Various Oddities
by Lying
Various Oddities fills the world with a varied selection of colourful mobs, along with alchemy, magic spells and a holy symbol for fighting undead.
What it does
Mobs from the mod populate the world alongside the vanilla ones, and the mod adds special creature types and removes certain existing mobs. Its config file allows the spawns, mob details and difficulty to be adjusted, so a world, adventure map or multiplayer run can be tuned to the desired level of challenge.
Players can brew alchemical potions with an alembic early in the game, use a holy symbol to drive off undead, and inscribe magic spells that rain doom on hostile villagers. Several features are meant to keep pace with dangerous creatures such as velociraptors that prey on chickens. The mod is published for Forge only, with files for 1.12.2 and 1.16.5, and it is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, which makes it open source.
Installation is needed on the client and the server, so both sides run the mod together. Build 1.16_001q6 for 1.16.5 is the latest Forge file, published on 2024-05-21 on the beta channel. The mod was first published and last updated on the same day, and the author has granted permission to include it in modpacks.
Key features
Colourful mob selection
A varied set of colourful mobs spawns across the world, making it livelier and more dangerous than vanilla.
Alchemy with an alembic
Alchemical brews are made with an alembic, giving players an early-game way to prepare for undead.
Holy symbol and spells
A holy symbol drives away undead, and magic spells can be inscribed to strike hostile villagers.
Configurable mobs and spawns
The config file controls mob spawns and details, so the difficulty and creature types can be fine-tuned.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Challenging multiplayer runs
Server owners can adjust the config to make multiplayer games harder and more dangerous.
Adventure maps
Mob selection and difficulty settings can be tuned for adventure maps that need a different feel.
Who it’s for: Players who want more mobs and a harder game, and server owners who run challenging multiplayer games with a configurable mob setup.
Questions
Does Various Oddities need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Various Oddities support?
Can the mobs and spawns be changed?
In the catalog
Various Oddities is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Various Oddities provides a colourful and diverse selection of mobs to populate your world, complete with config and customisation options to fine tune them for regular play or for adventure maps! With a diverse and colourful array of mobs, you're sure to find the world far more alive and certainly far more…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/various-oddities
- Owner
- Lying
- Published
- 2024-05-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15