Old Creeper
by Hasi
Old Creeper is a Forge mod that makes creepers explode when they are hurt, with explosion particles that restore TNT-like blast effects.
What it does
When the gamerule creepersExplodeByHurt is set to true, a creeper detonates after it takes damage from an attack or from a source, and players who strike a creeper can trigger the blast themselves. The mod also covers the case where an attacking player takes damage from a fall, which the author mentions as part of the same behaviour. Explosion cloud particles appear around the blast, and the author notes that dust-style explosion particles are a feature being carried over from a remake.
Old Creeper is published for Forge only, across five release versions, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. The author also mentions NeoForge and Fabric ports in the notes.
Key features
Hurt-triggered explosions
A creeper that takes damage from an attack explodes, which the creepersExplodeByHurt gamerule controls.
Explosion particles
Explosion cloud particles appear around each blast, giving the creeper detonation a visible effect.
Fall damage handling
A player who takes fall damage while attacking a creeper can also be affected, as the author describes.
Restored explosions
The author describes the mod as bringing back the explosive behaviour that creepers had in earlier versions.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server rules
Server owners can keep creeper explosions as a hazard by enabling the gamerule, so attacking a creeper has a cost.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want creepers to explode when they are attacked, for example on a survival server that uses the creepersExplodeByHurt gamerule.
Questions
Does Old Creeper need to be installed on the server?
Which Forge versions does Old Creeper support?
Is the source code of Old Creeper available?
In the catalog
Old Creeper is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
No explosion cloud particles around these versions - 1.15 ~> 1.21.9 And in this mod, I'm remaking this feature of exploding dust by explosions
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/old-creeper
- Owner
- Hasi
- Published
- 2026-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15