Danger Close
by Lupin
Danger Close makes torches, campfires, stonecutters, and magma-related mobs hurt players and animals that touch them, adding a damage layer to vanilla blocks.
What it does
Torches, campfires, and stonecutters hurt anything that walks into or grazes them. Torches and campfires deal half a heart each, while a stonecutter deals three hearts. Because the damage depends on the block, passing a stonecutter costs more than passing a torch, and the author notes that torch damage can feel more annoying in practice.
Magma Blocks, Magma Cubes, and Blazes are also covered: they now set their targets on fire. The author describes the mod's aim as raising both difficulty and realism. Danger Close is published for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge across 15 release versions, 1.19 – 26.1.2, and the code is not open source; the files are under All rights reserved. Both the server and every player need it, and the author recommends pairing it with a torch-focused mod.
Key features
Torch damage
Torches hurt anything that comes close enough to touch them, dealing half a heart per contact.
Stonecutter damage
Stonecutters deal three hearts of damage, the largest amount among the affected blocks.
Campfire damage
Campfires deal half a heart of damage, the same as torches.
Magma and blaze fire
Magma Blocks, Magma Cubes, and Blazes set their targets on fire.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Harder survival play
Players who want more hazards in the world can rely on the vanilla blocks they already use for light and cooking to deal damage.
Realism-focused servers
Server owners who want environmental dangers to match their rules can install the mod for every player to share.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners looking for a light difficulty change that adds danger to common blocks, and who want it to work alongside other torch or campfire mods.
How it compares
Torch hit! is a server-side only mod with a custom license, published for 1.16.5 – 26.1.2. Torch Toss is open source under the MIT License, requires the client and server, and has files for 1.21.1 – 26.3. Danger Close instead covers stonecutters and magma-related mobs, and its files are published for 1.19 – 26.1.2 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danger Close | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
| Torch hit! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-01 |
| Torch Toss | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
Questions
Does Danger Close need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Danger Close support?
Can the damage be turned off?
In the catalog
Danger Close is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Torches, campfires, and stonecutters will now deal damage to players, animals, or enemies that run over or brush against them. Basically, now the games will be more realistic, since just like in real life, these items will do a little damage. The damage will depend on the element, and, therefore, it will not be the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/danger-close
- Owner
- Lupin
- Published
- 2023-09-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15