"Veganism is a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing and any other purpose." — The Vegan Society
The Vegan Option is a mod that seeks to add vegan alternatives to mob drops under the following guidelines:
- Nothing added to worldgen
- No new crops
Features
It is important to note: some features may be subject to change in the beta phase.
The most in depth information can be found on the Wiki.
Items by Alternative
Links will take you to the Wiki.
| Item | Alternative |
|---|---|
| Bone | Fossils (rare drop when mining stone) |
| Bone Meal | Fertilizer |
| Milk (as a food) | Plant Milk |
| Milk (as a curative) | Soap |
| Ink Sac | Black Vegetable Oil Ink |
| Slimeball | Resin |
| Wool | Kapok |
| Feather | Faux Feather |
| String | Jute Fibre and Kapok Tufts |
| Leather | Burlap |
| Leather Armor | Burlap Armor |
| Meat | Seitan |
| Egg (as a food) | No alternative yet |
| Egg (as a baking agent) | Potato Starch and Apple Sauce |
| Egg (as an object) | Plastic Egg |
| Gunpowder | Charcoal + Sulfur + Saltpeter |
| Rotten Flesh | Rotten Plants |
| Blaze Rod | Plastic Rod + Rosin + Vegetable Wax + Flint and Steel |
| Pufferfish | Frozen Bubble |
| Ender Pearl | Frozen Bubble + Raw Ender |
| Ghast Tear | Proof of Suffering |
| Spider Eye | False Morel and Doll's Eye |
| Fermented Spider Eye | Fermented False Morel |
| Mob Heads | Blank Mob Head + Various Dyes |
| Honeycomb | Vegetable Wax |
| Honey | Syrup (no wiki article yet) |
| Rabbit Foot | No alternative yet (discussion) |
| Goat Horn | No alternative yet |
| Glow Ink Sac | No alternative yet (discussion) |
| Phantom Membrane | No alternative yet |
| Nautilus Shell | No alternative yet |
| Shulker Shell | No alternative yet |
| Prismarine Shards | No alternative yet |
| Nether Star | No alternative yet (discussion) |
| Dragon Egg | No alternative yet (discussion) |
| Animal taming items | No alternative yet (discussion) |
Mod integration
The mod provides custom Jade and WTHIT handling for certain blocks, such as the Composter. It also has integration with JEI and REI for piston crafting, composting, and an in-game wiki.
Integration with the Thermal Series, Create, and Farmers Delight is planned, when those mods become available.
Versions for 1.10.2 and below have integration features with Pam's HarvestCraft, WAILA, JEI/NEI, Immersive Engineering, and Thermal Foundation and Expansion.
FAQ
Why?
In-game veganism is simply a playstyle that I prefer, in that I think survival games offer a unique way to explore vegan ethics that the real world doesn't provide. For example, attempting to adhere to veganism within Minecraft leads to weird/interesting questions like, "Is it really self-defense to kill a mob if I'm semi-responsible for mobs being able to spawn at all?". It can also encourage non-standard behavior like building a weapon that does the least amount of damage possible.
Do I have to play as a vegan if I install this?
No, this mod simply aims to allow veganism to be a viable option in Minecraft. If you don't choose to adhere to veganism while using this mod, it'll still do a few nice things for you:
- Allows for alternate (hopefully interesting) methods of obtaining mob drops
- Gives uses to various vanilla Minecraft blocks/items that didn't really have a use before (ferns, sunflowers, spruce wood, sandstone, etc)
Should I go vegan (in real life)?
Probably.
Goals before v1.0.0
- Balance
- Add features for all remaining mob drops
- Make the mod configurable
- Add as much mod integration as possible
Forks
This mod was not updated for 1.11 through 1.19. Forks were made for the following versions in that time:
- Vegan Life for 1.12
- Vegan Alternative for 1.11
If you are aware of others, let me know and I will add them to the list.
Legacy features
The following features that existed in older versions have been removed:
- White Ink as a bone meal alternative in dyeing. Removed in 1.20.2 due to vanilla including several ways to create white dye without killing mobs.
Misc
You are welcome to add this to any modpack you'd like.
The original idea for the mod came from wha-ha-ha on Reddit.
External resources
Project members
SatanicSanta
Owner
squeek502
Original Developer