Anti-Smooth
by BlueStaggo
Anti-Smooth changes how often the server sends entity updates, so knockback and other player interactions with mobs feel more responsive.
What it does
Without the mod, a mob's movement is interpolated on the client between updates, and knockback waits for the next update before it appears. Anti-Smooth raises the rate of those updates, so hits and pushes register closer to the moment they happen, which the author describes as nearly matching behavior on a singleplayer world.
The extra updates cost bandwidth, so the author recommends installing the mod on multiplayer servers where that traffic is worth it, and leaving it out of singleplayer worlds. Mobs far enough away still get interpolated with the vanilla method, and the velocity of knockback is applied on the client side while the server confirms the result. The configuration is stored in an antismooth.json file inside the config folder.
Anti-Smooth is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric and NeoForge. It works on either side, and neither needs it. Files cover 1.20 – 26.2, with the latest builds for 26.2.
Key features
More frequent entity updates
The server sends entity position and movement updates more often than vanilla does.
Responsive knockback
Knockback is applied on the client as soon as the hit lands, rather than after waiting for an update.
Distance-based interpolation
Mobs far from the player keep the vanilla interpolation method to limit the extra bandwidth.
Config file
Behavior can be adjusted through an antismooth.json file in the config folder.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Responsive Knockback is a NeoForge mod that is server-side only, published for 1.20.4 – 1.21.10 under the MIT License, and not open source. Anti-Smooth covers a different problem, the timing of updates, and works on either side, so it is not a replacement for mods that protect against creeper explosions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Smooth | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-10 |
| Responsive Knockback | NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-10-30 |
Questions
Which loaders does Anti-Smooth support?
Does Anti-Smooth have to be installed on the server?
Will the mod increase network traffic?
Where are the settings stored?
In the catalog
Anti-Smooth is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Anti-Smooth makes the server send entity updates more frequently to make player interactions with them (especially knockback from attacks) feel more responsive almost to a point that matches the behavior of mobs in true singleplayer from old versions before release 1.3. This does increase the bandwidth used so it is…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/anti-smooth
- Owner
- BlueStaggo
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15