SoftWind Bears
by Andriyko69
SoftWind Bears adds Grizzly Bears and Panda Bears to the world, and replaces the vanilla pandas with its own version.
What it does
Two new bear mobs are added: the Grizzly Bear and the Panda Bear. The mod also generates them in warm taiga and jungle biomes, where spawn rules are defined through a biome modifier datapack in JSON form. A datapack can override those rules. Bear stats and behavior are set in the softwindbears-common.toml config file, so a server owner can tune them without editing code.
The mod originally started as a companion for the SoftWind modpack and was later made usable as a standalone mod. It runs on NeoForge for 1.21.1 only. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the project is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Grizzly Bear mob
A large bear mob that joins the warm taiga biomes and can be found alongside the new Panda Bear.
Panda Bear mob
A second bear mob that spawns in jungle biomes and takes the place of the vanilla panda.
Provoked neutral mobs
Neutral bears turn hostile when a player provokes them, so attacking one has a consequence.
Configurable bear stats
Health, damage and behavior of the bears are set in the common config file, and spawn rules can be overridden with datapacks.
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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
Taiga and jungle exploration
Players travelling through warm taiga and jungle biomes meet the new bears as part of the local wildlife.
Modpack use
The bears were first built for the SoftWind modpack, and the standalone version lets other packs include them without the full modpack.
Who it’s for: Players who want more bear species in their survival or exploration worlds, and server owners who want to adjust bear spawning through datapacks.
How it compares
Weapons of Mythology is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, under the MIT License and not open source; it is client and server. Red Pandas! covers 1.20 – 1.20.6 on Fabric and NeoForge, is client or server and optional, under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 and not open source. RideablePolarBears is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later, works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and is client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftWind Bears | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-19 |
| Weapons of Mythology | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-19 |
| Red Pandas! | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client or server, optional | 2024-07-13 |
| RideablePolarBears | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-01-07 |
Questions
Does SoftWind Bears need a required dependency?
Does the server need SoftWind Bears installed?
Can spawn rules be changed without editing code?
In the catalog
SoftWind Bears is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Grizzly Bear - Spawns in warm taiga biomes - Neutral mob that can become hostile when provoked Panda Bear - Spawns in jungle biomes - Replaces vanilla pandas
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/softwind-bears
- Owner
- Andriyko69
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15