Useful Mobs

Useful Mobs

Adds new features for bats, pigs, polar bears, and squids to give forgotten mobs a new purpose!

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Screenshots

Useful Pigs
Useful Bats
Useful Polar Bears
Useful Mobs Screenshot 4
Useful Pigs
Pig Loot

About this Mod

🐷 Useful Pigs

Pigs will now produce 2 babies instead of one when bred!

While riding a pig, throwing a golden carrot at it will make it sniff up some items. [3.0+]
These items could be dirt, mushrooms, crops, or even gold!
Also features an advancement for doing so.

🦇 Useful Bats

Throwing a glow berry at a bat will give one nearby mob glowing, helping to find new caves!
Also features an advancement for doing so.

🐻 Useful Polar Bear

Throwing raw salmon at a polar bear will give all nearby players strength!
Also features an advancement for doing so.

🦑 Useful Squids

Glow ink sacs can now be used to craft spectral arrows.

When damaged, squid ink now afflicts players in range with brief blindness. [3.0+]
More helpfully, glow squid ink gives players brief night vision and glowing! [3.0+]

⚙️ Configuration

Use /function usefulmobs:config to enable and disable all* features! [3.0+]
*The spectral arrow crafting recipe cannot be disabled with commands, and must use a separate datapack instead, sorry =(


Note

All mobs that consume items (Bats, Polar Bears, and mounted Pigs) will only consume one at a time, so it is safe to throw a whole stack!

Available Versions

v3.0 - Truffles, Ink, and Configs!release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
February 21, 2025
v3.0 - Truffles, Ink, and Configs!release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11datapack
February 21, 2025
v2.4release
MC 1.21fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
July 12, 2024
v2.4release
MC 1.21datapack
July 12, 2024
v2.3 - Polar Bear Updaterelease
MC 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric, forge, quilt
May 4, 2024

How to Install Useful Mobs on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+21 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Useful Mobs server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Useful Mobs compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Useful Mobs officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. 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 Useful Mobs – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Useful Mobs 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
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Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.2+14 more