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Variants And Ventures FAQ

20 questions players actually ask, answered.

Where do I find the new zombie and skeleton variants?
Each variant spawns naturally in biomes matching its theme: Gelid in cold biomes, Thicket and Verdant in jungles, and Murk in warm oceans. You'll also encounter them in dungeons and trial chambers located in their home biomes, where their spawners can be found.
What's the best way to farm corals?
Hunt Murk skeletons in warm ocean biomes and use shears on them to collect live or dead corals. This is the primary way to obtain corals from this mod's mobs.
How do I cure the poison effect from Thicket and Verdant mobs?
Poison is a status effect like any other in Minecraft—milk will remove it, or you can wait for it to wear off naturally. Prepare by keeping milk buckets in your inventory when exploring jungles where these mobs spawn.
What should I bring to fight a Gelid zombie?
Gelid zombies apply a freezing effect when they hit you, which slows your movement and mining speed. Bring fire resistance potions or warm armor enchantments if available, and keep your distance or use ranged weapons to minimize hits.
Do these new mobs drop anything special?
The mod description doesn't specify unique drops beyond what you'd get from standard mobs, except that Murk skeletons can be sheared for corals. Check your mod's item drops guide for complete loot tables.
Can I find spawners for the new variants in the Nether or End?
No—new mob spawners only appear in dungeons and trial chambers located in their home biomes (cold areas, jungles, and warm oceans). The Nether and End are not affected by this mod.
Do Strays, Husks, and Bogged spawn more often now?
The mod improves how these existing mobs spawn in the world and adds chances to find their spawners in dungeons. This makes them more common in their respective biomes.
Are trial chambers harder because of the new spawners?
Yes—trial chambers may now include trial spawners for all four new mob variants (Gelid, Thicket, Verdant, and Murk), making exploration more challenging. Prepare accordingly with appropriate armor and healing items.
Can I disable specific mob variants if I don't like them?
Check your mod's configuration file or in-game settings menu for options to disable individual variants. Most mods allow per-mob toggling in their config.
Do these mobs work with mob farms or grinders?
The new variants should behave like their base mobs (zombies and skeletons) in farms and grinders, but their special effects (freezing, poison) will still trigger if they hit you. Design your farm with this in mind.
What does the Variants And Ventures Mod add?
It adds new mob variants that spawn naturally in matching biomes, plus spawners for them in dungeons and trial chambers. It also improves how Strays, Husks, and Bogged spawn.
What mobs does Variants And Ventures add?
It adds four mobs: Gelid, Murk, Thicket, and Verdant. Each has its own spawn egg.
What is the Gelid in Variants And Ventures?
The Gelid is a frozen zombie variant found in cold biomes that inflicts freezing when it attacks. Gelid monster spawners can appear in dungeons under cold biomes, and Gelid trial spawners can appear in Trial Chambers.
What is the Thicket in Variants And Ventures?
The Thicket is a jungle zombie variant that inflicts poison when it attacks. Thicket monster spawners can appear in dungeons under jungle biomes, and Thicket trial spawners can appear in Trial Chambers.
What is the Verdant in Variants And Ventures?
The Verdant is a jungle skeleton variant that fires poison-tipped arrows. Verdant monster spawners can appear in dungeons under jungle biomes, and Verdant trial spawners can appear in Trial Chambers.
What is the Murk in Variants And Ventures?
The Murk is a skeleton variant that lives underwater in warm ocean biomes. You can shear it to get live and/or dead corals, and Murk trial spawners can appear in Trial Chambers.
Which Minecraft versions and mod loaders does Variants And Ventures support?
It supports Minecraft versions 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, and 26.3. It is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt.
Does Variants And Ventures need any other mods?
No dependencies are listed. The author states it is designed to be fully compatible with all mods and should work out of the box with everything.
Does Variants And Ventures add new items or blocks?
The mod registers four spawn eggs: gelid, murk, thicket, and verdant. No other new items or blocks are listed.
Can I disable features in Variants And Ventures?
Yes. Every feature can be enabled or disabled through the config file or the in-game config, including individual mobs, spawns, and spawner options.