Totem Assist
A customizable low-health overlay that warns you when you're in danger—client-side only, with adjustable color and duration.
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TotemAssist is a lightweight client-side quality-of-life mod that helps you stay aware of your health during intense situations.
When your health drops to dangerous levels, a smooth vignette appears around the edges of the screen. The lower your health gets, the stronger the effect becomes.
Features
- ❤️ Dynamic low-health vignette
- 🎨 Customizable overlay color
- ⏱️ Adjustable overlay length
- 🔴 Stronger visual feedback at critical health
- ⚡ Lightweight and performance-friendly
- 🧩 Compatible with Sodium
- 🖥️ Client-side only
- 🛡️ No automation or gameplay changes
Health Levels
- 10+ HP: No effect
- 6 HP: Light vignette
- 4 HP: Medium intensity
- 2 HP or lower: Stronger effect
Configuration
TotemAssist includes an in-game config screen where you can customize:
- Overlay color (best is red)
- Overlay length (best is '21')
Adjust the warning to fit your personal preference, whether you want it subtle or more noticeable.
Server Safety
TotemAssist does not:
- Automatically swap totems
- Modify inventory
- Send extra packets
- Perform actions on behalf of the player
It only provides visual feedback based on your current health.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.21.4+
- Fabric
- Fabric API
- Sodium compatible
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.4 or newer
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API
Optional
- Mod Menu (for easier access to the configuration screen)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as TotemAssist-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 13 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.