Block XP - Animal Pens Addon
by HER0XP
Block XP - Animal Pens Addon stops the Animal Pen block from producing experience, so players who farm with the pen earn no XP from it.
What it does
The addon removes the experience a player gains from killing entities inside an Animal Pen. Loot from those kills is kept, so the pen still yields its usual drops, and the change applies only to experience.
It is aimed at modpacks whose creators want tighter control over how players gain experience. Without the change, the pen can generate large amounts of XP. With it, players must find experience through combat, exploration and other configured mechanics instead of the pen.
The addon is Server-side only, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything. It is published for Forge and only for 1.20.1, and the mod's latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, released on 2026-06-10. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Experience removed from pens
Kills inside an Animal Pen grant no experience, which closes the XP source the pen otherwise provides.
Loot left intact
Drops from pen kills still arrive, so players keep the items the pen produces even though the experience is gone.
Pack-level balance
Pack creators can use the change to slow early progression and push players toward other ways of earning experience.
Other mechanics unaffected
Experience from other sources and the addon's other configured mechanics remain under the server's settings.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Balanced modpack progression
A pack creator who wants experience to come from combat and exploration can remove the pen as a source of XP.
Who it’s for: Modpack creators and server owners who want to control how players gain experience, and who run Forge 1.20.1 with the Animal Pen mod.
Questions
Does Block XP - Animal Pens Addon need to be on the client?
Are drops from the Animal Pen affected?
Which Minecraft version does it support?
In the catalog
Block XP - Animal Pens Addon is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod is designed for modpacks that want to control the experience gained by players. Animal Pens is a great mod, but its Animal Pen block can be exploited to generate excessive amounts of XP. This addon focuses exclusively on that issue: it blocks the experience gained when using the Animal Pen block, while…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/animal-pens-addon
- Owner
- HER0XP
- Published
- 2026-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15