Enhanced Snowmen
by maxanier
With Enhanced Snowmen, snowmen thrown snowballs can damage hostile mobs and slow them down, so a snow golem army can defend itself.
What it does
Hostile creatures take a small amount of harm from snowballs that snowmen throw at them. With the default settings each hit deals 0.25 hearts, and a snowball also freezes and slows the struck mob for two seconds. A config option can make mobs turn into snowmen when they are killed with a snowball, so the army can grow over time.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it and only the server needs it. Snowballs thrown by players deal no damage by default. Installation is simple: place the jar on the server and no further setup is needed. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge on game versions 1.16.4 – 1.21.11.
The mod is open source under the MIT License, with a public source code repository and an issue tracker. Its first file appeared on 2023-07-09 and the latest update is dated 2026-01-07.
Key features
Damaging snowballs
Snowballs thrown by snowmen hurt hostile creatures, so snowmen can fight back instead of standing idle.
Freezing hits
Each snowball hit also freezes and slows the struck mob for two seconds, giving snowmen extra time to act.
Snowman conversion
A config option lets mobs turn into snowmen when they are killed with a snowball, so the army grows over time.
Adjustable settings
Damage, timing and the conversion rule can be changed in the config, and the defaults work without edits.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Super Snowmen is a client and server mod under the MIT License, open source, built for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Small Happy Ghast is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for Fabric on 1.21.6 – 1.21.11, so players can join without installing it. SCP-4230, The Snowman is a client and server mod for Forge on 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Snowmen | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-07 |
| Super Snowmen | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-14 |
| Small Happy Ghast | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-11-06 |
| SCP-4230, The Snowman | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-10 |
Questions
Does Enhanced Snowmen need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Enhanced Snowmen support?
Can players' own snowballs damage mobs?
In the catalog
Enhanced Snowmen is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Easy to use. Can be added/removed at any time. You want your army to grow by itself? Then you can enable a config option which makes mobs become snowmen if they are killed with a snowball. Details
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/enhanced-snowmen
- Owner
- maxanier
- Published
- 2023-07-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15