Drop Spread
by jadc
Drop Spread changes how far the items a player drops on death are scattered around the death point, through a server gamerule.
What it does
Normally the items dropped on death land close together. Drop Spread adds a gamerule that controls how far those items spread from the death point, so server owners can decide how scattered a death leaves the inventory. The spread is set as a distance, with the vanilla value of 1 as the starting point.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join it without installing anything. It is published for Fabric only, across six release versions 1.16.4 – 1.18.1, and its latest file is 1.0 for 1.18.1. Drop Spread is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public.
Key features
Death item spread gamerule
A gamerule sets how far items dropped on death are scattered from where the player died.
Vanilla default distance
The default spread is the vanilla distance of 1, so behavior is unchanged until a server owner edits the rule.
Adjustable range
The spread can be set in steps of 0.1, with a configurable maximum of 10.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Hardcore survival servers
Server owners who want deaths to hurt more can widen the spread so items are harder to recover.
Adventure maps
Map makers can keep drops tight by leaving the rule at its vanilla value.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to change how items dropped on death are scattered. The mod is not needed on client installs.
How it compares
Boom Control is also server-side only and open source, but it is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.19 – 1.20.1 on Fabric. MushroomNoMore is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.21.1, so both sides need it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Spread | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.18.1 | Server-side only | 2021-01-13 |
| Boom Control | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-06-28 |
| MushroomNoMore | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-05 |
Questions
Does Drop Spread need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft versions does Drop Spread support?
How is the spread distance changed?
In the catalog
Drop Spread is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 4,416 mods support Minecraft 1.18.1.
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What the author says
However, if you wish to modify this value, the syntax is as follows;
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dropspread
- Owner
- jadc
- Published
- 2021-01-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-01-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15