Backported Mobs
A simple resource pack that adds updated mobs and warm and cold mob varieties like 1.21.5 to older versions
Requires Optifine or EMF + ETF installed to work.
Dependency download links
Optifine: https://optifine.net/home
Entity Model Features: https://modrinth.com/mod/entity-model-features
Entity Texture Features: https://modrinth.com/mod/entitytexturefeatures
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java resource packs walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as Backported mobs.zip
- Download size: 346 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.