Tired of your RLCraft Bedrock world feeling the same every playthrough? Ever wished the game could throw something new and deadly at you? Well, the RLCraft Bedrock Edition 1.3 update might be exactly what you have been waiting for, because it does not just fix a few bugs. It rebuilds some of the most important survival systems in the pack, and for the first time it lets RLCraft, Mowzie’s Mobs and Biomes O’ Plenty all run together in one world.
In this post we will go through everything new in the 1.3 changelog, show you how to combine all three the correct way, and cover the biggest features one by one so you know exactly what you are getting before you jump back in.
Why is the RLCraft Bedrock 1.3 update such a big deal?
This is one of the most requested updates in the RLCraft Bedrock community, and it is easy to see why. Version 1.3 does three big things at once. It updates RLCraft itself with reworked combat and survival, it adds full compatibility with Mowzie’s Mobs, and it lets both of those work alongside Biomes O’ Plenty at the same time.
That combination is what a lot of players have been asking for. You get the tier based survival RLCraft is known for, the custom bosses and gear from Mowzie’s Mobs, and the extra world generation from Biomes O’ Plenty, all in a single dynamic world. If you have ever wanted the full modded Minecraft Bedrock experience, this update gets you very close.
What’s new in the 1.3 changelog?
Before we get into the deep dives, here is the short version of what changed. The limb system was reworked so severing a limb applies its debuffs instantly. The temperature system was completely rebuilt, with colder nights and much more dangerous survival after dark. The thirst system got a batch of fixes and a new early game water item. Combat and mob tiers were improved, with better tier scaling and cleaner monster recognition. Full Mowzie’s Mobs compatibility was added, including level requirements, boss bars and body temperature effects. There is also a new Battle Stick that lets you stage your own mob fights in creative, plus a long list of quality of life fixes for doors, trinkets, gravestones, dragon gear and dozens of mobs. We will refer back to the changelog throughout, so let’s start with how to get everything running together.
How to combine RLCraft, Mowzie’s Mobs and Biomes O’ Plenty
This is the part most people get wrong, so take your time here. Getting all three to cooperate comes down to two things, starting from the right world and setting your pack order correctly.
File sizes and versions
Just so you know what you are downloading, the latest RLCraft Bedrock Edition 1.3 dynamic world sits at around 351 MB, and the Mowzie’s Mobs 1.2 addon is a much smaller 29 MB. One thing to note, the RLCraft update logo in game may still read 1.2, but the actual pack is 1.3, so do not worry if the version label looks off.
The pack order that works
Start by creating a fresh RLCraft Bedrock Edition 1.3 dynamic world and tap create. You will need to unlock your world settings to add the extra packs. Dynamic worlds do not give achievements anyway, so unlocking them costs you nothing.
Now add Mowzie’s Mobs and Biomes O’ Plenty. The order matters. Put RLCraft on top and Mowzie’s Mobs in the middle, and make sure the order is the same for both your behavior packs and your resource packs. Get that right and you are good to go. Cheats can be on or off, that part is up to you.
When you load in for the first time you should see a message telling you the compatibility is active, both addons now work together, mobs are stronger and deadlier, and weapons are affected by level requirements. That message is how you know everything stacked correctly.
Once you load in, you will also be handed up to three guide books, depending on what you installed. RLCraft gives you its own menu, Mowzie’s Mobs gives you its guide book, and Biomes O’ Plenty gives you one as well. They are the easiest way to look up the items, recipes and settings for each pack while you play.
The rebuilt limb system
RLCraft has always been tier based, which means you break the right block with the right tool or you pay for it. In 1.3 the cost of doing it wrong is now instant.
If you break something like an oak log with your bare hand instead of an axe, you take damage straight away and the debuff, in this case mining fatigue, is applied instantly, which makes the next block take a long time. Destroying your right arm now instantly applies both weakness and mining fatigue, and heavy hits can now finish off a limb that is already broken. A hit dealing 10 or more damage to a player at low health can destroy a broken limb.
Broken limbs show up in red on your HUD, and the only way back is to heal properly with bandages, potions or a bottle of healing. A nice touch is that respawning now clears all limb damage, and healing a destroyed limb back to the hurt state now removes its destroyed state debuffs in the correct order. It is a harder system, but a much more consistent and fair one.
The new temperature system
Alongside the limbs, the temperature system got a big rebuild that restores several mechanics that were in the code but never worked correctly in game. The main change is simple. Nights are now colder than days, which makes sleeping outside risky.
After sunset, normal biomes slowly move you into the cold range over about two minutes. Hot biomes like deserts, savannas, jungles, mesas and warm oceans go the other way and become extremely cold at night over about four minutes, so the places that overheat you during the day can freeze you after dark. Cold biomes are mostly unchanged, because they were already dangerous enough.
Staying warm without overheating
Heat sources now act as a nighttime refuge, holding your temperature around neutral no matter the biome. A campfire, some lava, or even a plain torch will pull you back from freezing quickly. Movement matters too, so sprinting and jumping slow your temperature loss in the cold, though they will never fully warm you on their own. Weather feeds into it as well, so rain and thunder can cool you down fast, especially at night.
