Predations
by NotEvenBelow
Predations changes how passive mobs and some hostile ones behave, with a runaway system, milk and squid mechanics that alter how the mod's creatures interact with players.
What it does
Predations is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that overhauls passive entities. Its runaway system makes chickens, horses, pigs, sheep, traders and llamas flee from a nearby player by default, with a detection range that can be lowered and a speed multiplier that rises as a player gets closer. The configurable list also lets server owners add zombies, spiders and wolves, and each behavior can be switched off, though the lure option is tied to another setting and may be disabled anyway.
Milk is reworked in this mod: drinking it no longer clears active effects, milking a cow starts a five-minute cooldown, and a drink restores 2.5 hunger and 2 saturation while granting Absorption 2. Squid gain a claim system where each one latches to a single target, limited to a low light level of 7 and requiring line of sight, and a boat or minecart that is claimed can be destroyed instantly if the breaking options are enabled. Physics drag pushes everything downward in water, and a damage ticker applies status effects every 40 ticks.
Predations requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the latest Fabric file is 0.0.6-BETA-swimfix for 1.20.1, published on 2025-12-24 on the beta channel.
Key features
Runaway passive mobs
Chickens, horses, pigs, sheep, traders and llamas flee from nearby players by default, with a configurable mob list.
Detailed configuration
Each behavior has its own switch and tuning value, such as detection range and speed multiplier near the player.
Milk overhaul
Milk removes no effects, cows have a five-minute milking cooldown, and milk restores hunger and saturation with Absorption.
Squid claim system
Squid latch onto one target at a time, need low light and line of sight, and can destroy a claimed boat or minecart.
Damage ticker and drag
Status effects are applied every 40 ticks, and water pushes all entities downward through a drag setting.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Animals Run From You is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.20.1, so players can join without installing it. Neutral Passives is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.1. Predations needs both sides and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predations | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-24 |
| Animals Run From You | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-11-03 |
| Neutral Passives | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-08 |
Questions
Does Predations need to be installed on both sides?
What does Predations require?
Does Predations support versions other than 1.20.1?
In the catalog
Predations is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
3/ 👟 Runaway From Entities: - Make certain mobs run away from configured mobs (your choice or by default in the config): - 💡Example for sheep running from mobs in the list: + "sheep": [ "zombie", "spider", "wolf" ], 4/ 🍔 Mobs get buffed when eating: - Certain mobs in the config will gain a buff when eating meats…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/predations
- Owner
- NotEvenBelow
- Published
- 2025-09-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15