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Adds a Minecraft Dungeons-style melee combat system with sweeping attacks and weapon-specific animations.

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Contents (8)
  1. Overview
  2. Guides
  3. Configuration
  4. Frequently asked questions
  5. Dependencies
  6. In-game images
  7. Gallery
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Overview

Better Combat replaces Minecraft's stiff, single-target clicking with a fluid, spectacular melee system inspired by Minecraft Dungeons. Every melee weapon gets real swing animations and an attack pattern, and each strike is multi-target - one swing hits every enemy caught inside the weapon's arc.

The goal is combat that is easy to pick up and fun to master: wade into a crowd, swing once, and watch the whole group flash and take damage together. Different weapon types swing differently and reach different distances, an attack-indicator crosshair tells you when your next hit is ready and what it will connect with, and the animations play on the upper body so you keep moving while you fight.

Better Combat replaces Minecraft's stiff, single-target clicking with a fluid, spectacular melee system inspired by Minecraft Dungeons. Every melee weapon gets real swing animations and an attack pattern, and each strike is multi-target - one swing hits every enemy caught inside the weapon's arc.

The goal is combat that is easy to pick up and fun to master: wade into a crowd, swing once, and watch the whole group flash and take damage together. Different weapon types swing differently and reach different distances, an attack-indicator crosshair tells you when your next hit is ready and what it will connect with, and the animations play on the upper body so you keep moving while you fight.

Guides

Step-by-step, in-game.

Better Combat Attack IndicatorThe attack-indicator crosshair is your feedback for timing and targeting. It shows when your next swing is charged…Better Combat Dual WieldingBetter Combat supports dual wielding - holding a weapon in your off-hand alongside your main hand. Placing a…Better Combat GuideUsing Better Combat Better Combat replaces vanilla's flat melee swings with a Minecraft Dungeons-style system.…Better Combat TipsFace the crowd. Point straight at a group so your swing's arc passes through as many enemies as possible - the…Better Combat Weapon TypesDifferent weapon categories have their own swing animations, speed, and reach. Swords Fast, balanced horizontal…Getting Started with Better CombatThere is nothing to craft or unlock - the new combat applies to the melee weapons you already use. Hold any melee…How Attacks Work in Better CombatThe core of the mod is the sweeping, multi-target attack . Area swings. Each attack covers an arc or zone rather than…

Configuration

Every setting in the mod config file, with what it changes.

OptionWhat it does
isAttackInsteadOfMineWhenEnemiesCloseEnabledAttack instead of miningAttack instead of mining upon left click, when enemies are close enough to strike
isDebugOBBEnabledDebug hitboxShow weapon hitbox when entity hitboxes are displayed
legAnimationThresholdDisable leg animationsEXPERIMENTAL: Disable leg animations while running over this speed
firstPersonAnimationsFirst-person player animationsAttack player animations to be shown. Only recommended to change if custom camera mods in use.
hudHighlightColorHighlight colorColor applied to HUD elements if needed.
isHighlightCrosshairEnabledHighlight crosshairHighlights the crosshair if enemies are close enough to strike. WARNING! Enabling this might reduce frame rate significantly.
isHoldToAttackEnabledHold to attackAutomatically attack while holding the attack button
isTooltipAttackRangeReformatItem tooltip: reformat vanilla rangeFormat Entity Interaction Range to Attack Range
isTooltipAttackRangeEnabledItem tooltip: show attack rangeShow attack range attribute on weapon tooltips
mineWithWeaponBlacklistMine with weapon blacklistWeapons with an ID that matches this regex will never be used to harvest blocks
mineWithWeaponWhitelistMine with weapon whitelistWeapons with an ID that matches this regex can always mine blocks, even when 'Mine with weapons' is disabled
isMiningWithWeaponsEnabledMine with weaponsAllow mining with weapons
isShowingArmsInFirstPersonShow arms in first personRender arms for attack animations played in first person view
isShowingOtherHandFirstPersonShow inactive hand in first personRender hand you are not attacking with in first person view
isSweepingParticleEnabledShow sweepingEnable showing sword sweeping particle effects
isShowingWeaponTrailsShow weapon swing trailsRender weapon trail particles for attacks in all perspectives
isSwingThruGrassSmartSmart swing through grassOnly swing through grass if there are enemies in attack range
isSmoothAnimationTransitionEnabledSmooth animation transitionsAttack animations smoothly transition at the cost of accuracy
isSwingThruGrassEnabledSwing through grassAttack instead of mining zero hardness blocks with weapons
swingThruGrassBlacklistSwing thru grass blacklistWeapons with an ID that matches this regex will never swing thru grass
weaponSwingSoundVolumeWeapon swing sound volume %Change volume of weapon swing sounds

Frequently asked questions

What kind of combat system does Better Combat add?
It adds a Minecraft Dungeons-style melee combat system with sweeping attacks and weapon-specific animations.
Does Better Combat change how weapons look when you swing them?
Yes, weapons have their own specific animations rather than sharing the default swing.
Are attacks in Better Combat limited to a single target?
No, the system includes sweeping attacks that can hit multiple enemies.
Is there a guide available for Better Combat?
Yes, a Better Combat Guide is among the wiki's guides.

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Dependencies

Other mods needed to run this one.

Player Animation Library (required)Cloth Config (required)
One handed slash
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One handed slam
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