Snow Golem Backport
by Silvycakes
Snow Golem Backport brings the snow golem of Better Than Adventure's newer versions to b1.7.3, with a few tweaks to how it behaves.
What it does
Snow golems are built by stacking two snow blocks vertically and placing a pumpkin on top. Carved pumpkins can be taken off a golem with swords instead of shears, in line with Better Than Adventure's own rules. A golem that has lost its pumpkin no longer throws snowballs at monsters, and it is harmed by water blocks. The mod doubles the golem's health, so it starts with four hearts instead of two, and when a golem with a pumpkin head dies it drops between one and eight snowballs.
The backport also changes where golems survive and what they leave behind. Golems no longer melt in warm biomes, and they no longer leave snow trails, which keeps renewable snow harder to collect. A golem standing on gravel takes one point of damage, where the vanilla behaviour is zero. The mod is a backport of the snow golem, and the description of what is kept and what is changed is listed in the feature notes.
Installation needs BTA Babric. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published for b1.7.3 only, and snapshot builds are published alongside them. The mod is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal and is not open source.
Key features
Snow golem construction
Two snow blocks stacked vertically with a pumpkin on top create a golem, as in the original design.
Snowball attacks on monsters
Golems with a pumpkin head throw snowballs at most monsters they encounter.
Water and warm biome damage
Water blocks harm golems, and golems no longer die in warm biomes.
Doubled health and drops
Golems have twice the original health and drop one to eight snowballs on death when they wear a pumpkin head.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: Players of Better Than Adventure on b1.7.3 who want a snow golem with newer behaviour and tweaks, on a single-player world or a server that runs the mod.
How it compares
BTA Tiny Chunk Loader is client and server, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and built for b1.7.3 with BTA Babric. Squid Milking [8.0] is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and also built for b1.7.3 with BTA Babric, so a server does not need it. BTA Breeding is server-side only and open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, with the same version and loader.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Golem Backport | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-02-01 |
| BTA Tiny Chunk Loader | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-07-21 |
| Squid Milking [8.0] | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client-side only | 2026-08-16 |
| BTA Breeding | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Server-side only | 2025-06-17 |
Questions
Does Snow Golem Backport need to be installed on the server?
How are the golems built and how is the pumpkin removed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Snow Golem Backport is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
Backports the snow golem from more modern versions of Minecraft to the Better Than Adventure mod. What's the same? - Snow golems are created by stacking two snow blocks vertically with a pumpkin on top. - Snow golems throw snowballs at most monsters. - Snow golems take damage in water blocks. What's different? - Snow…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/snow-golem-backport-bta
- Owner
- Silvycakes
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15