BetterBosses
by legoaggelos
Forge mod that changes the drops and fights of several bosses and mobs, adding new food, ores, tools, fuels and chests on top.
What it does
BetterBosses changes what some mobs drop and how the Wither fight plays out. Horses drop Horse Meat, Wither Skeletons drop Wither Bones, the Wither drops Wither Bones, the Ender Dragon drops Ender Pearls, and the Elder Guardian drops diamonds. The mod also adds a testing entity used by its author during development.
Beyond the mob changes, the mod adds a range of content: Tungsten and Uranium ores that generate naturally, with their blocks, nuggets, ingots and plates, plus tools, Radioactive Coal and Radioactive Charcoal as fuels, and chests in several wood types. Food items include a Doritos Chip, cooked meat dishes, Bread and Cake Slices and cheeses made with a Cheese Maker. A separate Obsidian entry and four custom creative tabs for Items, Blocks, Food and Tools group the additions. The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Key features
Boss and mob drops
Several mobs drop items they do not drop in vanilla, including Wither Bones from Wither Skeletons and the Wither, and Ender Pearls from the Ender Dragon.
Wither fight changes
The Wither fight is altered by the mod, with changes that the author lists among the mod's improvements.
Ores and metals
Tungsten and Uranium generate naturally in the world, and each comes with an ore block, nuggets, an ingot and a plate.
Food and fuels
Custom meats, a Souvlaki set, Bread and Cake Slices, and Radioactive Charcoal are added as food and fuel items.
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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
Modpacks
Modpack builders can add the drops, ores and food items to a pack that is already set up for Forge 1.12.2.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Forge 1.12.2 who want changed boss drops and a set of extra ores, food and tools added to a survival world.
How it compares
More Withers is a Forge option for 1.12.2 that is also client and server, but its license is All rights reserved and it is not open source. Wither Config is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and also for 1.12.2, so it changes the Wither without requiring clients to install anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterBosses | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2023-07-02 |
| More Withers | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
| Wither Config | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2024-07-03 |
Questions
Does BetterBosses need to be installed on the server and the client?
Which Forge version does BetterBosses support?
Where can the source code and issues be found?
In the catalog
BetterBosses is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Boss improving minecraft mod. Also adds a bunch of other stuff. Features: (Note: words in double quotes are things added in the mod) -Custom "Testing" entity.(Will be used for testing boss improvements) -Different loot for some mobs. the changes are: -Horses now drop "Horse Meat" -Wither Skeletons now drop "Wither…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterbosses
- Owner
- legoaggelos
- Published
- 2023-06-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15