Tolerable Creepers
by Farcr
Tolerable Creepers changes how Creepers behave, so they summon Creepies, break blocks less often and drop spores that can be harvested.
What it does
Creepers in this mod keep their explosions but gain new effects. When a Creeper explodes it can summon Creepies, small companions that attack anything they hit. The mod also changes griefing: Creepers do not break blocks in the way vanilla does, and the change can be undone through the config file, which restores the original Creeper griefing behavior.
Creepers release cloud spores when they blow up, and those spores can generate new, tougher foes. Spores are harvested by killing a Creeper with explosions, and the collected spores can be used to summon loyal Creepies of the player's own. The mod also includes Mischief Arrows for pranks and Spore Crates for storing spores. Installing Man's Land adds throwable Spore Bombs as an extra integration.
Tolerable Creepers is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Cloud spores and Creepie behavior are set in the config file, and Cloth Config API is an optional dependency that gives a settings screen. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, both for 1.21.1, with the latest file dated 2026-07-14. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Summoned Creepies
Creepers can summon Creepies when they explode, and those companions attack anything they hit.
Spore harvesting
Killing a Creeper with explosions yields spores that can be used to summon loyal Creepies.
Spore-generated foes
Released cloud spores can generate tougher enemies, making fights with Creepers more challenging.
Storage and pranks
Spore Crates store collected spores, and Mischief Arrows serve for pranks.
Config-based griefing
Creeper griefing can be restored to the vanilla behavior through the config file.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want Creepers to do more than explode, and who are willing to install the mod on both sides.
How it compares
Adapted Mobs is client and server, published for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1, and released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Creepy Wolves is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and open source, so it changes wolves instead of Creepers. Nocreepers is server-side only and published for 1.21.11, so players join without installing it, which differs from Tolerable Creepers, where both sides need the mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolerable Creepers | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-14 |
| Adapted Mobs | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
| Creepy Wolves | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Not published | 2024-08-13 |
| Nocreepers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does Tolerable Creepers need Cloth Config API?
Can the server owner restore vanilla griefing?
Which loaders does Tolerable Creepers support?
In the catalog
Tolerable Creepers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Make creepers no longer grief unjustly, making them a more challenging and interesting enemy: they spawn creepies now! When Creepers blow up, a cloud of spores is released, which will generate terrible foes - Creepies. Creeper spores can be harvested by killing a creeper with explosions, allowing you to summon your…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tolerable-creepers
- Owner
- Farcr
- Published
- 2026-05-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15