Responsive Knockback
by revvilo
Responsive Knockback removes the delay between an attack and its knockback, so the mob's position and the client's view match on the same tick.
What it does
Knockback in the base game can appear late on the client because the position update arrives after a fixed delay. Responsive Knockback applies the knockback effect and resynchronizes the mob's position soon after the hit, which addresses bug MC-297196. Players then see the knockback land at the same moment as the attack. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. It is published for NeoForge only, across 14 release versions 1.20.4 – 1.21.10, with 1.1 for 1.21.10 as the latest file.
Key features
Immediate knockback
The delay before a knockback takes effect is removed, so the push starts on the attack tick.
Position resync
Entity positions are synchronized again right after the knockback is applied, instead of on a later tick.
Consistent client view
Clients no longer show knockback at an inconsistent delay compared with the server, which keeps hits readable.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Responsive Knockback need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Responsive Knockback support?
In the catalog
Responsive Knockback is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,250 Optimization mods for NeoForge. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
(Fixes bug MC-297196 - Knockback is synchronized to client with inconsistent delay) Syncs the mobs position as soon as knockback is applied. Fixing inconsistent visual delays between attack and knockback.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/responsive-knockback
- Owner
- revvilo
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15