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This mod uses a modified version of Fabric (Babric) and is designed only for Better than Adventure, a heavily modified version of Minecraft b1.7.3!
The name is a play on Better than Adventure and not a statement of superior quality when compared to the mod WAILA
For more information, join the discord server provided on this projects page.
About
Better than WAILA is a utility mod that displays additional information about what you are looking at.
Has plenty of customization options, and the positions of all elements can be adjusted inside the HUD editor.
See gallery for how it looks ingame.
Installation
This mod needs a specific MultiMC/Prism instance to run and another other mod as a dependency:
- HalpLibe by Turnip Labs
Credits
Better than WAILA:
- Useless - Current Maintainer
- ToufouMaster - Original Creator
Libraries used:
- Halplibe - TurnipLabs
BTA Developers:
- jonkadelic
- maggandgeez
- nebulabc
- bestsoft100
- sunsetsatellite (Martin)
- useless
Babric (fork of Fabric for Beta Minecraft) Maintainers:
- calmilamsy
- 6pak
Special thanks:
- Better than Adventure Discord Server (biggest fork of b1.7.3 with many cool features)
- BTA Modding Discord Server (community of modding pioneers of this fork, because it was possible and nobody stopped us)
How to Install Better than WAILA (Mod)
Better than WAILA by UselessBullets is verified for Bta-babric across Minecraft versions b1.7.3 (latest release: 1.3.1-8.0, file size: 756 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (b1.7.3) and platform (Bta-babric).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Bta-babric.
- Move the downloaded Better than WAILA file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
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[1.3.1-8.0] Better than WAILA 1.3.1
by UselessBullets on Aug 26, 2026
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@MartinSVK12 did all the work again.
Enjoy knowing What iou Are Looking At.
## What's Changed
Enjoy knowing What iou Are Looking At.
## What's Changed
- Update to BTA! 8.0.1, and fix some issues. by @MartinSVK12 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/33
- Minor spelling mistake. by @MartinSVK12 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/34
[1.3.0-8.0-pre1] Better than WAILA 1.3.0
by UselessBullets on May 19, 2026
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@MartinSVK12 did an amazing job by porting hundreds of lines to the new 8.0-pre1 version of BTA
## What's Changed
This is a prerelease, made for a prerelease version of BTA, don't except this version to be stable (although it should be)
## What's Changed
- Update to BTA! 8.0-pre1. by @MartinSVK12 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/30
This is a prerelease, made for a prerelease version of BTA, don't except this version to be stable (although it should be)
[1.2.5-7.3_04] Better than WAILA 1.2.5-7.3_04
by UselessBullets on Apr 20, 2026
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What's Changed
- Fixed drawBoxyTexture missing its bottom right corner texture. by @ToufouMaster in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/commit/a66a35abaef09566859a60c8e43d5e7078f6aec5
- Ability to toggle off/on the tooltips by @ToufouMaster in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/commit/c2f7bfc2ec470bfea3419713ad0d356174867453 fixing issue #24 by Meganobody
- Fixed justified line duplication by @ToufouMaster in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/commit/03a128f97f55149b296e256e9f31b53225c6a11a fixing issue #27 by Kirisoup
[1.2.4-7.3_04] Better than WAILA 1.2.4-7.3_04
by UselessBullets on Apr 20, 2026
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## What's Changed
- Match Template by @SmushyTaco in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/29
- Fix the display name for Mob not registred in MobInfo by @Redart15 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/26
[1.2.1-7.3_01] Better than WAILA 1.2.1-7.3_01
by UselessBullets on Jun 17, 2025
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## What's Changed
- Update to 7.3_03. by @MartinSVK12 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/17
- Added additional null check to prevent crash in the HUD editor. by @MartinSVK12 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/16
[1.1.2-7.2-pre2] Better than WAILA 1.1.2-7.2-pre2
by UselessBullets on Jun 22, 2024
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## What's Changed
- Updated to BTA 7.2-pre2!
- Fixed crash when editing HUD
[1.1.1-7.2-pre1] Better than WAILA 1.1.1-7.2-pre1
by UselessBullets on Jun 03, 2024
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Changes:
- Fixed incorrect rendering on the drawIcon method
[1.1.0-7.2-pre1] Better than WAILA 1.1.0-7.2-pre1
by UselessBullets on Jun 03, 2024
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## What's Changed
- Fix progress bar transparency by @Bigjango13 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/11
- Fix progress bar color by @Bigjango13 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/12
- Updated render code to use 7.2's new system, this means atlas index based methods have been removed or deprecated
- Server Client version validation no longer uses a chat packet, it now uses a custom payload packet, this means clients without BTWaila will no longer see the download prompt (that was the validation string lol)
[1.0.10-7.1] Better than WAILA 1.0.10-7.1
by UselessBullets on Apr 29, 2024
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## What's Changed
## New Contributors
- Add progress bar styles by @Bigjango13 in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/10
- Added SignTooltip
- Added PaintingTooltip
- Added BoatTooltip
- Added PigTooltip
## New Contributors
- @Bigjango13 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ToufouMaster/BTWaila/pull/10
[1.0.9-7.1] Better than WAILA 1.0.9-7.1
by UselessBullets on Mar 24, 2024
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# Dependencies:
# Changelog:
- HalpLibe >= 3.4.17: (https://modrinth.com/mod/halplibe)
# Changelog:
- Updated to 7.1-pre2a
[1.0.8-7.1] Better than WAILA 1.0.8-7.1
by UselessBullets on Mar 05, 2024
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# Dependencies:
- HalpLibe >= 3.0.0: (https://modrinth.com/mod/halplibe)
- New setting to adjust the number of rows of hearts to be displayed (default 0)
- Hearts past the max amount of rows will convert to a single number (Owens layout for those who know)
