woodwalkers
by ToCraft
Woodwalkers lets a player take on the shape of a chosen mob and switch between it and the base form with a key press, copying the mob's abilities and size.
What it does
A player finds a mob, looks at it and holds the activation key for 100 ticks, or 5 seconds, to gain that mob as a second shape. The activation key is U by default, and the transform key G switches the player into the chosen shape. The choice is permanent unless a config option is set to allow it to be replaced at any time.
The mod is lore-based on the Woodwalkers book series and technically based on the Identity mod. Each shape brings the mob's abilities, such as a strider walking over lava or a ghast exploding, and the player's hearts and size change to match. The nametag is hidden so others cannot tell which entity is the player. A server operator command and a config option can reset a player's second shape after death.
Woodwalkers requires CraftedCore and Fabric API. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 20 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Mob shape selection
Holding the activation key while looking at a mob for 100 ticks makes that mob the player's second shape.
Shape switching
The transform key G changes the player between the base form and the chosen mob shape at any time.
Mob abilities and size
Each shape keeps the abilities of its mob, and the player's hearts and size change to match the mob.
Hidden nametag
The nametag stops rendering in a shape, so other players have difficulty telling the player from the mob.
Reset after death
An operator command and a config option reset a player's second shape after death.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version 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
Required by 7 mods
Use cases
Adventure maps
Players explore a world by switching into bats for caves, striders for lava or other mobs suited to travel.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can use the config options and the reset command to control how shapes are kept between deaths.
Who it’s for: Players who want to try mob abilities in survival or adventure play, and server owners who prefer shape changes to be configurable.
Questions
Does Woodwalkers need Fabric API?
Does the server need Woodwalkers installed?
Can a player change the chosen shape later?
In the catalog
woodwalkers is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Woodwalkers is a mod lore-wise based on the book Woodwalkers, and technically-based on Identity. This mod allows you to choose a second shape, you can transform into at any time you want by just pressing a key!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/woodwalkers
- Owner
- ToCraft
- Published
- 2023-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15