Creeper Warning
Creeper Warning, a Fabric client mod, shows a warning cat with a speech bubble when a creeper is close, so a player mining or building can notice it in time.
What it does
Corner warning signs start blinking once a creeper is within 10 blocks, and a cat appears with a speech bubble saying watch out when the creeper comes within 5 blocks. The cat is the only object the mod draws beyond the blinking corners, and the author describes it as a simple addition to the game screen rather than a new system.
The distances are configurable, so a player can set the warning thresholds closer or farther depending on preference. The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing anything. Creeper Warning is published for Fabric alone, with a 1.0.0 file for 1.21.1 released on 2026-04-07. Its files cover 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the code is all rights reserved, not open source.
Key features
Corner warning signs
Warning signs in the screen corners start blinking once a creeper is within 10 blocks of the player.
Cat warning at close range
A cat with a speech bubble appears when a creeper comes within 5 blocks, giving a second, stronger cue.
Configurable distances
The 10-block and 5-block thresholds can be changed in the mod settings to suit how far a player wants warnings.
Simple scope
The mod adds only the warning signs and the cat, without new blocks, items or mobs.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Mining and building
A player working underground or on a large build can see a creeper approaching behind a wall or from a corner before the explosion.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want a visual cue for nearby creepers while mining, building or exploring, and who do not want the mod to change anything on a server.
How it compares
Careful Bro is a Fabric client mod under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, open source, and published for 1.21.11. Health Blast is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on client and server, and covers 1.16.5 – 1.18.1. Creeper Warning is a client mod, not open source, and is published for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, so the two differ in version range and in whether a server must run them.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeper Warning | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-07 |
| Careful Bro | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-04 |
| Health Blast | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.18.1 | Client and server | 2022-01-01 |
Questions
Does Creeper Warning need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Creeper Warning support?
Can the warning distances be changed?
In the catalog
Creeper Warning is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
ok so basically u know when ur mining or building or whatever and then BOOM u die to a creeper that u didnt even see?? yeah thats the worst. this mod fixes that by adding a little guy (cat) who tells u when theres a creeper nearby.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creeperwarnings
- Owner
- cosmiccrusaderz
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15