
Variants&Ventures
Adds multiple new mob variants seamlessly integrated into your Minecraft world.
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About this Mod
Variants&Ventures adds multiple new mob variants seamlessly integrated into your Minecraft world.
Each mob variant spawns naturally in relevant biomes. You may also encounter their spawners in dungeons and trial chamber structures, adding an extra layer of challenge and exploration.
You can check wiki for a detailed overview of implemented mobs and features.
Gelid (Frozen Zombie)
Gelid is a new zombie variant that inflicts freezing when it attacks. You can find the gelid in cold biomes.
Other features related to the gelid:
- Possibility of Gelid monster spawners in the Dungeons under cold biomes
- Possibility of Gelid trial spawners in the Trial Chambers
Thicket (Jungle Zombie)
Thicket is a new zombie variant that inflicts poison when it attacks. You can find the thicket in the jungle biomes.
Other features related to the thicket:
- Possibility of Thicket monster spawners in the Dungeons under jungle biomes
- Possibility of Thicket trial spawners in the Trial Chambers
Verdant (Jungle Skeleton)
Verdant is a new skeleton variant that fires poison-tipped arrows. You can find the verdant in the jungle biomes.
Other features related to the verdant:
- Possibility of Verdant monster spawners in the Dungeons under jungle biomes
- Possibility of Verdant trial spawners in the Trial Chambers
Murk (Sunken Skeleton)
Murk is a new skeleton variant that lives underwater. You can find the murk in the warm ocean biomes.
Other features related to the murk:
- Can be sheared for live and/or dead corals
- Possibility of Murk trial spawners in the Trial Chambers
🗿 Other features
- Improved Stray spawning logic
- Possibility of Stray monster spawners
- Improved Husk spawning logic
- Possibility of Husk monster spawners
- Improved Bogged spawning logic
- Possibility of Bogged monster spawners
⚙️ Compatibility
Variants&Ventures is designed to be fully compatible with all mods, and should work out of the box with everything. For example mobs will spawn in modded biomes and will be affected by Fresh Animations.
Mod is fully configurable, every feature in the mod can be freely enabled or disabled via the config file or the in game config.
💬 Community
You can join our community at the discord server to chat, share your creations, ask any question or to simply be updated about the latest development of the mod and notified when the new release is out. Also don't hesitate to report any crash or bug via GitHub issues.
👋 Support
I will continue developing my mods as a hobby because I truly enjoy it. If you'd like to support me, you can do so on Patreon or Ko-fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.
📜 License
The mod is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Please feel free to explore my code for examples of how I've tackled and solved various challenges while developing this mod. You're welcome to incorporate code snippets into your own projects. Also feel free to use this mod in any modpack (although credit/link back to this page will be greatly appreciated).
Available Versions
How to Install Variants&Ventures on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Variants&Ventures". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+23 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Variants&Ventures server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Variants&Ventures compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Variants&Ventures officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Variants&Ventures – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Variants&Ventures consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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