Sunshine Grace
Sunshine Grace gives players who join an existing world for the first time a grace period, during which hostile mobs leave them alone.
What it does
A new player who joins an existing world first receives the Sunshine Grace effect, which lasts 12000 ticks, or 10 minutes by default. While the effect is active, hostile mobs do not attack that player, which gives a newcomer time to settle in before the night's threats arrive. Attacking a hostile mob removes the effect, and the mod can be set to remove it that way or to leave it in place. A minimum Y level can also be set below which hostile mobs start to aggro on the player.
Sunshine Grace requires Fabric API on Fabric. It is a server-side only mod, so players join without installing anything, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, plus Paper and Purpur servers. Files cover 1.20 – 26.3 across ten release versions, with 1.1.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest file on each loader. The code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Compatibility with other mods and plugins has been tested for.
Key features
First-join grace period
Players who enter an existing world for the first time are given a timed effect that keeps hostile mobs from attacking them.
Configurable effect
Granting the effect to new players, its duration in ticks and the minimum Y level can each be changed in the config file.
Effect removal on attack
Attacking a hostile mob can end the effect early, and this behavior can be toggled.
Action bar or boss bar display
The remaining effect time is shown in the action bar or boss bar instead of as a custom effect icon.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 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 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want new players to have a short safe period after joining, and modpack authors who need a configurable first-join protection without an extra license fee.
How it compares
Simple Grace Period is Fabric-only, runs on version 26.2, requires the server with the client optional, and is open source under the MIT License. Zet's Grace: Beneficial Effects targets Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.15 – 1.21.8, with the server required and the client optional, under the MIT License. Always Day is Fabric-only for 1.20 – 26.1 and is All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Grace | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-03 |
| Simple Grace Period | Fabric | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-30 |
| Zet's Grace: Beneficial Effects | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.15 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-13 |
| Always Day | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.1 | Not published | 2026-06-01 |
Questions
Does Sunshine Grace need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Sunshine Grace?
Can the grace period be changed?
In the catalog
Sunshine Grace is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Sunshine Grace adds a "grace period" for players who are joining an existing world for the first time. All new players will receive 10 minutes of Sunshine Grace, which will protect them from all hostile mobs as long as they stay on the surface. Attacking a hostile mob will remove the effect.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sunshine-grace
- Owner
- Team Preserved
- Published
- 2026-07-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15