Zonko's Monsters
ModMonsters from Darkwood and The Witcher.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.16.5
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 23 months−20 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 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.23 months ago (29 Nov 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 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
2 points lost13 / 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.16 of the 95 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%) See the 16 modpacks8 / 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
7 points lost0 / 7Source 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.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.377,854 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.3 years, 16 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
16.8 of the 61 points that apply = 28 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Zonko's Monsters is a creature mod inspired by the worlds of Darkwood and The Witcher, adding hostile monsters and unsettling environmental effects. Its roster includes Witcher creatures such as Striga, Botchling, Katakan, Ekimmara, Garkain and Fleder, alongside Darkwood monsters including Lycanrows, Human Spiders, Swampers, Nekks, Chompers, Armored Arachas and Basilisks, as well as the original stalker spirit Housebane. The creatures have distinct behaviors: Striga grows faster and stronger as it takes damage, Lycanrows summon blinding offspring when they die, Botchlings can transform when hurt, and Swampers climb and squeeze through narrow gaps before slowing their victims. Vampires use varied tactics, from the Katakan's temporary invisibility and disorienting telepathy to the Ekimmara's bat-summoning retreat and the Garkain's disorienting sonic calls. Other threats include Nekks that hunt in packs, Chompers that become especially aggressive when woken, and Basilisks that can blind and wither areas outside homes at night while mimicking traumatic sounds. The mod also adds monster-linked equipment and items, including a hunger-draining Stone of Appetence that briefly grants extra health, a tablet that reveals nearby enemies, a schematics-gated arm cannon, the ability-granting Fangblade, the dual-wielding Maw Cleaver, Arachas armor and colored Bulblights. A nighttime hunting effect can cause players who make noise to be tracked by a Katakan, while some villagers and Vindicators may transform into vampires when killed at night. The mod adds 12 anomalies, which provide unsettling sounds for events such as going to bed, and its 14 new mobs currently drop vanilla items rather than dedicated drops.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.16.5.
Adds 16 blocks, 28 items, 18 entities, 32 recipes, 1 advancement and 72 sounds.
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.
Details
- Creator
- ZonkoTheGreat
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 378K
- Created
- 8 Jul 2021
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.16.5.
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.2 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 1.12.2 to 1.16.5.
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 Minecraft 1.12.2 to 1.16.5. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds 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.Not on Modrinth.
- 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 32 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 found89 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 found40 of 72 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 file74 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it127 modpacks include Zonko's Monsters in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
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Mowzie's MobsBModin 65% of the modpacks with Zonko's Monsters
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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.