STAY IN CHARACTER
by kanapuro
With Stay in Character, players on Warrior Cats roleplay servers can mark whether they are speaking in character or out of character, and a companion patch adds AFK protection to the same setup.
What it does
Stay in Character is a NeoForge addon that works alongside Warrior Cats Events on servers built for cat roleplay. It adds IC and OOC status markers that show whether a player is speaking as their character or out of character. Colored markers appear above the morph of a WCE cat before the chat name tab, while the player's name, clan colors and chat hover information stay as they are, and the chat message itself is not changed.
An AFK system is included as well. A player who goes AFK gets a visible marker, receives no incoming damage, and has thirst depletion paused while hunger and thirst refill. Pressing a key, moving, jumping, sneaking, logging out or respawning ends the AFK state, and a player who is pushed or falls is also cleared. After a player leaves AFK, a cooldown of 10 seconds applies before AFK can be triggered again; the server config key afkCooldownSeconds sets that length, and a value of 0 removes the wait. An admin command for transferring clan leadership is also included.
Warrior Cats Events is required, since the mod builds on its dependencies. The mod is for NeoForge only, on Minecraft 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files were first published on 2026-07-18 and last updated on 2026-10-10, with 1.1.3 as the latest file, under the MIT License. The code is not open source.
Key features
IC and OOC status markers
Players set whether they are speaking in character or out of character, and the marker is shown to others.
Status markers above morphs
Colored markers sit above a WCE cat morph and the player's nameplate, before the chat name tab.
AFK protection
An AFK state blocks incoming damage and pauses thirst depletion, with hunger and thirst refilled while away.
AFK cooldown setting
Leaving AFK starts a 10-second cooldown, configurable through afkCooldownSeconds on the server.
Clan leadership command
An admin command transfers clan leadership from one player to another.
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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
Set Player Status is server-side only, uses MIT License and is published for NeoForge 1.21.1, so players need nothing installed. Away From Crafting (AFC) is also NeoForge and runs on client and server, but targets 1.21.4 – 1.21.5, so it does not cover this version. Hidden Names is open source and supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAY IN CHARACTER | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Set Player Status | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-31 |
| Away From Crafting (AFC) | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-04-04 |
| Hidden Names | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-11 |
Questions
Does Stay in Character need Warrior Cats Events?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the AFK cooldown be turned off?
In the catalog
STAY IN CHARACTER is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
STAY IN CHARACTER (WCESIC) is a companion mod for Warrior Cats Events roleplay servers. It adds [IC]/[OOC] status markers, AFK protection, and an admin command for transferring clan leadership. Use /ic and /ooc to show whether you are speaking or acting in character or out of character. Colored status markers appear…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wcesic
- Owner
- kanapuro
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15