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    Zang's Better Beginnings

    ModpackNo update for 3.2 years

    A mod pack focused on giving players more to choose from in combat, magic, exploration, and role play.

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    Zang's Better Beginnings 1.16.5 .7.1-V7.1.zip

    Released 19 Aug 2023 · 568.6 KB

    Partly checked: 385 of 391 projects checked (6 not checked yet). See Security

    Download
    48%Modpack: 48% of its graded mods are A or Bof mods A or B
    Security
    Partly checked
    Privacy
    4 send data
    Loaders
    Forge
    Minecraft versions
    Minecraft 1.16.5
    • Overview48%
    • SecurityPartly checked
    • Privacy4 send data
    • AINot checked yet
    • CompatibilityMinecraft 1.16.5
    • ReleasesLatest Aug 2023
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityReleases

    Mod grades

    How grades work

    Modpacks get no grade of their own, so we show the grades of its mods. Of its 382 graded mods, 184 are graded A or B, 73 C and 125 D to F. Its newest release is for Minecraft 1.16.5. See the mods

    Content of this pack385 of 391 checked

    The mods of its newest release (Minecraft 1.16.5 · Forge, 19 Aug 2023). Each check result is for the latest files of that mod, which may not be the version in this pack.

    ProjectGradeSecurity
    Just Enough Items (JEI)Mod · 725.9M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Cloth Config APIMod · 570.7M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Mouse TweaksMod · 548.9M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.GeckolibMod · 501.3M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.BookshelfMod · 473.4M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Architectury APIMod · 460.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.ControllingMod · 441.9M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.ClumpsMod · 420.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Xaero's MinimapMod · 379M downloadsBPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Jade 🔍Mod · 354.6M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.WaystonesMod · 354.2M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Curios APIMod · 350.3M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.CollectiveMod · 343.1M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.PatchouliMod · 341.5M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.PlaceboMod · 340.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Moonlight LibMod · 338.7M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Enchantment DescriptionsMod · 337.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Nature's CompassMod · 332.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Xaero's World MapMod · 332.3M downloadsBPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.FancyMenuMod · 299.8M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.KonkreteMod · 295.6M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Puzzles LibMod · 292.9M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.QuarkMod · 285.5M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.Better AdvancementsMod · 284.9M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.ComfortsMod · 277.4M downloadsAPassedPassed: our checks found nothing harmful in the latest files.
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    6 files not listed: no matching project found.

    Changes since the previous release · 35 added, 24 removed

    Compared with the release of 13 Feb 2023 for the same platform, Minecraft version and loader. We do not compare the versions of the mods yet.

    Added
    LootingVISpartan WeaponryBetter InvisibilityPehkuiIllagers+ LegacyCreate[DEPRECATED] Infinite World ModFlight PotionSupplementariesCraftable Elytras Mod 1.16.xDungeons MobsBetter End Sky (Forge)Uncraftable Items Craftable!ChunkyFlywheel (Legacy)Super DiggerCastle in the SkyInfinity Mod - FORGEFlying HorseThor's MjolnirSpartan Weaponry: Twilight ForestKeepers of the StonesGolden PotionSAO+Bigger Stacks Integrated Dungeons and StructuresIt Takes a PillageTax' Deep VillagerTwilight DelightSkylight LanternsZaynen's Craftable Nether Star ModLiteWolfCoreTinker LevelingPacket FixerBleach-Awaken
    Removed
    Iron FurnacesMorph-o-ToolAkashic TomeImproved BackpacksIron JetpacksAnime PetsDank StorageDisenchantingForgeExtended MushroomsCurseForge project 402267Extra CoalsNeko's Enchanted BooksCurios Quark Oddities BackpackEntity CullingNon Craftable Objects Become CraftableDead Guys Untitled Deep Dark (No longer supported)CurseForge project 487138A Good Mix : Pam's Harvestcraft 2 Food Extended AddonLegendary TooltipsVillage & Pillage RoamersOculusLeather CraftInfinity Stones 'n Powers! [based on Craftee] - [DISCONTINUED]Eclipse's solar panels
    Share graded A or B
    down 3 points

    Details

    Creator
    zangstyy
    License
    All rights reserved
    Downloads
    309
    Created
    7 Feb 2023
    Official page
    CurseForge

    Security

    No harmful code found in the projects we checked

    We checked 385 of its 391 projects, without running them.

    We have not checked the files in the pack itself yet (settings, scripts).

    Why we show this: a modpack installs the files of its mods, and each mod runs on your computer like any program. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: a modpack has no grade of its own, and each mod's result counts in that mod's grade.

    How we checked · 385 of 391 projects checked
    • Its projects
      See what is in this pack
      391 projects
    • Not checked yet
      The Abyss LPM IntegrationTax' Deep VillagerLoot BagExtra Shield Enchantments [FORGE]Enchantment Switch (Updated)Cursed Weapons
      6 projects
    • Files in the pack itself
      Not checked yet.

    Privacy

    4 mods send something about you

    We read the code of 377 of its 383 mods, without running it.

    FancyMenuCrash reportssparkData we could not identify3D Skin LayersCrash reportsChunkyUsage data

    Why we show this: a modpack runs the code of its mods, and 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 · 377 of 383 mods read
    • Go online onlyTheir code contacts a web address, for example to check for updates. We found nothing it sends about you.
      BookshelfXaero's MinimapCollectivePlaceboMoonlight LibXaero's World MapSupplementariesFTB Library (NeoForge)CraftTweakerCitadelThe Twilight ForestSimple Voice ChatBlueprintKiwi 🥝Ice and FireInventoryHUD+BisectHosting Server Integration MenuSimple Rich Discord PresenceBlue SkiesForestryInventory PetsThe ConjurerAuudio [Forge]Dungeons Libraries
      24 mods
    • Crash reports or usage dataTheir author declares crash reports or usage data on Modrinth, or such a service is named in their files. Reading their code did not show it.
      Collectivedeclared by its author
      1 mod
    • Send nothing
      Their code contacts no web address.
      349 mods
    • Not read yet
      We have not read their code yet.
      6 mods

    AI

    No sign that AI was used to make its mods

    We found no AI use from before this release (19 Aug 2023) in the 255 mods we checked.

    23 mods show AI use only from after it, so it does not apply to the versions in this pack.

    128 mods are not checked yet.

    Made with AI: not checked yet

    We have not looked for AI tools in the pack itself yet.

    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 · 1 place read
    • 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 found in the description
      Changelogs not read yet
    • Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.
      Not read yet
    • Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.
      Not read yet

    Compatibility

    See all 2 files
    Forge
    1.161.191.2126.1

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    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.391 projects, listed in the Overview tab.
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.No file yet for any of the last 6 Minecraft versions.

    2 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.16.5·Forge7.17.1 · Zang's Better Beginnings 1.16.5 .7.1-V7.1.zip·19 Aug 2023Partly checkedPartly checked: 385 of 391 projects checked (6 not checked yet).Open this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 568.6 KB
    1.16.5·ForgeZang's Better beginningsZang's Better beginnings · Zang's Better Beginnings 1.16.5 .033-.33.zipAlpha·13 Feb 2023Not checkedWe have not checked this file yet.Open this file on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 550.6 KB