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Origins of Life

by will-y

Origins of Life is a NeoForge mod for 26.2 that adds procedurally animated sea creatures, which players find as fossils in the deep underground.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source26.2

What it does

Fossils are found deep underground, where primordial soup can also be collected. Cleaning a fossil with the soup releases a random creature, so the same fossil can yield different mobs. Fossils are more likely to turn up in sulfur caves and lush caves than elsewhere.

Each creature is built from a body with segments and fins. Some have one large eye, others two smaller eyes. Top fins sit along the back, side fins line the body, and the body segments and end segment animate to produce swimming motion. The swim animation changes with speed and with whether the creature moves horizontally or vertically.

The mod is open source under the MIT License, with public source code and an issue tracker. It requires NeoForge and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Only the 26.2 game version is supported, with the latest NeoForge file being 26.2.2.3, published on 2026-08-30.

Key features

  1. Fossil discovery

    Fossils generate deep underground, and sulfur caves and lush caves hold them more often.

  2. Soup-based cleaning

    Primordial soup is used to clean a fossil, which releases a random creature from it.

  3. Eye variants

    Creatures are generated with either one large eye or two smaller eyes, giving them different looks.

  4. Procedural swimming

    Body segments, side fins and the end segment animate, and the swim motion changes with speed and direction.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.226.2.2.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Questions

Does Origins of Life need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loader and game version does Origins of Life support?

It is published for NeoForge only, and the files cover 26.2. Other loaders are not listed.

Where are the fossils found?

Fossils are found deep underground and are more likely in sulfur caves and lush caves.

In the catalog

Origins of Life is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Mobs mods11,058NeoForge modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Fossils are more likely to be found in sulfur caves and lush caves.
will-y, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
will-y
Published
2026-08-23
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

MobsWorld generation
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