Kroko's Realistic Utilities
by Kroko
Kroko's Realistic Utilities is a Forge game mechanics mod that changes how some everyday actions affect the player, such as falling, walking on farmland and taking damage from certain plants.
What it does
The mod adds small realistic rules to survival play. Footprints are listed among the features the author wants to add, and the current build already includes a few rules that change how the player takes damage and moves. Feather Fall IV prevents fall damage, strawberry bushes hurt a player who wears armor, and walking on farmland without boots can trample it, with rules that begin at versions 3.3, 3.0 and 2.0. The author notes that the mod is a personal project built for a modpack, and that feature requests from the community are answered as time allows.
The mod runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it for its rules to apply consistently. The configuration file can turn individual features on or off since version 3.1. The mod is released under the Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source. Files exist for Forge across five release versions, 1.7.10, 1.12.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.1 and 1.15.2, with 4.1.3 for 1.15.2 as the latest file, published 2023-11-28.
Key features
Fall damage prevention
Feather Fall IV blocks fall damage, so a player can drop from height without losing health.
Strawberry bush damage
Strawberry bushes deal damage to a player wearing armor, a rule the author added in version 3.0.
Farmland protection
Walking on farmland without boots can trample it, and leather or chain boots protect the soil.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players who want small realism rules for falling, farming and plant damage, and modpack makers who want to choose those rules through the config file.
How it compares
Realistic Item Burn Mechanics is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.19.2 under the MIT License, so it adds burning rules on the server alone. AuraLite Realistic Crafting works with Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1, with a server required and client optional environment, under a Creative Commons license. Realistic Block Physics is a client and server mod for 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 under All rights reserved, and it changes block behavior rather than player damage.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroko's Realistic Utilities | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.15.2 | Client and server | 2023-11-28 |
| Realistic Item Burn Mechanics | Forge | 1.19.2 | Server-side only | 2024-06-02 |
| AuraLite Realistic Crafting | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-08 |
| Realistic Block Physics | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-06 |
Questions
Does Kroko's Realistic Utilities need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Kroko's Realistic Utilities support?
Can individual features be turned off?
In the catalog
Kroko's Realistic Utilities is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 1,831 mods support Minecraft 1.15.2.
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What the author says
This mod allows you to use realistic features such as footprints and more. This mod was programmed for the Fantasie 2 modpack by KrokoYT, it gets updates little by little when I think of stuff that would fit. - Feather Fall IV dosnt take Fall Damage (3.3+)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/realistic-utilities
- Owner
- Kroko
- Published
- 2023-11-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-11-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15