{"id":165221,"date":"2026-06-09T20:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/variants-and-ventures\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:36:19","slug":"variants-and-ventures","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/variants-and-ventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Variants&#038;Ventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Variants&#038;Ventures\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Faboslav\/variants-and-ventures\/master\/.github\/assets\/logo.png\" alt=\"Variants \u00fd Ventures\" width=\"743\" height=\"69\"><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/static\/v1?label=Support me on&#038;message=Ko-fi&#038;color=5b9c51&#038;labelColor=5b9c51&#038;logoColor=ffffff&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=ko-fi\" alt=\"Ko-fi\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/static\/v1?label=Support me on&#038;message=Patreon&#038;color=5b9c51&#038;labelColor=5b9c51&#038;logoColor=ffffff&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=patreon\" alt=\"Ko-fi\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/discord\/924964658169913404?style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=discord&#038;logoColor=ffffff&#038;label=Join discord&#038;labelColor=5b9c51&#038;color=5b9c51\" alt=\"Discord\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/static\/v1?label=&#038;message=Wiki&#038;logoColor=ffffff&#038;style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=github&#038;labelColor=5b9c51&#038;color=5b9c51\" alt=\"Wiki\"><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tVariants&#038;Ventures adds multiple new mob variants seamlessly integrated into your Minecraft world.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tEach mob variant spawns naturally in relevant biomes. You may also encounter their spawners in dungeons and trial chamber structures, adding an extra layer of challenge and exploration.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tYou can check wiki for a detailed overview of implemented mobs and features.\n<\/p>\n<h1>Gelid (Frozen Zombie)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tGelid is a new zombie variant that inflicts freezing when it attacks. You can find the gelid in cold biomes.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Faboslav\/variants-and-ventures\/master\/.github\/assets\/gelid.webp\" alt=\"Gelid\" title=\"Gelid\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tOther features related to the gelid:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Possibility of Gelid monster spawners in the Dungeons under cold biomes<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Gelid trial spawners in the Trial Chambers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Thicket (Jungle Zombie)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tThicket is a new zombie variant that inflicts poison when it attacks. You can find the thicket in the jungle biomes.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Faboslav\/variants-and-ventures\/master\/.github\/assets\/thicket.webp\" alt=\"Thicket\" title=\"Thicket\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tOther features related to the thicket:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Possibility of Thicket monster spawners in the Dungeons under jungle biomes<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Thicket trial spawners in the Trial Chambers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Verdant (Jungle Skeleton)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tVerdant is a new skeleton variant that fires poison-tipped arrows. You can find the verdant in the jungle biomes.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Faboslav\/variants-and-ventures\/master\/.github\/assets\/verdant.webp\" alt=\"Verdant\" title=\"Verdant\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tOther features related to the verdant:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Possibility of Verdant monster spawners in the Dungeons under jungle biomes<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Verdant trial spawners in the Trial Chambers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Murk (Sunken Skeleton)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tMurk is a new skeleton variant that lives underwater. You can find the murk in the warm ocean biomes.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Faboslav\/variants-and-ventures\/master\/.github\/assets\/murk.webp\" alt=\"Murk\" title=\"Murk\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tOther features related to the murk:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Can be sheared for live and\/or dead corals<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Murk trial spawners in the Trial Chambers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>\ud83d\uddff Other features<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Improved Stray spawning logic<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Stray monster spawners<\/li>\n<li>Improved Husk spawning logic<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Husk monster spawners<\/li>\n<li>Improved Bogged spawning logic<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of Bogged monster spawners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>\u2699\ufe0f Compatibility<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tVariants&#038;Ventures is designed to be fully compatible with all mods, and should work out of the box with everything.<br \/>\n\tFor example mobs will spawn in modded biomes and will be affected by Fresh Animations.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tMod is fully configurable, every feature in the mod can be freely enabled or disabled via the config file or the in game config.\n<\/p>\n<h1>\ud83d\udcac Community<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tYou can join our community at the discord server to chat, share your creations, ask any question or to simply be updated about the latest development of the mod and notified when the new release is out.<br \/>\n\tAlso don&#8217;t hesitate to report any crash or bug via GitHub issues.\n<\/p>\n<h1>\ud83d\udc4b Support<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tI will continue developing my mods as a hobby because I truly enjoy it. If you&#8217;d like to support me, you can do so on Patreon or Ko-fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.\n<\/p>\n<h1>\ud83d\udcdc License<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tThe mod is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n\tPlease feel free to explore my code for examples of how I&#8217;ve tackled and solved various challenges while developing this mod. You&#8217;re welcome to incorporate code snippets into your own projects. Also feel free to use this mod in any modpack (although credit\/link back to this page will be greatly appreciated).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adds multiple new mob variants seamlessly integrated into your Minecraft world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":165222,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"variants-and-ventures","_minecraft_project_id":"lNDRiXkY","_minecraft_author":"faboslav","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0","_minecraft_downloads":1081177,"_minecraft_follows":688,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"variants-and-ventures.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":343066078,"_minecraft_version_count":233,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T13:11:23.945969Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2024-03-11T07:00:24.186719Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-28T08:45:35.040790Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/variants-and-ventures","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":165222,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T17:36:19+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"c24209ce1c1a96ae2ce6446fc56dde52","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,97,104,137,158,98,159],"mod_loader":[99,106,160,100],"minecraft_version":[56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-165221","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-mobs","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-quilt","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-forge","mod_loader-neoforge","mod_loader-quilt","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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