Aurum Bestiary
by Kaminoonti
Aurum Bestiary is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that makes mobs drop new ingredients, gear and food items.
What it does
Mobs in the game drop ingredients that are not vanilla drops, and those ingredients feed new recipes. The mod adds four pieces of gear and three food items, each tied to a specific mob. The mobs are not linked to one another, so each drop and interaction has to be discovered by the player. The items sit in their own creative tab, and recipes can be checked in JEI.
The mod is a Forge build for 1.20.1 only. It needs to be installed on the client and the server, so both the server and every player run it. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so redistribution and modification fall outside its license. Forge files were first published on 2024-05-20, and version 1.0.0 for 1.20.1 followed on 2024-05-21.
Key features
Mob drop ingredients
Mobs drop items that serve as crafting ingredients for the mod's new gear and food.
Four gear pieces
Four pieces of equipment are added, each made from materials gathered from specific mobs.
Three food items
Three food items join the mod, crafted from the same drops as the gear.
Discoverable properties
Mob interactions and item properties are left for players to find by experimenting, rather than being explained in the game.
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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.
Use cases
Exploring mob drops
Players who want a reason to hunt different mobs can collect the new ingredients and combine them into recipes.
Checking recipes in JEI
Installing JEI lets players look up how each new item is crafted without leaving the game.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players on Forge 1.20.1 who want additional mob drops and a small set of gear and food, and server owners who can install it on both sides.
How it compares
Hedge's Bestiary is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT License and open source. Araxer's Bestiary covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.5 – 26.1.2, is client and server, and is under All rights reserved without open source. More Mob Drops is a Forge mod for 1.20 where either side can run it, and neither needs it, and it is under All rights reserved without open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurum Bestiary | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-21 |
| Hedge's Bestiary | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| Araxer's Bestiary | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| More Mob Drops | Forge | 1.20 | Client or server, optional | 2023-06-29 |
Questions
Does Aurum Bestiary need a specific loader?
Does the server need Aurum Bestiary?
Are the recipes shown in the game?
In the catalog
Aurum Bestiary 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
Mobs aren't really related to eachother, but they do have unique interactions and useful drops! It'll be more fun and demonstrative if you discover the properties of mobs and items yourself, it's not that hard! All mod features can be found in it's respective creative tab (or in JEI).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aurum-bestiary
- Owner
- Kaminoonti
- Published
- 2024-05-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15