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Custom Heads

by Diesse

Custom Heads lets server owners change which player head drops on death, and adds ways to decorate builds with player heads.

FabricForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCC0 1.0 Universal1.20 – 1.20.5

What it does

Custom Heads is a server-side data pack and mod for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, covering 1.20 – 1.20.5. The server runs it, while players may leave it out: only the server needs the mod to apply its behavior, so players join without installing it. Released under CC0 1.0 Universal, it is not open source; the issue tracker is public.

Key features

  1. Heads on death

    When a player dies, the player's own head can drop as an item, giving a trophy others can collect.

  2. Player head books

    A written book carrying a player's head can be thrown, and the head it creates is set from the book's title and SkullOwner data.

  3. Configurable behavior

    Options in the config file let server owners adjust how heads are obtained and shown, through a personalized data pack setup.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.50.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.20.40.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.20.30.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.20.20.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.20.10.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
1.200.1+mod0.1+mod0.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Drop Head is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files covering 1.13 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt; a server can run it while players may skip it. Player Drops Head is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.16 – 26.3 across the same four loaders, and likewise needs only the server side.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Custom HeadsFabric, Forge and Quilt1.20 – 1.20.5Server required, client optional2024-07-08
Drop HeadFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-16
Player Drops HeadFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-14

Questions

Does Custom Heads need to be installed on the client?

No. Server owners install it, and players can join with or without it.

In the catalog

Custom Heads is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,981 mods support Minecraft 1.20.5.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 1.20.58,981

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What the author says

Get The Head is a data pack / mod that hits to add a new way to decorate your buildings with the players heads. - Head Drop on Dead: When a player dies will drop his head.
Diesse, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Diesse
Published
2024-07-08
Updated on Modrinth
2024-07-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationGame mechanicsUtilityEquipment
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