Retcon Creepers
Retcon Creepers removes creeper spawning from the game on servers that install it, so witches become the source of gunpowder and music discs are obtained another way.
What it does
The mod stops creepers from spawning by setting their spawn chance to zero and adds a loot table that gives witches gunpowder and music discs in place of creeper drops. Its author describes it as a response to creepers destroying builds and other mods, and as a way to remove a mob that some players dislike. Configuration covers the spawn settings, and the author says a config option for disabling group spawns is planned as an extra choice.
Retcon Creepers is published for Fabric only, across six release versions 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file. The environment is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and the license is All rights reserved, which means the mod is not open source. It requires no other mods.
Key features
Creeper spawning disabled
Creepers no longer spawn in the world, because their spawn chance is set to zero.
Witch gunpowder drops
Witches are added as a source of gunpowder through a loot table, replacing the creeper drop.
Music disc loot
Music discs can be obtained from witches, so players keep a way to collect them after creepers are removed.
Spawn configuration
Spawn settings can be adjusted, and the author notes a planned option to disable group spawns.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Servers without creepers
Server owners who want to play without creeper explosions can install the mod on the server alone.
Modpacks that remove creepers
Modpack builders who need creepers gone from the world can use the mod to set spawn chance to zero.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack builders who want a world without creepers, and players who want witches to replace creepers as the gunpowder and music disc source.
How it compares
Creepers Keep Items is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.20.1 that keeps creeper explosions from destroying dropped items, and it is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, so it is not open source in the usual sense. Scary Creepers is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.19.4 – 1.20.4, and changes creepers rather than removing them. Nocreepers is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retcon Creepers | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2025-10-19 |
| Scary Creepers | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-10 |
| Nocreepers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does Retcon Creepers need other mods?
Do players need to install Retcon Creepers?
Which game versions does Retcon Creepers support?
In the catalog
Retcon Creepers is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Whether you just hate Creepers blowing up your house or need Creepers disabled for a specific modpack, this mod tries to (with compatibility in mind) remove the Creeper from the game. Currently it does so by: 1) Setting the spawn chance of Creepers to zero. 2) Adding the loot table of the Creeper onto the Witch.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/retcon-creepers
- Owner
- MapleYuzuharu
- Published
- 2025-10-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15