Just be careful, because overheating is a real thing near heat sources during the day and in hot biomes. And if the system is not for you, you can turn it off completely in the settings.
The new cup of water
To round out the temperature and thirst changes, you can now craft a cup and fill it with a cup of water. It is a good early game option if you have not made a water skin yet, and it gives you a simple way to manage thirst before you get better gear.
Thirst and other quality of life changes
The 1.3 changelog is full of smaller fixes that add up to a smoother experience. The thirst system had a number of issues cleaned up, including removing the old tutorial hint about swimming to regenerate thirst.
A few of the fixes stand out. Locked big doors and dungeon doors can now be closed without needing a key. Trinkets with durability no longer reset after you die, which closes off a sneaky exploit, and the recovery compass now stays in your inventory. Creative players can now break gravestones, so worlds do not end up covered in them. The dragon bone bow and other dragon gear can be repaired again. There is also a sword that no longer burns, has no durability and cannot be destroyed, which makes it one of the best things you can get. Having your sleep interrupted no longer soft locks you in a sleeping bag, which used to be a real problem in multiplayer. Mobs generated through jigsaw structures can now get mob tiers, and several mobs had their tier based health corrected.
On top of that, a lot of mobs were rebalanced. The death knight’s spin attack now destroys blocks instantly, the scorpion’s sting is more frequent and consistent, giant snails gained a shell attack on an eight second cooldown, the ant queen can now keep summoning ants during a fight, and pigeons will finally drown in water. The scorpion tail is now edible too, and eating it gives you strength, though it can still poison you, so it is a bit of a gamble. Small things, but they make the world feel much cleaner to play in.
Mowzie’s Mobs compatibility
This is where 1.3 gets really fun. Mowzie’s Mobs creatures and bosses have been heavily buffed to match RLCraft’s intensity and progression, so the higher your level, the tougher these fights get.
All of Mowzie’s armor and weapons now follow RLCraft’s level requirement system. For example the axe of a thousand metals needs level 25, a spear needs level 10, the masks unlock at level 5, and the earth gauntlet needs level 10 in swords, agility and mining. If your level is too low, you simply cannot use them. One handy example is the ice crystal, which you can use from level 5 to add a freezing ability to whatever you hit.
Boss bars and body temperature
The bosses now show unique boss bars when Mowzie’s Mobs is paired with RLCraft, which instantly makes those fights feel bigger. The link to the new temperature system is where it gets interesting. Frostmaw’s freeze attack lowers your body temperature and can leave you frozen solid, while the sunbird’s fire attack raises it. You can even use that to your advantage and let a fire attack warm you back up after a freeze. Enhanced bosses can also drop RLCraft items and trinkets when you defeat them.
Masks and abilities
The Mowzie’s masks are worth grabbing early, because they give real buffs. Depending on the mask you get effects like jump boost, haste, speed, strength, resistance or a health boost, and they can all be used from level 5. You can also hold and interact while wearing one to summon minions to fight alongside you.
The new Battle Stick
Probably the most fun new addition, the Battle Stick is a creative only tool for staging battles between two teams of mobs, and it is not limited to modded mobs either.
The controls are simple. Look at a mob and right click to add it to the red team, or left click to add it to the blue team. Double press to add every loaded mob of that type at once, then hold shift and right click to start the fight. If some mobs lose their target during a big brawl, hold shift and right click again to get them going, and double tap shift to clear a whole team. Want to see Frostmaw take on an ancient Titan, or line up a full boss fight? This is how you do it, and it is a good way to test the new tier scaling.
Biomes O’ Plenty support
Last but not least, the Biomes O’ Plenty support ties everything together. With all three installed, the RLCraft and Mowzie’s custom structures still generate correctly, they just show up across the more varied Biomes O’ Plenty terrain. RLCraft’s custom mobs, like fairies and eagles, will also spawn naturally in the new biomes.
RLCraft always had good biomes, it just never had many of them, so this fills that gap nicely. Boss towers, underground structures, and Mowzie’s newly reworked monasteries, which are now built with a mix of jigsaws and scripting and come with more roof variants and larger layouts, can all appear tucked into the new terrain. Some of those structure and biome combinations look absolutely incredible.
Conclusion
RLCraft Bedrock Edition 1.3 is not a small patch, it is one of the biggest overhauls the pack has had. The rebuilt limb and temperature systems make survival tougher and fairer, the Mowzie’s Mobs compatibility adds a whole set of new bosses and gear, the Battle Stick is a fun creative addition, and Biomes O’ Plenty ties it all into a world that finally feels as varied as it is dangerous.
If you already play RLCraft Bedrock, this update is worth jumping into right away, and if you have never tried it, now is a good time to start. Grab RLCraft Bedrock Edition 1.3, Mowzie’s Mobs 1.2 and Biomes O’ Plenty, set your pack order using the steps above, and enjoy it. All three combined are fantastic, just be careful once the sun goes down.