EMF Compat: Better Combat
by stradat
EMF Compat: Better Combat is a client-side patch that lets Better Combat attack animations play correctly on animated EMF player models.
What it does
Better Combat replaces the arm animations of the player during weapon swings, and EMF Compat makes that replacement work with Entity Model Features player models. Weapon swing and charge poses are shown as intended, instead of being overwritten by idle animations from a resource pack. Held items line up with the swing in first person, so weapons no longer appear to float away from the hand, and the hand returns smoothly to the EMF animation when an attack ends rather than snapping in a single frame.
The mod needs EMF Compat: Core and [EMF] Entity Model Features, and Better Combat is optional. Only the client needs it, so players can install it while servers run without it. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Correct weapon swing poses
Charge and swing poses display as designed rather than being replaced by idle animations from a resource pack.
Body and legs keep EMF animations
During attacks only the arms switch to Better Combat, while the rest of the model keeps its EMF animation.
Aligned held items
Weapons held in first person sit in the hand during the swing and do not float away from the arm.
Smooth return to EMF
When an attack ends, the arm blends back into the EMF animation instead of snapping in one frame.
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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: Players who use Entity Model Features player models together with Better Combat, including those who run Fresh Animations or a player animation resource pack.
Questions
Which dependencies does EMF Compat: Better Combat require?
Does the server need this mod?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
EMF Compat: Better Combat is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A small client-side mod that makes Better Combat attack animations work correctly with Entity Model Features player models. Tested with Fresh Animations: Player Extension but it should work with any player animation resource pack.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/emf-compat-better-combat
- Owner
- stradat
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15