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Visual Health Mod FAQ
10 questions players actually ask, answered.
How do I turn on Visual Health Mod?
Visual Health Mod is clientside, so it activates automatically once installed—you'll immediately see wound overlays on mobs and players during combat. If you don't see wounds, check that the mod is in your mods folder and that you've restarted the game.
Can I make wounds show up more or less?
Yes, adjust the damage multiplier setting in the mod's configuration from 10% to 100% to control how dense the visible wounds appear on mobs.
Why do different mobs have different colored wounds?
The mod applies mob-specific wound colors by default—for example, spiders show light blue marks and creepers show green cuts—so you can quickly identify which enemy you're fighting during hectic combat.
How do I see wounds on endermen and the ender dragon?
These mobs display glowing emissive wound marks that are visible even in dark places, making their damage stand out against their dark textures.
Can I change wound colors for specific mobs?
Yes, use the color overrides setting in the configuration to assign custom hex colors or glowing effects to individual mob types.
Do wounds show on my pets and farm animals?
By default, wounds don't appear on passive mobs, but you can enable the passive mob damage setting to display wounds on friendly animals; you can then toggle villager damage separately if needed.
Does the mod work with shader packs?
Yes, Visual Health Mod works with custom animation packs and standard renderers, and wound marks display correctly under popular shaders like BSL.
Can I have more health tiers to see damage more clearly?
Yes, adjust the damage tiers setting in the configuration to display between 2 and 10 health stages instead of the default 6, giving you finer detail on enemy health.
Do different weapons create different wound patterns?
Yes, the mod applies distinct damage patterns based on your weapon type—swords, axes, tridents, spears, and punches each leave visually different marks on mobs.
Will this mod slow down my game?
Visual Health Mod is lightweight and clientside only, so it has minimal performance impact; if you experience lag, try lowering the damage multiplier setting to reduce the number of rendered wound details.