The Too Many Mobs Mod has a pretty self-explanatory title, in that this mods adds a lot more mobs and animals to the world of Minecraft. Not too many, but many.
A group of monkeys in a treetop.
These new mobs are both found in friendly, neutral, and hostile variants, as well as adding a few new items to the game, whale oil, deer meat, and eagle feathers.
A selection of the new mobs, the bearded dragon, platypus, monkey, and deer all seen here.
Whale oil is a fuel source similar to coal, and can be used to cook 10 items in a furnace. It drops from the newly introduced whales, which are often found in groups in oceans, they have a more frequent spawn rate than octopuses.
Eagle feathers drops from the new eagles, often found in the air (so they can be a bit hard to take down), and 9 of these can be used to craft wings, that will make you glide if you right click when you are falling.
Deer meat can be cooked and eaten, found on, surprisingly, the new deer.
Some eagles flying overhead, useful for their feathers.
Important: this mod requires Minecraft Forge or Modloader to function. Have been successfully tested with Forge.
All the mobs and animals introduced in this mod are as follows:
- Friendly and tameable:
- Bearded dragon
- Platypus
- Monkey
- Neutral:
- Whale
- Eagle
- Deer
- Hostile:
- Crawling zombie
- Brown bear
- Polar bear
Be careful around bears, both variants have a strong attack and are very aggressive, towards the player and other mobs alike. And don’t let the crawling zombies sneak up on you, they can be a bit harder to spot.
Some bearded dragons and monkeys who have taken over a jungle temple.
As stated above, three of the new mobs can be tamed, and to do so you need some special items. For the bearded dragon, you need to tame it with spider eyes. Raw fish can be used to tame the platypus, and monkeys can be tamed with, you guessed it, bananas.
It is a great mob that makes the world a tad bit more living, littering more and new animals and mobs around the world, adding a few new crafting materials, and all of it without being immersion breaking or anything like that. It is also easy to install and use with Forge.
A group of whales found in the ocean, coveted for their whale oil and bones.
How to install the Too Many Mobs Mod for Minecraft:
- Download the mod.
- If you don’t have Forge or Modloader, then download and install one of those programs.
- Open your minecraft folder (in Windows: Start -> Run -> “%appdata%\.minecraft”).
- Copy the mod .jar or .zip file(s) you downloaded to the “mods” folder found inside the .minecraft folder.
- You should now be all set to go out and explore the world, and see if you can find any of these new mobs! Again, beware of bears.
Here is a mod spotlight of the Too Many Mobs Mod, check it out to see the mod in motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JTS7Bhs_b4