Minecraft Cryptid mod: All you need to know

Ever since Minecraft was released in 2011, players have been making all kinds of horror mods, resource packs, and datapacks for it. After 16 years, the game continues to receive new horror features from the community. Recently, a modder created a new datapack and resource pack named Cryptid. It is one of the most unique horror datapacks ever created.

The modder creates both mods and datapacks for Cryptid for players to download. Here is everything to know about the datapack/mod for Minecraft.

Features and download guide for the Cryptid mod for Minecraft

What does the Cryptid mod offer?

Cryptid is a datapack or mod that is inspired by another game franchise — Doom. It transforms the game into a horror experience, emphasizing ambiance and sound.

Unlike traditional horror mods, this data pack adds special features that corrupt your world, introducing unique, terrifying entities with custom intelligent AI and griefing potential that can cause significant damage to your in-game creations. For example, some entities can destroy your base, change your torches to redstone torches, and more. These events become more common at night.

The gameplay of the datapack revolves around maintaining your harmony, a statistic that you need to keep in the positive range to stay safe. This can be done by staying away from the heartbeats, the heart entity itself, and other entities. Keeping a high harmony will reduce the frequency of events. You start in a new world with limited lives, regenerating them based on your harmony level.

The datapack is designed for long playthroughs and features a brand-new progression system. The datapack or mod also requires a special resource pack, which enables core shaders for custom models and screen effects. This is important for a more immersive horror experience.

How to download and install the Cryptid mod for Minecraft?

Cryptid can be downloaded from Modrinth, and its resource pack can be downloaded from a custom drive link (Image via Modrinth)

Though Cryptid is originally a datapack, the modder also has a mod for Minecraft as well, that adds all the features the original datapack offers. Furthermore, you also have to download and install the resource pack.

First, here is a short guide on downloading and installing the Cryptid mod for Minecraft:

Download and install the Fabric or Forge for the game version 1.21.
Head to the Modrinth and search for the Cryptid mod or datapack.
On the mod's product page, find and download the mod file, which should be compatible with Fabric or Forge 1.21 as of now. Make sure that it is a Java file and not a zip file.
Copy and paste the mod file into the "mods" folder in the root Minecraft directory. For me, it's C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft.
Open the official game launcher and look for the Fabric or Forge 1.21 modded game version.

Before opening the game, you have to download and install the resource pack for the Cryptid mod. Here is a guide to do so:

When on the mod's product page, search for the link to the resource pack the modder has offered. It should be at the top of the mod's description.
Download the resource pack's zip file. It might take some time to download since it will be a massive file.
After downloading the resource pack, open the Fabric or Forge 1.21 modded game version from the launcher.
Head to the settings and open the resource pack section.
Select "Open resource pack folder" to open a resource pack folder in the game's root directory on the PC.
Copy and paste the downloaded resource pack into the game's directory.
Head back to the game and activate the resource pack from the resource pack settings section.
After the game reloads, enter a new world to experience the horrific mod.

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