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Better With Arachnophobia

by SajmonOriginal

Better With Arachnophobia replaces the spider sprites in Better Than Adventure with a cat, and players who dislike spiders can use it on the client alone.

BTA BabricClient-side onlyAll rights reservedb1.7.3

What it does

Spiders in the b1.7.3 world are swapped for cats through a texture and model change. The mod also rebuilds the cross-plane rotation of the sprites so the cats turn to face the camera, and it adds a full set of sound effects covering meowing, hurt sounds, death sounds and footsteps. A toggle in the options screen restores the original arachnids for anyone who wants them back.

The mod is a client-side only installation, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. It is published for BTA Babric on b1.7.3 only, and it needs the BTA release line, HalpLibe, Fabric Loader and Java 17. Snapshot builds are published alongside release builds. The code is available publicly, but the mod is not open source and is released as All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Cat spiders

    Spider mobs appear as cats in the world, with a replacement model and texture set.

  2. Camera-facing sprites

    The flat cat figures rotate to face the player, so they stay readable from every angle.

  3. Full sound overhaul

    Meowing, hurt and death sounds, along with walking sounds, replace the original spider audio.

  4. Toggle option

    An option in the settings restores the original arachnids for players who want them back.

No per-version build data
Modrinth lists game versions for this project (b1.7.3), but the source data has no build per game version and loader, so the compatibility grid is not shown.

How it compares

Full comparison

Better With StepItUp is client-side only and released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, but it is not open source. BTA Health Indicator is open source under the same GPL license, and either side can run it, with neither side needing it. Blueprints BTA is client-side only under the MIT License and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better With ArachnophobiaBTA Babricb1.7.3Client-side only2026-08-07
Better With StepItUpBTA Babricb1.7.3Client-side only2025-08-02
BTA Health IndicatorBTA Babricb1.7.3Client or server, optional2026-07-21
Blueprints BTABTA Babricb1.7.3Client-side only2026-08-01

Questions

Does Better With Arachnophobia need to be installed on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

Which game version does Better With Arachnophobia support?

The mod is built for b1.7.3 only and needs BTA Babric as its loader, along with the BTA release line, HalpLibe, Fabric Loader and Java 17.

Can the original spiders be restored?

Yes. A toggle in the options screen brings back the arachnids for players who prefer them.

In the catalog

Better With Arachnophobia is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.

Mobs mods11,058Mods for b1.7.3567

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What the author says

Every spider in BTA is now a real cat. Flat photograph. Meows at you. Screams when you hit it. Follows you with its eyes no matter where you stand. I did not invent this. Coffee Stain did it in Satisfactory. I copied their homework and they kindly said go ahead.
SajmonOriginal, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
SajmonOriginal
Published
2026-08-07
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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