Better Bats
by itzekans
Better Bats changes what bats drop, so killing one yields meat that players can eat for food.
What it does
Bats dropped by the mod's change turn into meat when killed, giving players a food source in caves and dark areas where bats live. Eating only meat keeps the food effect working, and eating other foods in between starts a wither effect that continues until something else is eaten. The mod runs on the server only, so players join without installing it, and the license is MIT License (not open source). Files are published for Forge, for 1.19 – 1.19.2 across 3 release versions, and the latest is 1.0 for 1.19.2.
Key features
Bats drop meat
Killing a bat drops meat instead of nothing, so bats become a source of food.
Configurable meat limit
A serverconfig file sets how many bat meat can be eaten in twenty minutes, so server owners can tune the limit.
Wither penalty
Eating other foods between bat meat applies a wither effect that lasts until something other than bat meat is eaten.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Eat That Meat is a client and server Forge mod for 1.19.2 under the MIT License, adding a broader set of food from meat. Unusual Delight is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, covering a different range of food.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Bats | Forge | 1.19 – 1.19.2 | Server-side only | 2024-01-19 |
| Eat That Meat | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-12-31 |
| Unusual Delight | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-18 |
Questions
Does Better Bats need to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does Better Bats support?
In the catalog
Better Bats is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
Better Bats is a simple mod that makes bats drop meat. Make sure to cook it and don't eat too much at once... Feel free to use this in modpacks and YouTube videos! For those who are wondering, if you eat more than seven bat meat in twenty minutes (this is all configurable in the serverconfig file) without eating any…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterbats
- Owner
- itzekans
- Published
- 2024-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15