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.1.16.4 on Forge. About 5.9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 5.9 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
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.12 of the 126 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (10%) 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
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · AtomicBlom/ShearMadness 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.9,418,444 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10.2 years, 20 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 6 latest files. See Security
26 of the 61 points that apply = 43 out of 100.
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About
Shear Madness lets you apply blocks to sheep to change their appearance, turning them into block-themed sheep rather than chiselling other mobs. Use an iron or diamond chisel, or a fallback chisel when those are unavailable, to preview a block and then apply it to a sheep; removing the block restores the sheep and returns the block. Some transformed sheep have practical effects: redstone sheep emit signals, TNT sheep explode when activated by redstone, and glowstone sheep illuminate nearby areas. Other examples include fan-block sheep that can fly, crafting-table sheep that can automatically craft from items left with them, anvil sheep, and cactus or magma sheep that harm nearby entities or damage items. Configuration options let you choose how sheep behave when sheared, including reverting them to normal or preventing shearing, and whether specialized sheep function. You can also choose breeding behavior: by default baby sheep are unchiseled, while an alternate setting gives them either parent's chiselled form at random.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.10 to 1.16.4.
Adds 1 item: Not a chisel; 3 sounds: Chancecube Giantcubespawned, Chancecube Sheepdied and Sheepchiseled; 1 recipe.
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
- AtomicBlom
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 9.4M
- Created
- 21 Aug 2016
- 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 1.10 to 1.16.4.
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 1.16.3 to 1.16.4; 1.16.2.
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.6 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 1.10 to 1.16.4.
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 6 files, for Minecraft 1.10 to 1.16.4. 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, 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.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 found6 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 found1 sound file 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 file144 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it146 modpacks include Shear Madness in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Shear Madness. Share: how many of the modpacks with Shear Madness also have that mod.
ChiselCModin 95% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Extra UtilitiesDModin 81% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Chisels & Bits - For ForgeBModin 76% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 73% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
BotaniaAModin 70% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Immersive EngineeringCModin 70% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 69% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Tinkers' Tool LevelingDModin 68% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
Ender Storage 1.8.+CModin 66% of the modpacks with Shear Madness
MorpheusDModin 66% of the modpacks with Shear MadnessLatest 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.