CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Overweight Animals
Adds fat variants of vanilla animals, which drop more loot and are more clumsy.
Quick answer
Which Overweight Animals release should I use?
Overweight Animals OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2 targets 1.21.8 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Overweight Animals required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Overweight Animals OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2 need?
OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Overweight Animals without breaking your instance.
Built for Overweight Animals OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2. It targets 1.21.8 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Overweight Animals add?
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This mod adds an overweight cow, sheep, pig, chicken, rabbit and horse variant, with each of them dropping more loot than the normal mob.
Overweight animals can rarely spawn by breeding their normal counterparts.
When breeding Overweight animals, they can rarely spawn the vanilla baby mob instead of an overweight one.
All the different overweight animals:

You are free to use this mod in a modpack, but please credit me if you make a video with this mod.
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Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Overweight Animals by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.1
1 loader build1.20.1
1 loader build1.19.4
1 loader build1.19.2
1 loader build1.18.2
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Overweight Animals versions and loaders
OverweightAnimals Neoforge 1.21.8 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-neoforge-1.21.8-V-1.0.2.jar
7 Aug 2026
Overweight Animals Neoforge 1.21.1 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-neoforge-1.21.1-V-1.0.2.jar
6 Aug 2026
Overweight Animals 1.20.1 V 1.0.3
overweight_animals-1.0.3-forge-1.20.1.jar
30 Mar 2025
Overweight Animals 1.20.1 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-1.20.1-V-1.0.2.jar
21 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.19.4 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-1.19.4-V-1.0.2.jar
21 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.19.2 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-1.19.2-V-1.0.2.jar
21 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.18.2 V 1.0.2
OverweightAnimals-1.18.2-V-1.0.2.jar
21 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.18.2 V 1.0.1
OverweightAnimals-1.18.2-V-1.0.1.jar
19 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.19.2 V 1.0.1
OverweightAnimals-1.19.2-V-1.0.1.jar
19 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.19.4 V 1.0.1
OverweightAnimals-1.19.4-V-1.0.1.jar
19 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.20.1 V 1.0.1
OverweightAnimals-1.20.1-V-1.0.1.jar
19 Aug 2024
Overweight Animals 1.20.1 V 1.0
OverweightAnimals-1.20.1-V-1.0.jar
2 Aug 2024
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.