Strange
ModA vanilla+ add-on for Charm that encourages travel and exploration.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.3 years−26 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.3 years ago (21 Jun 2024) 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.1.21 on Fabric, 1.15.2 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21. 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
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.6 of the 95 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%) 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · svenhjol/Strange 7 / 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
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.265,100 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.6 years, 10 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files. See Security
34.2 of the 64 points that apply = 53 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
Images
About
Strange is a configurable Charm add-on that adds exploration, adventure, and treasure while keeping Minecraft’s vanilla playstyle largely intact. Stone Circles appear across the Overworld, and their Runestones transport players to destinations such as villages, desert pyramids, pillager outposts, temples, mineshafts, and Underground Ruins; discovering a rune reveals its destination, and each stone keeps the same location once used. Scrollkeepers sell quest scrolls, which can also turn up in village or dungeon loot; accepting a quest tracks its progress, and higher-tier scrolls offer tougher challenges and greater rewards. Underground Ruins and Vaults add places to explore, with Vaults forming large labyrinths of rooms and corridors patrolled by illagers and challenging mobs and holding rare treasure. That treasure includes totems with abilities such as storing experience or items, returning players to a bound location, and enabling limited flight, as well as tools and weapons with unusual enchantments such as boosting nearby plant growth or slowing enemies. Beyond the Overworld, the Outerlands offer distant exploration and Vaults, while floating geodes in the End contain moonstone or amethyst. Craftable Travel Journals let players record photos and descriptions of interesting places they find. When Quark is installed, Strange also provides Quark-specific quests, decoration, and integration.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21.
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay. and Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act..
Adds 3 blocks, 2 items, 3 structures, 4 enchantments, 1 recipe, 7 advancements, 5 loot tables, 6 sounds and 2 key bindings.
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
- svenhjol and WarlordWossman
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 265K
- Created
- 12 Aug 2019
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Fabric 1.21. See Privacy
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.3 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
- 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.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 1.14.4 to 1.21.
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 3 files, for Minecraft 1.14.4 to 1.21. 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 texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its code history 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.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 17 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 found28 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 found11 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 file147 code files read
Compatibility
See all 10 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it118 modpacks include Strange in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Life in the village 2859K downloadslast version with it 5 Feb 2021
Slightly Flavoured612K downloadslast version with it 17 Jul 2020
Euphoric Curiosity162K downloadslast version with it 5 Jun 2020
InsaneVanilla++ B140K downloadslast version with it 25 May 2020
RAM - Really Awesome Mods118K downloadslast version with it 26 Jun 2020
Valhelsia: Origins85K downloadslast version with it 11 Dec 2021
TNP Limitless - LL157K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2020
Homestead48K downloadslast version with it 7 Apr 2020
Quantum Freedom 341K downloadslast version with it 16 Jul 2024
Slightly Cinnamon Flavoured31K downloadslast version with it 17 Jul 2020Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Strange. Share: how many of the modpacks with Strange also have that mod.
CharmCModin 100% of the modpacks with Strange
The Endergetic ExpansionCModin 76% of the modpacks with Strange
BlueprintAModin 75% of the modpacks with Strange
Upgrade AquaticAModin 71% of the modpacks with Strange
Buzzier BeesCModin 65% of the modpacks with Strange
SwingThroughGrassCModin 59% of the modpacks with Strange
Phosphor (Forge)DModin 58% of the modpacks with Strange
Valhelsia StructuresCModin 58% of the modpacks with Strange
Quark OdditiesBModin 56% of the modpacks with Strange
FastWorkbenchBModin 56% of the modpacks with StrangeLatest 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.