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Bedrock Ranged Mobs

by PizzaEight

Bedrock Ranged Mobs changes how Skeletons and Drowneds attack in Java Edition, so their combat matches Bedrock Edition.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.21.5 – 1.21.10

What it does

Skeletons that fight underwater switch to melee instead of shooting, because arrows do not travel far while submerged. Drowneds carrying tridents use melee attacks when the player is within 3 blocks. The changes follow the ranged behavior of Bedrock Edition and cover two mobs only. The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for game versions 1.21.5 – 1.21.10, under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Underwater Skeleton melee

    Skeletons switch to melee attacks when they are underwater, since arrows lose range when submerged.

  2. Drowned trident melee

    Drowneds holding tridents attack in melee once the player is within 3 blocks of them.

  3. Bedrock-style ranged combat

    Both mobs keep their ranged attacks elsewhere, matching the Bedrock Edition behavior the mod copies.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.101.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.91.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.81.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.71.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.61.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.51.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Drowned Drop Tridents needs the server, and players may skip it, and it is not open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5. Tridents Drop Always works the same way on the server side and is open source under the MIT License, covering 1.21.6 – 26.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Bedrock Ranged MobsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-10-02
Drowned Drop TridentsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 1.21.5Server required, client optional2025-03-27
Tridents Drop AlwaysFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.6 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-13

Questions

Does Bedrock Ranged Mobs need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server must run the mod, and players can join without it.

In the catalog

Bedrock Ranged Mobs is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

This datapack/mod adds 2 things that exist in bedrock edition but not java to achieve parity: - makes skeletons do melee attacks while being underwater because arrows dont travel far if submerged - makes drowned do melee attacks with their trident if the player is within 3 blocks (normally in java edition in both…
PizzaEight, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
PizzaEight
Published
2025-07-21
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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