How do I install varied mob textures?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does varied mob textures work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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varied mob textures

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by digifox03 · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.16.4Newest
Minecraft 1.16.3
Minecraft 1.16.2
Minecraft 1.16.1

⬇ Download for 1.16.4 ⬇ Download for 1.16.3 ⬇ Download for 1.16.2 ⬇ Download for 1.16.1

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Varied Mob Textures

Project status

This mod is currently inactive, please check out the temporary replacement Reselect.

Description

This mod allows the resource packs creator to have multiple randomized textures for the same mob. It allows also to display certain textures based on various parameters such as the mob age, current biome, name, health and other properties.

MCPP++ (converter from old optifine format to the VMT format)

discord server

for resource packs developers: check out the documentation

if you made a resource pack using this mod please send me a private message so i can include a link to it in this page

For bug reports go to: https://github.com/Digifox03/variedMobs/issues

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as varied-mobs-0.2.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 107 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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