Minecraft Entity Model Features mod: How to get and use

The Minecraft modding community has grown exponentially over the last 15 years, with loads of mods having unique feature sets competing against each other.

Not all of these mods are intercompatible, however, and resource packs also require certain features from mods to work properly in Minecraft.

A mod called Entity Model Features (EMF) has the sole purpose of bringing a certain feature offered by OptiFine to run various resource packs. Here is everything to know about this particular Minecraft mod.

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Everything to know about Entity Model Features mod for Minecraft

How does Entity Model Features mod work in Minecraft?

EMF allows model-related resource packs to work even without OptiFine (Image via CurseForge)

Entity Model Features is a Fabric, Quilt, and Forge-compatible mod that adds support for Custom Entity Models (CEM) from OptiFine. This particular feature, which the famous performance mod offers, allows players to run several mob-related resource packs.

Earlier, before there was OptiFine, these entity-related resource packs would not work due to the lack of CEM. Now, however, players can download EMF to do so. It is intended for those who wish to use Minecraft mods like Sodium, Continuity, or ETF, yet still want to use the benefits of the CEM resource packs.

In simple terms, this mod allows players to use entity-related resource packs even without OptiFine.

How to get and use the Entity Model Features mod for Minecraft

EMF needs some additional mods to work perfectly (Image via CurseForge || Modrinth)

Here is a step-by-step guide on downloading and using EMF for Minecraft:

Download and install the Fabric or Forge for the game version 1.21.8.
Head to CurseForge and search for the Entity Model Features mod.
On the mod's product page, find and download the mod file, which should be compatible with Fabric or Forge 1.21.8 as of now.
Also downloading Entity Texture Features, Sodium, and Entity Culling mods compatible with 1.21.8 game version as well.
Copy and paste all the mod files into the "mods" folder in the root Minecraft directory. For me, it's C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft.
Download any resource pack that supports Entity Model Features like Fresh Animations.
Copy and paste the resource pack zip file into the "resourcepacks" folder in the root Minecraft directory as well.
Open the game's launcher and find the Fabric or Forge 1.21.8 modded game version.
Open the game, head to resource pack settings, and activate any resource pack that supports EMF, and then enter a world to see how the mod works.

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