Lycanites Mobs
by Lycanite
With Lycanites Mobs installed, a Forge or NeoForge world gains over 100 new creatures spread across biomes, dimensions and dungeons.
What it does
The mod adds a large set of creatures, from peaceful farmable animals to hostile monsters such as Grues, and specific biomes and dimensions where they spawn. Some of the creatures are elementals that can start fires or hide in tall grass, and alpha variants of the mobs appear as stronger versions. A creature list is kept on the project wiki. Lycanites Mobs runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1.
Taming and summoning form a second layer of play. Players can tame creatures, bind a mount with a Soulstone, and summon or dismiss allies from a Summoning Staff or a Summoning Pedestal. Summoned minions can be given orders to hold a position or guard an area. Its Beastiary is opened from the mod's own menus. One other mod in the catalog requires Lycanites Mobs, and it is an add-on rather than a dependency.
The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code is publicly available. Versions up to 1.16.5 require Forge, while 1.20.1 has builds for both Forge and NeoForge. Lycanites Mobs was first published on 2026-05-19 and last updated on 2026-08-01.
Key features
Over 100 new creatures
Creatures are placed in specific biomes and dimensions, ranging from farmable reptiles to horrific monsters.
Taming and summoning
Players can tame creatures, bind mounts with a Soulstone and summon minions from a staff or a pedestal.
Equipment crafting
Creatures drop Equipment Parts that a Forge assembles into weapons and tools, and the result depends on the mix of parts.
Configurable dungeons
Randomised dungeons end in a boss floor, and their layout and rewards can be changed through JSON files.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.14.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.12.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.11.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.10.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.9.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.6.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Survival expansion
Players who want more creatures and loot in an existing world can add the mod and explore its biomes and dungeons.
Server tuning
Server owners can adjust dungeon generation and creature settings with the JSON configuration files.
Who it’s for: Players who want a large creature and equipment expansion, and server owners who want configurable dungeons for a Forge or NeoForge world.
Questions
Does Lycanites Mobs need another mod to work?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which loaders are available for the current build?
In the catalog
Lycanites Mobs is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Versions 1.16.5 and below require Forge whereas versions 1.20.1 and above may support other versions! I have looked into Fabric but I'd have to rebuild the entire mod, and Forge is still going strong and is still the king of modded Minecraft with no signs of stopping. Be sure to support the Forge devs, as without…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lycanites-mobs
- Owner
- Lycanite
- Published
- 2026-05-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15