![WAB Logo](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2ab869a35b04cee9c0f99a2e38b2ed4f1d5b3a96.webp) > ## _Please note that this is a BETA version of the mod that adds only a few content and is not bug-free. In case you want to leave feedback, feel free to use the comment space below or the dedicated channel in the [WanMine Discord server](https://discord.wanmine.net/)._ # Are you ready to meet all the beasts of Minecraft's ancient past? Like the Sniffer, they are all creatures from prehistory and each one brings with it amazing new features! # **Version 1.4.0 (16/01/2026) – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Update**

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# **NEW ANCIENT CREATURES** ## 1) Charger * Neutral Mob that can be brought back to life with its eggs * From time to time it will sit down and loaf * Natural enemy of Raiders: attacks them on sight * Attacks the player only if attacked first or if the player is holding a **Beetroot** * If fed a Beetroot it becomes **over-aggressive**, attacking anyone on sight and dealing double damage (effect ends after the first hit) * Can be tamed like a horse, but it’s much harder: * When you fall from it, it will attack you once * Feeding **Sweet Berries** makes taming easier * Once tamed, it can be equipped with a saddle and ridden **Abilities** * Press **C** → Headbutt attack * Press **Spacebar** → Charge attack (double damage + knockback, straight line, requires recharge) * Can be bred with **Glow Berries** --- ## 2) Raider * Hostile Mob that can be brought back to life with its eggs * Highly aggressive predator that attacks every mob (similar to the Eater) * Scared by the Eater, but the Eater does not attack it * Can be made neutral by giving it **Ancient Meat** * Once neutral, it will attack only if provoked * Pack hunter: attacking one will aggro the entire pack * Natural enemy of Chargers **Looting Mechanic** * When it kills a mob, it drops more loot (base **Looting I**) * Can be increased up to **Looting IV** by feeding it the new **Pitcher Plant** * When attacking with its head, it has a chance to drop one of its horns * Can be bred with any type of meat * Found as Illager troops in their own structures and during Raids --- ## 3) Snatcher * Neutral Mob that can be brought back to life with its eggs * Small and fast, can climb surfaces thanks to hooked claws * Occasionally steals food or items from player inventories and chests * To retrieve stolen items, hit it once: * If not hit in time, it will devour the item and it will be lost forever **Taming** * Make it steal its favorite food, the **Nasty Stew**, from your inventory * Once tamed, it can be equipped with a **Barrel** **Abilities** * Press **C** while looking at it → it climbs onto your shoulder * Press **C** again → throw it * If thrown near a chest or barrel, it will steal loot and bring it back to the owner --- # **NEW MOBS** ## 1) Tamer * New Illager variant * Found during Raids and in Raider structures * Usually rides a Raider troop * Equipped with a sword --- # **NEW ITEMS** ## 1) Charger Armor * Found in dungeons (commonly in Charger structures) * Can be dyed * Works exactly like **Golden Horse Armor** --- ## 2) Raider Horns Dropped by Raiders and craftable into three variants: ### • The Fearsome Horn * Crafted with **Eater Teeth** * Applies the **Fear** effect to all mobs in a 20-block radius for 5 seconds * 10s cooldown ### • The Shrieking Horn * Crafted with **Echo Shards** * Emits a powerful blast dealing heavy damage in a 20-block radius * 10s cooldown ### • The Spectral Horn * Crafted with **Phantom Membrane** * Instantly kills all **Phantoms** and **Vexes** in a 20-block radius * 10s cooldown --- ## 3) Nasty Stew * Used to tame the Snatcher --- # **NEW SNIFFER PLANTS** The Sniffer can now find the following new seeds: ## 1) Rafflesia * Decorative flower * Works like a **Spore Blossom**, but on the ground ## 2) Sundew * Decorative plant * Attracts flies (similar to a firefly bush) ## 3) Equisetum * Decorative prehistoric plant ## 4) Moonflower * Decorative flower * Behaves like **Pink Petals** * Can be placed on earth-like blocks ## 5) Ginkgo Trees * New saplings that grow into 1x1 or 2x2 trees * Includes a full **Ginkgo Wood Set** (planks, doors, etc.) ## 6) Olden Moss * New moss variant --- # **NEW BLOCKS & MECHANICS** ## 1) Paleo Table * Crafted with **4 planks** and **2 pottery sherds** * Used to: * Duplicate pottery sherds * Transform beast eggs into decorative blocks * Acts as the job site block for the **Paleontologist** profession --- ## 2) Paleontologist (Villager Profession) * Created using the Paleo Table * Can be leveled up to unlock new trades --- ## 3) Wandering Paleontologist * Found exclusively in **Dig Sites** * Has unique trades * Rework of the former Paleontologist --- ## 4) New Banner Patterns * New patterns usable on shields --- # **NEW STRUCTURES** ## 1) The Ruined Castle * Found in **Plains** biomes ## 2) The Training Outpost * Found in **Plains** biomes ## 3) The Primal Log * Found in **Old Growth** biomes

--- # **Version 1.3.2 (22/09/2025) - Hotfix #3**

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- 1.21.1 support - Toxlacanth remodel - New Advancements - New languages - Bug fixing

