Better Animals
Resource packAdds detailed 3D models and varied textures to animals and mobs.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.3 years−13 points
- Only one release−7 points
- Under 500,000 downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
13 points lost14 / 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 (23 Jul 2024) 5 / 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.Newest supported: 1.21. 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 3 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points5 / 5Removed 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.Not measured yet.Quick 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
Does not apply. A resource pack's files can be read in the download. Not counted for resource packs.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.15,813 3 / 4Track record
7 points lost1 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.3 years, 1 release 1 / 8
22.9 of the 44 points that apply = 52 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Animals is a Minecraft resource pack that gives animals and mobs 3D models and distinctive texture variations, refreshing their appearance across the game world. Its covered creatures include bees, cats, chickens, dogs and wolves, cows, sheep, pigs, zombies, creepers, skeletons, mooshrooms, parrots, rabbits, squids, magma cubes, ghasts, elder guardians, goats, foxes, iron golems, silverfish, and bears. The pack requires OptiFine.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes 14 mob and entity textures.
Adds 10 mob and entity textures. In OptiFine's formats: 24 entity models and varied textures for 23 mobs.
Textures are mostly 64 by 64 pixels, up to 128 by 128.
Details
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a resource pack cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
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.1 latest file, for a recent version. 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
- 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.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A resource pack has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. 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 declared.
- 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 descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found169 images read
Compatibility
See the file in ReleasesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include Better Animals in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Latest 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.