More Mob Variants: Renewed

More Mob Variants: Renewed

This is a Port of the More Mob Variants mod brought up to 1.21.1 for NeoForge.

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Sheep Variants
Pig Variants
Chicken Variants
Cow Variants
Cat Variants
Wolf Variants

About this Mod

MORE MOB VARIANTS: RENEWED


📖About

Recent mobs that have been added to the game all have plenty of fun variants to look at, but what about the old ones?

This mod adds new variants to the older mobs that all look the same, to make them a little more fresh.

Variants are added through NBT, meaning that they will be persistent across all players.

All variants and features are data-driven, allowing for full customization through datapacks.

💡 Installation

Make sure you always download the latest version for of the mod as if there is an update, there was likley a bug in previous verions!

This mod has to be installed server-side and client-side, although clients without the mod can still join servers with the mod.

📁 Features

In addition to the default texture, the mod currently features the following new variants:

  • Cat

    - Gray Tabby
    - Doug
    - Handsome
    - Tortoiseshell
    
  • Chicken

    - Amber
    - Bronzed
    - Gold Crested
    - Midnight
    - Skewbald
    - Stormy
    - Skeleton (if spawned in the nether)
    - Duck (Rare
    
  • Cow

    - Ashen
    - Cream
    - Cookie
    - Dairy
    - Pinto
    - Sunset
    - Umbra
    - Wooly
    - Albino (rare, spawns in taigas)
    
  • Pig (all variants can be muddy)

    - Mottled
    - Piebald
    - Pink Footed
    - Sooty
    - Spotted
    
  • Sheep (all variants can have horns)

    - Fuzzy
    - Patched
    - Rocky
    - Inky
    - Long-nosed
    
  • Skeletons

    - Dungeons-style
    - Weathered
    - Sandy (more common in deserts)
    - Mossy (spawns in jungles, swamps, and lush caves)
    
  • Spiders

    - Brown
    - Tarantula
    - Black Widow
    - Bone (rare)
    
  • Wolf

    - All default variants from 1.20.5
    - Basenji (jupiter + golden retriever, or rusty + ashen)
    - French Bulldog (husky + golden retriever, or rusty + golden retriever)
    - German Shepherd (jupiter + husky, or woods + chestnut)
    - Golden Retriever (jupiter + pale (default), or rusty + pale (default))
    - Husky (black + ashen, or snowy + ashen)
    - Jupiter (rusty + woods, or striped + woods)
    - Skeleton (breeding in nether)
    
  • Zombie

    - Alex
    - Ari
    - Efe
    - Kai
    - Makena
    - Noor
    - Sunny
    - Zuri
    

Available Versions

Initial Releaserelease
MC 1.21.1neoforge
May 2, 2026

How to Install More Mob Variants: Renewed on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set neoforge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "More Mob Variants: Renewed". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

More Mob Variants: Renewed server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is More Mob Variants: Renewed compatible with neoforge?

More Mob Variants: Renewed officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with More Mob Variants: Renewed – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if More Mob Variants: Renewed 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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Details

License
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.1