Creeper Overhaul guide for FTB Skies 2 1.0.1 to 1.22.0

Same as in the All the Mods 10 8.2 guide

Creeper Overhaul replaces the vanilla creeper with a variety of biome-specific creeper types. Some of them are friendlier than others, so don't assume every new creeper is out to blow up your base.^[1]

This pack ships version 4.0.6 of the mod, built for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.21.1. It has been in the pack since version 0.32 or earlier, so it's a long-standing part of the mod list.^[2]

Where it sits in the quest book

There's no quest chapter or group for Creeper Overhaul in this pack's quest book, so nothing comes before or after it there. It isn't on the ATM Star path either, which means you can skip it entirely if you're only chasing that goal.^[2]

The sources I have don't show any pack-specific changes to this mod, so I won't describe any custom recipes or values for it.^[2]

Same as in the All the Mods 10 8.1 guide

Good news: Creeper Overhaul doesn't need any crafting to get going. The mod replaces the vanilla creeper with a variety of biome-specific creeper types, and some of them are friendlier than others. So your first step is simply to explore and see which creepers show up where you are.^[1]

What to make first

There is no crafting order to follow for this mod. I couldn't find any in-pack recipes that produce its items, and no quests in this pack involve it, so there's nothing for me to point you to with a recipe block.^[1]

Unverified Whether any Creeper Overhaul creeper drops special items, how each creeper type behaves, and which biome spawns which type are not covered by the available sources, so I can't confirm them for this pack.

This mod works differently from most modded Minecraft content. It replaces the vanilla creeper with a variety of biome-specific creeper types, some friendlier than others. The sources for this pack describe it as a creeper overhaul and say nothing about machines, multiblocks, power, fluids or item automation, so I won't invent any.^[1]

The creeper types

Each variant is its own entity: Badlands, Bamboo, Beach, Birch, Cave, Dark Oak, Desert, Dripstone, Hills, Jungle, Mushroom, Ocean, Savannah, Snowy, Spruce and Swamp. Each one has a matching spawn egg, which is handy if you want to look at a variant without hunting for its biome.^[3]

The sources don't say which biomes each type spawns in, how strong their explosions are, or which ones are friendly. I'd rather leave that out than guess.^[1][3]

Sounds and behaviour hints

The sound subtitles come in groups named ocean, plant, sand, stone and wood. The plant, sand, stone and wood groups each have subtitles for hurt, death, hit, prime (the hissing) and explosion.^[3]

The ocean group is different. Its subtitles include "Ocean Creeper inflates" and "Ocean Creeper deflates", so the Ocean Creeper has an inflate and deflate behaviour that the other types don't have subtitles for.^[3]

Other content

The mod also adds a Tiny Cactus block, along with a potted version.^[3]

There is a Cosmetics screen too. It has a login button labelled "Login to Creeper Overhaul", and previewing cosmetics only works while you are in a world.^[3]