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Winter Overhaul

by Joo5h

Winter Overhaul reworks the snowy biomes of Minecraft, adding winter-themed creatures, features and snow golems that can be customized.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.18 – 1.21.8

What it does

The mod changes snowy biomes and adds new winter-related features to them. Snow golems appear in many forms, each built from a random pick of arms, buttons and faces, and the mod offers over 1000 variations of them. A snow golem can be given a wearable item, which grants it several new abilities.

Winter Overhaul ships with the Creeper Overhaul and Creatures Beasts components in its feature list, so the creeper is replaced by biome-specific types and new creatures join the world. The mod also adds friendly animals through its Critters Companions part. It is developed by Joo5h and was first published on 2023-03-08.

It requires Architectury API, Fabric API and Geckolib, so all three must be installed next to it. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 10 release versions, 1.18 – 1.21.8, and the code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Snowy biome overhaul

    Snowy biomes gain new winter-related features that change how the terrain and surroundings look and feel.

  2. Customizable snow golems

    Snow golems appear with random arms, buttons and faces, giving more than 1000 possible looks.

  3. Snow golem abilities

    Giving a wearable item to a snow golem grants it several new abilities.

  4. Biome-specific creepers

    The vanilla creeper is replaced by several creeper types that depend on the biome they spawn in.

  5. Winter creatures and animals

    New creatures and friendly animals add variety to snowy regions alongside the vanilla mobs.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.85.0.2+1.21.8-fabricNot available5.0.2+1.21.8-neoforge
1.21.75.0.2+1.21.8-fabricNot available5.0.2+1.21.8-neoforge
1.21.14.0.2+1.21.1-fabricNot available4.0.2+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.13.0.2+1.20.1-fabric3.0.2+1.20.1-forgeNot available
1.203.0.2+1.20.1-fabric3.0.2+1.20.1-forgeNot available
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.2Not available2.0.2+1.19.2Not available
1.19Not available2.0.1Not available
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.2Not available1.0.3Not available
1.18.1Not available1.0.0Not available
1.18Not available1.0.0Not available
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 3

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Architectury APIAn intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
Required
GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

YDM's Iceologer shares the client and server environment and the All rights reserved license of Winter Overhaul, with files for 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Snowy Snow Golems is server-side required with client optional, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and targets 1.21.5 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Snow update is a Forge-only file for 1.20.1 that also runs on client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Winter OverhaulFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-10-06
YDM's IceologerFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.17.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-07-06
Snowy Snow GolemsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-11
Snow updateForge1.20.1Client and server2025-03-02

Questions

Does Winter Overhaul need Architectury API?

Yes. Architectury API is required, along with Fabric API and Geckolib. All three must be installed next to Winter Overhaul.

Must the server have Winter Overhaul installed?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.19, 1.19.2, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.7 and 1.21.8, with 5.0.2+1.21.8 as the latest Fabric and NeoForge build.

Does Winter Overhaul have a public source code?

Public links exist for its source code and issue tracker, but the license is All rights reserved and the code is not open source.

In the catalog

Winter Overhaul is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.817,695

More from Joo5h

All projects
Creeper Overhaul1.18.2 – 1.21.1Enderman Overhaul1.19.2 – 1.21.1Critters and Companions1.18.2 – 1.21.1Ribbits1.20.1 – 1.21.1Night Lights1.18.2 – 26.1Golem Overhaul1.20.1 – 1.21.1

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What the author says

Winter was developed for the MMD 2021 WinterJam. Winter Overhaul will update Minecraft's snowy biomes with new winter-related features! Wear them yourself or give them to a snow golem to unlock various new abilities!
Joo5h, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Joo5h
Published
2023-03-08
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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