Wither Config
by Desoroxxx
Players who run a Wither boss fight on a Forge 1.12.2 server can tune how the Wither behaves through Wither Config, which exposes its stats, movement and attacks as settings.
What it does
Wither Config changes the Wither's stats and behavior, including its health, movement speed, follow range, armor, follow distance and unarmored fly height. It also sets the length and end explosion strength of the summoning sequence, and the strength, magic damage, healing and potion effects of its skulls. Server owners can turn on a fix for a vanilla bug where the Wither overshoots its target distance and keeps going instead of stopping nine blocks away, plus options for breaking blocks and fluids and for a boat jail fix with its own tick delay and range.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. It requires ConfigAnytime and MixinBooter. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the latest Forge file is 1.2.1 for 1.12.2, published on 2024-07-03 after a first release on 2023-09-05. The mod was commissioned for the CalaMariGold modpack in the Trepidation series.
Key features
Wither stat settings
Health, movement speed, follow range, armor and follow distance can each be adjusted for the boss.
Summoning sequence options
The length of the summoning sequence and the strength of its end explosion are both configurable.
Skull behavior
Damage, magic damage, healing toward the Wither on a kill, explosion strength and potion effects of its skulls can be set.
Movement fix
An optional fix stops the Wither from overshooting its target and ends the approach nine blocks away, as vanilla intends.
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 2
How it compares
Crafting Wither Skulls is a client and server Forge mod for 1.18.2 under the MIT License, not open source in this listing, so it targets a different version and environment. More Withers is also a client and server Forge mod, for 1.12.2, under All rights reserved, so it needs installing on every player's client. Wither Charging Fix is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.8.9 under the BSD 3-Clause License and is open source, so it targets an older version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wither Config | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2024-07-03 |
| Crafting Wither Skulls | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-05 |
| More Withers | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
| Wither Charging Fix | Forge | 1.8.9 | Server-side only | 2026-03-24 |
Questions
Does Wither Config need ConfigAnytime and MixinBooter?
Do players need to install Wither Config?
Is Wither Config available for versions other than 1.12.2?
In the catalog
Wither Config is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Wither Config allows you to adjust the Wither's stats and behavior for a tailored boss experience. This also fixes a Minecraft bug where the Wither overshoots the distance between it, and its target making it always go towards its target instead of stopping nine blocks away.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/witherconfig
- Owner
- Desoroxxx
- Published
- 2023-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15