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Granular Gamerules

by JackFred

Granular Gamerules breaks several of Minecraft's heavily loaded game rules, mobGriefing among them, into narrower sub-rules that a server can adjust individually.

FabricQuiltServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.21 – 1.21.5

What it does

The mod takes large vanilla game rules and divides them into separate sub-rules. mobGriefing, for example, can be narrowed to a single behavior like creepers destroying blocks through creepersDestroyBlocks, while other sub-rules such as zombies breaking doors follow the parent rule until they are changed. Sub-rules that are left alone keep following their parent, so a server only has to touch the settings it wants to differ.

Beyond splitting existing rules, the mod adds smaller utility rules, for instance for turning off thunder, removing the sleep requirement for underground players, and toggling pvp or enableCommandBlock. It also exposes some common server.properties settings as fake game rules, so they can be changed in game and are written back to the server.properties file. The mod runs server-side only, and dedicated servers can use it as well. Installation needs Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), and it can be added to or removed from an existing world. Mod Menu is optional and only adds a configuration screen. Files target 1.21 – 1.21.5, with 1.2.0+1.21.5 as the latest build for Fabric and Quilt.

Key features

  1. Sub-rules for mobGriefing

    Large rules such as mobGriefing are split so that a single behavior can be controlled without changing the rest.

  2. Parent-following defaults

    Sub-rules follow their parent game rule until a server sets them, so only the chosen settings differ.

  3. Utility rules

    Smaller rules cover behaviors such as thunder, sleeping underground and pvp, which vanilla does not split out.

  4. Server properties as rules

    Some server.properties settings can be changed in game through fake game rules, and the change is saved to the properties file.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.51.2.0+1.21.51.2.0+1.21.5
1.21.41.1.1+1.21.41.1.1+1.21.4
1.21.31.0.0+1.21.21.0.0+1.21.2
1.21.21.0.0+1.21.21.0.0+1.21.2
1.21.11.2.0+1.21.11.2.0+1.21.1
1.211.2.0+1.21.11.2.0+1.21.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Detailed mobGriefing is Fabric-only, server-side only, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, so it is narrower in loaders than Granular Gamerules. Better Mob Griefing GameRule is open source under the MIT License, server-side only, and covers Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21 – 26.2. Personal Rules is also open source under the MIT License and server-side only, with files for 1.21.4 – 1.21.8. Granular Gamerules is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, with files for Fabric and Quilt only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Granular GamerulesFabric and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.5Server-side only2025-05-06
Detailed mobGriefingFabric1.21 – 1.21.11Server-side only2026-02-16
Better Mob Griefing GameRuleFabric, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server-side only2026-08-15
Personal RulesFabric and Quilt1.21.4 – 1.21.8Server-side only2025-06-29

Questions

Does Granular Gamerules need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) is required as well. Both must be installed for the mod to load.

Does a player need to install it to join a server?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

Can the mod be added to an existing world?

Yes. The mod can be added to and removed from an existing world without losing the saved game.

In the catalog

Granular Gamerules is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 1.21.515,307

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What the author says

GG has been archived so I can stay focused on a smaller amount of mods for now. Given modern versions now have data-driven rules, and the ugliness of GG's client code it would make more sense to be a rewrite in the future. These are all done in a way that doesn't break datapacks, mods or server plugins that change…
JackFred, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
JackFred
Published
2024-09-20
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsManagementUtility
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