Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
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📖 Description
Nice Mob Variants is a standalone spinoff of Nice Mobs that focuses exclusively on mob variants, offering players more variety in an lightweight package. It includes every variant from Nice Mobs - plus new ones introduced specifically for this project.
🐶 Mob Variants Overview
Cat Variants
All Black with Green Eyes
Spawns under the same conditions as the vanilla all black variant.
Creeper
Spawns in Plains Villages.
Embroidery
Spawns in Archaeoligcal Site structures in Desert Biomes.
Simba
Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.
Soul
Spawns in Monolith structures found in Soul Sand Valleys.
Tiger
Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.
Chicken Variants
Cluckshroom
Spawns in Fallen Mushroom structures generated in Mushroom Fields.
Creamy
Spawns in the same biomes as the vanilla temperate variant.
Dark Brown
Spawns in Forest Biomes.
Duck
Spawns in Swamp Biomes. Chickens renamed to "Benny" also become the Duck variant.
Ender
Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.
Golden
Spawns in Villages & Savanna Biomes.
Ostrich
Spawns in warm Biomes like Savanna.
Pigeon
Spawns in Villages, Mansions & Pillager Outposts.
Rooster
Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests. Lays no eggs. Crows in the morning.
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred. Lays no eggs.
Strider
Can only be found as a vehicle for Chicken Jockeys in the Nether.
Zombie
Can only be found as vehicle for Chicken Jockeys outside the Nether.
Cow Variants
Cold Dark
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Cold variant.
Cold White
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Cold variant.
Creamy
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.
Dark
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.
Ender
Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.
Gray
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Temperate variant.
Pink Moobloom
Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests.
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.
Wandering Trader
Has a chance to spawn leashed to a Wandering Trader.
Warm Gray
Spawns in the same Biomes as the Warm variant.
Yellow Moobloom
Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests.
Frog Variants
Dry
Breedable in Desert Biomes. Drops Sand when eating.
Ender
Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End and can be bred in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage. Drops Crying Obsidian when eating.
Guardian
Breedable in Monuments. Drops Sea Lanterns when eating.
Muddy
Spawns & is breedable in Mangrove Swamps. Drops Mud when eating.
Nether
Spawns in Nether Well structures generated in Warped/Crimson Forests. Breedable in the Nether. Drops Shroomlights when eating
Sculk
Breedable in Deep Dark Biomes. Drops Sculk when eating.
Pig Variants
Creamy
Spawns in the same biomes as temperate variant.
Dark
Spawns in Forest biomes.
Ender
Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage.
Muddy Types
Spawn in the same biomes as their normal counterparts.
Pale
Spawns in the same biomes as temperate variant.
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.
Spotted Types
Spawn in the same biomes as their normal counterparts.
Wandering Trader

Wild
Spawns in Forest biomes.
Wolf Variants
Black
Spawns in Old Growth Pine Taiga Biomes.
Dark
Spawns in Old Growth Pine Taiga Biomes.
Creaking
Spawns in Pale Garden Biomes.
Shiba
Spawns in Hot Spring structures generated in Cherry Grove Biomes.
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.
Timber
Spawns in Grove Biomes and Snowy Villages.
White Black
Spawns in Taiga Biomes.
Zombie Nautilus
Cold
Spawns in cold and frozen Biomes like Deep Frozen Ocean.
🛠️ Technical Gibberish
This data pack double functions as the required resource pack. So simply slap that one also into your Resource folder and make sure to enable it in game for the textures to show properly.
(This is not needed for the auto converted mod versions)
📝 Translations
Want to play in your own language? You can help us out by contributing on our Crowdin Page! Once a translation for a language is finished, it’ll be added to the data pack for you to enjoy.
✍️ Feedback, Questions & Suggestions
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