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Safe Dawn

by bekkayya

Safe Dawn makes hostile mobs freeze in place when sunlight reaches them, and they stay still until night returns.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Under the sun's light, hostile mobs are pacified and turn to stone-like statues, remaining unmoving where they stand until they are provoked or until night comes again. Options control whether freezing applies only at dawn or whenever sunlight is present, how long a provoked enemy takes to freeze again (with -1 meaning never), and which mobs are on a blacklist that keeps them active during the day, including an option to extend that blacklist to modded variants.

Mobs remain in the game world as usual apart from the frozen state. Visual toggles and overlay style options let players adjust the on-screen indicator, and a small set of stability and performance changes is included. The mod is built for NeoForge on 1.21.1 and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker public.

Key features

  1. Sunlight freezing

    Hostile mobs exposed to sunlight stop moving and stay frozen in their current place.

  2. Dawn-only or continuous mode

    A setting limits the freezing to dawn or applies it whenever sunlight is present.

  3. Re-freeze timing

    A configurable delay sets how long a provoked enemy takes to freeze again, with -1 disabling the return.

  4. Mob blacklist

    Listed mobs stay active during the day, and an option extends the blacklist to modded variants.

  5. Overlay indicator

    A new overlay marks affected enemies, with style options and toggles for visual effects.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.10.2.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Pacified Wildlife is server-side only, has no open-source license and is published for NeoForge 1.21.1, so players can join without installing anything. No Dawn targets NeoForge 1.21.4 – 1.21.5, runs on client and server under the MIT License and is not open source. Light Level Overlay is a client-side Fabric and NeoForge option under the MIT License, open source, for 1.21.11 – 26.2, and it shows light levels rather than freezing mobs.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Safe DawnNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-08-17
Pacified WildlifeNeoForge1.21.1Server-side only2026-03-26
No DawnNeoForge1.21.4 – 1.21.5Client and server2025-05-18
Light Level OverlayFabric and NeoForge1.21.11 – 26.2Client-side only2026-08-02

Questions

Does Safe Dawn need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loader and version does Safe Dawn support?

Safe Dawn is published for NeoForge only, for Minecraft 1.21.1. No Fabric or Forge files are listed.

How can freezing be limited to dawn?

A configuration option restricts freezing to dawn. Turning it off applies the freeze whenever sunlight reaches the mob.

In the catalog

Safe Dawn is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

The sun's light turns hostile mobs to stone. They will remain unmoving, frozen in place, until they're provoked or night comes again.
bekkayya, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
bekkayya
Published
2026-07-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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