The Vegan Option
ModAdds vegan alternatives to mob drops without new crops or world generation.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge, NeoForge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.4
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 22 months−20 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
26 points lost1 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.22 months ago (11 Dec 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.1.20.4 on NeoForge, 1.10.2 on Forge. About 2.8 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 22 months; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 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.2 of the 14 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%) 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 points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · squeek502/VeganOption 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · squeek502/veganoption 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.63,936 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11.7 years, 19 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 4 latest files. See Security
28.7 of the 64 points that apply = 45 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Vegan Option makes a vegan playstyle viable in Minecraft by providing alternatives to mob and animal products, without adding new crops or changing world generation. Its substitutes include seitan for meat, plant milk for food milk, soap as a curative, burlap for leather and leather armor, kapok for wool, faux feathers, and plant-based replacements for eggs in baking, ink sacs, slimeballs, honeycomb, and other drops. Some mob drops do not yet have alternatives, including eggs as food, rabbit feet, goat horns, phantom membranes, nautilus shells, shulker shells, prismarine shards, Nether Stars, and dragon eggs. The alternatives draw on familiar materials and hands-on survival processes: bones can rarely be found by mining stone, jute comes from large ferns and is retted into fiber, and kapok tufts can be harvested from jungle leaves. Composting turns green materials into rotten plants or, with brown materials, into compost that improves nearby farmland; under suitable conditions compost can grow false morels, which substitute for spider eyes and can be fermented into a replacement for fermented spider eyes. Other distinctive methods include crushing potatoes with a piston for starch, pressing sunflower seeds into vegetable oil, and tapping living birch trees for sap that can be cooked into syrup. A soap solution can be used to make bubbles that freeze in icy surroundings, and frozen bubbles combine with raw ender to make ender pearls; creating raw ender through an Ender Rift is risky by day, when nearby blocks may be consumed. The mod also gives uses to vanilla materials such as ferns, sunflowers, spruce wood, and sandstone, and supports in-game recipe and reference browsing through JEI or REI, including piston crafting and composting information.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.20.4.
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Blocks and fluidsChanges 3 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work. and Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen..
Adds:
- 37 blocksBasin, Black Vegetable Oil Ink, Black Kapok Block, Blue Kapok Block, Brown Kapok Block, Bundled Jute, Compost, Composter and 29 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 48 itemsApple Sauce, BBQ Sauce, BBQ Tofu, Bioplastic, Blank Mob Head, Burlap, Burlap Boots, Burlap Tunic and 40 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
- 54 recipes
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creators
- SatanicSanta and squeek502
- License
- The Unlicense
- Downloads
- 64K
- Created
- 25 Jan 2015
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.20.4.
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 NeoForge 1.20.2 to 1.20.4.
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. 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.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 1.7.10 to 1.20.4.
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 4 files, for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.20.4. 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 and images 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 found1 of 33 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 found111 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 file217 code files read
Compatibility
See all 19 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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Thermal FoundationCModin 60% of the modpacks with The Vegan Option
Immersive EngineeringCModin 60% of the modpacks with The Vegan Option
BetterFpsCModin 55% of the modpacks with The Vegan Option
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Thermal DynamicsCModin 55% of the modpacks with The Vegan OptionLatest 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.