Narwhaler's American Bison Remaster (1.16)
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 182 Animals - Modified mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod has been brought to you by Narwhaler!
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• This mod updates the looks of the existing American Bison (Bison bison bison). Changes include dark fur on head and legs and better texture quality, as well as sexual dimorphism on the females, which now have smaller head and lower humps.
• The remaster changes the look of the male, female and juvenile.
• A new albino based on leucistic individuals with beautiful golden hair.
• New UI images, including zoopedia and thumbnails.
• English
• Spanish
• German (thanks to Dacki1990)
• Polish (thanks to evil)
• French (thanks to Tora)
• Dutch (thanks to zoomaster1994)
This mod requires ACSE to work. Make sure you have it installed beforehand!
To install this mod, simply extract the zip and place the extracted folder in the ovldata folder of the game. Unlike other mods, this remaster doesn't require replacing the original files to work and will apply by just placing it in the ovldata folder!
Enjoy the mod. Cheers!
This mod remasters the bison in 7 Days to Die, replacing the default plain brown look with more realistic bison appearances. It adds sexual dimorphism and new UI images. With 389 endorsements and recent updates, it's a popular choice for players wanting improved animal visuals.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 389 endorsements and over 18k downloads
- Adds much-needed visual variety to bison with sexual dimorphism
- Recently updated (April 2025) so likely compatible with current game version
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects bison visuals; no gameplay changes
- May require manual installation if you're not using a mod manager
For 7 Days to Die players who want more realistic wildlife visuals without overhauling the whole game. If you're tired of the default bison look and want a quick cosmetic upgrade, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for gameplay tweaks—this is purely visual.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this is a cosmetic mod, make sure to place the files in your Mods folder (or use a mod manager) and verify it loads in the game's mod list.
- If you're playing on a dedicated server, the mod must be installed on both client and server to avoid mismatches.
- Check the mod's page for any required dependencies or load order notes, as the description is sparse.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- Narwhaler
- Version
- 1.16.1
- Downloads
- 18,633
- Endorsements
- 389
- Category
- Animals - Modified
- Created
- 5/26/2022
- Updated
- 4/6/2025
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