
Modrinth · Minecraft mod
From The Ground Up
Highly configurable mod that revamps vanilla mobs
Quick answer
Which From The Ground Up release should I use?
From The Ground Up 1.4 targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is From The Ground Up required on the client, server, or both?
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.
What else does From The Ground Up 1.4 need?
1.4. 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 From The Ground Up without breaking your instance.
Built for From The Ground Up 1.4. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 1.4. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge, 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
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.4. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does From The Ground Up add?

About The mod
From The Ground Up is a mod that aims to revamp vanilla mobs from the ground up — giving them new sounds, visuals, mechanics and iterating on their original identity.
Every new feature can be toggled on or off through the mod’s config.
Grounded Resource Pack
The mod comes with a bundled resource pack that has additional tweaks that work in tandem with the mod's vision, but may feel out of place with other mods or with some config options disabled.
Feature list
- Endermen renamed to Warped
- Ender Pearl retextured and renamed to Warping Pearl
- Displacer retextured accordingly
- Retextured Creeper and Enderman to match the new designs (this change was made in case other mods utilize the base texture so they don't feel as out of place)
- Savage and Ravage creepie sprout retexture to fit with the new creeper
Mob Changes
Enderman
- Remodel, Retexture, new Animations for idling, screaming, teleporting and running
- New Shattered variant that replaces spawns in the Overworld and 30% of spawns in a tag that by default only has the Warped Forest
- Shattered Enderman by default release a cloud of Dragon Breath upon death that can be bottled
- New sounds for everything
- New background sounds that play while fighting an Enderman
- New staring overlay when looking at an Enderman's face
- Higher chance of teleporting while fighting with one (even higher if Shattered)
- Removed ability to pick up and place blocks
- New chance of spawning holding different blocks (from a tag) that varies between dimensions
- New ambient particles and new teleporting effects
- New redstone block, the Displacer, that teleports blocks and entities in a set direction based on redstone input
- New Ender Pearl sounds
Creeper
- Remodel, Retexture, new Animations for exploding, running, being noticed
- New Lichen variant that spawns on stone
- Creeper now sneak up on you slowly before being noticed (being within your field of view), and run at you if you sprint
- Creeper explosions now don't break blocks, but cause blocks to fall in a radius. This only works with blocks in the
creeper_can_collapsetag - New sounds for everything
- New explosion particles for Creepers and Tnt
- New mob interactions with pigs and improved interaction with cats
- 9 new music discs can be dropped when killed by a skeleton
- Creeper explosions now ignite other Creepers
- Creepers now explode when on fire
- Powered Creepers are now immune to fire damage
- When exploding a Powered Creeper will spawn a new miniboss, the Charged Creeper
- Charged Creepers give a new effect called Doomed, that makes mobs drop their head on death
- Charged Creepers drop a new crop/projectile, Beheading Spores, which only grow during thunder and can be thrown at mobs to give them the Doomed effect
Project description from Modrinth.
Pick your setup
From The Ground Up by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
From The Ground Up versions and loaders
1.4
ftgu-1.4.jar
7 Nov 2025
1.3
ftgu-1.3.jar
23 Oct 2025
1.2
ftgu-1.2.jar
23 Oct 2025
1.1
ftgu-1.1.jar
22 Oct 2025
1.0
ftgu-1.0.jar
14 Oct 2025
Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.