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Player Animation Library More Rotation

by kltyton

Player Animation Library More Rotation extends Player Animation Library's bendable cuboids with richer bend deformation and rotation support for player animations.

FabricNeoForgeClient or server, optionalGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.21.1 – 26.2

What it does

The library reads extended bend data for the bones of real Player Animation Library players, including the torso and both arms and legs. Bend bones can use position and scale through bend.position and bend.scale channels, where a scale of 1 keeps the original size. Animations exported with the PAL Bend Player Tools Blockbench plugin can carry custom helper bones that exist only for editing and are removed on conversion back to real PAL bend data.

Body bend deformation gains multi-axis support instead of a single axis, and held-item animations for weapons, tools and actions apply Y and Z axis rotations more fully. Older Player Animation Library animations keep working, and older bend formats are still supported alongside the newer array-style bend values. The library also provides reusable play and stop calls with server sync for other mods. Bendable Cuboids is bundled inside the mod.

The mod is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 10 release versions, 1.21.1 – 26.2, and is optional on the server side. Both Fabric API and Player Animation Library are required. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source, with public source code and issue tracker.

Key features

  1. Extended bend deformation

    Player body bend deformation supports richer axes than the single-axis bend in the base library.

  2. Position and scale channels

    Bend bones can animate position and scale through bend.position and bend.scale channels.

  3. Blockbench authoring

    A PAL Bend Player Tools plugin lets animators pose visible player bones in Blockbench and export custom helper bones.

  4. Compatibility with older bends

    Old bend formats and existing Player Animation Library animations continue to load alongside newer array-style values.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.1.0+mc26.2-fabric1.1.0+mc26.2-neoforge
26.1.21.1.0+mc26.1.2-fabric1.1.0+mc26.1.2-neoforge
26.1.11.1.0+mc26.1.1-fabric1.1.0+mc26.1.1-neoforge
26.11.1.0+mc26.1-fabric1.1.0+mc26.1-neoforge
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.21.111.1.0+mc1.21.11-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.11-neoforge
1.21.101.1.0+mc1.21.10-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.91.1.0+mc1.21.9-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.9-neoforge
1.21.81.1.0+mc1.21.8-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.8-neoforge
1.21.71.1.0+mc1.21.7-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.7-neoforge
1.21.11.1.0+mc1.21.1-fabric1.1.0+mc1.21.1-neoforge
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Player Animation LibraryA library that allows mods to animate the player, in a way that doesn't conflict with other mods. (and much more!)
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Embedded 1

Bendable CuboidsAdds model cubes that can be bent, for example like arms in MC Story Mode!
Embedded

How it compares

Full comparison

Bendable Cuboids is the library this mod extends, published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.7 – 26.3, under the MIT License and open source. Only the client needs it, and the server can skip it. ParticleDrawing is a NeoForge-only open source library for 26.2 under the Apache License 2.0, and it runs on client and server. PlayerAnimator (Unofficial 1.21.10 Port) is a Fabric-only client and server mod for 1.21.10 under the MIT License, and it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Player Animation Library More RotationFabric and NeoForge1.21.1 – 26.2Client or server, optional2026-09-13
Bendable CuboidsFabric and NeoForge1.21.7 – 26.3Client required, server optional2026-10-06
ParticleDrawingNeoForge26.2Client and server2026-09-10
PlayerAnimator (Unofficial 1.21.10 Port)Fabric1.21.10Client and server2025-11-24

Questions

Does Player Animation Library More Rotation need Player Animation Library?

Yes. Player Animation Library and Fabric API are both required dependencies, so both must be installed alongside this mod.

Does the mod have to be installed on the server?

No. Either side can run it, and neither needs it, so installing it on one side is enough.

Do existing Player Animation Library animations still work?

Yes. Existing animations continue to work, and older bend formats remain supported next to the newer array-style values.

In the catalog

Player Animation Library More Rotation is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

PlayerAnimationLibraryMoreRotation is an addon library for player animation creators and mod developers. It extends Player Animation Library and bendable-cuboids, mainly improving bend deformation and held-item animations with better multi-axis rotation support, making custom player actions more complete and…
kltyton, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
kltyton
Published
2026-06-24
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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