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Jurassic Returned

A Minecraft mod that brings dinosaurs back to life using ancient DNA and modern technology | Breed, study, and build your own prehistoric park with a wide variety of creatures...

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Опубликован 21 сентября 2025 г.

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🦖 Jurassic Returned [1.20.1+]

Jurassic Returned, previously known as Jurassic Revived is a free dinosaur mod inspired by the classic JurassiCraft experience – no paywalls, no nonsense.


📦 About the Mod:

Jurassic Returned is a fan-made dinosaur mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 and future versions, inspired by the gameplay and features of the original JurassiCraft mod and continues where it left off.

With the official version locked behind a Patreon paywall and older builds removed from public access, Jurassic Returned keeps the classic fossil-to-dino pipeline alive — completely free, community-accessible, and regularly updated for modern Minecraft.


🧬 Core Features:

  • 🦴 Fossil & DNA System Dig up fossils, extract DNA, and bring dinosaurs back to life using high-tech machines.

  • 🧠 Dynamic Dinosaur AI Species-specific behaviors such as aggression, fleeing, roaming, and herding.

  • 🏞️ Park-Building Tools Create enclosures, labs, research zones, and viewing areas.


🦕 Dinosaurs:

  • Tyrannosaurus rex
  • Velociraptor (Jurassic-style)
  • Compsognathus
  • Triceratops
  • Brachiosaurus
  • Parasaurolophus
  • Dilophosaurus
  • Gallimimus
  • Pteranodon (based on Jurassic Park III)
  • Spinosaurus (based on Jurassic Park III)
  • Ceratosaurus (based on Jurassic Park III)
  • Indominus Rex

More species may be added over time.


💡 Why Jurassic Returned?

When JurassiCraft went private and its downloads disappeared, this mod was made to continue the legacy — for the community, by the community. Jurassic Returned offers the same immersive dinosaur gameplay — without restrictions.


⚠️ Disclaimer:

This is a fan project and is not affiliated with the newer JurassiCraft team (everything that appears in this mod comes either from the assets that the former team members have provided us with or was directly created by us) or any associated franchises. The mod is non-commercial and only inspired by the legacy of JurassiCraft.


💾 Installation:

  • Requires Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 or higher
  • Drop the .jar into your mods/ folder
  • Compatible with most Forge-based modpacks

🚧 Early Development Warning

⚠️ This mod is in a VERY early stage of development.
Expect bugs, missing features, and frequent changes.
Feedback is welcome, but please be patient!


Trailers:


Old Tyrannosaurus

The Creative History of JurassiCraft


🦖 Behind the Scenes – What Really Happened

  • JurassiCraft began as a collaborative passion project, but the creators involved all had very different creative styles and priorities.

  • In the beginning, the energy was spontaneous and shared—everyone contributed freely without central leadership or strict vision.

  • As the series gained popularity, creative tensions emerged:

    • Some wanted to keep it fun and chaotic, others pushed for structure and realism.
    • There were unspoken disagreements over who was “driving” the project creatively.
    • Conflicts weren’t public, but decisions were increasingly made individually, not as a group.
  • Over time, the collaboration faded. The project split into smaller, personal offshoots, often with little connection to the original dynamic.

  • Reunions became unlikely—not because of open conflict, but due to creative drift and personal distance.


⚠️ Disclaimer: The behind-the-scenes information presented here is based on community observations, public behavior, and creative patterns. Some details may not fully reflect the actual relationships or intentions of the creators, as no official statements have been made. Interpret with caution...


Ченджлог

0.9.10Бета1.20.1 · 27 июня 2026 г.

Hotfix

  • Fixed item drops not working for Stone Fossils
  • Fixed item drops not working for Deepslate Fossils
  • Fixed item drops not working for Incubators
0.9.9Бета1.20.1 · 28 мая 2026 г.

Everything that's new:

  • 12 New Items
  • 53 New Blocks
  • 8 New Plants
  • 3 New Woodsets
  • 16 New Decorative Blocks (not including skeletons, action figures or signs)
  • 40 New Signs
  • 20 New Skeletons
  • 10 New Action Figures
  • 1 New Vehicle: Ford Explorer – Seats 4 players instead of 3 like the Jeep Wrangler, slightly faster, does not work on tracks
  • 22 New Foodstuffs
  • Dinosaur/Entity-related content doubled (24 species total)

Everything that's changed:

  • 130 retextures in total
  • Eggs now show up in the Incubator
  • Fences spawn particles when an entity or player collides with them
  • Stone/Deepslate Fossil and Deepslate Ice Shard Ore will get a new texture soon
  • Spinosaurus got a remodel
  • DNA Hybridizer now gives you "Failed DNA" if the combination was wrong (Indominus is [Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Metriacanthosaurus] from top to bottom)

Information:

  • Track rails are functional. Tour vehicles cannot interact with them yet because 3 additional rail variants are still being added.

  • The Jeep Wrangler is getting a remodel (model finished, textures still missing) but is already functional.

  • The Ford Explorer lights and monitors turn on when someone is inside the vehicle. Windshield wipers activate automatically when it is raining.

  • Saplings currently do not work because tree designs are still in progress.

  • Cycad and West Indian Lilac now have loot tables. All plants can be duplicated with bonemeal except Elephant Grass, which will grow (and spawn naturally in the future).

  • You can shift right-click on the Tables to hide under them.

~ New machine: Seed Rehydrator

  • Uses fossilized plant material
  • Requires crushed fossils

~ New machine: Disc Synthesizer

  • Requires any kind of disc and the soundtrack name
  • Currently available: Raptor Arrival
  • More soundtracks will be added later

~ New machine: Cultivators

  • Require nutrients and a syringe
  • Some Syringes now require cultivators instead of eggs

~ Skeleton Assembly Table

  • Takes 6 fossils of the same kind
  • Creates a skeleton (if available)
  • 2 New Fence Types: Medium and High
  • 2 New Fence Bases: Concrete Base and Low Fence (can be placed diagonally)
  • Fence add-ons: Fence Lamp, Spike Rail, Cable Insulator
  • Feeders currently do not fully work because not all dinosaurs/entities use the new Hunger System yet.

You can enable it via the gamerule [dinoHunger], but some dinosaurs may starve because they cannot eat yet. You can play the feeder animation by shift right-clicking it. After that it has a 15 second cooldown.

~ Most dinosaurs/entities now have:

  • New tail movement
  • Hunger system
  • Meat drops
  • The female Dodo now lays eggs.

  • Velociraptors jump on their prey every 15 seconds while hunting.

  • Microraptors can climb and glide to catch prey.

  • Most dinosaurs/entities now have babies that can be obtained through hatched eggs or by using spawn eggs on adults.

  • The Hunting System makes Dinosaurs like the Velociraptor also attack large carnivores like the Trex when there is another Velociraptor nearby.

  • GUIs with input fields work like this: Example: Test Test Test Each word starts with an uppercase letter followed by lowercase letters.

  • Nametag Variants: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Rexy); Velociraptor (The Big One)

Warning

  • This is a modified version based on the one from Smithy's video
  • Some areas contain less content, while others have been expanded
  • This beta is currently focused more on aesthetic use, as many survival features are still missing
  • This is an older version (approximately 3 months old)
  • This is the final version created using MCreator

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