Friendly or Not
by PedriJoe
When a player strikes a peaceful animal, Friendly or Not makes nearby animals of the same species turn aggressive and chase the attacker as a group.
What it does
Neutral mobs in vanilla Minecraft act alone: hitting a cow, sheep or other passive animal affects only that one creature. Friendly or Not changes this so that animals of the same type within a set radius notice the attack and join in, becoming hostile for a period of time before they calm down again. The radius, the alert duration and the aggression timing can be edited in the mod's configuration, so server owners can tune how far the reaction spreads.
The mod is built for survival worlds and multiplayer servers where violence against wildlife should have visible consequences. It adds no new items, blocks or complex mechanics; it only changes how existing peaceful creatures respond. Because the installation is server-side only, players join without installing anything, and only the server runs the altered behavior. Files exist for Fabric and NeoForge across the 1.21.1 – 26.3 range, with 1.0.5 as the latest build for 26.3 on both loaders, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Group reaction to attacks
Hitting one animal causes other creatures of the same species nearby to turn aggressive and pursue the attacker.
Adjustable alert radius
The distance within which animals respond to an attack can be changed in the configuration file.
Timed aggression
Alerted animals stay hostile for a set length of time before returning to their normal calm behavior.
No new mechanics
The mod changes existing mob reactions and adds no items, blocks or extra systems to the game.
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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.
How it compares
Peaceful Mobs is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.5 – 26.3 that is server required with an optional client, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so it is not open source. Pacified Wildlife is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 only, server-side only, under All rights reserved. Personal Peaceful is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and available for Fabric in 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly or Not | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-06 |
| Peaceful Mobs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-03 |
| Pacified Wildlife | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-26 |
| Personal Peaceful | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-22 |
Questions
Does Friendly or Not need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Friendly or Not support?
Can the aggression radius be changed?
Does Friendly or Not add new mobs or items?
In the catalog
Friendly or Not is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
🐮 Friendly or Not changes the way peaceful creatures react when they are attacked. When you hit a cow, sheep, or any other neutral mob, not only does the struck animal react — all nearby members of the same species also become aggressive and chase you as a group. 🦊 This mod adds a more natural and exciting group…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/friendly-or-not
- Owner
- PedriJoe
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15