Fire Spread Tweaks
by Serilum
With Fire Spread Tweaks installed on a server, fires can be set to go out after a configurable delay instead of burning indefinitely.
What it does
The mod disables default fire spread. Vanilla sets the gamerule doFireTick to false in a new world, so fire placed in the game keeps burning indefinitely, while fires placed on netherrack, magma or soul sand still remain lit forever. Fire Spread Tweaks sets the same gamerule on the first world load and extends it so that fires go out. Trees and other blocks burn for a while before they are destroyed, which keeps buildings from burning down.
Burn duration is controlled by several config values. By default a fire burns for a time randomized between 10 and 20 seconds. The timeFireBurnsInTicks option sets the base time, with a default of 300, a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 72000 ticks; 20 ticks equal one second. When enableRandomizedFireDuration is on, which it is by default, MinRandomExtraBurnTicks and MaxRandomExtraBurnTicks set a random tick number between a minimum and a maximum value that is added to the base time, so the outcome can be negative.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. It requires Collective, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3.
Key features
Fire timeout
Fires go out after a configurable delay instead of burning or spreading until the world changes.
Base burn time
The timeFireBurnsInTicks option sets how long a fire keeps burning, from 0 to 72000 ticks.
Randomized duration
A random tick value between the minimum and maximum settings is added to each fire's burn time.
Netherrack and magma exceptions
Fires placed on netherrack, magma or soul sand also go out, which vanilla does not do.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions 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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want fires to end on their own, and survival or building players who lose structures to spreading fire.
How it compares
Lazyboy's No Fire Spread targets the same problem on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2. It is not open source and is released under the MIT License. Firestarter is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.21.11, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal. Firesight is client-side only, Fabric only for 1.21.1 – 26.2, under the same CC0 1.0 Universal license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Spread Tweaks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Lazyboy's No Fire Spread | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Firestarter | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-01-09 |
| Firesight | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-25 |
Questions
Does Fire Spread Tweaks need Collective?
Does every player need Fire Spread Tweaks?
Which loaders are supported?
How is the fire duration set?
In the catalog
Fire Spread Tweaks is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Fire Spread Tweaks changes how fire behaves in the game. In the vanilla game when you set the gamerule 'doFireTick' to false, it will prevent fire from spreading but those fires will also remain lit forever. I didn't want my buildings to burn down, but fire should also go out unless it's on top of netherrack, a magma…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fire-spread-tweaks
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15