Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)
Yet another addon for Unusual Prehistory, adding new creatures and plants!
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About this Mod
THIS MOD HAS NOW BEEN OFFICIALLY DISCONTINUED AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY MORE UPDATES IN ITS CURRENT FORM AS AN ADDON.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE NEW MARVELOUS MENAGERIE: PARADOXICAL HERE!
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE JOIN THE DISCORD SERVER.
Marvelous Menagerie is an addon for the Unusual Prehistory mod, adding some creatures and plants I think would be neat.
Right now the mod adds 12 creatures, 3 decorative animals, one plant, one mushroom with a woodset and one new tree with its complete woodset, along with foods and tools based from some of the creatures in the mod!
For additional info about these creatures, plants and what they add check the in-game encyclopedia or join either my Discord server or Unusual Prehistory's discord server.
Warning!
Interacting with Hallucigenia might make flashing colors pop up, if you'd like to avoid this go to the mod's config!
The Creatures:
Spoiler
Dodo
Elephant bird
Thylacine
Steller's sea cow
Anomalocaris
Sacabambaspis
Trilobite
(Curly, Trident, Moon, Spiky, Itty and Fat)
Ophthalmosaurus
Josephoartigasia
Pikaia
Arandaspis
Hallucigenia
Requires Geckolib and Unusual Prehistory.
Added support for Dye Depot and Enchantment Descriptions.
Secrets:
Spoiler
Naming a Thylacine "metropolitan" will give it an alternate skin, based off of this illustration by Sheather888 of what a domesticated Thylacine could have looked like.
Naming a Dodo "nugget" will give it a special skin.
Naming a Trilobite "lgbt", "trans", "agender", "ace", "aro", "bi", "gay", "lesbian", "enby", "aroace", "genderfluid" or "pan" will give it that pride flag's respective colors.
Naming a Pikaia "pikachu" will make its colors resemble those of the iconic Pokemon mascot
Showcases:
Available Versions
How to Install Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.6).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.6, 1.20.5, 1.20.4 (+3 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) compatible with forge and neoforge?
Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.6, 1.20.5, 1.20.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED) 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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