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Brain Over Brawn

by Galeboy

Brain Over Brawn gives many mobs slightly smarter behavior through a data pack, so their fights feel a little more varied.

FabricForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.13 – 1.20.1

What it does

The mod is a data pack with a handful of tweaks to mob behavior. Humanoid mobs occasionally step backward during a fight, and certain mobs can dash. Creepers blow open holes in terrain, and skeletons switch between weapons. Server owners load it as a data pack on a server, and only the server needs it, while clients may leave it out. The files cover 1.13 – 1.20.1, with 1.20.1 as the latest build, and the license is All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Backstepping humanoids

    Humanoid mobs sometimes pull back during a fight instead of only closing in.

  2. Dashing mobs

    Selected mobs can dash toward a target, which changes how they approach the player.

  3. Creeper and skeleton tweaks

    Creepers blow open holes in the terrain, and skeletons switch between weapons during combat.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.10+mod0+mod0+mod
1.200+mod0+mod0+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.40+mod0+mod0+mod
1.19.30+mod0+mod0+mod
1.19.20+mod0+mod0+mod
1.19.10+mod0+mod0+mod
1.190+mod0+mod0+mod
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.20+mod0+mod0+mod
1.18.10+mod0+mod0+mod
1.180+mod0+mod0+mod
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.10+mod0+mod0+mod
1.170+mod0+mod0+mod
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Brain Over Brawn need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run the data pack, but players may skip it, so either side can run without the client copy.

In the catalog

Brain Over Brawn is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

This data pack makes a lot of tweaks to mobs to make them a little more fun to fight. This is a smaller pack that simply adds a couple tweaks to the games mob Humanoid Mobs can now backstep occasionally, along with certain mobs being able to dash. Creepers can now blow up to open holes for other mobs, Skeletons can…
Galeboy, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Galeboy
Published
2023-08-28
Updated on Modrinth
2023-08-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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