Mixed Litter
by tazer
With Mixed Litter installed, mobs gain alternate remodels that the game can assign as variants, drawn from a data-driven library for NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
The mod supplies a data-driven mob variant library and uses it to remodel many of Minecraft's animals, including Glow Squid. Each variant is a set of data that applies a texture and can modify behavior, and a variant can be limited to mobs that meet certain conditions such as spawning in a given place. Remodels are added alongside the vanilla mobs rather than replacing them, and more mobs receive remodels as the project continues.
Because variants are data rather than code, the most common use case is assigning a different texture to a mob type or grouping mobs under one variant. Remodels are configurable on the client, so a player can switch individual remodels off and keep the ones they like. The mod is published for NeoForge only, for Minecraft 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Data-driven mob variants
Variants are defined as data, so a mob can take a remodel and its texture without a separate mob class.
Animal remodels
Many of Minecraft's animals receive new models, and Glow Squid is among the mobs that use a remodel.
Conditional spawning
A variant can be restricted to mobs that spawn under certain conditions, selecting different looks by place or context.
Client-side toggles
Each remodel can be turned off on the client, letting a player keep only the remodels they prefer.
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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
Retexturing a mob type
A pack author can set a texture on a mob type to change its appearance across a world.
Grouping mobs under one variant
Several mobs can share a single variant definition, so one entry styles a whole group.
Who it’s for: Players who want more varied animals and pack authors who build their own mob variants from data. Server owners install it on the server together with the client mods of their players.
How it compares
Teal Lib is a NeoForge library for 1.21.1 with a custom license and is not open source; it also runs on client and server. e418 is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.4, running on client and server. Less Leaf Litter, Logical Leaf Litter and Less Leaf Litter (LLL) are server required with the client optional, and they are not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Litter | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-11 |
| Teal Lib | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-25 |
| e418 | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-10-06 |
| Less Leaf Litter | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-09 |
| Logical Leaf Litter | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-05-14 |
| Less Leaf Litter (LLL) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-02 |
Questions
Does Mixed Litter need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader does Mixed Litter support?
Can remodels be disabled for one player?
In the catalog
Mixed Litter is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,449 Library mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Mixed Litter is a mod that adds remodels to many mobs in Minecraft and an extensive data-driven mob variant system alongside it! Currently, these mobs are remodeled. However, more mobs will be getting remodels if needed as time goes on.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mixed-litter
- Owner
- tazer
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15