Snow Golem Backport

Snow Golem Backport

Backports the snow golem to BTA with little tweaks here and there.

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Jolly fellow.

About this Mod

Backports the snow golem from more modern versions of Minecraft to the Better Than Adventure mod.
A screenshot of a snow golem looking at the player in a taiga biome.
What's the same?

  • Snow golems are created by stacking two snow blocks vertically with a pumpkin on top.
  • Snow golems throw snowballs at most monsters.
  • Snow golems take damage in water blocks.

What's different?

  • Snow golems no longer create snow trails to keep obtaining renewable snow more interesting.
  • Snow golems no longer die in warm biomes.
  • Snow golems now deal one damage when standing on gravel instead of the usual zero similarly to vanilla BTA's snowmen.
  • Snow golems now require swords to have their pumpkins taken off instead of shears to be consistent with BTA's pumpkin carving.
  • Pumpkinless snow golems can now have carved pumpkins be put on their heads.
  • Snow golems now have double their original health. (Two hearts to four hearts)
  • Snow golems now drop 1-8 snowballs upon death and if they have a pumpkin on their head they'll drop it as well.

Available Versions

Snow Golem Backport 1.0.1 BTA 7.3_04release
MC b1.7.3bta-babric
February 1, 2026
Snow Golem Backport BTA 1.0.0release
MC b1.7.3bta-babric
January 8, 2026

How to Install Snow Golem Backport on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set bta-babric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the bta-babric loader and matching Minecraft version (b1.7.3).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Snow Golem Backport". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

bta-babric

Minecraft Versions

b1.7.3

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Snow Golem Backport server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong bta-babric 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 (b1.7.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Snow Golem Backport compatible with bta-babric?

Snow Golem Backport officially supports bta-babric for Minecraft b1.7.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Snow Golem Backport – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Snow Golem Backport 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
Required

Supported Versions

b1.7.3