RLCombat
by fonnymunkey
With RLCombat, a player can attack with an offhand weapon, and the offhand swing now follows the same cooldown rules as the mainhand.
What it does
RLCombat descends from Better Combat Rebirth, a project by SanAndreaP that the RLCombat author acknowledges. It lets the offhand item strike alongside the mainhand, and it adds hit and critical sounds and sweeping particle effects. Offhand attacks apply the weapon's own attributes instead of always using the mainhand values, and a missed offhand swing still applies its cooldown.
The mod adds a set of config options, including whether attacking stops sprinting and how much weaker offhand attacks are. It needs FermiumBooter for proper mixin loading and ReachFix so that player reach is handled correctly during attacks. It works with Quality Tools weapon attributes and with Ice and Fire multipart entities such as dragons. RLCombat also posts new events during attack handling so other mods can hook into them, and it runs on client and server, so both sides need it. Files exist for Forge 1.12.2 only, with 2.2.1 as the latest file from 2024-09-15, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Offhand weapon attacks
The offhand item can attack alongside the mainhand, so two weapons can be used in the same fight.
Reworked offhand cooldown
Offhand attacks follow a cooldown system that works like the mainhand one, and missed swings still apply it.
Combat feedback
Hit and critical sounds and sweeping particle effects are added to attacks.
Configurable combat rules
Options control behavior such as stopping sprint on attack and how weak offhand attacks are.
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 1
How it compares
Better Combat Fixes is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, but its files cover only 1.19.2 on Forge. Simple Weapons for Better Combat is also Forge and client and server, released under All rights reserved and published for 1.18.2 – 1.19.2. Spartan Weaponry is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and client and server, with files for Forge and NeoForge 1.12.2 – 1.20.1, a range that overlaps RLCombat's version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLCombat | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2024-09-15 |
| Better Combat Fixes | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-08-15 |
| Simple Weapons for Better Combat | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-05-30 |
| Spartan Weaponry | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-03 |
Questions
Does RLCombat need other mods?
Does RLCombat have to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does RLCombat support?
In the catalog
RLCombat is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
RLCombat is a fork of Better Combat Rebirth by SanAndreaP, all credits for the original mod go to them. RLCombat contains custom animation and sound systems based on and modified from work by ImmersiveCombat; Credit goes to their great work;
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rlcombat
- Owner
- fonnymunkey
- Published
- 2023-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15