Scarify
by heliguy4599
Scarify makes mobs afraid of players on Fabric servers, with fear ranges set per player and per mob.
What it does
Scarify makes mobs flee from players, much like sheep fear wolves and creepers fear cats. Only players in Survival or Adventure mode trigger the fear, and tamed mobs never flee from their owners. A server admin can switch the behavior on or off with a gamerule, enableScarify, without editing a config file.
The range at which a mob starts fleeing comes from the follow range the mob already has, scaled for visibility when the Pehkui mod is present. Admins who want a fixed value can set a custom distance override with the scarify distanceOverride command, and remove it again with scarify distanceOverride reset. Different players can be given different scare ranges through the scarify add command.
The mod is server-side only: players join without installing it, and only the server needs the Fabric file. It is published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication, and the code is open source with public links for the source and the issue tracker. The latest file is 1.0.2-1.20.1 for 1.20.6, dated 2025-02-08.
Key features
Mob fear behavior
Mobs flee from players in a way modeled on predator and prey pairs, so passive mobs keep their distance.
Gamerule toggle
The feature can be enabled or disabled with a gamerule, so admins change it in play without touching files.
Per-player scare ranges
Admins assign custom scare ranges to individual players with a command, instead of one range for everyone.
Distance overrides
A fixed distance can replace the calculated range for a mob, and the override can be cleared again.
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: Server administrators who run Fabric servers and want mobs to react to players. Players joining such a server need nothing installed.
How it compares
Scary Creepers is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and built for 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 on Fabric. Fleeing Animals is also server-side and open source, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with a much wider range of versions, 1.18 – 26.2. Mobs Fear Creeper is server-side on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 and is not open source, licensed as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarify | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2025-02-08 |
| Scary Creepers | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-10 |
| Fleeing Animals | Fabric | 1.18 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-31 |
| Mobs Fear Creeper | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does Scarify need to be installed on player clients?
How do admins turn the behavior off?
Why do tamed mobs ignore the effect?
In the catalog
Scarify is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
With Scarify, mobs will become scared of you! Much like how sheep fear wolves, or creepers fear cats, mobs will now fear you! Note: Mobs only fear players in Survival and Adventure modes. Tamed mobs never fear players.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scarify
- Owner
- heliguy4599
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15