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orpheusInMinecraft

by taku810616

Orpheus in Minecraft brings the Hack Club mascot Orpheus, a rubber duck, into the world as a wearable, placeable and collectible item.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.20.6

What it does

Orpheus in Minecraft adds a rubber duck item that players can equip in the head slot, where it is shown on the player's head. The equipping slot is built on the Curios API, which must be installed for the mod to load. A placeable decorative block and a custom model texture come with the duck, and a dedicated sound plays when it is equipped.

Zombies and skeletons can spawn wearing a rubber duck, and the duck also appears in chest loot at a low chance. Each spawn chance, loot chance and feature switch is set in the config file, so server owners can turn parts of the mod off or change their rates. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 in six release versions, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Equippable rubber duck

    The duck is an item worn in the head slot, so players can carry Orpheus on their character.

  2. Placeable decoration

    A decorative block lets players set the duck down in builds as a display piece.

  3. Mob and loot spawns

    Zombies and skeletons may spawn wearing a duck, and a low-chance entry appears in chests.

  4. Config controls

    Feature toggles and spawn and loot parameters are adjustable in the config file.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.61.0.0
1.20.51.0.0
1.20.41.0.0
1.20.31.0.0
1.20.21.0.0
1.20.11.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Curios APIA flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Collectable Ducks and Duck By YKSAMI1 are both Forge mods for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and both run on the client and server. Orby is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 released under the MIT License, and it also runs on the client and server. Just Mob Heads covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16.5 – 26.3 and is server-side only, so players need nothing installed for it to work.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
orpheusInMinecraftForge1.20.1 – 1.20.6Client and server2025-08-30
Collectable DucksForge1.20.1Client and server2024-09-17
Duck By YKSAMI1Forge1.20.1Client and server2024-11-28
OrbyForge1.20.1Client and server2025-08-04
Just Mob HeadsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-14

Questions

Does Orpheus in Minecraft need the Curios API?

Yes. The Curios API is a required dependency, and it must be installed alongside the mod on Forge.

Does the server need the mod as well as players?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which game versions does the mod support?

Files cover 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6, and 1.0.0 is the latest file for 1.20.6.

In the catalog

orpheusInMinecraft is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.20.611,154

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What the author says

Orpheus in Minecraft is a mod that brings "Orpheus," the beloved mascot character of the Hack Club (a community for student engineers), into the world of Minecraft. The project was born from the simple idea: "Wouldn't it be fun to have Orpheus in Minecraft?"
taku810616, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
taku810616
Published
2025-08-30
Updated on Modrinth
2025-08-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationMobsEquipment
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