Blue's Better Monsters
Resource packNew models and animations, shapeshifting creepers, dismemberment and more.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 26.1.2
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
4 points lost23 / 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 26.1.2, which came out on 9 Apr 2026 12 / 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: 26.1.2. 69% of the 169 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.1.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
3 points lost7 / 10Removed 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.93 of the 343 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (27%) See the 93 modpacks2 / 5Quick 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.1,475,596 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.5 years, 12 releases 8 / 8
42.1 of the 49 points that apply = 86 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Blue's Better Monsters is a resource pack that refreshes hostile mobs with more realistic models, textures, and animations. It reworks zombies and their variations, skeletons, wither skeletons, creepers, spiders, witches, and endermen, with examples including husks, drowned, zombie villagers, and crawling baby zombies. Mobs have new idle, walking, attack, and death animations, with randomized deaths making encounters less repetitive. Some creepers disguise themselves as other mobs, with subtle clues to their mimicry before they transform back as they approach. When a mob takes enough damage before dying, it may lose limbs; spiders can also lose legs and adjust their gait, and can dangle from ceilings while climbing walls. Witches jump onto brooms when their health is low and fly away when killed, while baby zombies crawl instead of running upright. Wither skeletons charge with shields raised and lower them to attack at close range, and transition into a falling animation after falling for a while; these shield interactions are cosmetic and do not change their ability to block damage.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes 4 mob and entity textures (Zombie).
Adds 1 mob and entity texture. In OptiFine's formats: 65 entity models and 58 glowing textures.
Textures are mostly 64 by 64 pixels.
Details
- Creator
- Mrblueyeti
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 1.5M
- Created
- 11 May 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
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.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
- 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
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 found2 of 30 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 found125 images read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Blue's Better Monsters to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 6 a month now, 30 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
669 modpacks include Blue's Better Monsters in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders579K downloadslast version with it 23 Feb 2026
Beyond Cosmo525K downloadslast version with it 19 Jul 2025
FTB Evolution423K downloadslast version with it 8 Nov 2024
BM - Revelations 2277K downloadslast version with it 14 Jun 2024
GenCraft - Forge your world, Create your destiny!249K downloadslast version with it 3 Jan 2026
MYTHCRAFT5222K downloadslast version with it 31 Aug 2024
Dragoncraft159K downloadslast version with it 10 May 2025
Naruto Ninshu Origins Anime127K downloadslast version with it 17 Dec 2024
True Horror66K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2026
TerraCraft:Confluence64K downloadslast version with it 1 Feb 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Blue's Better Monsters. Share: how many of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters also have that mod.
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 67% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
AmendmentsAModin 48% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
Towns and TowersBModin 45% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 45% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 42% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 42% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
TerralithAModin 42% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 41% of the modpacks with Blue's Better Monsters
Chat HeadsAModin 40% of the modpacks with Blue's Better MonstersLatest 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.