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Friendly Griefing

by black_dog20

With Friendly Griefing, players can keep chosen mobs able to change blocks while the mobGriefing gamerule is set to false.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.18.2 – 1.20.4

What it does

The mod lets server owners list mob entities that stay exempt from the mobGriefing gamerule, which is normally set to false to stop mobs from altering the world. Mobs on the allowlist keep their griefing behavior even when the rule is off. The default allowlist contains only minecraft:villager, because villagers that cannot pick up items cannot breed, and the list is configurable. Any other mob is still blocked by the gamerule.

Friendly Griefing is published for Forge and NeoForge across 7 release versions, 1.18.2 – 1.20.4. The server and every player need the mod installed. The license is All rights reserved, so the project is not open source, although its source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Configurable mob allowlist

    Server owners choose which mob entities are exempt from mobGriefing, adding or removing entries as needed.

  2. Gamerule override

    Listed mobs act on the world even when mobGriefing is false, while every unlisted mob follows the rule.

  3. Villager default

    minecraft:villager is on the default list, so villagers can pick up items and breed with mobGriefing turned off.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.4Not available1.20.4-1.0.2
1.20.11.20-1.0.2Not available
1.201.20-1.0.2Not available
1.19.41.19.4-1.0.2Not available
1.19.31.19.3-1.0.2Not available
1.191.19-1.0.2Not available
1.18.21.0.1Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Better Mob Griefing GameRule is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt from 1.21 onward, so it does not cover the same Forge versions. Global GameRules is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and targets Forge for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Friendly GriefingForge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 1.20.4Client and server2026-08-06
Better Mob Griefing GameRuleFabric, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server-side only2026-08-15
Global GameRulesForge1.18.2 – 1.20.1Server-side only2025-11-01

Questions

Does Friendly Griefing need to be installed on the client?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

In the catalog

Friendly Griefing is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.

Game mechanics mods29,952Forge modsMods for 1.20.413,907

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What the author says

This is a simple mod to allow configurable mobs / entities to pass the mobGriefing gamerule when mobGriefing is set to false. The default allowlist is "minecraft:villager". This mod does not alter in anyway how mobGriefing is used by any mob or entity, the only thing is does ti allow certain mobs to pass the check.
black_dog20, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
black_dog20
Published
2022-06-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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