# **Version 1.3.0 (10/08/2025) - Surf Update**

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# **NEW ANCIENT CREATURE** ## Surfer - Eggs found in the Dead Coral - It’s a peaceful Mob - It can be fed any type of coral and if fed a big quantity of the same type (from 32 to 64) as a baby, it will change colour depending on the type of coral; if fed with mutiple colours (in that range of 32 to 64) it will not change colour - Can both travel in water and on land, though on land it will be significantly slower - When on land it will relax basking in the sun: if you go near it too fast it will get scared and it will try to run away, while if you crouch it will remain still; if you approach it nicely and slow you will be able to interact with it and attempt taming it - To tame it you'll have to feed it Coral fan (the type of coral depends on the colour of the Surfer, if it has its base color then any type of coral is good) while it's relaxed - Once tamed it can be equipped with a saddle and you'll be able to ride it; it can travel slowly on land, and fast in and under water (slightly faster than a boat) - The Surfer is able to store big quantities of oxygen and if you press c while riding it, it will be able to restore your oxygen up to 3 times - If you press space bar near the surface while in the water it will jump out and will cover a great distance (it takes 10 second to recharge) - It can be bred with sea pickles - It can be also equipped with the “Surfer Armor”: this will add a layer of protection but will reduce its speed (now beign as fast as a boat) # **NEW ITEM** ## Surfer Armor - It can be crafted with Turtle scutes - It works exactly like dog armor and will tank any damage, consuming its durability instead - Cannot be dyed - Can be Repared (like-dog armor) with turtle scute # **NEW STRUCTURE** ## Dead Coral - Can be found in the Stony Shore biome

# **Version 1.2.1 (13/06/2025) - Hotfix #2**

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- New translations added: Italian, Polish, Russian and Chinese - New Advancements - Fixed Paleontologist trades - Fixed Walker health problem - Bug fixing

# **Version 1.2.0 (02/05/2025) - Paleo Update**

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# **NEW MOBS** ## 1) Paleontologist - Peaceful Mob that belongs to the Villager Group - It rarely spawns in every structure of the mod - It spawns more commonly in Dig Site - It can trade with you for items found in the mod # **NEW BLOCKS** ## 1) Crusher Spikes - Crusher spikes can now be placed both on the ground and on the bottom of blocks like drip stones - They are highly deadly so look out for any possible traps ## 2) Quicksand - A new block that is pretty similar to powder snow and that you should avoid while looking for fossils ## 3) Fossils - A new decoration block found only in dig sites and as a trade with the paleontologist # **NEW STRUCTURES** ## 1) The Dig Site - Can be found in every biome - It has lots of Suspicious Sand, Gravel, Red Sand or Ice depending on the biome that allows you to find all the ancient beasts' eggs (including the Sniffer) ## 2) New variants of: Mesa Temple, Ice Spike Castle and Desert Ruins - Enjoy new variants of the classic WAB structures with some nice twists # **NEW ENCHANTEMENTS: ANCIENT CLUB** ## 1) Blood Thirst - Makes you deal more damage under any potion effect - Not compatible with Life Steal ## 2) Life Steal - Makes You absorb half a heart for every hit you deal to your enemy - Not Compatible with Blood Thirst ## 3) Hunter's Mark - Deals More damage to Animals and Ancient Beats # **NEW FEATURES** ## 1) Hang Glider Dyeable Customization - Put a dye and an Hang Glider in the crafting table and you'll be able to change colour to the feathers ## 2) Duplicate Pottery Sherds - Put a sherd with a brick in a crafting table and you’ll get 2 sherds of the one you put in the crafting

# **Version 1.1.5 (12/03/2025) - Hotfix**

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- Removed Sherds API dependency - New advancements - General rebalance of all ancient mobs (+ Sniffer) - Now Chisel is used to excavate suspicious ice instead of Brush. Right-click on the block several times, and after quite a while it will drop the loot. - Remodel and upgrade of the Ancient club: - as much damage as an Iron sword - as fast as an Axe - now the more you hit your target the more damage it will deal every time (1hp x addition hit)

