What Did You Vote For? Reliving the 2021 Mob Vote in Your World
If you watched Minecraft Live 2021, you probably remember the excitement around the mob vote. Three clever ideas stepped into the spotlight: the Glare, the Allay, and the Copper Golem. Only one winner made it into vanilla updates as designed, but many players still wish they could meet the runners-up on their own terms. That is exactly where community creations shine—and why revisiting this vote still feels fresh years later.
Why “What Did You Vote For?” Still Hits Different
This Forge-focused mod is built around a simple promise: bring the 2021 vote mobs into your game so you can experience them firsthand. It is a snapshot of community enthusiasm, blocks, and mechanics from a specific era of Minecraft, and it is especially interesting if you enjoy older versions where some vanilla features were not fully rolled out yet. Think of it as a time capsule that lets you craft opinions with your feet—er, pickaxe—instead of only reading patch notes.
Meet the Glare: Your Grumpy Cave Mood Light
In official design talks, the Glare leaned toward Lush Caves vibes. Because Lush Caves are not part of every older version line-up, this implementation leans into Forests instead. You can tame Glares with Sweet Berries and patch them up with Oak Leaves when they take a beating. Once they are on your side, they behave like a pet with a very specific job: dark places make them grouchy. They move toward shadows and growl to warn you that monsters can spawn there, which turns them into a surprisingly practical base audit tool.
Meet the Allay: Cookies, Music, and Helpful Loot Runs
Allays show up rarely in forests. Tame and heal them with cookies, and you get a follower that feels uniquely “update era” even on versions that predate the mob’s vanilla debut. Give a tamed Allay any item and it will hunt nearby matches of the same type and bring them back. If you love building redstone music rooms, you will appreciate that they may also deliver goodies to nearby Note Blocks. It is the sort of mechanic that encourages you to rethink chest organization, farms, and how you move resources around your base.
If you want a smoother path to trying packs like this without juggling half a dozen pages, you can install the mod easily through the foxygame.net launcher—a flexible, modern Minecraft launcher that lets you pull mods into your setup straight from the menu, which makes experimenting with Forge content far less fussy than it used to be.
Meet the Copper Golem: Buttons, Oxidation, and Personality
The Copper Golem is the quirky automate-everything candidate from the vote. With the Caves And Cliffs Backport mod installed, you can build one using a Copper Block, a Carved Pumpkin, and a Lightning Rod. In play, it wanders until it spots a Copper Button—then it strolls over and presses it. Copper Golems also oxidize over time, slowing down until they freeze like statues, but lightning or careful scraping with an axe can roll the clock back. In newer releases of the mod, damaged golems may be repaired with copper ingots from the backport, waxed with Honeycomb, and even charged by lightning to shock nearby mobs. It is a small showcase of how copper blocks, weathering, and interaction layers can create memorable world flavor.
Versions, Loaders, and Honest Expectations
This project targets Forge and depends on GeckoLib; without it, the game will not load. It was developed around Minecraft 1.16.5 with a specific Forge and GeckoLib pairing, so if you run into trouble on other combinations, matching those baseline versions is a smart first troubleshooting step. The author notes some animations may not behave perfectly due to GeckoLib limitations, so expect occasional rough edges rather than a flawless cinematic experience. The mod is discontinued, meaning you should not plan your long-term server roadmap around future polish passes—treat it as a finished artifact you can enjoy as-is.
Quick Tips Before You Jump In
- Confirm your Minecraft version and Forge build before you add dependencies like GeckoLib.
- If you want Copper Golem crafting parity with the described recipe, plan for compatibility with a Caves And Cliffs Backport-style setup.
- Use the Glare as a roaming spawn-risk marker while you light up halls, farms, and mob farms.
- Pair the Allay with sorted storage or music-themed builds to get the most out of its delivery rules.
- Remember the GeckoLib animation caveat so you are not surprised by stiff or odd motion on some mobs.
Closing Thoughts
The 2021 mob vote was never just about one winner; it was a conversation about biomes, QoL helpers, and copper-forward creativity. Mods that revisit Glare, Allay, and Copper Golem ideas let you compare those mechanics side by side, learn how they feel in real bases, and appreciate how updates evolve blocks, items, and mob behavior over time. If you loved the vote night energy, this is a friendly way to turn that hype into playable history—quirks, caveats, and all.