Apathy
by nk2ishere
Apathy makes mobs ignore players until they are attacked, and lets server owners tune which mobs stay passive and under what conditions.
What it does
Apathy changes how hostile and neutral mobs decide whether to react to a player. Mobs stay passive, with nothing triggering them, until the player strikes them, and the mod can be set up so that particular mob types behave this way. Breaking a block or selecting an item within a configurable radius can also shape how nearby mobs respond, giving servers a targeted way to keep an area calm.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join a server running it without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and targets Minecraft 1.18.x, and files cover six release versions, 1.18.1 – 1.21.4. The latest Fabric file is 1.6.1 for 1.21.4, published 2025-01-07. Apathy is released under the WTFPL, which is not an open source license.
Key features
Passive until attacked
Mobs take no action against a player unless the player attacks them first.
Per-mob behaviour
The behaviour given to each mob type can be configured, so only chosen mobs are affected.
Block-break radius
A player-specific radius can be set so that breaking a block nearby changes how mobs react.
Item-selection radius
A player-specific radius based on a selected item and its amount can trigger the same change.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Calm a build area
Server owners can keep mobs quiet around a base or farm without removing them from the world.
Tune mob behaviour
Each mob type can be given its own behaviour in the configuration, for servers with specific rules.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want mobs to stay passive until a player attacks, and who want control over which mobs and which areas are affected.
Questions
Does Apathy need to be installed on players' clients?
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Which versions of Minecraft does Apathy support?
In the catalog
Apathy is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Make mobs apathetic until you attack. As simple as one mod can get.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/apathy-mod
- Owner
- nk2ishere
- Published
- 2022-01-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15