Better With Friends! (BWF)
by H1lzzz
Better With Friends! is a Fabric social mod for 1.20.1 that gives players buffs for time spent with other players, and adds kiss, hug and hand-holding actions.
What it does
Holding hands sends a request to another player. When the other player agrees, the player who asked trails behind them until crouching. Walking together for five seconds grants Haste, and staying close keeps the effect going. Sleeping next to a friend grants Saturation and Regeneration for five seconds, and wakes the sleeper up.
Kissing in chat is done by typing uwu within two blocks of a living entity. Kissing, hugging, patting, cuddling, booping and holding hands bring a pink overlay and a gentle field-of-view zoom. After three kisses the player gains the Kind status effect for four minutes and thirty seconds. Hostile mobs near a kiss turn into friendly ones, though hostile mobs still spawn and can attack. Custom kiss achievements depend on the genders of the two players selected.
The mod runs on the server side, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything. Its settings and skin customization are available through a settings screen. Fabric is the only loader, and the latest file is 1.3.11 for 1.20.1, published 2026-03-18. The mod is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Buffs for spending time together
Walking together and sleeping beside a friend each grant short timed effects, such as Haste and Regeneration.
Hand-holding requests
Holding hands sends a request, and once accepted the requesting player trails the other player until they crouch.
Kiss and affection actions
Kiss, hug, pat, cuddle, boop and hold-hands actions trigger a pink overlay and a gentle zoom effect.
Custom kiss achievements
Achievements for kisses are tied to the genders the two players select.
Configurable settings and skins
A settings screen lets players adjust the mod, and skin customization is included.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want social interactions and light cooperative rewards on a Fabric server for 1.20.1.
How it compares
KissMe! is also Fabric and NeoForge, server-side only, under the MIT License, with a version range of 1.20 – 26.3. Kiss a Friend! is client and server, under the Apache License 2.0, for Fabric on 1.20.1 – 26.3. Better With Friends! only runs on the server and is All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better With Friends! (BWF) | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-18 |
| KissMe! | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-08-14 |
| Kiss a Friend! | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does Better With Friends! need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and version does Better With Friends! use?
In the catalog
Better With Friends! (BWF) is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is my first mod and its still in beta! please dm me in discord if you find any bugs! My user: kkk_kk_kk Better With Friends its an mod that gives player buffs when they make actions with friends, and kiss!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-with-friends-bwf
- Owner
- H1lzzz
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15