Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Resource packA refreshed vanilla look with new details tied to the game's lore.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−4 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7 days ago (17 Oct 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.26.3 (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases every month for 2 years 6 / 6Stability
4 points lost13 / 17Removed 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 47 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (34%) See the 16 modpacks1 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known 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 500,000.1,414,333 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.7.4 years, 296 releases 8 / 8
52 of the 56 points that apply = 93 out of 100.
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About
Barely Default is a resource pack that refreshes Minecraft’s default look while drawing on lore from across the franchise to make the world feel more cohesive and detailed without losing its familiar style. It updates older textures to match a more detailed modern look and adds custom entity models, 3D block and item models, connected textures, and random texture variations. Examples include a custom Ender Dragon, a redesigned Wither, wolf and drowned variants, and a Skeletal Horseman that appears with a skeleton trap. It also brings Minecraft Legends designs into the game through iron golem variants based on special golems and piglin brute variants based on Horde leaders and chieftains. Connected-texture details include stone wrapping cave surfaces and layered patterns for red mushroom blocks; torches are reimagined as sconces, and tools and equipment also receive custom models or name-dependent variants.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes 10,973 models.
Counted from the first 20,000 files of the pack.
Adds 119 models and 2 language files. In OptiFine's formats: 1,652 custom item textures, 347 entity models, 128 texture animations and 1 other file. Also has files for 1 other mod: Barely default.
Block textures are mostly 16 by 16 pixels, up to 64 by 64.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- mushirmickeyjoe
- License
- LicenseRef-
- Downloads
- 1.4M
- Created
- 20 May 2019
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
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- 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.24 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 11 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
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- 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.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found4 of 40 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 found15,990 images read
Compatibility
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68 modpacks include Mickey Joe's "Barely Default" in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Otherworld [Dungeons & Dragons]980K downloadslast version with it 11 May 2026
Slightly Flavoured612K downloadslast version with it 29 Apr 2020
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Remain [Zombie + SCP Apocalypse]82K downloadslast version with it 30 Jun 2025
Colonies And Technologies20K downloadslast version with it 24 Oct 2023
SimplyVanilla7.3K downloadslast version with it 2 Apr 2026
Whispers Of The Wings5.8K downloadslast version with it 20 May 2026
Remain5.3K downloadslast version with it 3 Jun 2025
Diamon's Selfpack3.8K downloadslast version with it 1 Sep 2025
Apocalyptic Hardcore: The World of SCP Infection ☠️2.4K downloadslast version with it 8 Mar 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default". Share: how many of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default" also have that mod.
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 68% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Serene SeasonsAModin 53% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Fresh MovesCResource packin 51% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 50% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Sinytra ConnectorAModin 47% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Mowzie's MobsBModin 47% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Sophisticated StorageAModin 46% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
sparkAModin 46% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
HandcraftedCModin 44% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"
Iron's Spells 'n SpellbooksAModin 43% of the modpacks with Mickey Joe's "Barely Default"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.