Black Lung
by IntoTheDrink
Black Lung is a Forge equipment mod that adds a lung-related status effect, which players gain from mining coal and can remove only with specific items.
What it does
The mod adds the Black Lung effect. A player gets it while mining coal, and it reduces the player's vision and slows movement while it lasts. Potions are the only source of the effect, so it cannot be obtained any other way. Drinking a remedy clears it, and so do the related Ender Lung and Sculk Lung effects, which are removed instantly.
The mod also raises the general difficulty of the game, so anyone who mines a lot of coal feels its cost more than in vanilla survival. Players coughing up Black Lung or Ender Lung is part of the effect set, and the mod is built around that tension rather than as a simple buff. Black Lung runs on Forge for 1.19.2 and 1.19.4, and it is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Coal mining effect
Mining coal gives the player the Black Lung effect, so coal becomes a choice with a cost.
Reduced vision and speed
While the effect is active, the player's vision is greatly reduced and movement is slowed.
Potion-only source
The effect can only be obtained through a potion, not through mining or other actions.
Instant effect removal
Black Lung, Ender Lung and Sculk Lung effects can each be removed at once, clearing the condition.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Create Air Forge is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.6 that is open source under the MIT License and needs to be on both client and server. Copper Lungs is open source under the MIT License, works only on 1.18.2 and also needs client and server. Jester's Enchantments is server-side only, is not open source and is available for 1.20.1, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lung | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.19.4 | Client or server, optional | 2023-06-12 |
| Create Air Forge (A ThinAir compat) | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-04 |
| Copper Lungs | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2022-07-16 |
| Jester's Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-01-23 |
Questions
Does Black Lung need a server install?
Which game versions does Black Lung support?
Can the Black Lung effect be removed?
In the catalog
Black Lung is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 9,374 mods support Minecraft 1.19.4.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/blacklung
- Owner
- IntoTheDrink
- Published
- 2023-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15