Project: War Dance
by Jackiecrazy
Project: War Dance changes melee combat on Forge with a posture bar, parrying, dodging and dual wielding for weapons and armor.
What it does
The mod layers a posture system onto fights. Each mob has its own posture bar, sized by how large it is and how much armor it wears. Attacks drain that bar, and a mob whose bar is emptied is stunned and takes more damage until it staggers. The bar refills quickly once attacks stop, and a player standing at full health without being hit regains 10 posture per second. The meter is shown in the game.
Combat values are set out of the box, and item stats shift with the strength of the materials used to craft a weapon or armor. The mod draws on its dependencies Attributizer and footwork, and it is published as a Forge mod for 1.19 – 1.20.6. Both client and server need it, so the server and every player must run it. The code is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source, but the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Posture bar for mobs
Every mob carries a separate posture bar whose maximum depends on its size and worn armor.
Parrying and dodging
Parrying and dodging are part of the combat loop, and taking an attack drains posture whether or not it is parried.
Dual wielding
Players can fight with two weapons, and the mod adds mechanics that change how each hit is resolved.
Staggering mobs
Mobs with empty posture are stunned, then staggered, so they take extra damage for a period.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
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
Parry! is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with Forge files for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and client and server environment. Dance Craft is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client side only and is licensed as All rights reserved. Ars Expanded Combat Compat covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, with client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project: War Dance | Forge | 1.19 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-01 |
| Parry! | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-27 |
| Dance Craft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-16 |
| Ars Expanded Combat Compat | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-13 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Project: War Dance require?
Does Project: War Dance have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Project: War Dance support?
In the catalog
Project: War Dance is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
More from Jackiecrazy
Similar mods
What the author says
Project: War dance is a combat and gameplay mechanic mod that changes the way you fight and adds new mechanics and other systems to support it. * - Items have stats etc but those stats will not change depending on the actual strength of the materials used in the creation of tools, weapons or armors. This is due to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/project-war-dance
- Owner
- Jackiecrazy
- Published
- 2023-04-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15