Cripple Player
by Azuban
Cripple Player makes a lethal hit cost the player a limb, and missing limbs then restrict movement and actions for Fabric and NeoForge players on 1.21.1.
What it does
When damage would kill a player, Cripple Player can sever a limb instead, and each lost limb brings a penalty. A missing arm disables swinging, attacking and block mining on that side, and holding items in either hand becomes impossible, which also blocks hotbar selection changes. A missing leg slows horizontal movement to zero when both legs are gone, jumping is disabled and the player is forced into a crawling prone state. Fall damage targets the legs, and explosions can sever several limbs at once depending on how much damage overflows.
The mod also intercepts fatal damage under configurable conditions, leaving the player alive at 1 HP with a cooldown before the next severance. Missing limbs can be replaced with tiered prostheses, crafted and equipped through dedicated accessory slots. Accessories and Architectury API are required, and Emotecraft is an optional addition. Cripple Player runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published for Fabric and NeoForge under the MIT License, which is not open source. Files cover 1.21.1 only.
Key features
Limb loss on lethal damage
Lethal damage can remove a biological limb instead of ending the player's life, with the loss depending on the damage source.
Movement and interaction penalties
Each missing limb restricts a set of actions, from swinging and mining to hotbar selection, jumping and horizontal speed.
Tiered prostheses
Prostheses for missing limbs can be crafted at several tiers and worn in dedicated accessory slots.
Clothing overlay editor
An editor screen, opened from a tab button in the player inventory, lets players paint custom clothing masks over equipped prosthetics.
Configurable death interception
Fatal damage can be intercepted under configurable conditions, with a cooldown period before the next limb can be lost.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players who want lasting physical consequences, and server owners who want an alternative to ordinary death handling. Players who install it on a server need the same mod on their own client.
Questions
Does Cripple Player need Accessories?
Must the server run Cripple Player?
Does Cripple Player work with Emotecraft?
In the catalog
Cripple Player is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A limb damage and prosthetic mechanics mod for Minecraft. Introduces functional biological limb loss upon lethal damage events, movement and interaction penalties for missing limbs, craftable tiered prostheses equipped via dedicated accessory slots, and an in-game clothing texture overlay editor. An integrated editor…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cripple-player
- Owner
- Azuban
- Published
- 2026-09-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15