A.R.E.S
A.R.E.S, the Alternate Reality Exploration Science Research Foundation, is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that adds mobs, races, abilities, structures and gear tied to a research storyline.
What it does
The mod adds mobs with custom animations, along with sounds, dimensions, structures, items, weapons and armour. Its content is organized around the ARES Research Foundation, which studies alternate realities, and around six new races, including the Wendigo. Each race carries a primary and a secondary ability that trigger with a chance or on use, such as a red screen overlay that boosts damage, speed, jump height and resistance for 15 seconds, or a lightning strike on nearby players and mobs within 5 blocks.
Geckolib is required, so it must be installed alongside A.R.E.S on Forge. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.9 as the latest build, released on 2025-09-30. The mod is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Research foundation storyline
The ARES Research Foundation frames the content as research into alternate realities, linking the mobs, dimensions and structures.
Race abilities
Each race has a primary and secondary ability, including Angelic Heal, Demonic Rage, Divine Justice and Gluttonous Feed.
Timed status effects
Abilities grant effects such as Health Boost, Strength, Speed and Haste, and some inflict Slowness, Nausea or Weakness on the target.
Custom weapons and gear
Weapons and armour sit alongside food and items, and an Enraged Slash instantly swings for increased damage.
Boss encounters
The mod adds boss fights, with the author noting the encounters are still being expanded during early development.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Mob-focused survival
Players who want new creatures and encounters in an existing survival world can add the races and their mobs without changing the core game.
Adventure and exploration
Custom dimensions and structures give players new places to explore and fight through.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want story-driven mobs, race abilities and boss fights on Forge 1.20.1. Server owners can run it with players who also have it installed, and it does not change the content of other mods.
Questions
Does A.R.E.S need Geckolib?
Does a server need A.R.E.S installed?
Which game versions does A.R.E.S support?
Is the mod still in development?
In the catalog
A.R.E.S is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A.R.E.S Alternate Reality Exploration and Science Research Foundation The ARES Research Foundation is a research foundation that explores and researches Alternate Realities. The mod will add mobs with custom animations and sound, diemensions, structures, items, weapons, armour, boss fights and more more. Mod Works…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/a.r.e.s
- Owner
- Heaven Fell Studios
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15