Creeper Radar
Players who want warning before a creeper reaches them can use Creeper Radar, a client-side Fabric mod that shows nearby creepers in the action bar with the count and the distance to the closest one.
What it does
Once active, the mod scans a configurable area around the player, 30 blocks by default, and reports how many creepers fall inside it. The action bar shows that count together with the distance to the nearest creeper, and the readout refreshes in real time. Detection works through walls, so a creeper behind stone still appears in the count, which matters most while mining in caves during survival play.
Only the client needs the mod, so players can use it on a server without the server owner installing anything. Files are published for Fabric alone, with a single build, 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, released on 2026-06-17. Creeper Radar does not depend on any other mod. Its code is public, but it is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Nearby creeper count
The action bar displays how many creepers are within the scan radius around the player.
Closest creeper distance
The same readout includes the distance to the nearest creeper, updated as the player moves.
G key toggle
Pressing the G key switches the radar on or off during play, so it can be paused at any time.
Quiet updates
The action bar changes only when the detected values change, which limits screen clutter.
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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.
Use cases
Cave mining
Detection through walls lets a player who is digging underground learn that creepers are close before they come into view.
Questions
Does Creeper Radar need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Creeper Radar support?
Can the radar be turned off during play?
In the catalog
Creeper Radar is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Creeper Radar is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that helps players detect nearby creepers in real time. When enabled, the mod scans a configurable radius around the player and displays information in the action bar showing how many creepers are nearby and the distance to the closest one. The detection…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creeper-radar
- Owner
- MySocksAreGone
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15