# **Version 1.1.0 (22/12/2024) - Flyers Update**

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# **NEW ANCIENT CREATURES** ## 1) Glider - Egg found in the Abandoned Village - Passive mob - Can be tamed with pufferfish - Once tamed you can make it sit - When playing music on a jukebox it will start dancing - While dancing it can lose some feathers - It can be bred with Salmon ## 2) Soarer - Egg found in the Frozen Nest - Neutral Mob: it will attack the player if the player attacks it first - It will attack Toxlacanth on sight - Can be tamed with Raw Toxlacanth - Once tamed it will also be able to attack targets - Once tamed you can put a saddle on it and ride it - With this creature you’ll be able to fly for long distances in early game, but its stamina is not infinite and sometimes it will have to restore it by go to the ground - It can be bred with pufferfish # **NEW MOBS** ## 1) Toxlacanth - Very rare mob that can be found in: - Waterlogged Caves - Warm Oceans - Swamps - Mangrove Swamps - It can be bucketed - Its not part of the fishing lootable - If hit without killing it will spawn a little cloud that can cause Nausea, Poison and Weakness - Once slayed it will drop itself # **NEW ITEMS** ## 1) Glider’s Feather - This item is dropped by the Glider while dancing - It can be used in substitution of regular feathers when crafting arrows - It can be used to craft a new item the Hang Glider ## 2) Hang Glider - Can be used as a primitive elytra - It allows the player to freely glide instead of falling to its doom - It loses durability every time you glide - It can be enchanted with: Unbreaking, Mending - Unlike elytra you cannot use rocket to go faster or go upwards ## 3) Raw Toxlacanth - It can be cooked or eaten Raw - It can be used to tame the Soarer - If eaten Raw it will cause Nausea, Poison and Weakness ## 4) Cooked Toxlacanth - It can be eaten - It gives as much saturation as the ancient meat - But it still has a terrible taste, so it will cause Nausea # **NEW BLOCKS** ## 1) Straw Block - Can be crafted with Wheat and Sticks - Can be crafted into stairs and slabs - Can be Found in Frozen Nests - Can be used to craft the Nest ## 2) Frozen Straw Block - Can be found in Frozen Nests ## 3) Nest - Can be Crafted with straw Blocks - It can be used to speed up the hatching of egg, making it 3x faster than normal - If you place chicken eggs in it they will not hatch and it will function as a decorative block # **NEW STRUCTURES** # 1) The Abandoned Village - Can be found in Jungle biomes - It has lots of Suspicious Gravel that allows you to find: - Glider Eggs - Fall Pottery Sherd # 2) The Frozen Nests - Can be found in Mountains - It has lots of Suspicious Gravel that allows you to find: - Soarer Eggs - Beak Pottery Sherd

# Version 1.0.0 (27/09/2024)

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# **NEW ANCIENT CREATURES** ## 1) Eater ![Eater](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/142bc5a200c5b69a6e45134228037c951b2cc465.jpeg) - Egg found in Mesa Temple - Neutral: attacks only if you are too close to it or you are near a baby - It scares every mob (except the Wither Boss and the Ender Dragon) - Its bites breaks the shields - When aggred it’ll roars and that will give you the “Fear” effect for a few seconds (a new effect that will make you no longer control your character) - If you give it some “ancient meat” there’s the chance it’ll give the “alpha” effect for 2:30 minutes (a new effect that increases your attacks by half heart for each kill) - If it kill an entity there’s a chance that it’ll drop an “Eater Tooth” (a new item that can be used to craft a new weapon, the “Ancient Club”) - It hunts every animal and pillagers - Cannot be tamed - Can be bred with every type of meat ## 2) Walker ![Walker](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/37eba1ecd123741d9dcb2554940a28493dd80414.jpeg) - Egg found in Ice Spike Castle - Passive - Can be tamed only when is baby with spore blossoms - Once tamed 4 players can ride it at the same time - Once tamed can be equipped with chests (it has 49 slots of storage) - Can walk over fences and walls - Can be heal with azalea leaves - Can be bred with spore blossoms ## 3) Crusher ![Crusher](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8a3efa090ae8b5e849bb0bb49fc980a28f521e98.jpeg) - Egg found in Desert Ruins - Neutral: attacks only if you attack it first - It’s immune to projectyles - You can steal one of its spike with a chisel but it makes the Crusher angry - Cannot be tamed - Can be bred with hanging roots # **NEW ITEMS** ## 1) Ancient Klub: new weapon strong as an iron axe but fast as a normal sword ![Ancient Klub 1](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/4efb5c5a4ab85b5fc740ce85af26accf5922ce87.jpeg) ![Ancient Klub 2](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2876e311c59db7db70b4e43d04bf45634e8330c6.jpeg) ## 2) Reinforced Shield: it can be crafted upgrading a shield in the smithing table with a Crusher's Spike and the Upgrade trim. This shield will deal damage to everything that use a melee attack type (like a shield it negates projectiles) ![Reinforced Shield q](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/ef5a1ad9a646c7a77b7fc6c02b5e323e936d580e.jpeg)![Reinforced Shield 2](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/cf42fa1fde475000ebb8fed2c30bc4ab0da4b34d.jpeg) # **NEW STRUCTURES** ## 1) Mesa Temple ![Mesa Temple](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8b2e0e2488b1a717393d5bce0f777cc16562a23a.jpeg) ## 2) Ice Spike Castle ![Castle](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/3e866c9d49190aecee589638d5c740955fb6bcef.jpeg) ## 3) Desert Ruins ![Ruins](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/7dbd041d3a13e5c1108c3950ae61798514e477d7.jpeg)

# Dependencies: [Geckolib](https://modrinth.com/mod/geckolib) # Translations (@Discord username): - Italiano: @Angelinho - Polish: @pikszo_28839 - Russian: @cbinmozarta - Ukranian: @tosen_0 - Chinese: @ext_ramen ## ## The WAB mod is currently still in development and we hope to add more content very soon! ![[https://discord.wanmine.net/](https://discord.wanmine.net/)](https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/005af6717b78c0850de0a143089a1cef21e8a30d.webp)

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