Useful Mobs
ModBats, pigs, bears, and squids can now help you in new ways.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release or new Minecraft version in 10 months−17 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
15 points lost12 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.The author marked an existing file as working on Minecraft 1.21.11, which came out on 9 Dec 2025 2 / 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 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 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.4 of the 22 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (18%) See the 4 modpacks7 / 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 · thesorcell/Useful-Mobs 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · thesorcell/Useful-Mobs 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.34,454 3 / 4Track record
7 points lost1 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.8 years, 12 releases 1 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
38.2 of the 64 points that apply = 60 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Useful Mobs gives bats, pigs, polar bears, and squids useful new interactions and abilities. Breeding pigs produces two piglets, and a ridden pig can sniff out loot when given a golden carrot, including dirt, mud, mushrooms, beetroot seeds, potatoes, and gold nuggets; this can also earn the Truffle Hunter advancement. A glow berry thrown to a bat makes a nearby mob glow, helping players spot it, and grants the Enemy Spotted advancement. Giving raw salmon to a polar bear grants nearby players strength and the Bear Down advancement. Squid ink briefly blinds nearby players when a squid is hurt, while glow squid ink briefly grants nearby players night vision and glowing; glow ink sacs can also replace glowstone in the spectral-arrow recipe. A configuration function lets players enable or disable the features, though the spectral-arrow recipe must be disabled separately with a datapack.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 1 recipe, 4 advancements and 1 loot table.
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
- Sorcell
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 35K
- Created
- 21 Jan 2023
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Source code , Issues
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.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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 both 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 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 found12 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
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with itModpacks that include Useful Mobs in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Enhanced Minecraft 2.07.3K downloadslast version with it 3 Nov 2024
Minecraft Jade6.9K downloadslast version with it 13 Dec 2024
Proxi's Vanilla Ultimate5K downloadslast version with it 1 Feb 2026
The Weed Whiz Pack3.5K downloadslast version with it 1 Jun 2024
Cobblemon plus2.9K downloadslast version with it 29 Jun 2024
The variety pack2.3K downloadslast version with it 19 Feb 2025
Vanilla Unlocked Together2.2K downloadslast version with it 6 May 2026
Mr Whippy Modpack (Vanilla Expansion)2.1K downloadslast version with it 16 Apr 2024
Beautiful and peaceful1.9K downloadslast version with it 16 Nov 2025
Spooky Adventures1.8K downloadslast version with it 18 Jul 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Useful Mobs. Share: how many of the modpacks with Useful Mobs also have that mod.
FerriteCoreAModin 100% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Mod MenuAModin 83% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
LithiumAModin 76% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 72% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Chat HeadsAModin 72% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Dungeons and TavernsBModin 69% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Dynamic FPSAModin 62% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 62% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Enhanced Block EntitiesCModin 59% of the modpacks with Useful Mobs
Presence FootstepsAModin 55% of the modpacks with Useful MobsLatest 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.