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Mo' Bends

by iwoplaza

Mo' Bends replaces the stiff, fixed player and mob animations of Minecraft with more lifelike movement, including sprint jumps, sword slashes and fist punches.

ForgeClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2

What it does

Basic movement, sprint jumping, sword slashes, fist punching and ladder climbing each get their own animation, so the body reacts more fluidly than the default poses allow. The animations are built to make characters look more alive, and the author adds that the same approach can add variety to other creatures. Players can tune the behavior through the configuration options that the author documents in a tutorial.

Mo' Bends is a client-side mod, so only the client needs it; a server can run without it, and players who join an unmodified server see no change there. It requires Forge for Minecraft 1.12.2, and the files are released under the MIT License as open source. Other mods can depend on it, and Vought Project is one of them. Issues and suggestions go to the project's GitHub issue tracker.

Key features

  1. Sprint jumping animation

    A dedicated pose plays when the player jumps while sprinting, replacing the default jump posture.

  2. Sword slash animations

    Swinging a sword triggers slash animations that give melee combat more visible motion.

  3. Fist punching

    Unarmed attacks use a punching animation rather than the standard arm swing.

  4. Ladder climbing

    Climbing a ladder shows its own animation instead of the static default pose.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.21.2.2_Forge_1.12.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Required by 1 mod

Vought Project1.12.2

Questions

Does Mo' Bends need to be installed on the server?

No. Only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it.

Which loader does Mo' Bends require?

It requires Forge. Only Forge files for Minecraft 1.12.2 are published, and the latest file was released on 2025-09-29.

Can Mo' Bends be configured?

Yes. The author describes several ways to configure the mod and links a tutorial for it in the author text.

In the catalog

Mo' Bends is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.

Decoration mods12,078Forge modsMods for 1.12.22,920

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What the author says

Say you came from Modrinth if you decide to come by! Hope to see you there;) If you think that Minecraft characters could be more realistic, instead of having steady and rigid animations, this mod is just for you! It makes creatures seem alive, and adds variety of other epic features!
iwoplaza, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
iwoplaza
Published
2025-09-29
Updated on Modrinth
2025-09-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationUtility
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