Better Bats Mod
by quarkesh
Better Bats Mod changes the plain bats of Minecraft so that killing them yields food, crafting materials and a few special effects.
What it does
Vanilla bats are of little use in the game. This mod gives them more functions: bats drop raw bat meat when killed, and bat eyes can appear as an edible drop. Bat wings and bat ears are also possible drops, and they feed the crafting recipes for the new items. The bats themselves receive a purplish texture.
Cooking raw bat meat is a choice with a risk. Eating raw meat carries a 25 percent chance of giving the COVID-19 potion effect, which constantly damages the player and spreads to nearby mobs. Bat Stew reaches that effect with a full 100 percent chance, and the mod adds a night vision potion that uses bat eyes as an ingredient. The mod is built for Forge and NeoForge, on client and server, and is released under the MIT License. It is not open source.
Files exist for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. The newest Forge build is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, published 2025-03-25. The newest NeoForge build is 1.0.0 for 1.21.1, published 2025-03-30.
Key features
Bat meat drops
Killed bats drop raw bat meat, which can be cooked or eaten raw.
Bat Glider
A craftable item made from seven bat wings that works like an elytra, with low durability as its main drawback.
Bat Ears
Bat ears grant an ability: pressing R while wearing them makes entities within a 30 block radius glow, for seeing underground mobs.
COVID-19 effect
A constant-damage potion effect that can spread to nearby mobs, applied by raw meat, Bat Stew and some bat eyes.
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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.
How it compares
No More Bats Plus is a Forge option for 1.20.1 that runs server-side only and is released under the MIT License. Simply Bats is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 that needs the client and server, under All rights reserved. Nice Bat Tweaks is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and needs the server, with the client optional, across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Bats Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-30 |
| No More Bats Plus | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-05-06 |
| Simply Bats | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-09-07 |
| Nice Bat Tweaks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-12-04 |
Questions
Does Better Bats Mod need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Better Bats Mod support?
Can the COVID-19 effect be avoided?
In the catalog
Better Bats Mod is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds better functionality to the boring old bats in Minecraft and makes them a lot more useful. ### Bat meat Now bats will drop raw bat meat when killed. Eating it raw is not safe at all as it will infect you with COVID-19. Cooking and eating it also possesses a 25% chance of giving you COVID-19. ### Bat eye…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-bats-mod
- Owner
- quarkesh
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15