AEA: TNT CrashFix
by AndrewImm-OP
AEA: TNT CrashFix is a Fabric patch that stops a crash when TNT explosions drop experience from blocks broken by no player.
What it does
Additional Entity Attributes adds player-based experience drop modifiers. When a block breaks with no player behind it, such as a block destroyed by a chain of TNT, the modifier looks for a breaking player that is not there and the game fails. This mod handles that one missing-player case and returns the block to vanilla experience behavior, so explosion-triggered breaks stop crashing. Experience from normal player mining is left alone, because a real player breaks the block and the modifier works as designed.
The fix is deliberately narrow. It only patches the server-side experience drop logic and only for the missing breaking player case, so the rest of Additional Entity Attributes is untouched. A warning is written to the log when the fallback is used, rate-limited to at most one entry every 30 seconds so that long TNT chains do not flood it. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is published for 26.1 – 26.1.2 as a Fabric file.
Key features
Missing breaker fallback
When a block breaks with no player, the experience drop falls back to vanilla behavior instead of stopping the game.
Normal mining untouched
Blocks broken by a real player keep the player-based experience bonuses and penalties from Additional Entity Attributes.
Rate-limited log warning
The fallback writes a warning to the log at most once every 30 seconds, which keeps long TNT chains from filling the log.
Startup check
The mod appears in the list of loaded mods at startup, so server owners can confirm it is active.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who run TNT-heavy builds alongside Additional Entity Attributes, and players who see the crash on their own server.
How it compares
Panda TNT Fusion is a Fabric server-side only mod that is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.3, and it changes how TNT fuses rather than patching experience. TNT Optimiser is a Fabric mod that works on either side, and neither side needs it. It is under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, published for 26.1.2 and open source. Neither is a crash fix for experience drops, so they can be used alongside this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEA: TNT CrashFix | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-04 |
| Panda TNT Fusion | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| TNT Optimiser | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-17 |
Questions
Does AEA: TNT CrashFix need Additional Entity Attributes?
Does the mod have to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does the fix support?
In the catalog
AEA: TNT CrashFix is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
AEA TNT Crash Fix is a tiny Fabric compatibility patch for Minecraft 26.1.2. It prevents a crash caused by Additional Entity Attributes when TNT, beds, respawn anchors, or other explosions break blocks that try to drop experience without a valid player breaker.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aea-tnt-crashfix
- Owner
- AndrewImm-OP
- Published
- 2026-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15