Simple Player Heads
by iSlavok
Simple Player Heads lets server owners set which player kills and deaths drop a player head, and how those drops are shaped by Looting.
What it does
A player head drops when a player dies, and the settings decide the cases in which it appears. A self-kill head drops when a player dies by their own hand, while a player-kill head drops when a player is killed by another player. The player-kill option can also depend on the killer, so a head drops only when the killer used a weapon enchanted with Looting.
Drops are customizable, so a server can tune the chance and count of heads rather than accept one fixed rule. Looting-based drops scale with the enchantment level. Configuration is available through an in-game config screen that Fabric players reach from the Mod Menu screen, where every setting can be edited. A server plugin version is available for Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur and Folia servers.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and Fabric Language Kotlin, and the optional Mod Menu adds the config screen. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with the source code and an issue tracker public. Files target 1.18 – 26.2 across 31 release versions, and the latest Fabric file is 1.2.1+mc26.2 for 26.2.
Key features
Self-kill head drops
A head drops when a player dies by their own action, with the chance set in the config.
Player-kill head drops
A head drops when one player kills another, and this rule can be switched on or off separately.
Killer-dependent drops
The player-kill option can require that the killer used a weapon with Looting, so only those kills drop a head.
In-game config screen
Settings are editable in a Fabric config screen, reached through Mod Menu, without editing files by hand.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Players Drop Heads runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.19 – 26.3, is server required with an optional client, and uses a custom license that is not open source. Anvil Heads is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 only. Drop Head covers 1.13 – 26.2 on the four loaders, is also open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and needs the server while clients stay optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Player Heads | Fabric | 1.18 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-27 |
| Players Drop Heads | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Anvil Heads | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-09-29 |
| Drop Head | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
Questions
Does Simple Player Heads have to be installed on the client?
What does Simple Player Heads require?
Can head drops depend on the weapon that killed a player?
In the catalog
Simple Player Heads is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Customize when player heads drop — on death, on kill, or only when the killer used a Looting weapon. Optional (for the in‑game config screen): Mod Menu plus YACL (1.20+) or Cloth Config (1.18–1.19).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-player-heads
- Owner
- iSlavok
- Published
- 2024-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15