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Ranold's Better Squids

by Ranold

Ranold's Better Squids changes how squids behave in Minecraft, and the blindness they inflict depends on the game difficulty.

FabricServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.21.4

What it does

The mod targets the squid, a mob the author describes as one of the less useful ones in the game, and gives it a few mechanics of its own. Its main change sets how long a squid's attack blinds a player: none on Peaceful, 3 seconds on the lowest setting, 5 on Normal and 8 on Hard. Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.4, with 1.0.1 as the latest file from 2024-12-31. The code is available publicly, but the license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.

Key features

  1. Difficulty-based blindness

    Squid attacks blind players for a length set by difficulty, from none on Peaceful up to 8 seconds on Hard.

  2. Improved squid behavior

    The mod adds mechanics to squids, which the author considers among the weakest mobs in the game.

  3. Balanced effect timing

    Blindness durations rise step by step across the four difficulty levels, so the effect scales with the challenge.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.41.0.1
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

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Squid Ink Effects is an option for the same mob, but it is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and needs the server while the client stays optional. Glow Squid Spawn Control is server-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but it covers Fabric 1.20.1 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Ranold's Better SquidsFabric1.21.4Server-side only2024-12-31
Squid Ink EffectsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-07
Glow Squid Spawn ControlFabric1.20.1Server-side only2025-02-28

Questions

Does Ranold's Better Squids need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed next to the mod on Fabric for 1.21.4.

In the catalog

Ranold's Better Squids is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

This mod changes squids from being one of the stupidest mobs in Minecraft to a mob with somehwat interesting mechanics! So far all it does is make squids give you blindness for a different amount of time depending on difficulty. None in Peaceful, 3 seconds in Easy, 5 in Normal, and 8 in Hard. We call that Balancing!
Ranold, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Ranold
Published
2024-12-31
Updated on Modrinth
2024-12-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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