Better Sniffers
by o-Peepo
Better Sniffers changes which blocks a sniffer digs up and what it can find, and it makes sniffers spawn in villages.
What it does
Sniffers dig up more blocks and find a wider loot table than in vanilla. Digging takes place on sand, dirt, soul sand, sculk, mycelium, crimson and warped nylium, and some items only turn up in certain biomes, so travel to different places shows more of what the mod adds. Each biome gives an item a weight, so a desired item found in its matching biome is more likely to appear, while a smaller number of items are available in each place.
Sniffers can also spawn naturally in villages, with a rough expectation of 0 to 3 sniffers per village, and a scoreboard value turns that spawning off during play. Two flowers that the mod adds provide renewable sand. Better Sniffers is server required and client optional: the server runs the changes, and a player may add the mod on the client without needing it to join.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt across 24 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, and a data pack build is also offered. Its files are released as beta builds. The code is not open source, and the mod is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Expanded sniffer loot
Sniffers find a wider range of items, including a small chance of ancient debris in the Nether.
More diggable blocks
Sniffers dig up more dirt variants and foliage, along with blocks from the Nether and End.
Village sniffer spawning
Sniffers can spawn naturally in villages, and the spawning can be turned off with a scoreboard value.
Renewable sand flowers
Two flowers added by the mod provide a steady source of sand.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server loot tuning
Server owners can keep the expanded loot and village spawning, or switch the spawning off with a command.
Who it’s for: Players who want more loot from sniffers in survival worlds, and server owners who want to control sniffer spawning in villages.
How it compares
Forgetful Sniffer is server required with client optional, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.20 – 26.3, under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Sandy Sniffers is server-side only, built for Fabric and 1.21.5, under the MIT License, and not open source. Camille's Sniffer Loot Expansion is also server required with client optional, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21.9 – 1.21.11, under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Sniffers | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2024-07-08 |
| Forgetful Sniffer | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-14 |
| Sandy Sniffers | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-08 |
| Camille's Sniffer Loot Expansion | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-20 |
Questions
Does Better Sniffers need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Better Sniffers support?
How can village sniffer spawning be turned off?
In the catalog
Better Sniffers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Better sniffers expands the loot that sniffers can sniff out from the ground. This loot can range from more foliage to a very rare chance of finding ancient debris in the nether. They can also now dig up blocks more than just dirt and its variants. Some items can only be discovered by them in certain biomes, so make…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-sniffers
- Owner
- o-Peepo
- Published
- 2023-12-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15