Adrenaline Hormone
by CipherG5G
Adrenaline Hormone gives players and their pets a small chance to survive attacks that would otherwise be fatal, and it can save a pet from death.
What it does
The hormone is a rare effect that can appear for a player or a pet. While it is active, a deadly hit has a 20% chance to leave the target alive with half a heart, so a single blow cannot always end the run. When a pet is about to die, its owner is notified and the pet can be saved by the same effect.
Adrenaline also changes how the target behaves while the effect lasts. Movement becomes faster and jumps higher, blocks break faster, and the target grows more resistant, but hunger rises and health drops more quickly. Players hear heartbeats during the effect, which signals the danger. The active effect and its cooldown can be viewed from the open inventory.
The mod runs on Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with the latest file 1.0.4 published on 2026-04-15. Client and server both need it, so the server and every player must install it. It is released under a custom license and is not open source.
Key features
Survival chance
A deadly attack has a 20% chance to leave the target at half a heart instead of killing it.
Pet protection
When a tamed pet is about to die, the owner is notified and the pet can be saved by the same effect.
Adrenaline state
Faster movement, higher jumps, quicker block breaking and extra resistance come with higher hunger and faster health loss.
Heartbeat cue
Players hear heartbeats while the adrenaline effect is active, as a warning that health is low.
Cooldown view
The inventory screen shows the adrenaline cooldown, so the next chance can be planned.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Team Pets is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the server alone, with an MIT License, so players join without installing it. Player Heartbeat is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment, but it is licensed as All rights reserved. Pet Pass: Trade Your Pets! covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 on Forge, with the client and server environment, and is licensed as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline Hormone | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-15 |
| Team Pets | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-09 |
| Player Heartbeat | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-29 |
| Pet Pass: Trade Your Pets! | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-15 |
Questions
Does Adrenaline Hormone need to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft versions does Adrenaline Hormone support?
Can a pet be saved with the hormone?
In the catalog
Adrenaline Hormone is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/adrenaline-hormone
- Owner
- CipherG5G
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15