Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat
by derpzy1337
Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat is a data pack that lets Vanilla Backport mob variants spawn in the biomes added by Windswept.
What it does
Vanilla Backport supplies wolf variants like Pale, Chestnut, Ashen and Spotted, along with cold and warm farm animal variants. This data pack connects the two so those variants can generate in Windswept's biomes. It requires both Vanilla Backport and Windswept to be installed.
The compatibility layer is built as a data pack and is published for Forge and NeoForge. Files cover 1.21 and 1.21.1, with 0.1+mod for 1.21.1 as the latest build for both loaders. The mod is server required and client optional, so the server needs it while players may leave it out. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. The author notes that the pack was originally created for a custom modpack.
Key features
Wolf variants in Windswept biomes
Pale, Chestnut, Ashen and Spotted wolves from Vanilla Backport can spawn in Windswept's forest and pine biomes.
Cold and warm farm animal variants
Cold and warm farm animal variants from Vanilla Backport are allowed to spawn in Windswept's biomes.
Biome-specific spawns
Spawns are set per biome, so each variant appears only in the biomes its entry names.
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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.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running Windswept and Vanilla Backport together who want the added mob variants to appear in the new biomes.
How it compares
Backported Animal Variants is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, that runs on client and server. VanillaBackport: Mob Variants Compat supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, is released under the MIT License, and is server required with client optional. Vanilla Backport Compat has the same loaders, version range and MIT License as the previous one, and is server required with client optional as well.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat | Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-25 |
| Backported Animal Variants | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-01 |
| VanillaBackport: Mob Variants Compat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-13 |
| Vanilla Backport Compat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-18 |
Questions
Does Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat need Windswept?
Does Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat need Vanilla Backport?
Does the server need this mod?
In the catalog
Windswept x Vanilla Backport Mob Variant Compat is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This Data Pack bridges Windswept and Vanilla Backport, allowing Cold / Warm farm animal variants to spawn in Windswept's biomes. Additionally, this Pack allows Vanilla Wolf Variants to spawn in Windswept's biomes. Cold farm animal variants spawn in: - Pine Barrens - Snowy Pine Barrens - Chestnut Forest - Snowy…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wxvbmvc
- Owner
- derpzy1337
- Published
- 2026-09-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15