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Grow Up

by sacdj

Grow Up is a server-side challenge mod that shrinks a player each time they die, then lets them grow back over time.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.21 – 26.2

What it does

After a death, the player's size drops and debuffs take effect straight away. Over time the size slowly returns to normal, so the penalty wears off on its own. Grow Up is built on a data pack, and it runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 26.2.

The challenge is meant for servers that want a death penalty tied to a visible effect. Server admins can exempt their own accounts, and an invulnerable setting applies to them, through a scoreboard entry named GrowUpAdmin that is switched with a command. Only the server needs the mod, and players join without installing it.

Key features

  1. Size penalty after death

    Dying makes the player smaller, and the change applies immediately after the death.

  2. Gradual recovery

    The debuffs fade slowly, so the player grows back to normal size over time.

  3. Admin exemption

    Accounts set in the GrowUpAdmin scoreboard can be made invulnerable and unaffected by the penalty.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
26.1.21.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
26.1.11.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
26.11.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.21.111.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.101.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.91.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.81.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.71.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.61.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod1.1+mod
1.21.51.0b+mod1.0b+mod1.0b+mod1.0b+mod
1.21.41.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.11.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod
1.211.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod1.0eb+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Stamina Datapack is a server-side data pack for 1.20.5 – 1.21.5 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Survival Challenges is a server-side mod for 1.20.4 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is not open source. Challenges is open source under the same GPL v3.0 only license, but it is Fabric-only for 1.21.1 – 26.2 and server-side only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Grow UpFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-09-06
Survival ChallengesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.4Server required, client optional2025-02-04
ChallengesFabric1.21.1 – 26.2Server-side only2026-07-18

Questions

Does Grow Up need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

In the catalog

Grow Up is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

When dying in using this datapack you will immidiatly hear and see that your size is smaller and you now have debuffs that slowly will disapeer as you grow You can give yourself a score of 1 on the scoreboard "GrowUpAdmin" where you will mainly be getting the trigger command to turn on an off "GrowUpInvulnerable".
sacdj, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
sacdj
Published
2025-03-06
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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