Not Enough Gamerules
by max094reikeb
Not Enough Gamerules adds a set of extra game rules that server owners can change to control mob behavior, world rules and player settings.
What it does
The mod registers additional gamerules, which are boolean and integer switches that a server operator sets with the /gamerule command. Examples include whether the Ender Dragon always drops its egg, whether falling anvils damage mobs and players, whether ice and snow form or melt, and whether copper can oxidize. Integer rules set damage values for lightning, explosions and dragon breath, with -1 keeping the vanilla values, and a minimum food level for natural hunger.
Some rules change player behavior: keeping potion effects and experience after death, disabling chat, blocking dimension changes, switching off knockback, and stopping players from sleeping or taking damage. Others affect pets and breeding, such as whether owners can hurt their own pets and whether babies spawn naturally. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is published for Fabric and Forge.
Installation needs only the server. The latest files are r1.5.3 for 1.20.1 on both loaders, released in July 2023, and the first version was published in April 2022. The code is not open source; it is released with all rights reserved, though the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Extra boolean gamerules
Switches for ice and snow formation, copper oxidation, pistons, chat and dimension changes are added alongside the vanilla rules.
Damage value rules
Integer gamerules set the damage that lightning, explosions and dragon breath deal to mobs and players, with -1 keeping vanilla values.
Player and mob behavior
Rules control whether players keep potion effects and experience after death, sleep, take damage or get knockback, and whether pets can be hurt.
Dragon egg and breeding
One rule makes the Ender Dragon always spawn its egg when it dies, and another stops babies from spawning naturally.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Just Enough Gamerules is a Fabric-only, server-side only option under the MIT License, published for 1.20.1. Expanded Gamerules is a server-side mod for Fabric and Forge across 1.16 – 1.20.6 and is open source under the MIT License. Global GameRules is Forge-only and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. Friendly Griefing is client and server on Forge and NeoForge and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Enough Gamerules | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-07-07 |
| Just Enough Gamerules | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-11-25 |
| Expanded Gamerules | Fabric and Forge | 1.16 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2025-07-13 |
| Global GameRules | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-11-01 |
| Friendly Griefing | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2026-08-06 |
Questions
Does Not Enough Gamerules need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Not Enough Gamerules support?
How are the new gamerules set?
In the catalog
Not Enough Gamerules is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
[BOOLEAN] alwaysSpawnDragonEgg - if set to true, each time the EnderDragon dies, it will spawn a dragon egg [BOOLEAN] anvilDamage - if set to false, falling anvils won't damage mobs and players [BOOLEAN] canCopperOxide - if set to false, copper won't be able to oxide, even unwaxed [BOOLEAN]…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/not-enough-gamerules
- Owner
- max094reikeb
- Published
- 2022-04-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15